6 New Trans Romance Books to Read and Preorder Now

In KT Hoffman’s The Prospects, readers meet Gene Ionescu, the first openly trans professional baseball player. Gene is finally hitting his stride on his minor league team, the Beaverton Beavers, when his biggest rival is traded to his team. But the electric tension between Gene and Luis slowly turns into the kind of chemistry that can help them win big time — on the field and off. It’s a joy-filled romance sure to have baseball fans and sport-hating readers cheering wholeheartedly for the Beavers. —Susie Dumond

Y’all. This cover. I honestly don’t even care what this book is about because I want it just as a trophy. But it doesn’t matter, because the plot! The PLOT! Mira, a trans woman who is pretty sure she’s only into men, winds up staying with a gorgeous butch named Isabel after an incident with her ex in a club. The pair make great roommates, but Mira doesn’t understand what these feelings are that she’s developing for Isabel. And she really doesn’t want to get hurt again. I love a good roommates slow-burn! —Jessica Pryde

For a queer regency romantic YA romp, check out Hari Conner’s I Shall Never Fall in Love. George is trying to explore their nonbinary identity in a society that loves binaries. Eleanor is falling in love with George while also trying to find her own path through societal expectations. Meanwhile, Eleanor’s cousin Charlotte faces a difficult decision about marrying for security and status or marrying for love. Drawing inspiration from the works of Jane Austen, it’s a delightful historical graphic novel with a cast you can’t help but fall in love with. —Susie Dumond

In this YA romcom, two teen trans guys meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska. Arden is reluctantly moving with his family from Los Angeles to Winifred, Michigan, where he worries about losing queer community and support. Gabe is excited to relocate from small town Shelby, Illinois, to the city of Pasadena, California. During the one evening their paths intersect, Arden and Gabe form an unforgettable connection — but they leave only knowing each other’s first names. Can they find their way back to each other?

From the author of The Borrow a Boyfriend Club comes a second chance YA romcom. Charlie starts at Valentine Academy for Boys, determined to fly under the radar as the school’s only trans student. But then, disaster strikes: he’s placed with Jasper as his roommate: his ex-boyfriend, who broke his heart a year before he transitioned. Only…Jasper doesn’t recognize him. Charlie has a plan to get the room to himself before Jasper connects the dots, but it involves writing love letters with Jasper to other students. What could go wrong?

The author of I Wish You All the Best, among many others, is back with a new trans adult romance. Eli is stuck in an assistant job at an online magazine when he wants to be a writer. After he goes on a disastrous first date with Peter, his boss suggests Eli teach Peter how to be a boyfriend in a series of fake dates so he can write about it. Eli has a plan to make this into a much more interesting article, but as he fake dates Peter, he begins to fall for him.