Which Romance Genre Books Have Bisexual Protagonists?

I’ve been collecting recs for my book-club chats, so here’s a compact, slightly obsessive list of titles and tips for finding bisexual leads in romance. First, for emotional contemporary romance with clear bisexuality or fluid attraction: 'Red, White & Royal Blue' often gets called out as bisexual/pan by readers for good reason; also check out novels by Casey McQuiston for that queer-romcom vibe. For something more sweepingly literary but still centred on love stories, 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' is a go-to — Evelyn’s relationships include both men and women and the romance elements are huge parts of the plot.

If you like genre romance, try looking at queer-specific publishers and Goodreads lists tagged 'bisexual romance' — that’s where a ton of indie queer romance lives (paranormal, historical, and sweet/steamy contemporary). KJ Charles’s historical romances and Alexis Hall’s novels are great place-holders if you want characters who love beyond the gender binary. Also, bisexual protagonists show up a lot in m/m romance as characters with previous or ongoing attraction to women; scanning reviewers’ notes or tag pages will quickly flag those. If you want, I can pull together 10–12 titles in a specific subgenre (e.g., sapphic YA, queer fantasy romance, steamy contemporary) — I’ve got sticky notes and an embarrassingly organized spreadsheet ready.

If you want queer romance with protagonists attracted to more than one gender, I get excited just thinking about the variety out there — it’s honestly one of my favorite rabbit holes. A few books I often recommend are solid starting points. For clear, canonical bisexual representation in a story with huge romantic currents, I point people to 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' — Evelyn’s love life spans men and women and the novel handles the messy, glamorous ache of love across decades. Another crowd-pleaser that many readers interpret as bi/pan is 'Red, White & Royal Blue' — Alex’s attraction is to people, not a single gender, and the romance is full of warmth and modern queer identity exploration.

If you prefer historical or genre romance, authors like KJ Charles and Alexis Hall tend to write characters whose desires aren’t confined to a single gender; their books often feature people who fall for whoever they fall for, and the books lean into romance beats rather beautifully. For short-form options, look for queer romance anthologies (small presses like Riptide and Dreamspinner used to be gold mines) — anthologies let you sample lots of bisexual leads in contemporary, paranormal, and historical settings without committing to a 500-page epic.

If you want a tailored list (say, sapphic historical, m/m with bi-coded leads, or YA with bisexual MCs), tell me your fave subgenre and I’ll nerd out and give you a targeted reading order — I love matching moods to books.

I’m a sucker for lists, so here’s a short, practical take: start with 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' and 'Red, White & Royal Blue' if you want accessible, popular examples of protagonists whose attraction isn’t limited to one gender. From there, explore queer romance imprints and community-made lists on Goodreads or Tumblr tags — they’re full of indie and backlist titles that explicitly label characters as bisexual or show attraction across genders.

If you need lesser-known recs, tell me whether you want spicy contemporary, soft slow-burn, historical, or queer fantasy romance — I’ll pull together a focused mini-list. Personally, I like reading a mix of mainstream queer lit and small-press romance because the small presses often take bigger swings with bisexual representation, and that keeps my reading pile delightfully unpredictable.