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Book Title: Bud
Author: Russell J. Sanders
Publisher: JMS Books
Cover Artist: Written Ink Designs
Release Date: December 1, 2024
Pairing: Transgender MF love story
Tense/POV: First person/past tense
Genres: Contemporary interracial new adult romance
Tropes: Transgender love story
Themes: Transgender sexual awakening, acceptance of self and others
Heat Rating: No sexual content
Length: 65 000 words/336 pages
It is a standalone book and does not end on a cliffhanger.
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Is young dancer Shelly Sheridan transgender? What does that mean?
Will Shelly’s new guardian, the uncle Shelly’s never met, understand? What’s next in Shelly’s life?
Blurb
Suddenly homeless, young dancer Shelly Sheridan, heartbroken at Christmas, is taken in by an uncle Shelly has never met and didn’t know existed. The burly ex-Marine uncle and his husband welcome Shelly with a shower of love and acceptance. Their friend Estrella, a retired ballet star, is enraptured by Shelly’s dancing.
Shelly makes a new friend the first day of school in this strange place but isn’t happy, feeling out of place and very different from the other boys. The new friend eventually suggests something Shelly didn’t even know was possible. Could Shelly be transgender?
When Shelly embraces this new idea, problems immediately arise. His former nanny doesn’t approve, and the trustee of his mother’s estate fights Shelly’s newly formed decisions.
With his new family’s unconditional love, Shelly hopes all will be well. It’s Christmas once again, and it will be a merry one if Shelly’s problems go away, and Christmas works its magic.
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