Books
LBGTQ+ Sci-Fi/Fiction/Adventure
The Joshua Abomination
Step into a world of addictive romance and dangerous love in the science fiction cult masterpiece that includes the hunt for an ancient silver trumpet with mystical power and a killer robot army with lethal laser weapons intent on world conquest that forces God himself to intervene to save mankind!
Eric Jansen, a movie star handsome military hero and former Mossad spy, married to his loving partner, Mark Cohn, is elected as the first openly LGBTQ+ prime minister of Israel. But who have they really elected? A moderate, much-loved politician who will bring progress and equality to the tempestuous Middle East, or an unhinged sociopath who controls an unstoppable killer robot army bent on exterminating entire nations with lethal laser weapons? And how long will he be able to control them before they become sentient?
As Jansen’s robot army advances across the area, leaving mass destruction in its wake, the world needs a savior. It comes in the form of a jazz musician descended from Temple High Priests, carrying the Holy Silver Trumpet that can summon God Himself to protect the world from the horror of robot domination.
LBGTQ+ Romance/Fiction/Adventure
King Herod's Treasure
Eric is a young, somewhat enigmatic archeologist, proficient in ancient languages and passionate about history, but reticent about his personal life. As the trip unfolds, so does the connection between the two men. Between camel races in the Negev desert, visits to ancient battle sites, and illicit nude swims in hidden pools, Mark senses there is more to Eric than meets the eye, and much more to the feelings Mark has for him. A near-mugging on a beach reveals Eric as a trained fighter, which only adds to his allure. But it’s the shared challenge of solving a mystery in Jerusalem that finally brings the two men’s passion to the surface, as they realize each is a treasure the other has been seeking.
Mark Akst’s debut novel is a gay age-gap romance within a travel adventure through the ancient lands of Israel. Join Mark Cohn and Eric Jansen as they unravel the mystery of King Herod’s treasure, and discover each other in the process.
LBGTQ+ Romance/Fiction/Adventure
THE SECRETS OF THE SAFFRON MOUNTAIN
Action, romance, travel and history abound in the second book of the Mark Cohn series.
Mark and his husband, archeologist Eric Jansen, travel across Israel’s Negev Desert to Mount Karkom—“the Saffron Mountain,” a rock formation entrenched in Biblical legend, where the phenomenon of the Burning Bush is still visible during the winter equinox. Mark and Eric are convinced the cave dwelling at the summit contains proof the rock is indeed Mount Sinai, and the events of the Book of Exodus are true.
Embedded in their expedition is an orthodox rabbi appointed by the government to supervise their efforts and prevent damage to any sacred sites or objects. Once in the cave, however, Eric’s archeological expertise and Mark’s metaphysical instincts reveal clues leading to the discovery of a second cave containing hidden treasure—a vast array of wealth taken by the Israelites during their flight from Egypt, and an emerging story that doesn’t quite align with the Bible…
It’s a race against time as Mark and Eric work to solve an ancient mystery before the government and religious authorities shut down their efforts and the precious knowledge is lost forever.
LBGTQ+ Romance/Fiction/Adventure
The Mossad Warrior Spy
World famous treasure hunter Mark Cohn and his younger lover who secretly works for the Mossad, the lethal Israeli spy agency, return to face life and death struggles as they fight terrorists to save kidnapped Israeli hostages held in the jungles of Africa. Afterwards they unravel the mystery of the ancient Copper Scroll leading to the discovery of a fabulous lost Jerusalem Temple treasure. All this while they use deadly new laser weapon technology and are forced to engage in mortal combat on the rim of an active volcano to prevent a military coup that would shake the Middle East.
As they get to know each other’s deepest secrets, they get more and more entangled in Mossad intrigues challenging their love and marriage like never before.