by Philip Eliot | May 25, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Fake Engagement. Bad-Boy Biker. Small-Town Sparks.Finlay O’Neill’s about to marry the wrong man…until she runs straight into Jude McKenna—her tattooed high school crush.Jude’s back in town to gain custody of his late friend’s son, and a fake engagement with Finlay might be just what he needs to convince the judge he can give the boy a real home.It’s only supposed to be temporary.Until sparks fly, lines blur, and pretending starts to feel dangerously real.Steamy small-town romance with a brooding bad-boy biker and a runaway bride twist.
by Philip Eliot | May 25, 2026 | Mystery |
First book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series.It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt.Annie Fuller also possesses a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San Francisco’s most exclusive clairvoyants, and one of Madam Sibyl’s clients, Matthew Voss, has died. The police believe his death was suicide brought upon by bankruptcy, but Annie believes Voss has been murdered and that his assets have been stolen.Nate Dawson wrestles with a difficult decision. As the Voss family lawyer, he would love to prove that Matthew Voss didn’t leave his grieving family destitute. But that would mean working with Annie Fuller, a woman who alternatively attracts and infuriates him as she shatters every notion he ever had of proper ladylike behavior.Sparks fly as Anne and Nate pursue the truth about the murder of Matthew Voss in this light-hearted, cozy historical mystery set in the foggy, gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco.Maids of Misfortune is the first book in M. Louisa Locke’s USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco mystery series, followed by Uneasy Spirits, Bloody Lessons, Deadly Proof, Pilfered Promises, Scholarly Pursuits, and Lethal Remedies. Locke’s shorter works, collected in Victorian San Francisco Stories: Vols 1 and 2, and Victorian San Francisco Novellas, feature beloved minor characters from the series. There are also two boxed sets of the novels, Victorian San Francisco Mysteries: Books 1-4 and Victorian San Francisco Mysteries: Books 5-7.
by Philip Eliot | May 25, 2026 | Dark & Urban Fantasy |
“Skyfold sparkles with the imagination and finely-tuned prose we’ve come to expect from Tim’s books.” – Jan Miklaszewicz, author of Eyes Wide Open
“Skyfold is a great fantasy heist novella that hits all the feels! The prose is crisp, the dialogue believable, and the imagery is grand.” – Gregory Michael, author of Chloe’s Kingdom
“Packed with adventure, a swift sweet romance, and worldbuilding that was absolute perfection, Skyfold left me begging for more in the best possible way.” – Amber Toro, author of the Sentient Stars series
Rain is the tyranny of gods.
Cabbott and Riven Soh’vail have a plan — to steal the Skyfold’s source and free their people from Sovereign rule.
For centuries, the Sovereigns have used their god-like power to rule Prytarria, a world of islands floating in the clouds and caught in eternal storms.
Some, like Cabbott, suffer under Sovereign power while dreaming of cloudless skies. Some, like Riven, defy their masters and laugh in the face of a Sovereign’s curse. Still others plot and scheme, for the day humans can reclaim their glory.
And together, those with the courage to risk it all shall sow the seeds of a new age, and a world born free of the Sovereigns.
Full of thrills, adventure, and the power of love against evil, Skyfold is an epic fantasy heist you’ll never forget, with monsters aplenty and twists at every turn.
Journey where every game has a cost, and every dream a price to be paid.
To those who dare, demen pragos.
“Find purpose in play, and master your world.”
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by Philip Eliot | May 25, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
She was never meant to leave.
They kept her inside.
Protected. Controlled. Watched.
She doesn’t go out.
She doesn’t ask questions.
She doesn’t disobey.
Because good daughters don’t.
But something is wrong.
The house feels smaller.
The silence feels louder.
And the truth… is getting closer.
She has only one wish:
to leave this house.
Be careful what you wish for.
Because once she steps outside…
there’s no going back.
A gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist that will keep you awake at night.
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by Philip Eliot | May 25, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
On their second case, Qigiq and Kandy are loaned to the Traffic Division to investigate an early morning accident. Hit and run. By a motorcycle. The victim is an elderly Asian woman. A young witness in a nearby dry cleaner and a truck driver suggest all “accidents” aren’t created equal. Then the Captain drops a new assignment on their desk: an affluent Bay Area lawyer is missing. The man’s wife stomps into their office screaming about a contract she found hidden in the backups of their home computer. A contract with a seven-figure payout, and an incriminating Exhibit A.
Following the trail of both the motorcycle rider and the lawyer with Kandy complaining, “We’re homicide detectives, there should be a body,” leads to a vintage motorcycle club called the Ton Up where lips are sealed, a yacht harbor on the coast where riddles run deep, and a midnight roadside confrontation that ends with a splash. As the trails twist they soon find that these people and places have one thing in common:
A violist named Mylin. Who plays in an all-female orchestra called The Girls of the Orient. And, unbeknownst to her, is the subject of a fine-art photographer’s latest collection.
From San Francisco to Mexico, the treacherous cliffs of the Pacific coast to the desolation of Nevada’s high desert, Tune Up moves like Kandy’s turbocharged Mini through a foggy landscape of false identities, fake romance, and frenzied chases, as Qigiq realizes one picture really can reveal more than 1,000 words.
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