Seven Years in Her Body: A Transcendent Love Story from the Hijra Community of Mumbai

Book#233, International Collection, Themes: Body Swap / Second Chance at Life / The Bargain with God / Soulmates, Keywords: Body Swap, Reincarnation, Lord Shiva, Hijra, Kinnar, Mumbai Slums, Dharavi, Legal Thriller, Stalking, Transgender Rights, Found Family, Soulmates He died a millionaire. He woke up a beggar. He has seven years to find out why. Sachet … Read more

Damayanti’s Bells: A Novel of Dance and Resistance

Book#239, International Collection, Themes: The Artist as Spy / Found Family / The Phoenix Rises / Slow Burn Romance, Keywords: Kathakali Dance, Kerala, Kochi, Bangalore, Hijra Gharana, Whistleblower, Mudra, Legal Thriller, Found Family, Transgender Woman, Corruption She speaks a language the police cannot hear and the criminals cannot read. Meena was born to the stage. … Read more

The Jasmine Paradox: A Second Chance Romance in Mumbai

Book#286. International Collection, Themes: Second Chance Romance / Secret Identity / The Protector / Found Family, Keywords: Second Chance, First Love, Detective Agency, Mumbai, Transgender Identity, MtF, Single Mother, Legal Thriller, Firoz, Protective Heroine, Found Family She spent eighteen years waiting for a boy to return. She found him in the woman sitting at her … Read more

To Be Her Mother: When Love Demands an Impossible Transformation

Book#295, International Collection, Themes:Parental Sacrifice / The Evil Boss / Found Family, Keywords:Single Parent, Custody Battle, Corporate Coercion, Feminization, Sacrifice, Found Family, Uncle to Mother, Workplace Abuse, Legal Thriller, Maternal Love. He gave up his name. He gave up his body. He would not give up his child. When his sister dies, Aoi Fukamori inherits … 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