by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Crissa Stone is a career criminal who has pulled a number of impressive heists by knowing how to keep her mouth shut and her temper in check. Still, as good as she is, she wants to get out of the life. All she needs is one last big score, enough to bribe her lover’s way out on parole, set up a safe and stable new life, and get her daughter back. However, things keep going wrong, like when her last two partners lost their cool and fought over the take instead of walking away $150K richer. The mess they made of the job and each other has put her on the run again.She’s not the only one. Benny Roth, a former mobster, has been straight for years, but now he has his own problems. A face from the past has popped up to tell him that boss Joey Dio is finally dead and to ask about the five million dollars that Joey was rumored to have stashed away years ago. Benny denies knowing anything about it and claims he’s out of the business. That may be what he says, but he’s willing to risk almost everything for one last shot.With the law and mobsters on the lookout and five million dollars on the line, it isn’t long before Crissa and Benny find themselves on a collision course that neither of them can avoid. This hard-boiled world, where the stakes—and the risks—are always high, unfolds at breakneck speed in Kings of Midnight, another dark and thrilling masterwork of crime fiction from Wallace Stroby.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
When Emma Iverson’s great aunt Geraldine leaves her a rundown roadside attraction in rural New Mexico, the inheritance comes with strings attached.If Emma wants to take possession of Little Tombstone’s motel, cafe, curio shop and Museum of the Unexplained, then she has to agree to “Love, Honor and Cherish” Earp, her late aunt’s ancient and irritable pug. It says so, right there in the will.What Aunt Geraldine’s will conveniently omits to mention are the bodies buried underneath the trailer court. About the Little Tombstone Cozy Mysteries:These quirky, light-hearted cozies are set in rural New Mexico and feature a collection of endearing residents from the village of Amatista and its main attraction, a dilapidated roadside tourist stop called Little Tombstone.Little Tombstone is a truncated version of its namesake, Tombstone, Arizona, and is home to a variety of sweet but eccentric characters.Cast of Recurring Characters:Emma Iverson: Our sleuth and heir to Little Tombstone.Earp: Emma’s ancient and irritable pug, inherited from her Great Aunt Geraldine.Hercules: Earp’s porcine companion.Juanita Gonzoles: Proprietress of the Bird Cage Cafe.Georgia: Emma’s cousin and coheir.Maxwell: Georgia’s precocious six-year-old sonMarcus Ledbetter: Veteran and undercover stock-picking genius.Hank Edwards: Curator of the Museum of the Unexplained and conspiracy theory enthusiast.Phyliss: Hank’s longtime ladylove.Morticia: Resident psychic.Katie: Mail carrier and mother to Chamomile.Chamomile: Waitress at the Bird Cage.Jason Wendell: Amatista’s only lawyer and most eligible bachelor.Oliver: Resident handiman and Austrailian transplant.Nancy Flynn: Neighboring rancher and mayor of Amatista.Freddy Fernandez: Amatista’s devout barber and lay preacher.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
Honey Hyman (do NOT call her “hon”) is all leather, piercings, and tattoos. And yes, she may be just a tad deal-obsessed, but who isn’t? It’s not like her using coupons is stealing from anyone… unless, of course, those coupons are the fakes she created to help her elderly neighbors afford groceries from the Munch & Crunch, the uber-expensive supermarket that’s replaced their local grocery store.It really isn’t fair for her to go to jail. Or to be blackmailed into working for the Munch & Crunch CEO whom she’s supposedly defrauded—a CEO who turns out to be none other than Gunther Ferguson, her high school crush who once ruined both her school record and her life.Let the war begin.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Second generation con woman and all-around thief Remi Wilde joined the Hundred Halls—the world’s only magical university—in hopes of learning the right spells to pull off a dangerous heist. But rather than one of the less scrupulous Halls, she ends up in Aura Healers, known for its public service and healing arts. Remi isn’t dissuaded, and prepares to turn this setback into an advantage as she steals from the school’s ample alchemy supplies to fund her artifact hunting mission. The only problem is one of her fellow students, a try-hard werewolf with a god complex, is doing everything he can to get in her way. As the already chaotic hospital gets overrun with patients suffering from a strange madness, the handsome werewolf asks for Remi’s help—and her thieving skills—to find out who’s really behind the chaos. Their journey leads them into the darker corners of the university, and reveals a plot against the city that will force her to choose her true destiny.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Fantasy |
Her sister’s wedding was meant to unite two kingdoms.Her murder ignited a war in Sabine’s heart.To hunt the killer, Princess Sabine Ludwig takes her sister’s place and weds the enigmatic king of Lynk—a man whispered to be as ruthless as he is devastatingly charming. She plans to seduce the truth from him, then spill his blood if she must.But the king’s touch is a temptation she never expected, and every glance from him blurs the line between enemy and lover. In a court where loyalty is bought with lies and desire is a weapon, Sabine must decide which is more dangerous—trusting the wrong man, or falling for him.One will ruin her.The other will destroy her kingdom.
