Chrysalis

Leo’s dead-end job in telephone support leaves him scraping by in a cramped city apartment, until coworkers point him toward Manhattan Talent, a prestigious agency promising high pay and fame with no experience required. A quick, anonymous photo submission changes everything. An AI-driven audition reveals more than just potential as a model or actor—it uncovers a long-buried truth about his body and identity. Guided by compassionate mentors, Leo embarks on a courageous path of exploration, medical revelation, and personal reinvention—stepping into a dazzling new world of fashion, performance, and self-acceptance, where unexpected romance blooms and questions of love, purpose, and belonging emerge. Chrysalis is a tender, transformative story of awakening—where beauty, biology, and destiny collide, and one life finds the courage to become something extraordinary.

Pages: 198, Paperback, Resource Publications (CA)