by Philip Eliot | Jan 21, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Penny and her friends are in Mexico enjoying the sun and sand to celebrate their twenty-fifth birthdays. They’re down to their last two days when Penny spots a gorgeous guy holding a surfboard and can’t stop thinking about him. Maybe a vacation fling is just what she needs. Enter Alec Blair. He’s sweet, sexy, and has a filthy mouth that turns her inside out. She’s sort of afraid that one night is not enough. When she finds out he lives in the same town, things change quickly. This was supposed to be a work trip for Alec—no women, just work and surfing. That all went out the window the second he spotted the most gorgeous woman he’d ever seen in the pool. He needs to see her again. Talk to her, touch her. Even if it’s just for one night. Except, once he meets her, he knows one night will never be enough. Then fate throws him for a loop. They live in the same town. Maybe, just maybe, Alec can convince Penny to take a chance on him.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 21, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
DISCOVER THE MOST ADDICTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF THE JOFFE BOOKS PRIZE. A remote Scottish manor. My first holiday with my husband’s friends. Nine sacred dolls. One brutal murder. We find the doll shattered on the floor, its broken pieces scattered like a warning. That’s when everything starts to fall apart. Now the power is out. A storm has trapped us here. And someone is dead. We’ve only been married three months. And our first holiday as man and wife is spending ten days in a secluded Scottish manor with my husband’s old friends. I’ve never met them before. From the moment I arrive, I feel like an outsider. And it’s not just his friends. Things haven’t been normal since the first day, when someone moved the dolls. I told them not to — never move the dolls before the tenth day of Navaratri, the Hindu Festival of Dolls. They’re not toys. They’re part of a sacred tradition. But no one listened. Even Dhruv — my husband — told me to stop being silly. I know they’re hiding something. I can’t trust any of them — not even the man I married. Now one of us is dead. One of us is a killer . Am I going to make it out of here alive? A brilliantly twisty page-turner packed with nail-biting tension. Perfect for fans of Claire Douglas, Shari Lapena, Clare McGowan, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell. READERS LOVE NINE DOLLS : ‘A deliciously dark debut, the clever, twisty plotline kept me turning the pages furiously right up to the chilling reveal . . . A must-read for all psychological thriller fans.’ Bestselling author A. A. Chaudhuri ‘It is rare to come across a novel that not only thrills, but also makes you think long after you’ve turned the final page . . . Nine Dolls is a riveting page-turner .’ Awais Khan, author of No Honour and Someone Like Her ????? ‘A masterful, twisty thriller that will keep you breathless until the last page .’ Christie J. Newport, award-winning author of The Raven’s Mark ????? ‘OMG, what a ride! I was hooked on this book from the start, it had so many twists and turns . . . Fantastic read!’ Ritu Bhathal, author of The Richtay series ????? ‘A masterful blend of secrets, suspense, and Hindu tradition that will keep readers riveted from start to finish .’ Caron M. ????? ‘ Keeps you guessing right to the end .’ Libby ????? ‘ Superbly written suspense , with a shocking twist. I can’t wait for more from Rupa.’ Phil R. ????? ‘The suspense holds firm until the final twist, which lands like a lightning strike . . . A stunning first novel.’ Linda ????? ‘ I was hooked from the first page .’ Kathryn M.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 21, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
Catherine Brewer has a secret to keep. And Vincent Lemont has a score to settle. One of them has to lose in this taut, no-frills, edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller. Catherine is happy and settled with what she always wanted: a loving husband, two cute kids, and a comfortable home. She also has a dangerous secret, a suppressed fragility, and a life about to be torn apart by her own history. Vincent has just been freed from a long stretch in San Quentin. Memories of his incarceration run riot in his mind. He’s bitter, single-minded, and quite prepared to crush whoever and whatever stands in his path. He’s also way, way smarter than anyone gives him credit for. Will the cat catch the mouse?
by Philip Eliot | Jan 21, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
An FBI agent fights to stop a conspiracy to unleash a deadly virus on the world in this propulsive, exhilarating new thriller. The discovery of a deadly virus being smuggled across the border pits FBI Special Agent James Mason and his strike force against an unknown adversary hell-bent on humanity’s destruction. In a desperate effort to contain the pathogen, they launch a predawn raid, only to find that their enemy knows they’re coming…and it’s not about to be taken alive. An explosion rips through the building, killing the majority of Mason’s team, including his partner and mentor. Tormented by guilt, Mason returns to his home division, but he can’t seem to let go of the tragedy. He remembers seeing something inside the building before it went up in flames, something that convinces him that not only is the virus still out there, it’s merely the first stage of an even more nefarious plan. Obsessed with unraveling the plot, he launches his own investigation and uncovers a shadow organization on the brink of enacting its genocidal agenda, one carried out by a sinister mass murderer who’s been photographed at the epicenter of seemingly every historical pandemic…without appearing to age. An evil man who attempts to derail Mason’s investigation by murdering his wife. With the help of his longtime friends—Gunnar Backstrom, a corporate espionage gun-for-hire, and Ramses Donovan, a sin merchant of questionable morality—Mason’s hunt for his wife’s killer leads him from a dark union at the dawn of the twentieth century to a network of Nazi collaborators and a conspiracy against mankind more than a hundred years in the making. Fueled by anger and driven by the promise of vengeance, he must overcome a monster preparing to unleash his virulent wrath upon an unsuspecting world if he’s to have any hope of exposing a deep-state entity that’s rooted in every facet of our society, an entity known only as…The Thirteen.
by Philip Eliot | Jan 21, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Discover the BRAND NEW gripping Scottish crime series, from the author of the bestselling DCI James Craig series, John Carson. An absolute must-read for fans of Andrew Raymond and JD Kirk! ‘A twisty, tartan-clad cracker laced with dark humour.’ Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood Some bodies just won’t stay buried… After putting a stop to one of Edinburgh’s most notorious serial killers 3 years ago, DCI Liam Brodie is known as a man who can handle – and solve – the hardest of cases. But when he’s assigned to Fife’s Major Investigations Team, he soon realises that he’s walking into a minefield. The previous DCI is missing, presumed dead, and the case he’s been called in to lead becomes dangerously close to home. When a child’s bones are unearthed beneath the floorboards of an old house in Fife – the same house where his girlfriend, psychologist Ruth Campbell, grew up as a foster daughter – Brodie uncovers a tangled web of lies and jealousy. Ruth’s foster mother, now gripped by dementia, holds fragments of the truth but in a community haunted by its history, Brodie must navigate betrayal and buried guilt to bring a decades-old secret to light. But at what cost to those he loves most? ?? Don’t miss this explosive start to a brand new series from Scottish crime writer John Carson! Praise John Carson… ‘Broken Bones is a cracking start to a brand new series. Flawed characters, twists and turns galore and a brutal mystery that had me guessing until the end.’ Bestselling crime author Wes Markin ‘Always a five star for John Carson. His books just keep getting better and better.’ ????? Reader Review ‘Another great book from this highly recommended author. Hard to put down any of his books they keep you gripped from the beginning to the end.’ ????? Reader Review ‘OUTSTANDING!’ ????? Reader Review ‘A brilliant new series from one of my favourite authors!’ ????? Reader Review ‘Lots of humour and normality as well as intrigue and right at the end, the final, and most stunning twist.’ ????? Reader Review
