by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
His present this year is a ride-or-die romance. A passionate read to heat up your holiday nights from the USA Today–bestselling author.”This night, Emma. That’s all it can ever be.”But Larenzo Cavelli lied. One blissful wintery night in his bed changed Emma Leighton’s life forever. By dawn she knew two things: Larenzo would spend the rest of his life behind bars, and he would never see the baby their union had made.Two years later, Larenzo’s name is cleared and he will get his life back . . . starting with Emma. It was deception that imprisoned the self-made Sicilian, so what will he do when he discovers Emma has a Christmas secret he might never be able to forgive?”A well written romance with a new take on the one-night pregnancy trope . . . the amazing chemistry and the sizzling romance made Larenzo’s Christmas Baby by Kate Hewitt an enjoyable read.” —Harlequin Junkie
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
A crisis brings a cowboy home, and his childhood crush might get him to stay, in this tender contemporary romance series launch by a USA Today bestseller.Cattleman Callen Laramie has no intention of returning to his hometown of Coldwater, Texas, until a Christmas wedding and a family secret convince him he has no choice. And when he’s reunited with his childhood crush, the girl who’d always been off-limits, Callen knows leaving might not be so easy this time.Shelby McCall is as pretty as a Christmas snowfall, and Callen wants to kiss her under the mistletoe . . . and the Christmas tree . . . and the stars. But once Shelby knows the whole truth behind this homecoming, will their holiday fling come to an abrupt end? Or will she accept the gift of his heart?Praise for Lone Star Christmas”Resplendent with quirky characters, buried secrets, and Christmas joy, the plot delivers just the right amount of emotional punch and happily ever after.” —Publishers Weekly
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
One unexpected snowstorm. One guarded heart. One chance to start over.Rachel Turner is searching for a fresh start in the small town of Evergreen Hills, hoping its charm and warmth can help her pick up the pieces of her broken career. When a snowstorm strands her in the path of Ethan Harper, a rugged local with a guarded heart, she’s drawn into the magic of the town and the traditions of the Harper family.Ethan isn’t looking for love. Haunted by loss, he’s kept his heart carefully locked away. But Rachel’s kindness and quiet strength begin to thaw the ice he’s clung to for so long. As their connection deepens beneath twinkling lights and falling snowflakes, old fears and past wounds threaten to tear them apart.In a season of hope and healing, can Rachel and Ethan find the courage to open their hearts to love and to each other?A Snowflake’s Promise is a heartfelt holiday romance about family, a second chance at love, and the timeless magic of Christmas.The complete Evergreen Hills Romance series:A Snowflake’s Promise, featuring Ethan Harper and Rachel TurnerConfections of the Heart, featuring Oliver Harper and Mia ClaremontSkyscrapers & Starlight, featuring Grace Harper and Holden Cross Framing Up for Love, featuring Liam Harper and Hallie Whitaker
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Sometimes love happens when you least expect it.Tory Sherbrooke has a small dilemma. She’ll be the maid of honor in a few weeks at her friend’s wedding. Unfortunately, her ex-boyfriend, a man her parents want her to marry and who can’t accept it’ll never happen, is the groom’s best man. Tory has a simple solution, though: show up with a boyfriend. And the Helping Hands Bachelor Auction seems like the perfect place to find someone to fill the role temporarily.After losing a bet, Duncan Ferguson finds himself part of a charity bachelor auction. And when he walks on stage that night, he has a plan—take the winner out on the required four dates and then say goodbye. All that changes when Tory Sherbrooke presents a proposition he can’t pass up. If Duncan spends a week in Puerto Rico pretending to be her boyfriend, she’ll make a substantial donation to his favorite charity. Then once the week is over, they’ll go their separate ways.Falling in love was never on either’s radar. However, the more time Tory and Duncan spend together, the more real their relationship feels. But will they both be willing to risk their hearts again?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 6, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Told through multiple points of view, this dark domestic thriller about explosive family secrets offers surprising twists perfect for fans of Megan Abbott and Celeste Ng.Two teens go missing from an elite Boston boarding school. Days later—one is dead.On a chilly fall evening at the prestigious Performing Arts High School of Boston, best friends Tali Carrington and June Danforth disappear after an audition. They’re last seen in grainy surveillance footage walking away from the school. Tali is found two days later in a town south of Boston, disoriented and traumatized by the ocean’s edge, while June is pronounced dead at the scene.Tali’s mother, Nell, is so bent on protecting her daughter that she ignores rumors of her husband’s involvement and enlists the help of Cynthia Rawlins, a reunification therapist with personal insight into the riptide that hides below the surface of every unsuspecting family. Meanwhile, Detective Fitz Jameson uncovers a criminal undertow involving the high school’s overachieving students, and finally sees an opportunity for personal redemption from a secret that’s haunted him for years.As Nell, Cynthia, and Fitz confront their own contributions to the scandals that beleaguer them, their lives turn out to be more deeply intertwined than they’d ever imagined. In the end, they must decide what lengths they’re willing to go to protect the people they love while also saving themselves.“A sensitive examination of a dysfunctional family and a full-of-secrets community that claims to be seeking the truth.”—The New York Times
