by Philip Eliot | Aug 6, 2026 | History, Politics & Culture |
This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad’s widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences – the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition – not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.About the authors:J.M. Roberts, CBE, published The Penguin History of the World in 1976 to immediate acclaim. His other major books include The Paris Commune from the Right, The Triumph of the West (which was also a successful television series), The Penguin History of Europe and The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century. He died in 2003.Odd Arne Westad, FBA, is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. He has published fifteen books on modern and contemporary international history, among them The Global Cold War, which won the Bancroft Prize, and Decisive Encounters, a standard history of the Chinese civil war. He also served as general co-editor of the Cambridge History of the Cold War.Reviews’A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements. There is nothing better of its kind’ Jonathan Sumption, Sunday Telegraph’A stupendous achievement’ A.J.P. Taylor’A brilliant book … the most outstanding history of the world yet written’ J.H. Plumb
by Philip Eliot | Aug 6, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
He wants her gone. She’s not leaving.Josie Harper came to Wild Briar Creek for one thing: fix the failing festival and get out.Falling for a grumpy, stubborn cowboy was never part of the plan.Ethan Callahan doesn’t trust outsiders.Not in his town. Not in his family’s legacy.And definitely not a woman trying to change everything he’s spent his life protecting.But the more he pushes her away…the closer she gets.The arguments turn into tension.The tension turns into something neither of them can ignore.And somewhere between the slammed doors and stolen glances she stops being the enemy.And starts feeling like home.Now Josie has a choice:walk away with her career intact…or risk everything for the one man who could tear it all down.In a town built on loyalty and legacy, some battles aren’t meant to be won. And once a Callahan is tethered? He doesn’t let go.Tropes you’ll love:- Grumpy / Sunshine- Forced Proximity- Small-Town Cowboy Romance- He Falls First- Found Family- Cowboy Band- Steamy On-Page Heat- Guaranteed HEABook One in the Wild Briar Creek series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 6, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
The skeletons in her closet are twitching…Genius chessmaster and FBI consultant Artemis Blythe swore she’d never return to the misty Cascade Mountains.Her father—a notorious serial killer, responsible for the deaths of seven women—is now imprisoned, in no small part due to a clue she provided nearly fifteen years ago.And now her father wants his vengeance.A new serial killer is hunting the wealthy and the elite in the town of Pinelake. Artemis’ father claims he knows the identity of the killer, but he’ll only tell daughter dearest. Against her will, she finds herself forced back to her old stomping grounds.Once known as a child chess prodigy, now the locals only think of her as ‘The Ghostkiller’s’ daughter.In the face of a shamed family name and a brother involved with the Seattle mob, Artemis endeavors to use her tactical genius to solve the baffling case.Hunting a murderer who strikes without a trace, if she fails, the next skeleton in her closet will be her own.Over 20% of the documented serial killers in the world have come from a 200-mile radius around Seattle, Washington
by Philip Eliot | Aug 6, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
In the quiet of the West, grace speaks loudest. Isaac Sutton carries the heavy burden of a tarnished name and a ranch steeped in the shadows of his father’s failures. Driven by duty and a deep-seated need to protect his brothers and their newfound family of orphans, he’s sworn off complicated feelings – especially those sparked by his children’s teacher.Enter Louisa Miller, grace and sunshine personified. Driven by compassion and call to service, Louisa takes the harrowing trek across the country to become the teacher for the motley passel of abandoned children housed on the rugged Sutton ranch. She expects challenges, but not the commanding presence of the handsome, fiercely protective cowboy who becomes her unexpected boss.A little mischief from the children and a few bumps in the road of misunderstanding soon give way to mutual respect. As Louisa’s unwavering faith and gentle spirit mend the children’s broken hearts, Isaac finds his own defenses crumbling beneath her light. But when a dangerous threat to their fragile peace appears, it will take more than courage. It will take both their hands clasped in prayer and their unwavering trust in the Lord to fight for the future they never meant to find, but desperately hope to keep.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 6, 2026 | Historical Romance |
A widow starting anew. A gentleman dodging the noose. Will their pretense of a marriage turn into a head-over-heels love?To purchase the publishing house of her dreams, new-to-London Gwendolyn Barnes must find herself a husband. With no desire to wed again, the young widow pays an exorbitant fee to the notorious Black Widow of Whitehall for a husband who, she assures Gwen, is almost certainly dead.Then her husband, shipping magnate and aloof son of a duke, Gideon Devereux, walks through the front door.After reading of his marriage to an unknown bride, the date of which provides him a handy alibi, Gideon returns to London determined to discover who framed him for treason. He’s content to allow his farce of a marriage to the beautiful bluestocking to stand. He only sees two problems—Gwen’s stipulation the marriage remain in name only, and an ungovernable hunger for each other that neither can quell.Secretly falling for the brooding and seductive Devereux, a wary Gwen vows to avoid a repeat of her disastrous first marriage. And with his enemies circling ever closer, Gideon’s inner demons whisper that their white-hot passion can never ignite into a forever love.Can this made-for-each-other couple discover new heights of happiness in each other’s arms, or will the echoes of their pasts tear them apart? Tropes:Arranged marriageSecond chance at loveDashing heroBluestocking brideMrs. Dove-Lyon’s connected worldIf you like fake relationships, grumpy versus sunshine characters, and off-the-charts sizzle, then you’ll adore Kimberly Keyes’ The Lyon Returns, Book 2 in her “First Comes Marriage” steamy Regency series set in the Lyon’s Den Connected World.Book 1 – The Lyon WhispererBook 2 – The Lyon ReturnsBook 3 – A Lyon’s Tangled TaleRead in Kindle Unlimited!
