by Philip Eliot | Jan 30, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
An all new, small-town romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles. Sometimes the last thing you expect is exactly what you need, the final missing piece. And sometimes it comes in the form of a towering, broody sheriff, determined to get in your way at every step. Ridley Sawyer knows what it’s like to miss someone, to feel like a piece of her vanished—because it happened to her the night her twin sister disappeared. Now, Ridley channels that loss into hope, traveling the country covering cold cases for her true crime podcast. She might not have found justice for her sister but that doesn’t stop her from finding it for others. Until Sheriff Colter Brooks gets in her way. Colt knows what it’s like to have reporters descend on his town in the wake of a tragedy, and he’s not about to let a fiery podcaster stir up trouble. It doesn’t matter that her haunting blue eyes tell him there’s more to Ridley’s story or that he can’t stop imagining what it would be like to touch her. But when Ridley’s cold case turns hot and she’s thrust into the crosshairs, Colt has no choice but to step in. Suddenly, Ridley’s living at his house, drinking his whiskey, and stealing his dog’s affections. But she’s also proving that she’s so much more than his first impression. And as they get closer to the truth, the game they’ve been playing might just turn deadly…
by Philip Eliot | Jan 30, 2026 | Romantasy |
She’s chaos and sparks. He’s calm carved from stone. Now he’s burning for her—and the flames refuse to be tamed. Lyra Wilder has a fire problem —literally and emotionally. As a volatile fire witch with a reputation of leaving scorch marks wherever she goes, she’s one magical mishap away from being expelled from Coven Crest Academy. When she’s sentenced to a year of community service with the academy’s stoic, reclusive groundskeeper, she expects misery and manual labor. She doesn’t expect Cairn: a brooding minotaur with soil-stained hands, quiet strength, and a soul more deeply rooted than the gardens he tends. Cairn Axton has kept his world small and quiet for a reason. He doesn’t need chaos. He doesn’t need fire. And he certainly doesn’t need a defiant, impulsive witch disturbing the fragile peace he’s worked so hard to build and protect. But what begins as reluctant cooperation slowly blossoms into something neither of them planned: respect, vulnerability . . . and a forbidden love that could cost them everything. As the seasons shift and their connection deepens , Lyra and Cairn must confront the fears and scars they’ve both buried. Because love, like magic, has rules—and breaking them could set a fire that’ll be impossible to put out. A Witch and Her Minotaur is the second book in a quartet of standalones set against the magical backdrop of Coven Crest Academy. If you like cozy books with gentle monsters and a dash of spice, this book is for you! Appropriate for readers 18+. ? Books in this series can be read in any order! ? Tropes: Cozy monster romance Academy setting Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Age gap Forbidden love Fire witch x Minotaur groundskeeper
by Philip Eliot | Jan 30, 2026 | Erotic Romance |
Friends-with-benefits… but with rope. Domi has a secret. As a single mom, she doesn’t get much time to herself, but on the nights when she’s alone she heads to Marquis, the sinfully hot club for those who like pain with their pleasure. She’s not looking for anything permanent, so when sexy, funny Master Mitch proposes an arrangement that will allow her to get her fix without getting all tied up in him, she’s thrilled. Mitch is perfectly happy with his playboy lifestyle. After years of watching his parents tear each other apart and toy with each others’ emotions, he’s not interested in finding his own miserable-ever-after. But the more he plays with gorgeous, smart, fun-loving Domi, the harder it becomes to send her home alone at the end of the night. For once, he’s the one left wanting more. And now he has to convince another commitment-phobe that happily-ever-afters might be real, and that theirs is worth risking everything for. Masters of Marquis Series 1. Bondage Buddies 2. Master Chef 3. Law & Disorder 4. Switch Play 5. Legally Bound 6. Shallow Submission 7. Hidden Away 8. Secret Submission 9. Third Wheel
by Philip Eliot | Jan 30, 2026 | Dark Romance |
Taryn I thought I was safe. That I knew what I was doing. But I was wrong, and when everything goes sideways, I dial the first number I think of. The one that belongs to my stepfather. The only man who’s ever made me feel protected. Years ago, my mother and I blew into his life like a whirlwind. I was ripped away just as abruptly, and I wouldn’t blame him for turning away from me now. He doesn’t. He comes when I need him, just like he always did. But when he arrives, I realize that things have changed. This man isn’t the warm, charming stepfather I used to know. And my stepbrother isn’t the giggling friend I once relied on. My stepfather’s eyes are heated. Brooding. And my stepbrother’s heart is closed and sheltered. I’m not the gangly teenager they used to know. And they aren’t the safe haven I thought they were. I ask for safety and find myself back in their house, my hands starting to remember the way to chop wood and feed horses. I begin to fit myself into their world again. And then everything changes. I’m caught in an avalanche and face death in those mountains, and when I survive it, the world is altered. The men who were shutting me out have shifted, and I can actually see them. One is tough and unyielding, full of unspeakable desires. The other has a tender soul, and a heart that melts in my hands. And suddenly, Gunner and Gabe become more than the stepfather and stepbrother I thought I’d left behind. They become everything. If I’m brave enough to reach out and take them. Little Bird features stepdad, stepbrother, lumberjack, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, snowed-in Christmas, why choose, HEA, and some extreme spice, and starts the brand new series Hawke’s Wood from bestselling author Quinn Marlowe.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 30, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
My small town life gets flipped on its head when a child I never knew about is suddenly mine to care for; now, falling for his nanny may be a mistake that will cost me everything. I thought I’d moved on from the heartbreak of the past, until a part of it came back. Finding out I have a son and learning to be a father is stretching me thin. When I add in my job as a small town police officer, it’s more than I can handle alone. Hiring a nanny seemed like an obvious choice, but I never pictured her coming into my life. And if I thought being a single dad was tough, that was before I added in the complication of trying to keep my feelings to myself while living in the same house as the woman I shouldn’t be falling for. I’m not sure how long I can fight these feelings. But soon, I’m fighting for something else entirely, and even my time as a poker player didn’t set me up for stakes like this: something that could have me hitting the jackpot… or losing everything. Fans of Melanie Harlow and Devney Perry will love the steam of this small-town, single dad romantic comedy! One click now to read the final book in Betting on Love: Hitting the Jackpot!
