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Cruise Line
Port of Departure
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A cruise ship is plying the Mexican Riviera … and Brian Taylor is playing piano aboard. For a quiet, small guy, it’s a dream job. He is a world-class pianist who lives only for his music, and he’s quite comfortable in the regulated and confined day-to-day world of a ship. Then a series of circumstances, including a crew member’s accident and corporate skullduggery, force him to masquerade as a female lounge singer for one night. But further circumstances mean Brian must continue the masquerade, and learns that it is no deception—and it may truly be a dream job for life.
A cruise ship is plying the Mexican Riviera … and Brian Taylor is playing piano aboard. For a quiet, small guy, it’s a dream job. He is a world-class pianist who lives only for his music, and he’s quite comfortable in the regulated and confined day-to-day world of a ship. Then a series of circumstances, including a crew member’s accident and corporate skullduggery, force him to masquerade as a female lounge singer for one night. But further circumstances mean Brian must continue the masquerade, and learns that it is no deception—and it may truly be a dream job for life.
- GenresTransgender
570 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2015
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Karin Bishop
37 books63 followersI started writing as a child, and won my first national writing award in sixth grade. I edited and wrote for my high school and college creative writing magazines, but then life got in the way and didn’t write fiction for years—I wrote for hire. Magazine articles (in music and travel), advertising copy, corporate newsletters and software manuals paid the bills. I have always been interested in the discovery of a person’s true nature and sexual identity, and began exploring different literary genres and structures to tell those important stories.
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March 27, 2024
TRUTH- So deep and full of meaning.
I was so into reading this story that I had to remember to breathe and more importantly to blink. My eyes started to dry. Anyone who has experienced this knows what that’s like. I will be starting the second story in a minute. I know the story story will live up your reputation as a writer.
I was so into reading this story that I had to remember to breathe and more importantly to blink. My eyes started to dry. Anyone who has experienced this knows what that’s like. I will be starting the second story in a minute. I know the story story will live up your reputation as a writer.
April 12, 2018
Fun read. I have read several of this authors books. I like the TG books I have read and her stories are getting better.
August 4, 2019
It’s Okay
Most of Karen Bishop’s books are very powerful. This one however was kind of lackluster. I mean it has the usual theme of a young man realizing he was always meant to be a woman... but it’s not the same.
This story has Brian basically being FORCED to be a woman or lose his job. Sure he grows to love the idea and embraces his womanhood, but I don’t like how he initially had no choice. That kinda put me off a bit.
I also didn’t like that there was very little conflict in this book, very little happened. I admit it kept my attention, but I feel this author has better books out there.
Most of Karen Bishop’s books are very powerful. This one however was kind of lackluster. I mean it has the usual theme of a young man realizing he was always meant to be a woman... but it’s not the same.
This story has Brian basically being FORCED to be a woman or lose his job. Sure he grows to love the idea and embraces his womanhood, but I don’t like how he initially had no choice. That kinda put me off a bit.
I also didn’t like that there was very little conflict in this book, very little happened. I admit it kept my attention, but I feel this author has better books out there.
November 14, 2019
Port of departure of Brian's tale
Fantastic cannot wait to read the follow up to this amazing journey of joy for Brian becoming Taylor. It truly was a great read and had me enthralled from the first page to the last many thanks Karin.
Fantastic cannot wait to read the follow up to this amazing journey of joy for Brian becoming Taylor. It truly was a great read and had me enthralled from the first page to the last many thanks Karin.
January 8, 2016
Karin Bishop is prolific, with many titles about MTF transgender self-discovery in her book list. The reason this book gets three stars is the same reason I find myself buying them. They are comfortable.
As in her other novels I've read, while I appreciate the detail Bishop describes as the main character learns about herself, I don't sense any questioning or panic or drama. Just, a gentle, yet very quick, acceptance that the character is not who she always thought she was and a painless transition and immediate fitting in as female amongst other females. The character has always had either androgynous or feminine physical traits that no one, including the character has ever paid much attention to. Also, the character has an instant support group that far outweighs any negative attitudes that might put a damper on the instant transition. Not very realistic. Again, this is a comfort read that has more of a vignette feel than a story feel as there is not a lot of real conflict other than some extraneous external plot conflict. Should Bishop ever stop holding back and decide to let loose with deeper, less kinder and gentler emotional exploration, and make her character work a little harder (and more realistically) that would be a powerhouse story, indeed.
As in her other novels I've read, while I appreciate the detail Bishop describes as the main character learns about herself, I don't sense any questioning or panic or drama. Just, a gentle, yet very quick, acceptance that the character is not who she always thought she was and a painless transition and immediate fitting in as female amongst other females. The character has always had either androgynous or feminine physical traits that no one, including the character has ever paid much attention to. Also, the character has an instant support group that far outweighs any negative attitudes that might put a damper on the instant transition. Not very realistic. Again, this is a comfort read that has more of a vignette feel than a story feel as there is not a lot of real conflict other than some extraneous external plot conflict. Should Bishop ever stop holding back and decide to let loose with deeper, less kinder and gentler emotional exploration, and make her character work a little harder (and more realistically) that would be a powerhouse story, indeed.
November 18, 2015
A wonderful story that I enjoyed from beginning to end. Of course there is a degree of suspension of disbelief needed in how perfectly things work out in allowing Brian to discover his secret and to become Taylor.
The story takes place on a cruise ship where Brian Taylor is a pianist and circumstances conspire to have him fill in for a female singer. Karin Bishop always says she writes to meet the characters in her stories and I think she always creates people that you would like to meet too.
The story takes place on a cruise ship where Brian Taylor is a pianist and circumstances conspire to have him fill in for a female singer. Karin Bishop always says she writes to meet the characters in her stories and I think she always creates people that you would like to meet too.
February 2, 2017
Wow! This was my first Karin Bishop book. It was incredible. Not saying anything more except that I am buying the next book immediately.
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