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A Safe Girl to Love

by Casey Plett ...

Narrated by Casey Plett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

A new edition of the acclaimed debut story collection by two-time Lambda Literary Award winner Casey Plett.From the author of Little Fish (Amazon First Novel Award Winner, 2019) and A Dream of a Woman comes eleven unique short stories featuring young trans women stumbling through loss, sex, harassment, and love in settings ranging from a rural Mennonite town to a hipster gay bar in Brooklyn. These ... Read more

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A new edition of the acclaimed debut story collection by two-time Lambda Literary Award winner Casey Plett.From the author of Little Fish (Amazon First Novel Award Winner, 2019) and A Dream of a Woman comes eleven unique short stories featuring young trans women stumbling through loss, sex, harassment, and love in settings ranging from a rural Mennonite town to a hipster gay bar in Brooklyn. These
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Rules for Ghosting

A Novel

by Shelly Jay Shore ...

Narrated by Shelly Jay Shore, Petey Gibson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • To save his family's failing funeral home—and his own chance at a queer love story—a reluctant clairvoyant must embrace the gift he long ignored in this poignant and warmhearted debut.“For top-notch drama, this year’s medal goes to Rules for Ghosting. . . . Here, actual ghosts haunt the quiet and tender moments, and it’s the scenes at family holidays that leave you rattled ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • To save his family's failing funeral home—and his own chance at a queer love story—a reluctant clairvoyant must embrace the gift he long ignored in this poignant and warmhearted debut.“For top-notch drama, this year’s medal goes to Rules for Ghosting. . . . Here, actual ghosts haunt the quiet and tender moments, and it’s the scenes at family holidays that leave you rattled
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All the White Spaces

A Novel

by Ally Wilkes ...

Narrated by Scott Turner Schofield ...

Unabridged

14 hours 13 min

**A Bram Stoker Award nominee“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture,The Best Horror Novels of 2022“Epic.” —Esquire,The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Dan Simmons’s ... Read more

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**A Bram Stoker Award nominee“Some of the best survival horror we’ve read in years, with a uniquely menacing adversary at its heart.” —Vulture,The Best Horror Novels of 2022“Epic.” —Esquire,The 22 Best Horror Books of 2022Something deadly and mysterious stalks the members of an isolated polar expedition in this haunting and spellbinding historical horror novel, perfect for fans of Dan Simmons’s
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Secrets Hidden In Mud Lake, The

Spanish Version

by Rocjane ...

Narrated by Alex Magana ...

Unabridged

33 min

Nugget, un niño transgénero con una imaginación extraordinaria, busca una cura para la enfermedad incurable de su madre. Atraído por las historias sobre el lodo curativo y las criaturas míticas de Mud Lake, Nugget, junto con su amiga Greta, se embarcan en una aventura en el bosque encantado. ¿Podrán burlar a los inteligentes gnomos, a los traviesos duendes y desentrañar los secretos de Mud Lake? ... Read more

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Nugget, un niño transgénero con una imaginación extraordinaria, busca una cura para la enfermedad incurable de su madre. Atraído por las historias sobre el lodo curativo y las criaturas míticas de Mud Lake, Nugget, junto con su amiga Greta, se embarcan en una aventura en el bosque encantado. ¿Podrán burlar a los inteligentes gnomos, a los traviesos duendes y desentrañar los secretos de Mud Lake?
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Almond, Quartz, and Finch

by Lisa Bunker ...

Narrated by Lisa Bunker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

The Nezel are refugee servants, toiling in a desert land where their culture is barely tolerated. Two friends, prowling through secret tunnels, uncover a villainous plot that places the Nezel in jeopardy. Almond and Quartz hatch a desperate plan to aid Finch, rightful heir to the throne. Even with the help of unexpected allies, their heroic efforts may not be enough—and the Time of Naming cannot ... Read more

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The Nezel are refugee servants, toiling in a desert land where their culture is barely tolerated. Two friends, prowling through secret tunnels, uncover a villainous plot that places the Nezel in jeopardy. Almond and Quartz hatch a desperate plan to aid Finch, rightful heir to the throne. Even with the help of unexpected allies, their heroic efforts may not be enough—and the Time of Naming cannot
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Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body

by Megan Milks ...

Narrated by Megan Milks ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Meet Margaret. At age twelve, she was head detective of the mystery club Girls Can Solve Anything. Margaret and her three best friends led exciting lives solving crimes, having adventures, and laughing a lot. But now that she's entered high school, the club has disbanded, and Margaret is unmoored—she doesn't want to grow up, and she wishes her friends wouldn't either. Instead, she opts out, ... Read more

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Meet Margaret. At age twelve, she was head detective of the mystery club Girls Can Solve Anything. Margaret and her three best friends led exciting lives solving crimes, having adventures, and laughing a lot. But now that she's entered high school, the club has disbanded, and Margaret is unmoored—she doesn't want to grow up, and she wishes her friends wouldn't either. Instead, she opts out,
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Two Dates: A Couple of Friends Take Turns Being a Girl

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.I feel weird, staring into her eyes, knowing that she’s dolled up for me. It’s even weirder to think that the last time I saw her, she was a man. I’m starting to regret this whole idea…Even though it was my idea…This was supposed to be a way to diagnose our dating problems. Carl was going to be the girl on the first date, and I would wear the heels on ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.I feel weird, staring into her eyes, knowing that she’s dolled up for me. It’s even weirder to think that the last time I saw her, she was a man. I’m starting to regret this whole idea…Even though it was my idea…This was supposed to be a way to diagnose our dating problems. Carl was going to be the girl on the first date, and I would wear the heels on
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Bellies

A Novel

by Nicola Dinan ...

Narrated by Nathaniel Curtis, Octavia Nyombi ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM BOOKRIOT AND BOOKPAGEI wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom’s awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately ... Read more

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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM BOOKRIOT AND BOOKPAGEI wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom’s awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately
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Magnificent

A Nonbinary Superhero Novella

by Novae Caelum ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Note: This audiobook is digitally narrated.The world wants me to be a "normal" hero, but I'm genderqueer, and I'm never going to fit into their molds. So how do you save the world when you're just trying to figure out who you are?Having a superpowered family is hard. My dad's a famous superhero and my mom used to be a villain. Toss in my older sister who loves showing off her powers almost as much ... Read more

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Note: This audiobook is digitally narrated.The world wants me to be a "normal" hero, but I'm genderqueer, and I'm never going to fit into their molds. So how do you save the world when you're just trying to figure out who you are?Having a superpowered family is hard. My dad's a famous superhero and my mom used to be a villain. Toss in my older sister who loves showing off her powers almost as much
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Sissy Got Blacked

Reluctant Feminization

by Lilly Lustwood ...

Narrated by Lilly Lustwood ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Short Reluctant Feminization Fiction Selections
Unabridged

53 min

Sissy Got Blacked – A Short Forced Feminization Sissy Story is Lilly Lustwood’s second offering from her Short Reluctant Feminization Fiction Selections series.Morgan Monroe, an 18-year-old high school senior and geek from Brooklyn, New York, has been fantasizing about his girlfriend’s best friend, Chantelle. After an exhausting night of browsing through the ebony category of his favorite adult ... Read more

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Sissy Got Blacked – A Short Forced Feminization Sissy Story is Lilly Lustwood’s second offering from her Short Reluctant Feminization Fiction Selections series.Morgan Monroe, an 18-year-old high school senior and geek from Brooklyn, New York, has been fantasizing about his girlfriend’s best friend, Chantelle. After an exhausting night of browsing through the ebony category of his favorite adult
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The Default World

by Naomi Kanakia ...

Narrated by Nicky Endres ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

Years after fleeing San Francisco and getting sober, Jhanvi has made a life for herself working at a grocery co-op and saving for her surgeries. But when her friend (and sometimes more) Henry mentions that he and his techie festival-goer friends spent $100,000 to transform a warehouse basement into a sex dungeon, Jhanvi starts wondering if there's a way to exploit these gullible idiots. She ... Read more

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Years after fleeing San Francisco and getting sober, Jhanvi has made a life for herself working at a grocery co-op and saving for her surgeries. But when her friend (and sometimes more) Henry mentions that he and his techie festival-goer friends spent $100,000 to transform a warehouse basement into a sex dungeon, Jhanvi starts wondering if there's a way to exploit these gullible idiots. She
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Orlando

by Virginia Woolf, Virginia Woolf ...

Narrated by Cori Samuel ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend, it is arguably one of her most popular novels; Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to ... Read more

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Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend, it is arguably one of her most popular novels; Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to
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Dead Collections

A Novel

by Isaac Fellman ...

Narrated by Dani Martineck ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

A whirlwind romance between an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow explores what it means to be at home in your own body in this clever, humorous, and heartfelt novel.When archivist Sol meets Elsie, the larger than life widow of a moderately famous television writer who's come to donate her wife's papers, there's an instant spark. But Sol has a secret: he suffers from an illness called ... Read more

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A whirlwind romance between an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow explores what it means to be at home in your own body in this clever, humorous, and heartfelt novel.When archivist Sol meets Elsie, the larger than life widow of a moderately famous television writer who's come to donate her wife's papers, there's an instant spark. But Sol has a secret: he suffers from an illness called
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Teacher is Hung, The: Taken by the Well Hung Trans Teacher

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.It’s the very first day of school when Chad gets caught smoking dope behind the school by the young, beautiful new teacher, Ms. Graves. The school has a zero-tolerance policy with drugs, which means Chad should be immediately expelled. But instead, after a lot of begging, Ms. Graves decides to give Chad a second chance.Chad’s second chance comes at a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.It’s the very first day of school when Chad gets caught smoking dope behind the school by the young, beautiful new teacher, Ms. Graves. The school has a zero-tolerance policy with drugs, which means Chad should be immediately expelled. But instead, after a lot of begging, Ms. Graves decides to give Chad a second chance.Chad’s second chance comes at a
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Shack Up

Dressing Pretty for Rich Golfers

by Nicole C ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dave just started a new job as a caddy at the local golf course. It’s a good job, despite the long hours. The pay is good. The people are fun to be around…But the job may not last, because the owner of the golf course is planning to sell the property to condo developers, unless the course can start being more profitable.There is some hope: rich ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dave just started a new job as a caddy at the local golf course. It’s a good job, despite the long hours. The pay is good. The people are fun to be around…But the job may not last, because the owner of the golf course is planning to sell the property to condo developers, unless the course can start being more profitable.There is some hope: rich
... Read more
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Moonflow

by Bitter Karella ...

Narrated by Venus Rose Fischer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 3 min

**Annihilation meets Manhunt in this gloriously queer psychedelic trip into the heart of an eldritch wood and the horrors of (cis)terhood."A bizarre and fiercely original splatterpunk phantasmagoria of queerness. Deranged and gleefully weird as f*ck, this is an impressive debut from a singular literary talent." —Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke**I see something ... Read more

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**Annihilation meets Manhunt in this gloriously queer psychedelic trip into the heart of an eldritch wood and the horrors of (cis)terhood."A bizarre and fiercely original splatterpunk phantasmagoria of queerness. Deranged and gleefully weird as f*ck, this is an impressive debut from a singular literary talent." —Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke**I see something
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Best Medicine, The

by Cinncinnus ...

Narrated by Cinncinnius ...

Series series Trans Tales for a Kinder World
Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

Mr. Tickles is a struggling comedian who can't catch a break. His jokes fall flat, and his life is a mess. But everything changes when he receives a mysterious package during the reading of his father's will: an old bottle of clown makeup and a cryptic note. Desperation and curiosity get the better of him, and he tries on the makeup—only to find himself transformed into a woman!What starts as a ... Read more

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Mr. Tickles is a struggling comedian who can't catch a break. His jokes fall flat, and his life is a mess. But everything changes when he receives a mysterious package during the reading of his father's will: an old bottle of clown makeup and a cryptic note. Desperation and curiosity get the better of him, and he tries on the makeup—only to find himself transformed into a woman!What starts as a
... Read more
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Fashion Class: Feminized for Class

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Pierce screwed up. He thought he had the necessary credits for college, but he was wrong: he was one class short. Now, it’s a week into summer and his college application has suddenly been declined. But he’s been given a chance: take a single summer class and the university will hold his spot.All the summer classes are full, except for one: a female ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Pierce screwed up. He thought he had the necessary credits for college, but he was wrong: he was one class short. Now, it’s a week into summer and his college application has suddenly been declined. But he’s been given a chance: take a single summer class and the university will hold his spot.All the summer classes are full, except for one: a female
... Read more
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Perks of Being a Woman, The: A Tale of Reluctant Feminization

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Ash hears that female artists will be receiving more grant money than male artists, he decides to check the little ‘F’ on his application, instead of the little ‘M’. He figures if anyone says anything, he could call it a mistake. And as luck would have it, he ends up getting the grant.But the Arts Fund wants a little bit more before they release ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Ash hears that female artists will be receiving more grant money than male artists, he decides to check the little ‘F’ on his application, instead of the little ‘M’. He figures if anyone says anything, he could call it a mistake. And as luck would have it, he ends up getting the grant.But the Arts Fund wants a little bit more before they release
... Read more
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Trans Girl, The: A First Time With A Trans Girl Tale

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 59 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.There’s a new girl arriving today. Before she arrives, Principal Freeman makes a point of going class to class, making the same speech—something he’s never done before… because this new student is different from new students of the past.This new student is a trans girl. And Principal Freeman wants every student to know that there will be no tolerance ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.There’s a new girl arriving today. Before she arrives, Principal Freeman makes a point of going class to class, making the same speech—something he’s never done before… because this new student is different from new students of the past.This new student is a trans girl. And Principal Freeman wants every student to know that there will be no tolerance
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Offer, The: Paid a Million Dollars to Become a Convincing Woman

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ben gets a golden ticket in the mail from a mysterious sender. “Hello Ben. Show up at our studio this weekend, dressed like a convincing, pretty woman. Star in a thirty-minute scene in an adult film. We will give you a million dollars.”Ben and his wife think that it’s either a prank or a scam, but Ben hasn’t told Maeve about his debt. A million bucks ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ben gets a golden ticket in the mail from a mysterious sender. “Hello Ben. Show up at our studio this weekend, dressed like a convincing, pretty woman. Star in a thirty-minute scene in an adult film. We will give you a million dollars.”Ben and his wife think that it’s either a prank or a scam, but Ben hasn’t told Maeve about his debt. A million bucks
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Resort, The: A First Time with a Trans Girl Tale

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Morgan, a sales manager at a big corporation, is overwhelmed with work. Deadlines are fast approaching, employees are calling in sick, and, to make matters worse, one of his employees is suddenly leaving for a vacation. Short-staffed, Morgan has no choice but to ask his team to work through the weekend. He can’t help but think that they all want him ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Morgan, a sales manager at a big corporation, is overwhelmed with work. Deadlines are fast approaching, employees are calling in sick, and, to make matters worse, one of his employees is suddenly leaving for a vacation. Short-staffed, Morgan has no choice but to ask his team to work through the weekend. He can’t help but think that they all want him
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Thrift Girl

A Tale of Curious Feminization

by Nicole C ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Bruce needed any job he could get, so he got a job at the closest place hiring: a thrift store. It’s not a glamorous job, sorting through people’s junk day in and day out, but money is money.As the weeks go by, Bruce begins to notice that his coworkers seem to be making a whole lot more money than the minimum wage they’re all making in the shop, and as ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Bruce needed any job he could get, so he got a job at the closest place hiring: a thrift store. It’s not a glamorous job, sorting through people’s junk day in and day out, but money is money.As the weeks go by, Bruce begins to notice that his coworkers seem to be making a whole lot more money than the minimum wage they’re all making in the shop, and as
... Read more
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Last Second Bride: A Young Man Becomes a Reluctant Bride

by Nikki Crescent ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Kyle’s flight to Mozambique is cancelled, he doesn’t think he’s going to make it to his best friend’s wedding… and then he finds a flight leaving asap. He rushes to the airport and narrowly makes the flight, ending up at the resort a full day before anyone else, except for the bride and groom…But the bride is gone. Aaron, his best friend, is in ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When Kyle’s flight to Mozambique is cancelled, he doesn’t think he’s going to make it to his best friend’s wedding… and then he finds a flight leaving asap. He rushes to the airport and narrowly makes the flight, ending up at the resort a full day before anyone else, except for the bride and groom…But the bride is gone. Aaron, his best friend, is in
... Read more

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A Safe Girl to Love

Rules for Ghosting

All the White Spaces

Secrets Hidden In Mud Lake, The

Almond, Quartz, and Finch

Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body

Two Dates: A Couple of Friends Take Turns Being a Girl

Bellies

Magnificent

Sissy Got Blacked

The Default World

Orlando

Dead Collections

Teacher is Hung, The: Taken by the Well Hung Trans Teacher

Shack Up

Moonflow

Best Medicine, The

Fashion Class: Feminized for Class

Perks of Being a Woman, The: A Tale of Reluctant Feminization

Trans Girl, The: A First Time With A Trans Girl Tale

Offer, The: Paid a Million Dollars to Become a Convincing Woman

Resort, The: A First Time with a Trans Girl Tale

Thrift Girl

Last Second Bride: A Young Man Becomes a Reluctant Bride