by Philip Eliot | Sep 21, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
An adorable mutt and heartwarming characters captivate readers in this third installment in Donna Alward’s Darling, VT series.When town social media manager Oaklee Collier accidentally hits a stray dog, she turns to Rory Gallagher, Darling’s local vet and her big brother’s best friend. Rory patches up the pup, but his suggestion that she foster the dog through his recovery puts her off her stride. Oaklee isn’t into commitments of any kind, not since she was left at the altar during a secret elopement. She refuses to let the dog—or the sexy veterinarian—into her heart.Rory knows he should be hands off where Oaklee is concerned. She’s his best friend’s little sister, and it’s his job to look out for her – not try to get her into bed! They fight their attraction, but when Oaklee faces heartbreak, attraction turns into something much deeper. But Rory has his own hidden scars, and unless he can come clean with Oaklee about his past, their future together is at risk.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 21, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
A lone she-wolf. A warlock on the brink. A quest that could bind their fates—or tear them apart.LuanaOnce, I was the alpha of the Dark Vale pack, until Isalia, a ruthless she-wolf hungry for power, ripped the title from my grasp. I won’t let her rule my wolves—not while I live and breathe. To reclaim my pack, I need an ally. Keeran and I fought side-by-side to place Queen Thea on her throne, but I don’t know if he’s even alive… or if the fire that once burned between us still smolders. Finding Keeran means risking everything—my heart, my wolves, and my life.KeeranI never forgot Luana. Or the fact that her loyalties were bound to her pack, not to me. Solitude has always been my armor, but now there’s talk of warlocks like me gathering in secret—a hidden coven that could hold the key to my destiny. If Luana wants my help to defeat Isalia, she’ll have to journey with me to find this elusive brotherhood. Together, we’ll face dark forces and dangerous memories that I’d rather leave buried. I want her, yes—but getting too close could destroy us both.Dark magic, fierce passion, and untamed hearts await in The Warlock Lord, a paranormal romance bursting with suspense, seduction, and secrets that will keep you turning pages. In a world of wolves, warlocks, and wild desires, fate weaves a thrilling tale that fans of new adult romance won’t want to miss.17+Rite World: The Vampire Heir (Book 1 – Rite of the Vampire 1)The Witch Queen (Book 2 – Rite of the Vampire 2)The Immortal Vow (Book 3 – Rite of the Vampire 3)The Warlock Lord (Book 4 – Rite of the Warlock 1)The Wolf Consort (Book 5 – Rite of the Warlock 2)The Crystal Rose (Book 6 – Rite of the Warlock 3)The Wolf Forsaken (Book 7 – Rite of the Wolf 1)The Fae Bound (Book 8 – Rite of the Wolf 2)The Blood Pact (Book 9 – Rite of the Wolf 3)
by Philip Eliot | Sep 21, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Heath Donnelly scores ugly goals and sends every paycheck home.A late-season call-up to the Chicago Ironhawks wasn’t supposed to stick. But Heath stuck—through training camp, through opening night, through the kind of net-front chaos that makes highlight reels and terrifies him in equal measure. At twenty-two, his NHL contract is the only thing standing between his family and the bills that keep arriving. He can’t afford a mistake.He definitely can’t afford to fall for a teammate.Kieran Mathers is the mistake.First-round draft pick. Hockey royalty. The kind of player coaches call mature beyond his years—which is a polite way of saying he’s never been young. Kieran has spent his entire life performing a career he didn’t choose, and he has an exit strategy: one more season, then graduate school, then a life where no one knows his father’s name.The plan is flawless.The plan doesn’t account for Heath Donnelly asking him a simple, honest question in a stalled elevator—and seven years of control coming apart in the space between floors.What starts in that elevator doesn’t stop.It turns into a secret neither of them can afford.Road trips. Locked doors. Late nights in a narrow apartment where the radiator ticks and the bed is too small for two hockey players. In a league that still treats coming out as career-ending—and a locker room where privacy is an illusion—every moment together is borrowed time.Heath needs to stay.Kieran needs to leave.The city is watching. The closet is thinning. And the trade deadline is coming fast.When it hits, they’ll have to choose between the futures they planned—and the one they’ve found together.Because the hardest thing in hockey isn’t taking the hit.It’s staying visible after.Dual-POV MM hockey romance. On-page intimacy. Guaranteed HEA.forced proximity – closeted athletes – first time – hurt/comfort
by Philip Eliot | Sep 21, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
Love bites. Vampires suck. Marrying one? That might be the worst idea of all.Nicolette Hart believes in science, not fairy tales. Unfortunately for her, vampires are very real—and one of them just coerced her into marriage.Julian Rossi is powerful, ruthless, and devastatingly charming. He claims marrying Nicolette is the only way to protect her after her late mother’s groundbreaking research puts her in the crosshairs of a hidden supernatural world. Nicolette is fairly certain he’s the problem, not the solution.What she doesn’t know is that her mother’s work wasn’t just revolutionary—it was deadly. And now Nicolette holds the missing pieces, making her the key to a discovery that could change the vampire world forever . . . or destroy it.Compelled to play the part of loving newlyweds while enemies draw closer, Nicolette and Julian strike an uneasy truce. Trust is fragile. Chemistry is inconvenient. And pretending they’re not falling for each other is impossible. But the closer they grow, the more dangerous it becomes for them both.Because in a world where blood is power and love is a liability, trusting the wrong person could cost Nicolette her life . . . and Julian his soul.All’s Fair in Love and Blood is a dark, witty, marriage?of?inconvenience, enemies?to?lovers vampire romance featuring sharp banter, high?stakes science, and a love story where restraint is just as powerful as passion.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 21, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
Heartwrenching and gorgeous and so incredibly engaging. — New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author, Laurelin Paige “Some love affairs aren’t meant for the public eye. Some love affairs won’t survive the fallout.” International pop star Sean das Dores has two loves in his life: his music and his long-term girlfriend Jo—though not necessarily in that order. So when he finds himself in the throes of a panic attack before a show, he chooses her over the arena of fans chanting his name. What he doesn’t expect to find when he makes it home, is Jo…in bed with his uncle Apollo. “Maybe we are all looking for something that feels a little wrong. Maybe we all get off on that kind of thing.” Ignoring his uncle’s ominous warnings, Sean decides on a betrayal of his own: to seek comfort in the one person Apollo wants this hidden from—Calliope das Dores. But when he arrives at her lake house—just before his twenty-first birthday—he quickly learns he was the last to know of their partners’ deception. “Are we really going to do this? Rebound with each other?” What starts as an act of revenge rekindles long-buried desires between the forbidden lovers. As Sean and Calliope drive across the country, their stunned exes follow—and so do the secrets they hoped would stay hidden. But all road trips, and some love affairs, have to end somewhere.
