The Champion’s Bride: A Saga of Lost Identity and Found Love

Book#208, International Collection, Themes: The Lost Prince / Found Family / The Savior Sibling, Keywords: Stepmother, Hijra, Human Trafficking, Mumbai, District Magistrate, Childhood Sweethearts, Domestic Violence, Resilience, Found Family, Step-Sister He was born a son. He was sold to become a daughter. She became the law to find him. Pankaj was a sensitive boy who … Read more

The Dutta House: A Dark Thriller of Captivity and Reformation

Book#278, International Collection, Themes: Feminization / The Abuser becomes the Abused / Escape Thriller / Redemption, Keywords: Misogyny, Domestic Violence, Revenge, Feminization, Forced Transition, Saurav Dutta, MRA, Men’s Rights, Captivity, Escape Thriller, Redemption. He thought he owned women. Now, he is one. Debashish Ghosh is a man who takes what he wants. A wealthy club … 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

The Withered Lily of Busan: A Gender-Bending Noir of Statelessness

Book#298, International Collection, Group 3: Dark, Noir & Thriller, Keywords:Statelessness, Nationality Law, Zainichi Korean, Domestic Violence, SRS (Bangkok), Hijra, India, Human Trafficking, Legal Thriller, The “Actor” Metaphor. He gave up his gender for love. He gave up his nationality for marriage. Now, he has nothing. Kaoru Mizuhara was a star on the university stage, playing … Read more