Breakfast With Narcissus

would you rather live one life or dozens?

Coriander has three minds: Ham the dancer, Dutch the father, and Mouse the refugee. Every Thursday night they go to therapy so the headmates can process being trapped in the wrong body: instead of Mouse’s healthy body, they woke up in Ham’s injured one, a mistake that means Ham will never dance again. The pain of losing a vocation is something their therapist, Cadence Sung, knows from experience. She was a celebrity psychologist before a leaked theory made her a laughing stock.

When a stranger turns up wearing Mouse’s missing body, Cade sees a chance for redemption. If she violates her client’s privacy and breaks a zillion rules, she can prove she was right all along. For Coriander, the stranger’s arrival raises questions: who is in Mouse’s body, is it murder to evict a thief, and would they kill if it meant Ham could dance again?

FAQs

  • If Mahit Dzmare from A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE had a career-ending accident and sought emotional support from HARROW THE NINTH on the glittering Earth of TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING you would get this book. It blends the tension of PEOPLE COLLIDE with the weirdness of OPEN THROAT and the facepalm-inducing romantic foibles of RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE.

  • There is kissing, making out, and a short consensual sex scene, but this is not a Romance so don’t expect a Happily Ever After.

  • This book deals with dysphoria and disability. It contains some strong language, some substance use, and some sexual content. One scene contains violence that is not graphic.

  • As of January 2026, BREAKFAST WITH NARCISSUS is not published. If you are an agent who represents queer and speculative fiction, I’d love to hear from you. There is a little sample below.