TANGO GOLF - Cop with a Difference
Allan, Tanya

Description: I’d always wanted to be a cop, so it felt real good to have achieved one of my ambitions. As a young child, I’d formed three ambitions, but I had managed two so far. It hadn’t been easy, as one of the other ambitions was to be a woman. Not hard, you say, to be a female cop. It is very hard when you are born male. Believe me, it was the hardest thing in the world. Then my third ambition was to be a mother. I thought being a girl was hard.

Publisher: Andi Payne

Portraits Of A Ghettoized Population
Arobateau, Red Jordan

A Play in 2 acts for 12 plus cast, TG/TS & queer actors. It is the eve of the apocalypse our F2M and M2F cast plus others find themselves trapped behind the walls of the queer ghetto. Some will make an escape. Watch the dramatic, hilarious, powerfull events which unfold. Perfect for your theatre group

Publisher: Red Jordan Arobateau
ISBN: 978-1-4116-9170-4

The Big Change
Arobateau, Red Jordan

The story of a young male to female transexual in Chicago 1950's. Her rise from extreem poverty to success. Tales of hustling, adventures, survival. Another great tale by the prolific author Red Jordan Arobateau
Publisher: Authorhouse (August 2003)

ISBN: 1-4116-2266-9

Tranny Biker
Arobateau, Red Jordan

The story of a female to male transexual and his dike biker friends in the Outlaws Biker Gang. His transition, life and loves circa 1998. 8th book in the popular series THE OUTLAW CHRONICLES by Master Artist Red Jordan Arobateau.

ISBN: 1-4116-2314-2

The Sex Gates
Bain, Darrell & Jeanine Berry

Reviewer: Sometime in the future, the Sex Gates appear out of nowhere. Don falls through it accidentally, and comes out the other side as Donna. He (er, she) and his friends, and the world, try to come to terms with the repercussions of the sex gates. A book about gender swapping. Nothing new in science fiction, but this one is done rather well. The biggest surprise for me was how the future was handled. Much science fiction (especially media based sf) has only a handful of advancements. In this near future world everything is advanced. Internet and TV have combined, people carry personal computers (some of which can be implanted), medicine and minor surgery can be accomplished at home with special kits...there's even beard cloths. Wipe face with it and your beard is gone (God, I wish I had one of those). It's nice to see a future world thought out to such detail, instead of just having faster cars. They managed to cover a lot in terms of switching genders. After Don falls through the gate, they are back at their home drinking. Don almost drops the bottle of booze because it got heavier. Everything seems bigger when he holds them in his hand. He has trouble walking because his hips are so different (he feels like their unhinged). And he is upset because he needs to go to the bathroom but he doesn't know how. As the title suggests, there is a LOT of sex in this book, almost to the point of being gratuitous. Given the nature of the book, though, it's understandable. My only real complaint is that the writing is not very crisp. It's slow and plodding in places. It's obvious that this was the authors' first attempt at writing. Once you get past that, though, it turns into a pretty good study on how society might react to being able to switch genders (can only do it once though...well, for the most part anyway). It ends with a lot of questions unanswered, many of which are supposed to be covered by the other books in the series. IMHO, this is worth checking out.

Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing (February 28, 2004)
ISBN-10: 1554041171
ISBN-13: 978-1554041176

Unexpectedly Mary
Bell, Madeline

An adventure of a lifetime? When Mark left home it was to do a long bike ride and prove his distracters wrong, but right from day one things don't go entirely to plan! Follow Mark on his long adventure and see where it takes him!

Publisher: Scaramouch

Suit Your Self
Blankenship, Elaine

Godon McKewn's purchase of a lost SuitCase, actually a misplaced artifact from an out of this universe civilization, would change his life in unexpected ways.

Trans-Sister Radio
Bohjalian, Chris A.

From Publishers Weekly
The bestselling author of Midwives and The Law of Similars continues his tradition of incorporating social issues into his moving narratives. Transsexuality goes mainstream in this Scarlet Letter for a softer, gentler but more complicated age. Allison Banks--42 years old, heterosexual, long divorced, mother of a college student and a grade school teacher in a picturesque Vermont village--meets single, attractive, attentive, 35-year-old Dana Stevens when she takes his film class at a nearby college. Early on in the relationship, Dana confesses that he has always believed he was female, though he desires women, too--and he is soon to undergo a long-planned sex change operation. Despite this revelation, and despite her reservations, Allison invites Dana to move in with her, and they have great sex right up until the night before the operation in Colorado, where Allison has loyally accompanied Dana for post-op and moral support. On their return to Vermont, he--now physically and emphatically "she"--continues to share Allison's bed and her house, though nothing can be the same as it was. Allison's ex-husband, Vermont Public Radio president Will, now her good friend, and their daughter, Carly, cope well with the situation, but the close-knit community is less understanding. Questions of what constitutes community tolerance are explored here, but the novel's central focus is on the definition of sex and gender in the characters' personal lives. Allison, Dana, Carly and Will express their views in alternating first person chapters, and transcripts from a fictional NPR All Things Considered series on Dana and her operation provide additional narrative background. Gender is central to who we are, Bohjalian concludes, but not perhaps to who we love. Sex, on the other hand, expresses who we are. Bohjalian's sometimes simplistic characterizations diminish the emotional impact of the novel, and his abundant research on gender dysfunction often gives the book a curiously flat, documentary quality. Nevertheless, Bohjalian humanizes the transsexual community and explains the complexities of sex and gender in an accessible, evenhanded fashion, making a valuable contribution to a dialogue of social and political import. 50,000 first printing; NPR sponsorship; cross-promotion with Vintage publication of The Law of Similars; 15-city author tour. ?Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Vintage Press, New York, 2001
ISBN-10: 0609604074

The Identity Matrix
Chalker, Jack L.

Reviewer: If some alien should need your body in which to transport its jellyfish self, don't fight it. Chalker describes these body snatching aliens and also invents another black-budget FBI type organization, the IMC, to combat the aliens. Hoorah! The IMC develops computized techniques for placing one's identity on a matrix-cube for future use. Furthermore, the matrix-cube might be modified to control how a person thinks. If you can follow and remember the body switching that goes on in this story you are a Chalker fan. The author was obviously just having fun when he switched the identity matrix of his adult lesbian character into the body of a 13 year old Indian gal. Is that child abuse? Obviously carried away by this body-identity switching, Chalker downloads the matrix of a middle age geek professor first into the the body of a young, chic blonde, and then finally replaces the professor's matrix with that of a computer constructed nymphomaniac prostitute/stripper. If only real characters were so easy to construct. I think the story will be easier to follow (swallow) if you read the 8 page report at the end titled Operation Triple Play.

Publisher: Baen Books (January 1992)
ISBN-10: 5553861977
ISBN-13: 978-5553861971

Tips
Cole, Nancy

College is a time of discovery, when students find out just what sort of people they are. This is especially true for Andy Newly, a freshman who has always been fascinated by all things female. The opportunity to delve into the allure of the feminine world comes while working as a waiter in an upscale restaurant. It begins with a bet made among his fellow student co-workers designed to determine who makes more tips, male or female waiters. Though feigning reluctance, Andy accepts the challenge of becoming the test subject. With the help of his friends, Andy is prepared to take on the role of female waitress. In the course of these activities, he finds himself not only enjoying the experience but embracing it, a fact not lost to his more astute friends. Quickly they conclude that there is something more going on than a simple social experiment as Andy, who uses the name Amanda when assuming a female persona, uses the opportunity he has been given to experience the world as a female. In the process, he comes to question not only his gender identity but his sexuality as well. The story follows Andy as he faces ever-increasing challenges and situations as he deals with his sexual identity. This is complicated when a male college student becomes smitten with Amanda.

Publishs America, Frederick, Md, 2006
ISBN-10: 1424134994
ISBN-13: 978-1424134991

A Different Kind of Courage
Cole, Nancy

How does a person go about rebuilding a life that they willing tried to throw away? For Andy Newly this journey begins by realizing that to live his life as he was meant to it will take a different kind of courage. A Different Kind of Courage follows Andy’s efforts to piece together a new life for himself by returning to the college he left at the end of his freshman year and the restaurant where he once worked. There he begins the daunting task of gathering up the frayed treads of his life and build a new one for him self, this time as a girl named Amanda. In this endeavor Amanda finds she not only must find a way of dealing with a host of issues and problems that are as confusing to her as they are complex, she must also come to terms with a past that seems to have no place in her new life. She is not alone in her efforts. Helping Amanda find her way forward is a small circle of old friends and a number of new and surprising ones. This already difficult journey is complicated by Amanda’s friendship with Tina Anderson, the only daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur as well as a growing relationship between Amanda and a young engineer who finds himself as attracted to her as she is to him. Amanda’s quest for a fresh start and a new life turns deadly when she finds herself drawn into an attempt to kidnap Tina, a situation that causes Amanda to draw upon a past that she had been desperately trying to put behind her.

Publisher: Lulu.com, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-6151-4012-4

Inconvient Trusts
Cole, Nancy

Amanda Newly is a rather unique college student. Bright and intelligent, she excels in a discipline where most students are simply happy to survive. At the restaurant where she works her proficiency and charm earn her unrivaled tips and praise. Socially she is the glue that holds her friends together. To the world Amanda presents the very image of a young woman on the verge of making all her dreams come true. Holding her back from achieving this goal is a past out of sync with her image as a young coed, for the girl everyone knows as Amanda started life as Andrew Newly. In many ways she still is very male, an inconvenient truth Amanda must hide behind a vale of lies as she struggles to reconcile her past with her future, a past that threatens to destroy her chances achieving. Amanda’s journey difficult and contentious as she steps outside the accepted norms used to define who and what we are in order to discover not only what is right for her, but to build a new life for herself.

Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 978-1-4303-1655-8

Kelly Girl
Cunningham, Wanda

Twelve-year-old Kelly has a problem, he's too cute. After a simple confusion in identity, half the world seems to think he's a little girl and there's no convincing them otherwise. In some ways, it's not as bad as it sounds; girls have it pretty good, Kelly finds out. But how is he going to explain everything to his Mom? And just when does he stop being Kelly Girl?

Avenging Annie
Diaz, Carmenica

An epic transgender story set in the Old West, inspired by the song “Avenging Annie”, this is, possibly the best TG work of this author. Fans of Elizabeth Grey will love this adventure with all the Diaz ingredients combined with mystic overtones. Warning: this book is over 400 pages in small type, it may take time to download.

Publisher: Carmenica Diaz
Country: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Body Double
Diaz, Carmenica.

Daniel James, an out of work actor auditions for Blue Girls Revue, a successful drag show. Although it is his first time in drag, he is accepted and impersonates the famous British actress, Hillary Judd, in the revue. Three American Secret service agents visit and persuade him to impersonate Hillary Judd in real life – to be her body double! The money is certainly attractive and Daniel doesn’t believe that they could really make him identical to Miss Judd but he doesn’t consider the enormous secret resources the United States government has at its disposal and what they are prepared to do to him. It’s supposed to be only for six months but then the real Hillary Judd throws a spanner into the works and Danni James must be her body double twenty four hours a day! And exactly what does she do about that marriage proposal from her famous boyfriend? It could, as they say, only happen in Hollywood!(Download only)

Country: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Second Chance
Diaz, Carmenica

Steve Morrissey, infected with a virus, becomes the target of some unscrupulous people as well as the government while the manufactured disease works its changes on him. “Second Chance” is a transgender adventure story that highlights questions of identity, family, friends and love by the author of the transgender classics “Elizabeth Grey” and “Catherine Lawrence”.

Publisher: Carmenica Diaz

Elizabeth Grey
Diaz, Carmenica

For the first time - the complete Elizabeth Grey - the classic Transgender romance - both volumes in softcover paperback!(The Lady is Waiting & Heart.) It’s 1984 and Allan Stratton is living a rather dull life as a jazz pianist, living in the shadow of his famous brother Edward, a renowned Shakespearean actor. Edward suddenly and mysteriously disappears in Soviet controlled Europe, the British Government washes their hands of the entire incident and Allan suspects there is more to it than meets the eye but is powerless to do anything about it. And then, on a wet London night, a woman knocks on the door of Allan’s flat, claims she is Edward’s girlfriend and has a plan to find Edward and rescue him from a Soviet prison. That plan however involves an all girl band The Heather James All Stars and the new piano player Elizabeth Grey.

ISBN: 1-4116-3884-0

Catherine Lawrence
Diaz, Carmenica

The classic transgender romance! Christopher Redden is a struggling actor in London, trying over and over again to win roles but he continually fails. Over and over again, he’s told he doesn’t have the charisma or presence to be a leading man. As one of the top agents bluntly puts it, he’s far too pretty for a man. He auditions for a new play and, of course, fails but then a friend of his suggests the unthinkable – why not audition again but this time as a woman? The lead role in Silken Memories is for a woman and they want an unknown actor, this could be Christopher Reddens big chance, this could be the start of a marvellous career for Catherine Lawrence!

Country: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Middlesex
Eugenides, Jeffrey

From Publishers Weekly
Without a doubt, this audio edition of Eugenides's long-awaited second novel (after The Virgin Suicides) represents an acme of the audiobook genre: the whole equals much more than the sum of its parts. This is simultaneously the tale of a gene passed down through three generations and the story of Calliope Stephanides, the recipient of that gene. Never quite feeling at home in her body, Callie discovered at the age of 14 that she is, in fact, genetically, if not completely anatomically, a boy. From this point on she becomes Cal, and it is Cal, the 41-year-old man, who narrates the story, dipping all the way back in history to the time of his grandparents' incestuous relationship in war-torn Turkey. Tabori's performance of the text is phenomenal. His somewhat high-register, wavering voice, reminiscent of a young Burgess Meredith, is completely convincing as both the young female Callie and the older male Cal. Not only are his interpretations of the characters astonishingly credible, but his internalization of the narrative is nothing short of amazing. Listeners will feel this exhilarating story is being told personally to them for the very first time. Additionally, the intro music at the beginning of each of the 28 sides is different, with each snippet offering a different style of music, reflecting the current timeline and mood of the story. This adds a subtle but wonderful effect.

Publisher: Picador; Reprint edition (September 16, 2003)
ISBN-10: 0312422156
ISBN-13: 978-0312422158

"The Masqueraders."
Heyer, Georgette

From an Amazon.com Reviewer
This is one of the last Georgette Heyer novels that I got round to reading - it seemed hard to get hold of at local libraries. Having now read it, I can't understand why it is not more popular as I believe it's one of Heyer's better books. Although in some ways it bears similarity to Powder & Patch in terms of language (and I wasn't too keen on that book), the plot is far more enjoyable and twisted. It helps to know that the two characters we meet at the beginning, Mr Peter Merriott and Miss Kate Merriott, are actually sister and brother in disguise. "Peter" is actually Miss Prudence and her brother, who was involved in the Jacobite rebellion and is therefore in some danger, disguises himself as a woman. Heyer gives us a few clues as to how this is successful - Robin (the brother) is unusually short for a man, it's the era when women painted their faces, he wears tight corsets, but overall this is a slight weakness in the plot, as is the thought that a woman dressed in man's clothes would pass for a man over a period of several weeks. One just glosses over it, however, and enjoys the fun of the masquerade as Prudence, dressed up as Peter Merriott, gets involved in London society and visits Gentlemen's clubs, challenges a man to a duel and finds herself in love with a very tall man who has befriended her - as Peter. Her brother Robin also falls in love with a young lady he rescued and it's the tortuous ways in which the young couple perform their masquerade which adds to the fun. Their father appears who is the mastermind behind their plans, and claims that he is a Viscount; there is much humour in the scenes with him as he is such an egocentric character. The highlight of the book for me is the interaction between Prudence, disguised as Mr Peter Merriott, and Sir Anthony Fanshawe, with whom she falls in love. These two characters are well-portrayed and come across as well-suited when the final unmasking takes place. I heartily recommend this book for a great fun read with interesting characters set in a fascinating period of English history.

Publisher: harlequin; Reprint edition (April 1, 2004)
ISBN-10: 0373836066
ISBN-13: 978-0373836062

THE CHANGE
James, Arthur

If you are transgendered, this is a story you might find interesting. The author is a lifetime hetero-crossdresser. The story is written from his perspective of what it would be like to wake up one day and find that he was changing into a woman. This is the story of a man who wakes up one morning to find he has no penis and his trials as he changes slowly into a woman. From the telling of his wife, his family, and then the world about the transformation, the person completes the physical transformation when she becomes romantically involved. Once the physical transformation is complete, she becomes aware of a knowingness within her being that she had not noticed before. Then begins the spiritual transformation that leads her to an understanding of who she really is and why the change took place.

Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1-4116-0982-4

Luna
Peters, Julie Ann

School Library Journal Grade 9 Up-"Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother." Regan has always been there for her transgender brother, Liam, sacrificing her needs for his, but when he announces that he is ready to "transition" into Luna permanently, Regan is not sure she can handle the consequences. She has been his confidant all her life, letting Luna dress in her room, buying underwear for her when Liam couldn't, and giving support. However, when the attractive new guy in chemistry class shows an interest in Regan, she wishes her sibling would just go away and give her a chance to live her own life. Liam realizes that in order for his sister to be free, he, too, must free himself to become the woman who lives inside him. Told from Regan's point of view in the present and in flashback, this novel breaks new ground in YA literature with a sensitive and poignant portrayal of a young man's determination to live his true identity and his family's struggle to accept Luna for who she really is.

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 1, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0316011274
ISBN-13: 978-0316011273

Tranz-mania
Richards, Tanya Jane

Tranz-mania is the first book of it's kind - a novel about London's transgender community as it is now, written by an insider. It follows the story of Pam, a newcomer to a club called Tranz-mania, run by Parvula and Tamara – two transsexuals with different views on what the scene, and transsexuality itself, is all about. In transgender lives, the pace of change is fast. Through coming out, then meeting Parvula and Tamara, Pam confirms her transsexuality and begins to discover her real identity and sexuality, with drastic consequences. Pam's arrival also brings major change for Parvula and Tamara; a new future for all of them takes shape, at Tranz-mania.

Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 978-1-84728-653-6

Steel Beach
Varley, John

From Publishers Weekly
After nearly a decade's silence, Nebula and Hugo Award winner Varley ( The Ophiuchi Hotline ; Titan ; Millennium ; etc.) makes a triumphant return with this absorbing novel, set in a future where humanity, expelled from the Earth by the alien Invaders, now lives in artificial habitats on the moon, Mars and other planets. Advanced technologies ensure a fairly effortless and secure life--almost any injury or disease is curable; people can change their features or even their gender with an afternoon of painless surgery. But all is not well on Luna. Hildy Johnson, top reporter for a tabloid, has been unaccountably depressed, even suicidal, and he soon learns that he's not alone. Even the Central Computer that maintains Luna's environment has been feeling down. As Hildy and the CC search for a reason to live, Hildy changes gender, quits his/her job and examines religions; the CC takes steps for itself that may lead to moonwide catastrophe. Varley's tight, clean writing, full of wit and good humor, evokes despair, joy, anger and delight. His Luna is packed with wild inventions, intriguing characters and stunning scenery. This long-awaited return is one of the best science fiction novels of the year.

Publisher: Ace Books; Reprint edition (August 1993)
ISBN-10: 0441785654
ISBN-13: 978-0441785650

Myra Breckenridge
Vidal, Gore

Reviewer: The incomparable Gore Vidal wrote this book in the middle of the sexual revolution of the late sixties. He managed to write a book that is a profound statement on the women's movement on the brink of political madness; revealing the madness of patriarchal society during the Vietnam years while it began to embody the intimate criminal mentality of its enemy at the edge of its success. This book is still, more than thirty-five years later, ahead of its time. Myra Breckinridge is a symbol of America at this tumultuous time--a time that has not only not ended but is being ignored for the benefit of going backward to the Commie-hunter fifties culture, where it is seemingly safe from critical scrutiny. The sexuality, the artistry, the marketplace, the spirituality, and the narcissism that goes from the ridiculous to the sublime--defining the time in which is what written--is all here in this novel, in a way that is not only brilliantly entertaining but non-stop funny.

Publisher: Penguin Classics (September 1, 1997)
ISBN-10: 0141180285
ISBN-13: 978-0141180281

No Half Measures, Volume 1
Walker, Jenny

No Half Measures is a heartwarming tale of one young person's pursuit of success and describes this epic life-changing journey in full and moving detail. Nick Evans is a gifted yet perpetually unsuccessful singer-songwriter who, after another rejection, is persuaded by his friend, Julie, to try a different tack. Having been told his voice is not 'manly' enough, could he possibly make it as a female singer called Cara Malone? The reactions of his friends and family will make you laugh and cry as you ride the rollercoaster of emotions and experiences that our hero-cum-heroine is subjected to. Add a mysterious stalker, personal tragedy, the fear of exposure, a heart-breaking love story and you will find that No Half Measures is not only a gripping compulsive read, but also a story that speaks of self-discovery and one which challenges our preconceptions about identity and love.

Press Lulu (Self Published) 2004

No Half Measures, Volume 2
Walker, Jenny

Nick Evans is a gifted yet perpetually unsuccessful singer-songwriter who, after another rejection, is persuaded by his friend, Julie, to try a different tack. Having been told his voice is not 'manly' enough, he embarks on a career as a female singer called Cara Malone. Success is looming on the horizon, but it comes at a price. Someone knows the big secret and events build towards a breathtaking climax where not only love, but Cara's very life are laid on the line. No Half Measures is not only a gripping compulsive read, but also a story that speaks of self-discovery and one which challenges our preconceptions about identity and love.

Press Lulu (Self Published) 2005

Breaking Cover
Walker, Jenny

Steve Williams is the son of a successful retired British Intelligence field officer. Although Steve has a reasonably successful career as an analyst at MI6, he harbours greater ambitions. Miranda Carlos, a glamorous field officer, suffers an incapacitating injury and is unable to undertake an important intel-gathering assignment. The mission is so important that a suitable imposter must be sent in her place. Surprisingly, the computer picks Steve as having the strongest resemblance to the sexy Miranda. Although keen to take the assignment, he has to consider if he is willing to pay the necessary price in the line of duty. His loyalty to his country is tested as he faces the transformation that is required - especially given the warnings that some of it may be irreversible. As Steve begins to unearth plans for a devastating terrorist strike, he finds himself fighting for his life and, not knowing who he can trust, he is thrust into a terrifying race against time to prevent a horrific atrocity.

Press Lulu (Self Published) 2005
ISBN-10: 1411656032
ISBN-13: 978-1411656031

Chasing Hope
Walker, Jenny

Sarah Munro, a partner in a growing public relations firm, enjoys a quiet life in New Hampshire. Few know the lengths she's gone to in pursuit of her goals. Believing she's escaped her past, Sarah longs for the one thing that's eluded her, but a long-buried secret haunts her dreams of love. Mark Hamilton, a little-known U.S. senator, believes America needs a change. His friends, recognizing that his strength of character and principled ethics are just what their country needs, have persuaded him to seek his party's nomination for president. Now they fear he won't be able to rise above inhibitions born out of past personal tragedy. As their lives intersect and entwine in the heat of a national political campaign, Mark and Sarah reach out to each other. Mark wonders if Sarah is the one who might release him from his past hurts. Sarah faces the possibility that to realize her greatest hope, she may need to confront her deepest fear.

Press Lulu (Self Published) 2006
ISBN-10: 1411694554
ISBN-13: 978-1411694552

Orlando
Woolf, Virginia

From an Amazon.com Reviewer
In 1928 before everyone else was talking about gender-bending and before the terrific movie with Tilda Swinton, Virginia Woolf wrote her comic masterpiece, a fantastic, fanciful love letter disguised as a biography, to Vita Sackville-West. Orlando enters the book as an Elizabethan nobleman and leaves the book three centuries and one change of gender later as a liberated woman of the 1920s. Along the way this most rambunctious of Woolf's characters engages in sword fights, trades barbs with 18th century wits, has a baby, and drives a car. This is a deliriously written, breathless-making book and a classic both of lesbian literature and the Western canon.

Publisher: Harcourt (May 1993)
ISBN-10: 015670160X
ISBN-13: 978-0156701600