David Horne

Kirk and Monty have known each other since they were boys in London. Now, feeling the impending doom of middle age, the two of them decide to set out on The Mongol Rally, an over 4,000-mile charity car chase. Knowing that the people in charge of the rally prefer small, comical vehicles, the two of them buy a scooter and an old BMW Isetta. With no set route, they set out across Europe, looking for adventure and meaning in their lives. Along the way, they run into fellow rally goers, including making friends with an American named Donkey who fancies himself a steampunk airship captain. As Kirk and Monty continue their journey, they meet new and interesting people, get lost, lose their vehicles, and begin to feel strange things about one another. The rally changes their lives forever, but will Kirk and Monty's budding romance survive once they get back to the real world? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger." Keywords: travel, friends to lovers, cars, Europe, Asia, humor

Reid is having possibly the worst day of his life. Not only is he fired from his job at a magazine he built himself, but he catches his wife having an affair. What surprises Reid most of all is that he is not upset about losing his job as editor-in-chief or that his beautiful bombshell wife has left him. He mourns the loss of his personal assistant, Seth, a gorgeous green-eyed hunk more than anything else. Seth, likewise, is devastated he won't be working for Reid anymore. He has been harboring a secret love for his boss the last two years. What's he going to do if he doesn't have Reid to look forward to every morning? Reid and Seth find their way to each other, but each are hampered by their vulnerabilities and fears. Reid's never been with a man before but can't fight the burning in his heart and his loins for Seth. Seth has never been in a real relationship before and is convinced he is just not good enough for a beautiful suave man like Reid. Can Reid and Seth toss their fears aside for true love? Or will their inhibitions take over preventing their happily ever after? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger". Themes Include: New Adult, South, Contemporary, Older/Younger Relationship, Romantic Comedy, Gay Marriage.

Los Angeles' D Platoon is the most prestigious SWAT team in the country, drawing the best police officers from LA and around the United States, including Zeke Nolan and his best friend, Anakoni Lewis. The two of them grew up together in Hawaii, but when a hostage situation at a library goes south, an inside job is suspected, and all the evidence points to Anakoni. Will Zeke choose his best friend over the evidence, or does the evidence actually point somewhere else? Cristian Del Toro, known as Bull by his colleagues, is the team leader of a rival squad. He's only been team leader for six months, and has something to prove. He and Zeke start out as rivals, and it is Bull who leads the operation at the library. As the mystery deepens, though, he and Zeke get closer, realizing they really aren't all that different. The two of them bond over their love of the sea, the love of the job, and the punishment they both face for the botched library job. Bull is determined to prove that it wasn't simply a bad decision on his part. With Zeke's help, will the two of them find out what really happened, even if it means implicating his best friend? Or will Bull's suspicion of Anakoni drive a wedge between them? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Recent college graduates, Harrison Barnes and Salvador Lerman, connect after a road trip down from Berkeley to Los Angeles, where they both plan to relocate. Both neophytes in the entertainment industry, Harrison, a budding animator, lands a job at an impressive animation studio while Sal is fresh off the heels of an Academy Award nomination for a screenplay. Although both initially feel an attraction, Harrison is wrapped up in an on again off again romance with his first love while Sal, never having been in a relationship before, is too fearful of genuine intimacy. Over the years, Harrison and Sal run into each other igniting the spark they both had years ago as Berkeley graduates and newly minted Hollywood rising stars. As luck would have it, each chance encounter happens when the other is in a relationship with someone else or when circumstances are not ideal for romance. As the years stretch out from the time where they first felt a connection for each other, the initial attraction between them only grows stronger. Will the timing ever be right for Harrison and Sal? Or will old lovers, social climbers, and the oftentimes fickle entertainment industry get in the way? Please Note: This book contains adult language and steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Rick Kyle is a successful writer. He should be happy about his life. His recent book has been turned into a movie and readers are excited to read his next book. But ever since he moved back to his hometown from LA, Rick hasn't been able to write anything. Writer's block is wearing him down and he much prefers to stay at home and stare at the blank pages in front of him than do anything else. That is until his sister drags him out to go to Jake Starfire's performance. Gorgeous, multi-award-winning Jake Starfire is totally out of Rick's league. That is until Jake picks Rick out from a line of groupies and they end up having some of the best sex that Rick has ever had. Rick tries to keep it in perspective. He knows that he's likely to be just another notch in Jake's belt, but he can't help but feel smitten at the disarming and effortlessly charming Jake Starfire. After the night they spend together, everything changes for Rick. He might be able to write again, but there's something else missing from his life. But Rick is sure that it can't be the unattainable rock star, the one he slept with only once. And even if it was, there's nothing he can do about it. Is there? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

The first time Detective Caesar Polanco met Lucas Cameron, RN, he was on a gurney in the ER, barely conscious, fighting for his life. The next time he meets the handsome trauma nurse, he's hiding from the world in his twin brother's luxurious beach house, trying to heal the wounds in his soul. He still can't wrap his mind around losing his partner on that fateful night. The last thing Caesar wants on his vacation is company. He wants to hide until he can bury his pain. He isn't expecting to fall for anyone, either. But he can't hide from his feelings for Lucas. Lucas Cameron has accepted his friend's invitation to spend his holiday in Gary's vacation home on a small island, after six years as a trauma nurse in the ER at Bellhaven General. This will be his first real vacation since he started there. He doesn't expect Caesar Polanco, the hard-nosed police detective he had cared for on that horrific night months ago, to be his vacation neighbor. The man had made an impression on him back then, despite his injuries, and now, six months later, even his grouchiness does nothing to stop Lucas' attraction to him. Neither man is looking to start a relationship, but they're falling for each other. Can they find common ground, despite Caesar's overwhelming grief? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 31,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Carter Robinson's heart is set on going to Alaska and capturing the colors of the tundra around Denali National Park with his camera. After months of preparations, he finally sets out into the wilderness on his own. Unfortunately, all does not go well, and Carter's life is put in danger. Sterling Decker was a great artist...once, but the pressures of fame led him to leave everything he knew behind. He took his remaining art, bought a piece of land, and disappeared into the wilderness. One day, while out hunting, he hears something strange in the woods. He tracks the strange noise to the bottom of a ravine and finds an unconscious man with a broken leg. He drags the man home, and nurses him back to health. As Carter slowly gets better, he finds out who his rescuer is, and the two of them begin to bond over their love of art and the outdoors. Along the way, though, he finds out that a wealthy contractor is trying to push Sterling off his land to build a holiday resort. Will their new life together be ruined before it can even begin? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Kayden had planned on this vacation being a celebration of his one year anniversary with Grant. But it turns out Grant had other plans, and Kayden finds himself single and traveling to Marbella with his best friends instead. There he meets Mat as, a mysterious younger man who is full of energy and passion, and they connect almost immediately. Mat as, having been pushed out of the only work he was qualified to do, has turned to dating wealthy men and getting them to support him over their vacations. And it works pretty well. But when he meets Kayden, something changes. Now he wants something more than great sex and expensive gifts. Now he wants to be loved. But how can he be loved by someone who has only just met him? When two young men meet, one with a broken heart, the other a cold cynic, will they see that they are soul mates? Or will they assume love at first sight is a thing only for fairy tales? Will they fight to be together? Or will it end up being just another summer fling? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Lawrence Jones is a successful plastic surgeon, but he didn't go to med school only to help the rich. That's why he decides to head down to an island in the Caribbean, which is in dire need of a doctor. He only intends to stay there for one year, two at the most, to give back to the community. In theory, Lawrence is ready for the challenges that working in a small clinic presents-the lack of resources, the closeness of the patients. But when he's confronted with a lack of antibiotics for a child who might have a more serious condition, Lawrence doesn't know what to do. That isn't even the worst of it, though. Lawrence is pretty sure that he's developing a crush on Graham Self, which could interfere with his job and his function on the island. Despite his growing crush, Lawrence must turn to him for a solution regarding his patient. When Graham turns the possibility of treatment down, Lawrence's attraction to him surely should disappear into thin air-but instead, it seems to continue developing despite his actions, since after all, Graham is only doing his job. With a few secrets of his own, Graham might be exactly the man that Lawrence needs-or exactly what he doesn't need. There is no way for Lawrence to know until he takes a leap of faith. Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Mark Warner is overdue for a vacation. His hectic London job, in the world of public relations, leads him to choose a quiet beachside village in Italy to spend his holiday. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with a mysterious American named Jack. After one glorious day and night, though, his peace and quiet is shattered when masked men rip him from his bed at gunpoint and Jack is nowhere to be found. Mark soon learns that the man he knows as Jack is actually a British spy named Wade Dalhousie; a spy who's gone rogue. Mark is recruited to join the manhunt, though a part of him doesn't believe what he's learned about the man he knew. Complicating matters is Wade's insistence that he was set up by someone inside the agency and the feelings that Mark still has for him. Is Wade a traitor to his country or simply a scapegoat? Follow along in a whirlwind adventure that takes them from Italy to Copenhagen to London. Will Wade prove himself to Mark when they finally meet up again, and will he be able to clear his name? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 31,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

Ben Jones is a typical thirty-something-year-old nerd who works in a comic shop and lives in his mother's basement. Ben is sweet and kind and mostly happy with his life, but he can't help but feel like he's not living up to his full potential. This quickly changes when Ben is suddenly called in to work a special Valentine's Day author event featuring the hottest webcomic creator in the land, Ethan Giordano. Ethan's mega popular gay romance comic is secretly one of Ben's favorites, and in talking about it, the two of them are able to flesh out an idea for a brand new comic; the likes of which has never before existed and is bound to take the industry by storm. As Ben and Ethan's comic skyrockets into popularity, Ben is forced to deal with many different issues and insecurities plaguing his personal life; namely his unrequited crush on Ethan and the fact that nobody in his family knows that he's bisexual. These personal problems inevitably find their way back into the comic in hilarious and heart wrenching ways. Told in alternating chapters of Ben's life and his comic book scripts, this is a delightfully romantic tale about gay superheroes and the men who create them. Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 30,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."

American Political Institutions: A Black Perspective introduces students to the American political system, and demonstrates how African Americans have fit themselves into that system and contributed to its successful evolution.The text addresses two issues simultaneously. How should students be introduced to the basics of American politics as more than a stagnant study in political ancestry? What are the contributions of Black Americans to our political history and story beyond just the Civil Rights Movement? Readers will be introduced to African-American perspectives on the operation of government, the impact of the Bill of Rights, and Black political parties, factions, and activity. Other topics include civil rights and civil liberties, interest groups and bureaucracies, Black political analysis of the Civil Rights Movement, and Black political participation. Closing chapters examine the election of Barack Obama, and the current state of Black American politics.American Political Institutions: A Black Perspective both deepens and broadens reader's understanding of our political system and our past. It can be used in introductory courses in American politics and government.