Tatiana Vixen Reyes
Tatiana Vixen Reyes is the pen name of a transgender woman whose work blends sensuality, imagination, and cultural texture into richly layered storytelling. Through this voice, she explores themes of identity, desire, transformation, and connection.
After an early retirement from federal civil service, Tatiana embraced her lifelong passion for storytelling, channeling decades of lived experience into bold, unapologetic creative work. Her writing explores themes of identity, desire, transformation, and connection—often centering voices and perspectives that exist at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and culture.
She is the creator of the romantic novella series She Came to the Glass Heel, a character-driven exploration of intimacy, longing, and fleeting moments of connection set against the backdrop of a vibrant Chicago nightclub. In addition, she is the architect behind the Érōsikúsō Campaign Setting, an ambitious and immersive world for tabletop roleplaying games that merges fantasy, sensuality, and intricate worldbuilding.
Now based in Chicago, Tatiana lives with her ever-“helpful” cat, who frequently supervises her writing process with questionable effectiveness. Her creative influences span a wide spectrum—from comic books and romance novels to fantasy epics, science fiction cinema, and years spent around the gaming table. These influences converge in her work, resulting in stories that are both escapist and deeply personal.
At the heart of Tatiana’s writing is a commitment to authenticity: telling stories that celebrate desire without shame, honor transformation as a form of power, and invite readers into worlds where identity is not only accepted, but exalted.
Tatiana Vixen Reyes is the pen name of a transgender woman whose work blends sensuality, imagination, and cultural texture into richly layered storytelling. Through this voice, she explores themes of identity, desire, transformation, and connection.
After an early retirement from federal civil service, Tatiana embraced her lifelong passion for storytelling, channeling decades of lived experience into bold, unapologetic creative work. Her...
Books
View AllSanctuary Nights
Some sanctuaries are loud. Some are lit in neon. Some feel safest when the doors close and the night begins.
Rachel arrives at The Glass Heel carrying more than she lets on. The club’s pulse, its drag shows, its unapologetic joy—all of it should feel overwhelming. Instead, it feels like the first place in a long time where she can breathe without...
Read moreNeon Diner
Some connections happen under velvet light. Some happen over cold coffee at 2 AM.
Lily Warren escapes her corporate life at The Glass Heel—Chicago's secretive nightclub where outsiders finally belong.
Devon Carter finds refuge there too, his steady exterior hiding a quiet hunger for something real.
They notice each other in the club's amber glow....
Read moreRoom 312
Some sanctuaries shelter you from the storm. Some become the storm.
The Heel's Nest isn't listed on booking sites. It's whispered about—a hidden hotel above Chicago's most secretive nightclub, a sanctuary curated for trans women by the enigmatic Echo.
Lena Marquez, travel journalist, arrives to write about it.
She doesn't expect Adrian Vega—the...
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