Lance Horner

Lance Horner is a bestselling historical romance author best known for penning the Falconhurst series alongside Kyle Onstott. The novels are sensational narratives set in a sprawling slave plantation in post and pre Civil War Alabama. It follows the story of slaves and slave-owners on a plantation named Falconhurst. The first novel of the series “Mandingo” was written by Kyle Onstott in 1957 and was set in the 1830s. Horner used to work in advertising and only had one novel to his name until he met Onstott. He then went on to collaborate with the man to write several titles in the series. When Onstott died in 1966, Lance took over the reins and continued writing the series. He would go on to write. “Falconhurst Fancy,” “The Mustee,” “Heir to Falconhurst,” “Flight to Falconhurst,” and “Mistress of Falconhurst.” The series of novels are based on the bizarre legends that Onstott heard while he was growing up: tales of the sadistic abuse of slaves and slave breeding.