by Philip Eliot | Aug 10, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Three words to describe Kennedy Carter?Smart. Driven. Killer legs. See also: my last hope of winning a national football championship.Okay, so technically that’s more than three, but I’ve got bigger problems at the moment.Thanks to a drunken dare, Waverly University is short a kicker and with the home opener in three weeks, I’ll do whatever it takes to lead my team to victory. Even if it means poaching talent from the women’s soccer team. Or recruiting a sassy, STEM-loving feminist who wants nothing to do with football or me.Fortunately, Kennedy Carter has a weakness. One I’m not above exploiting if it gets her to play ball.Sparks fly and the more time we spend together, the harder it gets to fight the sizzling attraction. But Carter’s off limits and if word of our teammates with benefits arrangement gets out, I’ll be riding the bench. I’ve always played by the rules, but this is one game I can’t afford to lose.Not when it means choosing between my legacy and claiming Carter.Claiming Carter is a spicy hate-to-want-you new adult sports romance featuring a forbidden relationship, a STEM heroine, found family, and plenty of locker room shenanigans.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 10, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Hard work can’t buy love…Bennett Marshall used the heartbreak over losing his first love to catapult his family’s ranching operation into Texas fame. Fifteen years later, the only property left to claim in his valley is the canyon owned by the same woman who broke his heart all those years ago. Then she rides back into town, and taking over her ranch takes a back seat. Claiming her heart is so much more appealing.Maggie Newman’s late father left her the ranch he kicked her off of when she graduated high school. He wanted more for her, and she made good on that demand. She’s the owner of one of the premier ranching equipment companies in Texas, which means she doesn’t have time to fix the mess he left behind. What’s more, the love from her past is standing on her front porch, upending everything she thought she wanted out of life.Hearts are on the line this go-round—will Maggie and Bennett discover their passion and drive are the perfect match before they sign away their happiness?
by Philip Eliot | Aug 10, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Halifax cop Allan Stanton is a troubled homicide detective who has lost everything, including his family and his sense of justice. When he finally decides to leave the force and start over, he’s assigned a string of murders that all bear the signs of a serial killer collecting trophies.
As Stanton unravels each grisly crime scene, the mounting evidence points uncomfortably close to him and a case more disturbing than anything he’s ever seen.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 10, 2026 | Historical Romance |
A Skilled SocialiteGloriana Blakely has finally gone too far. To the distress of her parents, this exquisitely beautiful debutante refuses to settle for anything less than the life – and the husband – she deserves. As punishment for her latest defiance, she is banished to her cousin’s estate in Yorkshire for the autumn, where Society is barren and her childhood nemesis is close at hand.A Seductive ScoundrelRakish and handsome, Lord Alex Somers has finally completed his studies at Oxford, prolonged by a healthy amount of philandering and mischief. Unfortunately, he is now faced with the dire task of having to actually do something with his life. He returns to his family estate to ponder his future, only to discover a beautiful guest has arrived, and taken it upon herself to throw a lavish country party in his honor! Secrets, Spies, and SeductionsAlex and Gloriana can’t seem to avoid butting heads, with the tension between them increasing by the day. As the festivities begin, the two find themselves unwittingly pulled into a dangerous dance among the distinguished and powerful guests within the walls of Somerton. A deadly game of cat and mouse is overshadowed only by the building desire between the unlikely pair, as the scandalous secret weaves a web of seduction around them both.The Scoundrel and the Socialite is the second installment in The Somerton Scandals series, but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. If you enjoy steamy love scenes, passionate romance, and a sweet happily ever after, grab your copy today!
by Philip Eliot | Aug 10, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
In this gripping new series by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden, a disgraced FBI profiler must save her reputation by stopping a sadistic killer she knows all too well.Former FBI agent Samantha Dark was one of the most respected profilers in the bureau, an expert on the twisted minds and dark hearts of the most depraved criminals. But when her own former lover turned out to be the serial killer she was hunting, Samantha’s career was destroyed. Blamed for the FBI’s failure on the complex case, Samantha left Washington, DC, for the quiet anonymity of Alabama.Now an all-too-familiar killer is hunting once again. She can catch the cunning assassin, but that means putting her trust in her former partner, Blake Gamble. Ex-military, Blake is tough, protective, precise. With her entire life on the brink, she knows he wants her back in the FBI…and possibly more.But someone else wants her, too. A threat is waiting in the dark, a killer who has set his sights on the ultimate trophy victim–Samantha.Author’s Note: Harlequin has included the novella, THE GATHERING DUSK–a prequel to AFTER THE DARK in the back of this book. THE GATHERING DUSK was written as a bonus for readers so that they could see what happened to the characters before the events of AFTER THE DARK.
