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Originally Posted by NHAero
Warning: I know sometimes I am a broken record on this topic.
The OP said more road than off-road. Two suggestions with stack/reach numbers in the right range, the Spesh Diverge and the Argon18 Krypton Pro, would have pretty different handling in the sizes noted. The Diverge has a 70.5 head tube angle, pretty slack. The Argon18 with simlar stack/reach has a 72.3 HTA, much more road-like in handling.
With smaller frames it's always worth looking a the geo besides looking at stack/reach. I've had one slack HTA all-road bike and just didn't like the sluggish handling on the road. Your preferences may vary.
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The OP also referenced a Crux and riding 42mm tires.
To me, that means the focus is on gravel bikes that can handle 2x and are 60mm or so of trail. The diverge has a slack hta, but also used a 55mm offset fork. Trail is 67mm with her states tire size.
And with gravel bikes often having slightly more upright geometry compared to paved road bikes, it seems like a pretty good category to search.