This is a regency romance with a genderfluid main character and an agender love interest. Peggy is still hung up on her ex, Belle, and against her better instincts agrees to help Belle woo the famous opera singer Orfeo. The more Peggy gets to know Orfeo, though, she realizes they have a lot in common. They’re both gender-nonconforming, and as they become friends and then flirt with the possibility of romance, they begin to see the possibility of the two of them building a place they can belong.

(For another genderfluid historical romance, mark your calendar for the release of A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander, out March 10, 2026!)

Florian/Flora is an orphan scraping as a pirate, currently flying under a false flag on the Dove . They are supposed to deliver Lady Evelyn—and her coffin—to an arranged marriage on the Floating Islands. When the captain takes their wealthy passengers prisoner instead, Evelyn and Florian find unexpected solace in each other and fall in love. But there are greater forces trying to rip them apart.

This memoir starts with 11-year-old Zoë moving with their family to Cactus Country RV Park. With a new, short haircut, Zoë lives as a trans boy and learns about masculinity from the other boys and men around them. As they go through puberty, they get more pushback about their gender, and as an adult, they begin to identify as genderfluid. This isn’t a linear transition memoir, but instead follows the author as their relationship to their gender continues to shift and evolve. Check out the Autostraddle review for more about Cactus Country.