by Philip Eliot | Jan 3, 2026 | Romantasy |
A betrayal. A deadly secret. An unlikely ally. Valerie Darkmore’s entire life has been building up to this moment—her initiation into the Marionettes, the prestigious league of witches sworn to serve the vampires. As one of the last remaining blood witches, her spot is almost guaranteed. At least, so she’d thought. The academy is full of sabotage and secrets as the tasks begin, and Valerie quickly realizes she has more than her spot on the line. Her survival seems just as uncertain. The closer she gets to the final trial, the more she learns everything—and everyone—around her isn’t quite what it seems. Inspired by The Vampire Diaries, Vampire Academy, and True Blood, The Marionettes is a dark new adult fantasy romance series best suited for mature readers with a taste for angst, twists and turns, and a little blood and a little spice. The heat level increases with each book in the series. Book one is not indicative of the spice level overall.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 3, 2026 | Dark Romance |
Enter a world of mystery, suspense, sin, and heart-wrenching emotion with Helen Hardt’s new series! In prison, they called him Savage. Falcon Bellamy spent years locked up for a crime he didn’t commit, which shattered his dream of serving his country as a Navy SEAL. When he’s granted early parole to help with a family emergency, he’s determined to reclaim his life. The last thing Falcon wants or needs is a relationship, but when he meets his beautiful parole officer, he knows he’s in trouble. Savannah Gallo is supposed to keep Falcon on the straight and narrow, but she can’t help getting drawn into his brooding darkness and intensity. Her gorgeous parolee is off-limits, but their chemistry proves too explosive to ignore. Between the sheets they can escape the secrets they’re both keeping—secrets that spell danger for them and those they love. But secrets never stay hidden forever, and when theirs collide, the fallout could be devastating.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 3, 2026 | Historical Romance |
“If you like non-cliché romance & socially relevant historical fiction, this book is a must read.” Goodreads review Thrown back in time to the mid-1800s, Sarah Burns transforms herself into a suffragette and joins the fight for women’s right to vote. Because she’s taken in by a family that operates a station on the Underground Railroad, she’s also thrust into the dangerous work of helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. With all of that on her plate, is there room for romance in her life? Courage and grit are mandatory as she faces challenges from every direction. There’s the arrogant abolitionist who seems to have eyes for Sarah while dismissing her cause as irrelevant. There’s the conventional lawyer who thinks she should be his wife. There are the hecklers on the lecture circuit who argue that a woman’s place is in the home. Worst of all are the slave hunters who will stop at nothing to kidnap anyone they can pass off as a fugitive slave. A Suffragette in Time is set during one of the most rancorous periods in American history – the decade leading up to the Civil War. A story about a woman intent on making the world a better place while holding onto hope that she’ll find love somewhere along the way. A compelling Time Travel Romance. Historical Fiction with heart.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 3, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
When the worst comes calling… Scott and Blair Bagby are a happy, successful English couple living in the suburbs with their teenage son and Great Dane. Life seems good, until one beautiful spring morning when a detective inspector knocks on their door asking if their son is home, unleashing an unspeakable horror that blows apart the life they thought they had. Police have discovered bodies buried deep in the Peasedale forest and the inspector suspects one is Jamie, the final victim of a brutal and prolific serial killer. But Jamie’s death is unlike all the others, starting with his emergency phone call that leads to a macabre burial ground near a dilapidated hunting shack and creates shocking suspicions. With bone deep grief threatening to destroy their marriage and their sanity, Scott and Blair set out to investigate Jamie’s death, a journey that not only upends their perceptions of who they are, but torturously reveals they may not have known Jamie at all… Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister, and The Couple Next Door , The Other Boy is a dark psychological thriller about grief, guilt, and the devastating fear of discovering you never truly knew your child.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 3, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Sometimes the past doesn’t stay buried… When her dog unearths a skeleton in a pecan grove, amateur detective Jessica Watts has no idea she’s about to unravel a decades-old mystery that will shake a family to its core. What really happened to Paul Brown, who vanished without a trace years ago? As Jessica investigates, she confronts a tangled web of family secrets–and she’s no stranger to family issues. The suspect list grows as she learns Paul Brown had much to hide and his disappearance might have ended in murder.. From the mountains of the Texas/New Mexico border to the ranches of Mexico, Jessica will risk everything to expose the truth. But some families guard their secrets with deadly determination, and someone is watching her every move. For fans of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone and Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan series, this gripping tale of family, betrayal, and the explosive power of long-buried secrets proves that the past always finds its way into the light—no matter how deep it’s been hidden. Perfect for readers who love Tana French’s atmospheric mysteries and Lisa Jewell’s domestic suspense.
