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The Golden Blade by Marianne G from DopplerPress

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The Once and Future ...Queen?
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The Golden Blade
by Marianne G
Now on Kindle from DopplerPress


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Too Hot to Write

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That was the title of blog by Penny Lane a couple of weeks ago. I made a comment about that and was more or less challenged by her to put my pen where my mouth is (did I get that wrong?). However, at the time I was too busy being immersed in the Finnish partitive to do something about it …



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 1247.

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The Daily Dormouse.
(aka Bike)
Part 1247
by Angharad

Copyright © 2011 Angharad
All Rights Reserved.
  
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Dear God, Who Am I? -25

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Dear God, Who Am I?

by Natasa Jacobs

Chapter 24


College is supposed to be the start of something new. For Riley, it's something else entirely.
Set in the 1990s, this is a quiet, slow-burning coming-of-age story about friendship, identity, and the questions we don't always have words for.

Copyright © Natasa Jacobs. All Rights Reserved.




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Threads of Truth -04-

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Threads of Truth

A Transgender Coming of Age Romance

From the Harmony Aspirant Universe

Chapter 4: Barriers and Boundaries

By Ariel Montine Strickland

How will Kiki and Julian hold up under the attack of Margaret Thornfield from the Historical Preservation Society? Can Kiki and Julian's budding relationship survive her displeasure?

Copyright 2025 by Ariel Montine Strickland.
All Rights Reserved.



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The Arctic Fox by Rosemary Howell - Now on Kindle

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When his family moved to Alaska, Patrick had a new life to begin...in more ways than one.

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The Arctic Fox
by Rosemary
Now on Kindle

The new kid is a genius. At thirteen, starting the ninth grade, he just wants to fit in. His Air Force dad moved the family to Alaska and it's a whole new life.

Maybe in a new life he can be his real self, a girl who decides to call herself Marcia to make it more different from her old name.

A new life means new friends, new challenges. Like dealing with bullies and boys who think she's pretty. There is drama—a death in the family, danger in her father's job as a pilot, romantic complications—can Marcia deal with all the changes?



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What Transpires at Night (Part 3)

Her thighs were clamped to my side, making it impossible to go for my guns and I felt her nails already digging into my throat. Something told me that it wouldn't be any problem whatsoever for her to rip my head right off of my shoulders.




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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 600.

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Whortleberry Droppings
(aka Bike)
Part 600
by Angharad
       
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Little Pink Pills, Part 4

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Little Pink Pills

Part Four, by Michelle Wilder

She'll take a tumble on you
Roll you like you were dice
until you come up blue...
She's got Bette Davis eyes

(Bette Davis Eyes, by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon)



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Gaby Book 5 Chapter *28* Hübsches Gesicht (Part 2)

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Gaby Book 5 - Bits
Chapter *28* Há¼bsches Gesicht (Part 2)
by Maddy Bell



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Changing Cal: Chapter 3

Cal is a 16 year old boy who has been chasing the girl of his dream almost all his life. When some pesky nanites infect Cal and turn him into a girl how will he deal with it? Will he still be the same person or will he become someone else when the girl in him now takes over?



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 599.

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Warlike Durotriges
(aka Bike)
Part 599
by Angharad
       
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The Candy Cane Club Chapters 6 - 10


 
There is a serial killer at work, and Detective Inspector Bruce Appleby has only one lead, there is a common link to all the deceased men. The Candy Cane Club.

This is a private and exclusive TG club in the heart of Reading, and he finds it resistant to any form of intrusive investigation. No females are employed in the club, and only males of a certain persuasion. All the staff are transgendered in some way, and Bruce has to try to unlock the intelligence which can only be inside, either from the clients or the staff.

The only answer is to get someone inside, but what cop would ever volunteer for such an assignment?

One did, and for Police Constable Nick Winton, a whole new life is opened up. The question is: where will it take him?



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Focal Point - Chapter 4 - 6

Focal Point
CHAPTERS 4 - 6
 
By Alyssa Plant
 

Michael Cohen's dream was to protect and serve as a police officer.... That job didn't satisfy him until one day, when people without names came to visit. He wanted to make a difference, but he didn't expect it to make a difference to him, too...



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Retiring Gracefully

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“Not long now, Bill. Looking forward to retirement?”



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Little Pink Pills, Part 3

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Little Pink Pills

Part Three, by Michelle Wilder

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or off stage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses, couldn't drag me away
Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away

(Wild Horses, by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger)



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Drew & the Half-Term Break Chapter 6

Drew and the Half-Term Break

Chapter 6 - Gaby Reminisces

A Gaby Fanfic

By Sharp



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Gaby Book 5 Chapter *27* Pretty Face (Part 1)

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Gaby Book 5 - Bits
Chapter *27* Pretty Face (Part 1)
by Maddy Bell



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The Au Pair - Part 1 of 2

The Au Pair

Part 1 of 2

by RH Music

Ken, a gawky English boy, steals his sister's passport to become an au pair in America. There he encounters an inattentive husband, a frustrated wife, a rebellious daughter, and an amorous boy next door. How will he, now she, manage it all? (no sex, just a sweet, TG story)



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Booblegum

BOOBLEGUM


One man's obsession leads to a strange combination
of jubilation and anxiety at a local high school, but
luckily, the obsession ends itself in grand fashion.



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 598.

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Whistling Dodos
(aka Bike)
Part 598
by Angharad
       
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Little Pink Pills, Part 2

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Little Pink Pills

Part Two, by Michelle Wilder

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

(Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Bernie Taupin and Elton John)



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The Candy Cane Club Chapters 1 - 5


 
There is a serial killer at work, and Detective Inspector Bruce Appleby has only one lead, there is a common link to all the deceased men. The Candy Cane Club.

This is a private and exclusive TG club in the heart of Reading, and he finds it resistant to any form of intrusive investigation. No females are employed in the club, and only males of a certain persuasion. All the staff are transgendered in some way, and Bruce has to try to unlock the intelligence which can only be inside, either from the clients or the staff.

The only answer is to get someone inside, but what cop would ever volunteer for such an assignment?

One did, and for Police Constable Nick Winton, a whole new life is opened up. The question is: where will it take him?



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This story is 138 words long.

Gruesome Tuesday Chapters 11 - 14

   
Gruesome Tuesday
by Tanya Allan

 
Fifteen-year old Sophie wants to go to a Justin Timberlake concert, but her father, Rob, doesn’t want to let her go. Having lost his wife to cancer, he may be over-protective. They have an argument, in which she accuses him of not understanding what it is like to be young.

He remembers his youth well, and telling her that she has it easy compared to him.

A freaky electric shock transports her into her father’s fifteen-year old body in a boys’ boarding school in the 1970s, and he ends up as her in the present.

Things then get very interesting indeed!



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This story is 108 words long.

What Transpires at Night (Part 2)

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"Uh, where's the rest of it?"

Black and red leather pants and a matching… uh. I don't have a clue. It was small.

"It's called a bustier."

"Uh-huh." I backed away a single step. "I'm going on a hunt and kill mission, not dancing at a biker bar."



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April's Fool

You'll never know what cute truths you'll discover on April Fool's Day.



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The Half-Lilin, Prologue and Chapter 1

shaina.jpg Patrick was a normal everyday white-collar worker. He had a normal life, normal job, normal car and normal house. The only thing that was not normal about him was the fact that he was claimed by a demoness soon after he was born. For years he was unaware of that fact until one night the demoness came to him in his dreams and asserted her ownership over him.

What would you do if you found out that you had to serve a demoness for the rest of your life? For Patrick, he fought it all the way.

The Half-Lilin
Prologue - Chapter 1

by Shin Eris


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Changing Cal: Chapter 2

Cal is a 16 year old boy who has been chasing the girl of his dream almost all his life. When some pesky nanites infect Cal and turn him into a girl how will he deal with it? Will he still be the same person or will he become someone else when the girl in him now takes over?



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This story is 58 words long.

Little Pink Pills, Part 1

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Little Pink Pills

Part One, by Michelle Wilder

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru deva, om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Nothing's gonna change my world.

(Across the Universe, by The Beatles)



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Busted While Driving En Femme

Busted While Driving En Femme

By Ginger Collins



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Easy As Falling Off A Bike pt 597

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Winnowing Dolphins
(aka Bike)
Part 597
by Angharad
       
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You Have it All Wrong Two - Part 11

You Have It All Wrong Two

Amy's Story

By SaraUK

Part 11



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The Softening of Jessie - Part 52

“Jessie?” Amanda gasped as she beheld her…daughter?

“Mom! What? I thought you left!?! I know you left!” Jessie yelped as he jumped up almost losing his balance on his high heels.

“Sweety, is this what you always do when I leave the house?”

Jessie thought about making an excuse to cover this whole situation.

“Mom, this is me. I know I’m your son and everything but I really, really love being a girl.”

The Softening of Jessie

Part 52

By AshleyTS



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Just... Friends?

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What if your best friend liked you better as a girl?

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Just... Friends?
by Melanie Brown
Buy on Kindle from DopplerPress


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Romance...in Disguise by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Why wear a mask to fall in love?

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Romance...in Disguise
15 Tales of Transgender Unmasking!
by Maryanne Peters
Now on Kindle

Another volume of Transgender Romance from Maryanne Peters! Fifteen more stories with Mostly Happy Endings around the theme of disguise or concealment. Why would our lovers hide their identities?

To lure out a serial killer in Bait. To elude authorities in Border Crosser and Stowaway. To escape an angry mob in Sikh and Sanctuary. To avoid a custody battle in Running. Or to infiltrate a criminal organization in A Sicario Returns; a girls' school in St. Beatrice; a foreign power in Subversives; or just a bed in Her Roommate. And more disguises and reasons for concealment in six more stories!

All with Maryanne's deft twists and trademark happy endings. Mostly.


Also

The path of true love never did go smooth one old saying has it, but then again, all's well that ends well—mostly.

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Choosing Romance by Maryanne Peters on Kindle

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Twenty more gender-bending tales from Maryanne as her heroes-turned-heroines, in the midst of crisis, choose the romantic option.

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Murder at the Shapeshifters' Ball by Rodford Edmiston now on Kindle

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Worlds where being different ISN'T your biggest problem!

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Murder at the Shapeshifters' Ball
by Rodford Edmiston
Buy it on Kindle

Stickmaker's collection of classic SciFi Transformation Tales leads off with a great detective yarn!

Everybody who can be anybody is at the party, including someone willing to kill a beautiful elf!

Thirteen stories set in about ten different worlds deliver mystery, suspense and adventure. With a few important transgender transformations among the furries, aliens and fantastic creatures!

There's a sample of the first story after the break!



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