A mystery and coming-of-age drama set against the
backdrop of an elite all-girls rowing club as they navigate first loves, first
heartbreaks, and the bonds that form when winning isn’t the only thing on the
line. Soon to be adapted for Hulu, by the producer of Pretty Little
Liars!
For high-achieving Margaret Douglas, rowing is everything—her
friends, her family, and her way into college. As a senior and varsity captain,
she has made many sacrifices to get where she is. But after she mysteriously
disappears for the summer, rumors swirl: Was Margaret at Olympic training?
Rehab? Under house arrest?
Whatever happened, it clearly haunts her . . . and when she returns at the
beginning of the season, Margaret discovers that the sisterhood she once knew
has moved on without her.
Meanwhile, spunky freshman and new girl Jo Bryant is only
rowing because of her father: former Olympian, Boston legend, and the person Jo
blames for her parents’ divorce. Jo knows nothing about crew, or why Margaret’s
return has everyone at the boathouse whispering, but she does know that
Margaret is the only person who doesn’t treat her like a joke.
For both girls, the varsity team is a sisterhood earned in five a.m. wake-ups
and blistered hands. But there are secrets and scandals waiting to surface—and
with the biggest race of the year on the horizon, Margaret, Jo, and their
teammates are about to find out just how deep those secrets go.
About the Author
Charlotte Lillie Balogh is an author, a screenwriter,
and a comic book writer born and raised outside Boston. She self-published her
first book at sixteen years old and later graduated as a Remembrance Scholar
from Syracuse University.
CLB is a lifelong superhero fanatic, and she launched into
the television and film industry by working at DC Entertainment on projects
including Wonder Woman 1984 and the CW’s Stargirl.
When she’s not writing, CLB mentors young women through
RowLA and WriteGirl, helping to create the next generation of real-life
superheroes. She is the author of Kill the Lax Bro and Capsized.
