by Philip Eliot | Aug 14, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Which freedoms is a widow permitted in the year 1755? Might she write or even publish a somewhat scandalous romance? Or fall in love with a younger man? Mary Allen is about to find out.Due to a misunderstanding, Mary publishes a novel, an action she considers highly improper. Behind a weak pseudonym, she frets over the undiscovered fact that she is an author. When she learns that her brother is forcing his young daughter, Louisa, into an arranged marriage, she recognizes the opportunity as an escape for them both. Mary sweeps her niece off to Bath where she intends to stay away from the lure of her pen and to help Louisa find a love match.Once in Bath, Mary meets handsome, responsible, and well-heeled Daniel Fletcher, the embodiment of male perfection. She interferes to ensure he and Louisa form an attachment. As affection grows between Louisa and Daniel, she realizes her mistake. Mary wants Daniel for herself.Chatter about Mary’s book abounds in Bath. Some of its more inflammatory themes persuade a couple of young people to embark on an elopement. Daniel accompanies Mary in a quest to intercede before all is lost. On the journey, Mary grapples with her identity as a well-behaved gentlewoman. Is she brave enough to choose love over propriety?
by Philip Eliot | Aug 14, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
For the first time, enjoy the BLOOD ROSE NIGHTS saga in one combined volume. This edition includes all five novels:Born RecklessBorn SavageBorn ChaosBorn WickedBorn Free“You can’t turn someone into a vampire, at least not the kind we are. You have to be born this way.”I thought I was being noble when I put myself between my best friend and the switchblade of a mugger. Turns out Elena could have split the guy in half with her bare hands, and she did while I bled out on the sidewalk.It should have been game over, but I woke up with newfound strength and a terrifying craving for that sweet, sweet smelling liquid pumping through your veins. Too bad my first taste ended a woman’s life and gained me an enemy who swears to make me pay.Enter Mason Godfrey, Elena’s brother. He’s given me an ultimatum. Go back to my life, back to my medical residency, and most likely be hunted down—or come away with them to Chicago and start over. The golden, still-human prince of the city is impossible to resist. Despite the herd of eligible and eager bachelorettes who would rather see me dead than on his arm, his eyes keep lingering on me. Neither of us has forgotten that one magical night we had, right before my first life ended. Where does this lead, now that I’m a vampire and he isn’t?They say Chicago is a safe haven for our kind, but it is nothing like I expected. This new life is filled with luxury and money. There are galas and vampire night clubs, enchanted tattoos, and a council of powerful immortals. But I must never forget. Despite this glamorous second chance at life, I’m still being hunted. And time is ticking until I make a reckless move. Because it’s what I do.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 14, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
GET *ALL 10* BESTSELLING BRITISH CRIME THRILLERS FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR GRETTA MULROONEY IN ONE GREAT VALUE BOX SET.Discover a series set in London with over 10,000 five-star reviews. Indulge in hours of quality reading and meet your next favourite detective . . .Perfect for fans of Robert Galbraith, Joy Ellis, Ann Cleeves, Val McDermid and P.D. James.?????‘I just had to continue the whole series.’ LHTen cases the police gave up on. One detective who never does.Tyrone Swift is a survivor — and he has the scars to prove it. He lost his Interpol career, his fiancée, and very nearly his life. Now he’s a private detective with a reputation for solving the unsolvable — taking the cases the police have closed, abandoned or got wrong. He’s dogged, decent and impossible not to root for. The kind of investigator who won’t stop until he finds the truth — no matter the cost.Beneath London’s glittering skyline, a darker world thrives. Swift uncovers the secrets families kill to protect — a woman vanished without a trace, a murder dressed up as a suicide, a child who was never found.Each case stands alone. But Swift’s own story — his complicated heart, his hard-won life — builds across all ten, and once you start, you won’t want to leave him behind.Binge the complete series in one great-value collection.GET ALL TEN BOOKS IN ONE BOX SET:Book 1: THE LADY VANISHED A disliked woman vanishes. A fortune rides on whether she’s found.Book 2: BLOOD SECRETS A boy beaten and left for dead. Now someone wants Swift to stop digging.Book 3: TWO LOVERS, SIX DEATHS A signed murder confession. Open and shut? Not for Swift.Book 4: WATCHING YOU A baby snatched, never found. Now someone is watching the father.Book 5: LOW LAKE A young woman drowned. The bruises say it was no accident.Book 6: YOUR LAST LIE A pilot stabbed in his own cockpit. He wasn’t who his mother thought.Book 7: HER LOST SISTER Three sisters. Two attacked on a ferry. One drowns, one survives.Book 8: MURDER IN PEMBROKESHIRE A cut-off Welsh village. Swift’s old friend turns up dead on the coast path.Book 9: DEATH BY THE THAMES A man found dead in the river the night before his wedding.Book 10: THE LOST BROTHER A stranger in a photo bears his dead brother’s exact birthmark.READERS LOVE DETECTIVE TYRONE SWIFT:????? ‘Binge read this box set . . . Tyrone Swift is someone you can really like.’????? ‘Honest and likeable . . . his thorough searches for the truth were absorbing.’????? ‘Lots of twists, leaving you unable to put the book down.’????? ‘Excellent crime series!’ABOUT THE AUTHORGretta Mulrooney was a brilliant writer who dazzled both in psychological insight and at the level of the sentence.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 14, 2026 | Science Fiction |
“Euphonia Gumboot is the daughter of my oldest friend. You will oblige me by marrying her at once.” When Aunt Hypatia arrives with the horrifying Euphonia Gumboot in tow, Bentley suggests an escape to New York in the company dirigible. Alas, the cat finds its way out of the bag and the dirigible becomes a kind of flying ark filled with friends, enemies… and Miss Gumboot. It will be a miracle if Cyril returns from America unbetrothed!”I haven’t enjoyed the company of such eccentric characters since A Confederacy of Dunces, and Tom Alan Robbins has managed to place them in the stylized world of Oscar Wilde. A really unique journey.”Kevin Conroy, Actor, The voice behind the DC Comics superhero Batman.Go to Twitschronicles.com to learn more or to “Ask a Twit a Question!”
by Philip Eliot | Aug 14, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Join widowed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her first three encounters with mayhem, murder, and a potential suitor.Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie’s daughter, Wendy, disappears.Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society’s president is found murdered in the inn’s grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner’s chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation.Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend’s B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend’s business and sets out to solve the murder.REVIEWS:”…rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.” — Booklist”The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance.” — Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series”I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble…” — Alice Duncan, author of The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery SeriesTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIESLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the SeasonCozy CampingMarriage and MayhemTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIESA Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartNo Big RipThe Grim RipperRip ChordJeanne Glidewell lives with her husband, Bob, a Vietnam veteran, in the small coastal town of Rockport, Texas, where they enjoy life along Salt Lake, just off Copano Bay. When she isn’t writing, Jeanne loves wildlife photography, fishing, and traveling—whether exploring the Irish countryside, hiking volcanic trails in the Galapagos Islands, or photographing wildlife closer to home. As a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient, Jeanne is a passionate advocate for organ and tissue donation, encouraging others to consider the life-saving gift of becoming a donor. Jeanne is the author of the Lexie Starr cozy mystery series, a New York Times best-seller that includes seven novels and a holiday novella, the Ripple Effect cozy mystery series, and a romance-suspense novel, Soul Survivor. Her mysteries combine humor, small-town charm, and page-turning suspense. You can learn more about her books at jeanneglidewell.com.
