Silverbourne: Jonty's Jaunts II: Synthetic Faces, Real Consequences, And Better Rowing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798196542121)

Set against the backdrop of the elite rowing world, Jonty's Jaunts II follows a group of athletes navigating a web of desire and deception at Silverbourne Manor. Jonty, a seasoned captain and coach, finds himself entangled with Josh, a supposedly straight rower who is increasingly drawn to the physical proximity and easy camaraderie of his gay teammates. As summer heat settles over the Oxfordshire countryside, the boundaries between professional coaching and personal infatuation begin to blur amidst humid gym sessions and late night encounters in the manor house.

The tension reaches a breaking point when Aly, a competitive sculler with a penchant for chaos, creates a fake online persona named Casper to tease and test Josh's burgeoning curiosity. What starts as a digital prank quickly spirals into a series of risky confrontations, leading to a revelation that forces everyone to question the authenticity of their connections. In a landscape defined by athletic prowess and strict social codes, the men must decide whether to retreat into the safety of their public identities or embrace the complicated truth of their feelings.