Switching Lives: A Novel of Gender, First Love, and 1990s Tokyo

Book #030, Japanesque Collection, Themes: Body Swap (Non-Magical) / Tragic Romance / “Sick Lit”, Keywords: Body Swap, Gender Swap, 1990s Japan, Terminal Illness, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Tragic Romance, Tearjerker, Pure Love (Jun-ai), Hospital Drama “If you leave me alone, what am I supposed to do?”“Live. For both of us.” Tokyo, 1990. Takuma Ogasawara is … Read more

Graveyard of Life: A Novel of Marriage and Transformation

Book#003, Japanesque Collection, Themes: Role Reversal / Feminization / Husband-to-Wife, Keywords: Role Reversal, FLR (Female Led Relationship), 1990s Japan, Feminization, Medical Transition, Husband to Wife, Identity Theft, Secret Lives “Marriage is the graveyard of life.” But in a graveyard, flowers can grow. Japan, 1999. Kazuma Shiraishi is a weary salaryman who dreams of domestic peace. … Read more

A Love Story: Pure Romance Across Boundaries

Book#002, Japanesque Collection, Themes: Workplace Gender Swap / Tragic Romance / Spiritual Reincarnation, Keywords: Gender Swap, Fated Love, Tragic Romance, Workplace Drama, 1990s Japan, Healing, Found Family, Reincarnation Themes A life destroyed. A gender reborn. A love that defies the grave. Kaoru Shimizu was a brilliant programmer crushed by the toxic culture of a traditional … Read more

The Two Hiromis: A Novel of Stolen Identities and Medical Error

Book#001 Japanesque Collection, Themes: Medical Accident / Accidental Transition, Keywords: Medical Accident, Accidental Transition, Gender Swap, Feminization, 1990s Japan, Arranged Marriage, Doppelganger, TGTF One name. Two patients. An irreversible mistake. Hiromi Yamashita enters Ohtsuki Hospital for a routine procedure, expecting to be discharged in a few days. But a mix-up in the operating room changes … Read more