Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Age Gap
Angsty
Butch / Femme
Coming Out
Family Relationships
First Love
Growing Older
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Love At First Sight
Married or Established Couple
Mature Lead 40+
Mental Illness
Misfit / Socially Awkward
Opposites Attract
Second Chance
Self-Discovery
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Shopkeeper / Cashier
Teacher / Professor
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom: England
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Seaside / Beach
Shop / Gallery
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Nonbinary / Gender Fluid
Trigger/Content Warning:
Self-harm, gender dysphoria
Love You However
By Katherine Blakeman
Can I figure out my identity in time to save my marriage?
‘Jean Taylor is a woman.’
This is a statement that I have always tolerated about myself. Except now… it seems to be getting harder.
My gender has never felt right, but I’ve been able to overlook it. I’ve always been okay with being Jean: retail worker, choir leader and wife of Petra. Our idyllic little life in Cornwall has given me the stability I’ve needed ever since my sister died, and everything’s been ticking along just fine.
Up until now.
A blast of menopause hormones has brought my gender to the front of my mind. When Petra is suddenly hurled into the role of ‘headteacher’ at work, it becomes harder and harder to share it with her. With work taking over her life and gender taking over mine, how can we keep our marriage alive?
And can I realise my true identity before it’s too late?