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

The Boy Who Lost His Sexuality: A Coming of Age Gender Swap

Book#019, Japanesque Collection, Themes: Accidental Transition / Childhood Transition / Friends to Lovers, Keywords: Childhood Accident, Medical Transition, School Life, Found Family, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Lesbian Romance (Transbian), Gender Identity, Slice of Life He lost everything in a single bite. He gained a new life in a skirt. Toshiki Kusuda was just a normal … Read more

Tejaswini: A Novel of Queer Love and Survival in Modern India

Book#287, International Collection, Themes: Childhood Friends to Lovers / Escaping Abuse / The “Butch” and the “Femme” / Found Family, Keywords: India / Haryana / Mumbai, Domestic Violence, Arranged Marriage, Butch/Femme Romance, Transgender Woman (Forced Transition Backstory), Photography, Social Work, Found Family, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Royal Enfield He promised to marry her to save … Read more