#nonbinary books

During a work trip I was asked to describe what being nonbinary was like. I don't know what they expected but I do know what they got. This is a personal expression about how I feel gender. I hope this resonates.

Promotion length: Likely permanently free

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The bond dies. So does the rider. Unless... The bond between a dragon and their rider is neural architecture, shared consciousness — a second heartbeat that cannot be removed without killing both. When Ryn's bonded dragon Kivith dies saving strangers, the connection holding their mind together begins to unravel. Bond severance is almost always fatal. Even a new bond is no guarantee — and the ancient dragon emerging from the shadows of the Sacred Caverns knows that well. He's is not offering comfort nor pity, but a choice. Eskarith has outlived seven riders. Has spent half a century in deliberate seclusion. He emerges now because Kivith left something in Ryn, something old and urgent, something important, and their dying body is running out of time to carry it. ' Partnership without comfort. Purpose without ease. Life without forgetting what you've lost. Choose quickly. Your neural pathways degrade with each moment.' Content warnings: on-page death and grief, body transformation, LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

Promotion length: Until the end of the month (part of Smashwords sale)

Markets available: Smashwords

Books for International Non-Binary People's Day

My first romcom, Chef's Kiss, is about a pastry chef at a food magazine falling for her kitchen manager, Ray, who comes out at work as nonbinary. It's a slow burn for foodies.

The sequel, Chef's Choice, is about Luna and JP fake dating while trying to win an inheritance-based cooking challenge. It's T4T and features a few nonbinary side characters, Ray included.

And then there's Triple Sec, a polyamorous romcom about a bartender getting picked up by a queer couple. One of the couple, Kade, is nonbinary.

Jennery is floating on xyr back when Ocean speaks for the first time. Just three days away from freedom, all Jennery has ever wanted to do was become a musician—because if you reach sixteen and Ocean hasn't spoken to you once, then you can pursue a different life instead of becoming a Communicator. But Ocean speaks to Jennery—only to Jennery. And Ocean is angry. And when Ocean is angry, bad things happen to the humans who have colonized Ocean's world. Jennery must choose whether to listen or to swim away. A Glimmer of Silver is a novella about responsibility, growing up, and what happens after first contact.

Promotion length: Until July 31, 2026 (part of Smashwords sale)

Markets available: Smashwords

✨ INTERNATIONAL NONBINARY PEOPLES DAY ✨

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Azulene is a fairy. Azulene is a mushroom. Azulene is hot enough to drive me mad. Yes, I might be a pig part of the time, but I live a normal life with my human wife...until a blue mushroom blows spores into my face and changes everything. Oh mycelium, what's a pig to do? Oh Mycelium is an LGBTQ+ positive F/F/Nbi story about two married women—a shifter and a human—and the genderless mushroom fairy who turns their lives upside down. This is a slow burn story that contains scenes only appropriate for older readers.

Promotion length: Until July 31st, 2026 (part of the Smashwords sale)

Markets available: Smashwords