by Philip Eliot | Jun 8, 2026 | Literary |
Lotusland is the debut novel by David Joiner and one of the only works of fiction by a US author to bridge the literary gap between the Vietnam War and contemporary Vietnam.Nathan Monroe is a 28-year-old American living in Saigon who falls in love with a talented and ambitious Vietnamese painter. When he faces crises of love and his own ambitions, his safety net appears in the form of Anthony, an old domineering friend in Hanoi who runs a successful real estate firm. Only much later does Nathan discover that Anthony has plans for him which clash with his desire to integrate into Vietnamese life. Little do they know what lies in store for them after Anthony recklessly takes both of their futures into his own hands.With lyrical prose and an eye on the social dynamics of a culture undergoing great change, Lotusland dramatizes the power imbalances between Westerners living abroad, and between Westerners and Vietnamese – in love and friendship, in the consequences of war, and in the pursuit of dreams.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 8, 2026 | Science Fiction |
Mandalorian meets Taken. Max hunted alien war criminals across the Gigaparsec of known space. After they’re all gone, he isn’t sure how he’ll fit into peacetime society. That’s not a problem now that Saurian mobsters have kidnapped his only surviving friend. Since evolved races can’t legally kill sentients, Max is going to have to get creative. Fans of Dietz, Zahn, Vance, Heinlein, Walter Jon Williams, David Brin, and Becky Chambers should enjoy this action-filled quest to other planets.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 8, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Welcome to the cozy small town of Cedar Falls, where second chances are as common as front-porch rocking chairs. Around here you’ll find chivalrous cowboys, undercover spies, wounded soldiers, determined bounty hunters, and honorable lawmen. Some wear badges and some keep their secrets hidden, but every one of them is searching for the same thing — hope, redemption, and the kind of love that feels like coming home.This collection features books 1-4:Lawfully WitnessedWhen an undercover soldier’s duty demands deception, can love survive?Wanted Bounty HunterTo protect an heiress being targeted for her fortune, a rugged bounty hunter poses as her fiancé.The Bounty Hunter’s SisterA single mother finds out she has a bounty on her head that her brother’s best friend is determined to collect.Rescuing the BlacksmithThe most eligible bachelor in Cedar Falls pursues the only woman in town who’s not trying to capture his attention in this sweet, second-chance historical romance.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 8, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
When your life is in danger, the only safe place to go is home.How did her relationship go so wrong? When NICOLE PHILLIPS flees San Francisco after her boyfriend’s jealousy turns violent, she doesn’t know where to go next. Out of a job and a place to live, she heads to the only place she feels safe—her childhood home in the tiny town of Peakview, nestled high in the Colorado Rockies. The one place she’d sworn to never live again.RICK BRADY was a skinny, nerdy kid, earning him the not-so-flattering nickname of Scarecrow in high school. He’d been glad to escape his reputation and leave Peakview behind. When his parents’ health begins to fail, he returns to Peakview and opens his own veterinarian practice on their ranch. He’s never really been in love, unless you count that crush he had on the most popular girl in school from kindergarten through senior year.Now fifteen years after they both left town, they are back home and searching for answers to questions they can’t define. Beneath the beauty of the Colorado summer stars, they reconnect. They soon discover that it’s not easy to leave the past behind. To move forward and find true love, they must overcome their insecurities and doubts and learn to trust again.Come home to Peakview, Colorado where everyone has a chance at love.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 8, 2026 | Science Fiction |
“Lena Gibson (the bestselling author of The Edge of Life) lays the tracks into an exciting new post-apocalyptic world where corporate greed controls the necessities of life, one ancient society’s trash is today’s salvation, and the heart of one heroine can save a country’s soul.” —D. Lambert, author of Son of No Man seriesIn a dark dystopian future where one corporation owns everything from water to truth, a scavenger unearths something extraordinary in the trash. She has no idea it will make her the most wanted woman in the West.Deep in the sprawling landfill outside Long Beach, Elsa survives on water tokens and careful silence under the grip of GreenCorps, a megacorp that owns every resource and every rule. When she uncovers maps to hidden seed banks, she holds the key to breaking the stranglehold on food. But secrets have a way of attracting the wrong people.On the run and hunted across the West, she finds an unlikely ally in a train-hopping drifter whose love and quiet loyalty are the last thing she expected. Fans of The Hunger Games, Red Rising, and Wool will find the same futuristic hopepunk spirit here, wrapped in a story that burns with urgency and grit. Elsa found the key that could feed a starving world. Now the most powerful corporation alive wants her dead. If you love survival, relentless action, and heroes who refuse to quit, this is the adventure you have been waiting for. Don’t miss out, start reading today.2024 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner – Dystopian Fiction2024 Maxy Awards Finalist – Sci-Fi & Fantasy2024 Eric Hoffer Awards: Montaigne Medal Finalist2024 Eric Hoffer Awards: Honorable Mention eBook2023 Literary Titan Gold Award Winner
