by Philip Eliot | May 14, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
She’s a romance author with a secret: she has no romantic experience.Rhiannon James’ anxiety makes dating excruciating. The angst that comes along with first dates keeps her from going on any, but it also keeps her from finding the one thing she’s always wanted—true love. After making a career out of writing romance novels, Rhia is on the hunt for her own happily ever after.Inspired by a challenge from her therapist, Rhia decides to go on five first dates as a form of exposure therapy. Each date is increasingly disastrous, and her only saving grace is Cole—the hot bartender at Marty’s Tavern who laughs with her about how horrible her suitors are and saves her from the creeps.When Cole suggests Rhia go on a first date with him, she agrees in order to fulfill her challenge. It turns out to be the best night of her life, but Cole is a flirtatious player, and Rhia doesn’t believe he’d ever be looking for the kind of love that she is. She writes off the date as a one-time thing, but Cole isn’t so quick to dismiss their connection. He’s determined to show Rhia how fun dating can be, and Rhia finds ways to help Cole battle his own demons.Their blossoming relationship begs the question: can two people who are so different find fulfillment in a relationship? Or is it just something you imagine happening in another life?This book contains strong language and sexual content. The following topics are mentioned in some capacity: anxiety, including panic attacks (on page); C-PTSD; poverty (in past); parental death (in past); house fire (in past); pyrophobia; unexpected pregnancy (not the MC); allusions to abortion and miscarriage.
by Philip Eliot | May 14, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Two opposites. One chance rescue that leaves no chance for stopping our chemistry. Coming from a family of all boys who play hockey, all I ever wanted was to be seen by my dad. When he offers me an opportunity to intern at his startup sports magazine, I jump at the chance to impress him. It’s not until after I’m given my first assignment that I find out the catch.I must write a hit piece on his rival team.It shouldn’t be too bad. It’s not like I’m friends with these guys. Enter Noah MillerAKA: The Team Flirt. Actually, I should first introduce his jaw line, and then you’ll understand my flustration. No, that’s not a typo. I’m 100% flustered when he’s nearby. Never fear because my super-shield instincts tell me to resist him at all costs. It won’t be too long, and I’ll have this hit piece done and dusted. Problem: He’s handsome. Again, I point to the jawline. More infuriatingly, he has the super talent of rescuing me. It would be swoony if I wasn’t tasked with destroying his team. No one—especially Noah—is worth ruining my chance of finally making my dad proud of me. Not even when Noah saves me one more time. Or another time after that.Why is he so good at that? It’s absolutely maddening!Shot Through the Heart is a closed-door-yet-swoony-eyes romance that delivers an all-things-hockey-and-wholesome romcom.
by Philip Eliot | May 14, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
“God won’t give me more than I can handle? I’m pretty sure He just did.”After a year of loss and bad choices distance Emma Reynolds from her lifelong beliefs, she finds herself pregnant and alone at a twenty-week ultrasound, hearing the words “incompatible with life.” When her son, Theo, survives birth, she fights to give him the best care possible. As each day passes, Emma’s love for Theo grows—along with her fear of losing him. She can’t understand why God allows her son to suffer.Seventeen-year-old blogger, Mason Hughes, feels lonely and worthless after his father left their family years ago. When he ignores his mother’s push to “contribute to society,” she volunteers him to help Emma each week. Wishing he’d applied for any other job, Mason has no choice but to grocery shop and practice his rusty social skills with a mother and son he doesn’t know.Paramedic Ben Sullivan has earned himself the title of “most eligible” bachelor among his friends as they continually set him up on blind dates. While he’d love to avoid the uncomfortable events, his heart can’t help but seek the one thing missing in his life—a marriage like his parents have. If only he could find the woman himself.As Theo’s tiny life connects them to each other, their loneliness breaks under the love of community, and they will never be the same.
by Philip Eliot | May 14, 2026 | Dark & Urban Fantasy |
Rejected by my fated mate. Exiled and unable to shift. And I’m going into heat thanks to the mate bond…
Three fierce, outcast alphas are all that stand between me and certain death in the dangerous wilderness. They offer me the safety of their pack, but in return, I must give them something they crave.
They demand I share my heat with them, paying for their protection with the only thing I can offer…
My body.
No matter how much my hidden wolf longs to join their pack, I can’t trust them or their intentions. And they can’t trust me or my secrets. There are things about my past even I don’t know.
None of that matters, though. What these alphas want, they get. And right now, that’s me.
Now a complete series!
Rejected Wolf Pack is a steamy wolf shifter romantasy featuring a half-breed whose fated mate rejects her. Each book of this spicy series unleashes new mate bonds and deeper poly themes. By the end of this high heat series, Freya will bring all her alphas to heel to get her happily ever after.
What readers love about Protected by Outcasts:
I loooooved this first book in the series! Love our girl Freya! Sassy, smart, determined! She’s a kick ass female lead – Lacee on Amazon.com ?????
the steam coming off these alphas got it fogging up my screen – Tana P on Amazon.com ?????
Loved it. Very sassy & saucy ? – Fiona on Goodreads ?????
Couldn’t put it down; every time the page ended I couldn’t wait to see what happened next – veroc86 on Amazon.com ?????
LOVED IT! I love the enemies to lovers trope, all the angst, the action, adventure and definitely the SPICE! – Haydee O on Amazon.com ?????
The dynamics between her and this pack range from sweet and cute, to very hot and insanely dangerous – Kyara on Amazon ?????
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by Philip Eliot | May 13, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
The first book in Molly Harper’s uproariously funny, sinfully sexy new Mystic Bayou series!
Anthropologist Jillian Ramsay’s career has taken a turn south.
Concerned that technology is about to chase mythological creatures out into the open (how long can Sasquatch stay hidden from Google maps?), the League for Interspecies Cooperation is sending Jillian to Louisiana on a fact-finding mission. While the League hopes to hold on to secrecy for a little bit longer, they’re preparing for the worst in terms of human reactions. They need a plan, so they look to Mystic Bayou, a tiny town hidden in the swamp where humans and supernatural residents have been living in harmony for generations. Mermaids and gator shifters swim in the bayou. Spirit bottles light the front porches after twilight. Dragons light the fires under crayfish pots.
Jillian’s first assignment for the League could be her last. Mystic Bayou is wary of outsiders, and she has difficulty getting locals to talk to her. And she can’t get the gruff town sheriff, Bael Boone, off of her back or out of her mind. Bael is the finest male specimen she’s seen in a long time, even though he might not be human. Soon their flirtation is hotter than a dragon’s breath, which Bael just might turn out to be…
This book is based on the Audible Original audiobook.
“A fantabulous paranormal adventure that takes you to the sexy culture of the Bayou, where various shifter species live in harmony…and an enthralling tale between a dragon and a human researcher…I couldn’t put this book down!” Addicted to Romance
