The Pursuit of... : A Novella — Courtney Milan

What do a Black American soldier, invalided out at Yorktown, and a white British officer who deserted his post have in common? Quite a bit, actually.

. They attempted to kill each other the first time they met.
. They're liable to try again at some point in the five-hundred mile journey that they're inexplicably sharing.
. They are not falling in love with each other.
. They are not falling in love with each other.
. They are... Oh, no.

The Pursuit Of... is about a love affair between two men and the Declaration of Independence. It's a novella of around 38,000 words.