by Philip Eliot | Dec 31, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Rodeo cowboy Noah Tanner spent his life going down the road. He never stopped. He never stayed –until rehab from an accident stuck him in Laramie, Wyoming over the holidays. So, fine. He’d stay with Tess. Who better to spend Christmas with than the gorgeous nurse who’d patched him up once before? Once Tess Montgomery had loved Noah. She still had him to thank for her greatest gift — Susannah — the child Noah never knew he had. Then Noah met Susannah, and his world changed. But could a footloose cowboy settle down? Be a dad? Show the only woman he’d ever loved that this time he was here to stay? Or was it too late? Would Tess ever trust him with her heart again?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 31, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
It will take all he has to keep her safe…Luke Claiborne never planned to come back to Last Stand, Texas,—until a combat injury ended his career as a military K9 handler. Without his loyal dog by his side, he’s lost his sense of purpose – until he meets a sexy wildlife rehabber who seems determined to save every animal in town. When she puts her own life at risk in the process, it’s clear to Luke that she’s the one who needs rescuing. Before long, his new mission is to show her how perfect they could be together.Jorie Russell has loved Luke since she was an awkward teenager, but she knows a man like him—strong, honorable, haunted—could never want someone like her. She grew up on the wrong side of town, and has spent her whole life trying to prove she’s not like her reckless mother. Falling for the town’s golden boy is the last thing she should do. Luke might act tough, but she can see he is suffering and she’s determined to help him.When a shadow from her past threatens everything, Luke will do whatever it takes to protect her. But can Jorie trust that he sees her for who she truly is—and that she’s worth fighting for?A swoon-worthy military hero, a small-town romance filled with heart, and an undeniable attraction that can’t be ignored. Grab your copy of Counting on the Cowboy today!
by Philip Eliot | Dec 31, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
There will be no escape this Christmas…They’re out there again.My heart pounds as I look out of the kitchen window.For weeks now, they’ve been harassing us, vandalising our property and intimidating our children. It’s been relentless.The police don’t take them seriously because they’re teenagers. But they don’t know what it’s like to live like this. Those girls are running rings around us, and it’s got to the point where they’re there every time we leave the house, mocking us. Following wherever we go.We’ve had as much as we can take.So in the middle of the night, my husband Howard and I pack our family into the car, and set off for a secluded cottage in the snowy wilderness of the Scottish Highlands.As Christmas morning dawns, the children are excited to begin the festivities. Our eldest daughter, Taylor reaches for her stocking, her eyes sparkling with excitement. But as she peers inside, her joyful expression morphs into one of sheer terror. Time freezes as we all stare in disbelief at the ominous object that falls from the wrapping paper and we realise that there’s no escape.What do they want from us, and what will it take to make them stop?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 31, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
In this blazing new series, William W. and J.A. Johnstone tell the tale of a man who became a myth—and a myth that became a legend. This is the epic story of Nathan Stark, Army Scout . . .Johnstone Justice. What America Needs Now. They slaughtered his family. Killed his young bride. And ever since that tragic day, Nathan Stark has devoted his life to fighting the hostile tribes who massacred those he loved. As a civilian scout for the Army, he’s served with such famous commanders as Custer and Crook. He’s battled against such notorious war chiefs as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Among the fiercest natives of the untamed west, Nathan Stark is a living legend—one that must be destroyed . . . Against his better judgment, Nathan agrees to be teamed up with a rival Crow scout named Moses Red Buffalo. Their mission: to forge a trail deep into Indian territory under the command of a bloodthirsty army colonel. But the mission is not what it seems. If Stark and Red Buffalo want to stay alive, they’ll have to work together as a team—if they don’t kill each other first . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 31, 2025 | Mystery |
Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan is called on to solve the coldest of cases in this thriller from CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine AirdBerebury, England, did not have an easy go of it during the Second World War. This quaint Victorian town was destroyed when the Nazis dropped bomb after bomb on its perfect gardens and neat hedges. After three decades of disarray, the town council has finally begun reconstructing what’s left. All throughout Berebury, the sounds of hammers and saws drone on. But on this particular day, the noise stops. In the crater of a bomb site, a skeleton has been found. While its presence there isn’t unusual—hundreds died in bombing raids throughout England—the manner in which the pregnant girl met her end is sinister enough that Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan and his assistant, Detective Constable Crosby, are called to the scene. The cause of death, it seems, was not the blast, but a bullet to the spine. Inspector Sloan is the best there is when it comes to cracking the most complex cases. But can he piece together a murder that’s been buried for more than a quarter century?
