Queering Him (Avra and Kieran), Katherine Wela Bogen

Description

Queering Him (Avra and Kieran)
Paperback – January 13, 2026
by Katherine Wela Bogen

Queering Him is a sharp, propulsive paperback debut novel that explores desire, power, and identity through the volatile relationship of millennial enemies turned lovers Avra and Kieran. Written with emotional intensity and psychological insight, the novel examines how cruelty, attraction, and queerness can become dangerously intertwined.

Bullied by Kieran in high school, Avra grows attuned to something unsettling in his hostility—his gaze lingers, charged with fascination as much as menace. As Avra comes into her own queerness, she begins to suspect that Kieran’s cruelty may be fueled not only by fear, but by longing: a covetous desire for the freedom she embodies and the identity he cannot yet claim.

Their mutual fixation deepens into obsession as they move into early adulthood, binding them together in a relationship that is both perilous and revelatory. What unfolds is a story of erotic yearning and emotional risk, where intimacy becomes a site of transformation and harm in equal measure.

Beyond its searing central romance, Queering Him offers a provocative exploration of bisexuality, queer identity, and kink, engaging with broader social and psychological questions about desire, shame, and self-discovery. Heart-shattering and unflinching, the novel charts the cost of wanting—and being wanted—when power is never evenly shared.

Avra and Kieran’s story continues in the second and third installments of this daring and tantalizing trilogy.