On their first night in Karachi, his father hosts a cocktail party to meet the local dignitaries. Grady is introduced to His Highness Prince Kamran Izadi, nephew of the shah of Iran. Twenty-three-year-old Kamran has recently returned from the UK, where he spent eleven years, first as a student, and then as a financial analyst.
The attraction is immediate—unforeseen and dangerously powerful—but neither one dares to make a move. Odds are so stacked against them it’s futile to even entertain a friendship, but they do, and their world tilts precariously.
With his country in turmoil and Grady about to leave for college, Kamran makes a decision that will change their lives forever.
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MICKIE B. ASHLING is the pseudonym of a multifaceted woman who is a product of her upbringing in multiple cultures, having lived in Japan, the Philippines, Spain, and the Middle East. Fluent in three languages, she’s a citizen of the world and an interesting mixture of East and West. A little bit of this and a lot of that have brought a unique touch to her literary voice she could never learn from textbooks.
By the time Mickie discovered her talent for writing, real life got in the way, and the business of raising four sons took priority. With the advent of e-publishing—and the inevitable emptying nest—dreams of becoming a published writer were resurrected and she’s never looked back.
She stumbled into the world of men who love men in 2002 and continues to draw inspiration from their ongoing struggle to find equality and happiness in this oftentimes skewed and intolerant world. Her award-winning novels have been called “gut-wrenching, daring, and thought provoking.” She admits to being an angst queen and making her men work damn hard for their happy endings.
Mickie currently resides in a suburb outside Chicago.
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By Mickie B. Ashling
Enforcing Emory
Mayon
Yesterday
BASQUE TRILOGY
Loving Edits
Tono
Momentos: Mick’s Journey
BAY AREA PROFESSIONALS
Impacted!
Bonds of Love
Fractured
Forged in Trust
CUTTING CORDS
Cutting Cords
Vessel
Cutting Out
HORIZONS SERIES
Horizons
Taste
Daddio
Chyna Doll
THE OPEN SERIES
Open Seating
Open House
POLO
Fire Horse
Ride-Off
The Sixth Chukker
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Open House
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ISBN: 978-1-63477-692-9
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63477-693-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016913065
Published October 2016
v. 1.0
Printed in the United States of America