by Philip Eliot | Feb 13, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
He didn’t think coming home would mean falling in love Outfielder Calvin Ramsey returns to his Texas farm home after being released from his team, an unexpected surprise sure to tarnish the family baseball legacy. But when he finds a sexy stranger acting as the temporary caretaker for his childhood home, all thoughts of baseball disappear. She won’t fall for another player After losing her savings to a con artist ex-boyfriend, Josie Vance moves to Last Stand to start fresh where no one knows her unhappy past. But her peaceful healing time evaporates when the homeowner’s son arrives and throws himself into life on the farm—and charming Josie. She can’t risk an affair that draws attention to her or her past. Especially not when the public’s fascination with the baseball-playing Ramsey clan is at an all-time high. Can Calvin and Josie find love and healing without exposing their deepest secrets? Or will their pasts catch up to them, ruining their second chance at happiness? Perfect for fans of Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Robyn Carr, The Perfect Catch is a small-town romance with a second-chance love story and a charming baseball twist.
by Philip Eliot | Feb 13, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
DISCOVERY UPENDS EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT MEMORY AND GENETICS. IT MIGHT COST KEY MURPHY HIS LIFE. Key Murphy is a freak, a prodigy. He has visions so real he’s diagnosed with PTSD. Key learns that his visions might be caused by a mutated gene which allows him to experience the memories of an ancestor. Key also has a family link to The Book of Kells. Pages from the book were stolen in Ireland in the distant past. Those pages are believed to contain a fundamental secret of Christendom. Padraig Collins is one of the wealthiest men in Europe. He was an undercover operative for the IRA. He amassed a fortune. He wants those pages. His soul depends on them. He will do whatever it takes to possess them. The race is on. “ … a thriller that will be pleasing to any fan of The Da Vinci Code, ” —Kirkus Reviews. Readers love the series opener The Key to Kells : ????? ” an electrifying and meticulously detailed book, Kevin Barry O’Connor has created a masterful, enduring and extraordinary historical thriller . The writing is remarkable and facts are fascinating … the readers unable to put the book down and looking for more, definitely a riveting page-turner . THE KEY TO KELLS is an entertaining and very addictive book with a gripping story that will hold your mind and heart until the end … you put it down wondering what happens next. ” –Goodreads Review ????? ” Key to Kells does it brilliantly . It’s a great blend of fantasy, sci-fi, history, thriller, and action. It feels very natural, each genre earns its place in the book … You can feel that the author knows this subject inside out and has done their diligence. I look forward to the next one . ” –Goodreads Review
by Philip Eliot | Feb 13, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
They killed his wife in front of their little girl. Now this Irish ex-marine will tear the world apart to protect what’s left. Sam Ireland came home from war carrying scars no one could see. He promised his daughter, Isla, a quieter life. But when violence shatters their family, Sam’s grief turns to rage. And his fight for survival drags them both into Ireland’s darkest shadows. As Sam hunts the men who destroyed his family, he finds himself drawn into a hidden world of predators and corruption, where every step toward vengeance puts Isla in greater danger. To bring them down, he’ll need every ounce of his soldier’s training. But with Isla depending on him, every strike he makes could cost her the only parent she has left. Gritty, gripping, and devastatingly human, Charlie launches the Sam Ireland Thrillers: a heart-pounding series where a father’s love collides with justice beyond the law. Perfect for readers who want Jack Reacher with more heart, or Andy McNab with an Irish edge. “A hard hitting, no punches spared, page turner of a book.” Belfast Telegraph “Drenched in the authenticity that only comes when you’ve been there and done it. A fantastic book introducing a realistically daunting new hero. I couldn’t put it down.” USA TODAY bestselling author, Mark Dawson . ______________ Praise for Charlie : ????? “Couldn’t put it down. Perfectly paced, with tension that builds through the book.” ????? “Suspenseful and heartwarming all in the same breath.” ????? “They killed his wife in front of his daughter. Sam is… more than capable of exacting revenge.” ????? “Fast-paced and engaging. Great character development and well-written.” ????? “A classic international thriller… The hero, Sam, grapples with demons and parental commitment whilst surfing the tide of unbearable loss.” ????? “A rattling good yarn.” ????? “Like Jack Reacher only more human.” ????? “Brilliant, gripping, satisfying!” ????? “A riveting ride with believable characters and a storyline that hooks you in from start to finish.” ????? “Hard to put it down… a gripping narrative from start to finish.”
by Philip Eliot | Feb 13, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
A case of corporate espionage forces a psychic detective to go on the run in this action-thriller for fans of James Rollins, Brad Thor & Douglas Preston. “Part James Bond, part Jason Bourne, part Professor X, only smarter, wittier, and can run faster. Adrenaline action at its mind-reading best. Christopher Farnsworth’s Killfile unleashes the greatest weapon ever: the human mind.” —Beau Smith, creator/writer of Wynonna Earp John Smith has a special gift that seems more like a curse: he can access other people’s thoughts. He hears the songs stuck in their heads, knows their most private traumas and fears, and relives the painful memories they can’t let go of. The CIA honed his skills until he was one of their most powerful operatives, but John fled the Agency and now works as a private consultant, trying to keep the dark potential of his gift in check—and himself out of trouble. Unfortunately, John is unexpectedly plunged into dangerous waters when his latest client, billionaire software genius Everett Sloan, hires him to investigate a former employee—a tech whiz kid named Eli Preston—and search his thoughts for some very valuable intellectual property he’s stolen. Before John can probe Preston’s mind, however, his identity is compromised and he’s on the run for his life, with Sloan’s young associate, Kelsey. Hunted by shadowy enemies with extensive resources and unknown motives, John and Kelsey must go off the grid. John knows their only hope for survival is his powers, and he’ll have to use them to their fullest—even if it means putting his own sanity at risk. “Fast, fun, and frenetic. A whip-smart edge-of-your-seat thriller.” —Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One “[An] unusually compelling hero. . . . [A] clever, offbeat thriller.” — Kirkus Reviews “A thrill ride worthy of an amusement park or a movie screen.” — Kings River Life Magazine
by Philip Eliot | Feb 13, 2026 | Mystery |
Discover the first in a BRAND NEW gripping Tudor mystery from bestselling author John Pilkington. Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylor and S. J. Parris. ?? ‘Pilkington transports us back to the Elizabethan era so deftly you can smell the stink of it, and feel the danger lurking in every shadow.’ – Richard Cullen 1594, Bishopsgate Ward, London. Within the walls and without, unease and uncertainty lurk beneath the noise and bustle of a smoky, teeming city. Matthew Cutler, newly widowed and caring for two spirited daughters, takes his position as constable for the parish of Spitalfields very seriously. So when Paulo Brisco, a quiet Venetian perfumer is found brutally murdered in his own shop, Cutler throws himself into his first major crime, and one which threatens to set all Bishopsgate alight. Being a humble parish constable, Matthew Cutler’s powers are slight – and yet he possesses a skill which most others do not. As a former actor he can employ disguise, to considerable effect and to his unique advantage… Plunged into a treacherous world of notorious rakes, angry tradesmen and a community seething with anti-foreigner sentiment and suspicion, Cutler must decipher shattered clues and confront a killer whose motive remains a baffling mystery – until the very last. Step into the dangerous world of Elizabethan London with this cracking murder mystery! Readers love John Pilkington’s writing ?? ‘Through the eyes of Matthew Cutler, the London of 1594 is brought to visceral life, with all the wretchedness and violence that entails.’ Richard Cullen ‘The quality of the writing and evocation of the Elizabethan Age is right up there with C J Sansom – and that could be no higher recommendation. I devoured it with relish and a buzz of contentment.’ ????? Reader Review ‘Brilliant! I just love the way in which he brings his characters to life and makes them so believable. He is a master of descriptive prose.’ ????? Reader Review ‘Gripping, enjoyable and too difficult to put down’ ????? Reader Review ‘John Pilkington continues to delight and inform. His writing style flows with ease and wit and I look forward to more of his tales’ ????? Reader Review ‘I was gripped from start to finish.’ ????? Reader Review
