by Philip Eliot | Oct 1, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Magic & Murder, Book 1 Short on both cash and time, Ember Rose does her best as a single mom in New Jersey, serving up attitude along with repossession notices. When a repo job goes sideways, she and her daughter find themselves in imminent danger–until a visit from estranged relatives turns their world upside down. Ember, Marley, and their Yorkie are transported to Starry Hollow, a paranormal town where witches rule and magic is as normal as pizza. Where Ember goes, though, trouble seems to follow. When a member of the coven turns up dead and the sexy werewolf sheriff identifies Ember as a suspect, she decides to take matters into her own hands like only a Jersey girl can.Magic & Mystery, Book 2Ember Rose, descendant of the One True Witch and New Jersey transplant, is settling into her new life in Starry Hollow, along with her precocious daughter. It doesn’t take long before Ember finds herself smack dab in the middle of another mystery. Someone is turning the town’s most eligible bachelors into frogs, starting with her cousin Florian. Aunt Hyacinth insists that the newspaper investigate alongside Sheriff Nash because ‘everybody knows werewolves track meat, not suspects.’Can Ember manage to catch the culprit or will these young princes of Starry Hollow be trapped as frogs forever?Magic & Mischief, Book 3 When a handful of Starry Hollow residents experience their worst nightmares in real life, witch-in-training Ember Rose must use her budding journalist skills to figure out the who, what, why, when, where and how before it’s too late. With both Sheriff Nash and Alec, her editor-in-chief, affected, the stakes have never been higher.Will she manage to stop the curse before her own worst nightmare comes true? These are full-length, humorous cozy mystery novels.
by Philip Eliot | Oct 1, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
Norwegian commandos aim to destroy the Nazi nuclear program in this World War II thriller of action and espionage by a New York Times–bestselling author.Based on the true story of Operation GunnersideFebruary 1943. Both the Allies and the Nazis are closing in on attempts to construct the decisive weapon of the war . . . Kurt Nordstrum, an engineer in Oslo, puts his life aside to take up arms against the Germans as part of the Norwegian resistance. After the loss of his fiancée, and with his outfit whittled to shreds, he commandeers a coastal steamer and escapes to England to transmit secret evidence of the Nazis’ progress towards an atomic bomb at an isolated factory in Norway. There, he joins a team of dedicated Norwegians in training in the Scottish Highlands for a mission to disrupt the Nazis’ plans before they advance any further.Parachuted onto the most unforgiving terrain in Europe, braving the fiercest of mountain storms, Nordstrum and his team attempt the most daring raid of the war, targeting the heavily-guarded factory built on a shelf of rock thought to be impregnable, a mission even they know they likely will not survive. Months later, Nordstrum is called upon again to do the impossible, opposed by both elite Nazi soldiers and a long-standing enemy who is now a local collaborator—one man against overwhelming odds, with the fate of the war in the balance, but the choice to act means putting the one person he has a chance to love in peril.
by Philip Eliot | Oct 1, 2026 | Historical Fiction |
A Desperate Midwife Bargains with a KingA brave decision begins Margaret’s journey toward a future she does not suspect.After suffering the loss of her first pregnancy, a son and heir, Queen Matilda is once again with child. Overjoyed but cautious of another loss, Henry I, King of England, seeks a skilled midwife to assist his wife throughout her pregnancy and labor. His search leads him to Margaret.Margaret, once a woman of rank and leisure, had been made a slave. The king’s dire need for a midwife gives her the opportunity to escape servitude and return to her high station, but first she must prove her worth.King Henry finds Margaret, who reveals her suspicion that poison caused the queen to lose Henry’s heir. Henry orders Margaret to protect the queen. Deliver a healthy heir, and King Henry promises to reward Margaret with the return of her rank, social status,wealth, and an advantageous marriage. If Margaret fails the king, her life will be forfeit.Meanwhile, two men are following Margaret with an eye to marry her.Will Margaret earn her freedom…or face a beheading?Pick up Lady Margaret’s Escape today and experience the perils of being a woman in medieval England. Note:This novel includes the death of an infant, which may a trigger for some readers.**This series utilizes some Old English to better capture the voice of the times. See the glossary for words and terms you might not recognize.**Stores of Henry’s Spare Queen:Lady Margaret’s Disgrace (Prequel)This BookLady Margaret’s Challenge (Book Two)Lady Margaret’s Future (Book Three)
by Philip Eliot | Oct 1, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
The body lies still at the bottom of the ravine. Dead eyes staring up at nothing. Grassy slopes extend upward in all directions, green walls encasing the corpse. They’ll need a crane to hoist him out of the gulley.College student Ellie Levine just wanted a normal spring break. She has lied to her controlling parents, snuck away to the Sea Spray Motel, expecting nothing worse than a bad sunburn.Then the dead body shows up.A murdered man has been dumped in the ravine next door, and a pair of notorious outlaws are on the loose.Ellie tries to keep her head down and wait it out. But the violence doesn’t stay on the other side of the police tape.Abducted in the dead of night. The cold muzzle of a gun pressed to the side of her neck. Ellie is dragged into the crossfire.Stripped of everything and trapped in the dark with ruthless killers, she realizes the police are always one step behind. If she wants to make it out of Florida alive, the sheltered, rule-following girl has to die.And a survivor has to take her place.Love Her Darkly is a gritty, high-octane thriller packed with relentless suspense. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Taylor Adams, and Noelle Ihli.Praise for Love Her Darkly:”Halfway through the book there is a jaw dropping moment I never saw coming and it was something I’ve never experienced in a book before.” –Aaron L.”You know a book is intense when you realize you’ve been clenching your jaw for the last three chapters and you’re gripping your device like it’s a life raft.” –BJ Hyman, author of Sleep Tight”So full of twists and turns and blood curdling scenes, you begin to think you’ll never be able to sleep with the lights off again.” –Scherrie Kaye”It moves so quickly and hooks you in, the pages fly by as fast as the cars in some of the chase scenes. I was reading this morning and was at page 297, told myself I’d read 10 more pages so I would half way. Next thing I know I was on page 454!” –Stacy K.”The quirky characters and fast pace plot kept me reading long into the night. (Lights on; doors locked.)” –Stellarondo
by Philip Eliot | Oct 1, 2026 | Science Fiction |
A mind-altering regime. Unity and loyalty dictated. Can one man resist the machine and rip away the veil to reveal the truth?Seattle, 2084. Antony Sartori hides his grief. Struggling to find a sense of purpose after losing his wife to a deadly pandemic, the former engineer silently suffers while surviving on welfare payments. Out past curfew after a long night of drinking, the devoted citizen is detained, put on trial, and assaulted by the authority he once served.Plagued by flashbacks that feel more real than the world around him, the fifty-four-year-old begins to question whether his mind or reality itself is unraveling. And though bombarded by reminders to leave the past behind and to live for his fellow man, the seeds of defiance take root in his heart.With every move watched and judged, can Antony wake up before all is lost?Lucid is a thought-provoking dystopian thriller. If you like dangerous truths and high-tech Orwellian futures grounded in hard science, then you’ll love Michael S. Milano’s chilling cautionary tale.
