by Philip Eliot | Jul 12, 2026 | Fantasy |
A soldier prays for a mentor to train him to be a hero… what he gets is the dark sorcerer who killed thousands of them. Gideon Halcyon is a young man who wants nothing more than to save his people from the hordes of Hell. Demons and cultists run roughshod over his home, slaughtering and sacrificing to a trifecta of fallen angels on the cusp of destroying the kingdoms of Man. Gideon is helpless in the face of extinction itself……until he meets Ashkelon.Coming from the Void beyond the world, Ashkelon alone survives the world he left in ruins. Cynical and ruthless, the last lord of the Everlasting Dark seethes with millennia of hatred, and his cursed sword Acherlith shrieks with the last screams of a thousand failed heroes.Ashkelon makes Gideon an offer – to train him to be a hero of the Light beyond the failures sealed within his blade, a peerless warrior to exceed even the exacting standards of the Dark. Reluctantly, Gideon accepts and is thrust into a world of infinite cruelty under Ashkelon’s black fist where the slightest misstep will see him just another scream in the murderer’s black blade.As Hell consumes the hopes of Man, a hero is forged in darkness. Read it today.
Review “Armed with a spiraling, action-driven plot, wickedly entertaining characters and bloodthirsty prose, this ambitious novel hums with sinister intent. The immersive nature of the writing and the impossibly high stakes of the story make it impossible to put this book down in the middle of a chapter.” -Self-Publishing Review”In Darkness Cast delivers an exciting story of good vs evil following strong characters to thought-provoking thematic conclusions.” -Periapsis Press?”Complicated mythology…graphic battle scenes…intriguing narrative. A blood-spattered fantasy that features several strong characters.” -Kirkus Reviews”…the writing is vivid in its descriptions of horrors and the battles against them. Shuerger’s story explores what it means to be a hero…” -Indiereader From the Author I am a Marine, and I wrote this novel for my Marines. Every man and woman that joins the United States Marine Corps is an idealist. No one joins the Marines for college, benefits or healthcare; they join because they want to be Marines. But I found, in the course of my enlistment, that Marines tend to lose that idealism. They lose it fast. The Marines that I knew were hard, fatalistic cynics who had lost faith in God and country. Then Marines get out of the Corps, and they lose the brotherhood that we had as we all spread across the country.In my opinion, this is why veterans kill themselves at the rate of 22 a day, and I want to try to put some brakes on that process. I listened to the anger, disappointment and bitterness of my Marines, and combined them into a character that would respect and express their experience, Ashkelon. Ashkelon fights against the Light of his world, demanding that it prove itself worthy. In a climactic battle against Avalon’s armies, Ashkelon…wins. Left with nothing but the ashes of innocents and heroes falling through his fingers, Ashkelon refuses to believe that he is the most powerful authority in the universe. He cannot be all there is. So he launches on a search to find a hero capable of countering the Darkness within him, and bring it to justice.It is at this point that he encounters Gideon, the idealist. This young soldier has not yet had the naïveté beaten from him, and Ashkelon sets about training him to be a hero that a bitter champion of the Dark can respect.Shades of Black is the story of their journey together, as the idealist learns the harsh reality of the lifetime of war awaiting him, and the cynic sees the resilience of the idealist and begins to long for that again. About the Author Jonathan Shuerger is a Marine Corps veteran and author with a passion for telling stories and making people laugh. His first book, The Exorcism of Frosty the Snowman, was released in 2017. He lives in Tucson, AZ, with his wife and three daughters, who moonlight as domestic terrorists in their free time. Jonathan war-games, DMs tabletop RPGs, and slays it at Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, like every dad should.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 12, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
Back in his day, Ethan Marston was the best of the best when it came to taking down the worst of the worst in Miami. Now though? Well, he’s just a humble bar owner with a story to tell, a girl to save, and a few drinks to make… or is he?
by Philip Eliot | Jul 12, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
When the hotshot hockey player falls for the team owner’s daughter, all their careful plans are iced.SawyerLogan Bishop is the grumpy star player for the new pro hockey team in town.I’ve spent my life as the talk of this small island.Logan might be young with walls a mile high, but I can’t help being drawn into his stony expression and beautiful hazel eyes. Even though I’m only supposed to be his physio therapist–the line between us isn’t so crystal clear.LoganI had a plan for my life: play hockey, retire, then figure it out after that.I’m not looking for love right now and neither is Sawyer. It’s probably the one thing we can both agree on.Except I never could have imagined the way I feel around her.She may be older with a life established here, but for the first time I want to truly know someone.She puts up a front for the world, but I see the vulnerability she tries to hide.The locals treat her like she’s a princess. I want to be the one to treat her like a queen.Against all odds, I’ve become the star player of the sport I love.Too bad, I never expected to fall in love with the team owner’s daughter.Tropes: hurt/comfort, age gap, sports (hockey), opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, workplace, protective MMCThis is the third book in the Tucker Billionaires series. Although this can be read as a standalone, for maximum enjoyment the series is best read in order. Content considerations: parental death, intimate partner violence, family estrangement
by Philip Eliot | Jul 12, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
She hates football, but can a swoon-worthy footballer change her mind?I hate football with every fiber of my being.Ironic since I’m dating Wade Hunter a.k.a England’s most eligible player.Oops. Fake dating.Long story short, my longtime crush, Karl, came back from a mission abroad with a fiancée at his arm when I thought he was about to declare his love to me.Humiliating, right?Well, that’s why I grabbed the first guy in the airport and introduced him as my boyfriend.Surprisingly, he went along with the charade.Even more so, he showed up at my door days later asking me to keep it going.Dating a footballer, even if its fake, is the last thing I want to do while I’m nursing a broken heart. But when he said I could use this relationship to make Karl jealous, and win the feature contest at work, I signed on the three dotted lines and scored myself a fake boyfriend.A fake rebound still counts, right?Fake Dating The Footballer is the third book in the For The Love of Rom-coms series. All books are standalones and can be read in any order.Perfect for fans of:??fake dating??sports romance??cinnamon roll heroes??forced proximity??body positivity??funny banter??closed door/fade to blackWarning: Particularly swoony book boyfriend ahead. Read at your own risks.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 12, 2026 | Fantasy |
A broken girl.An immortal race.A secret world hidden in the shadows.A new school, a new life…it’s what Cara’s been dreaming of.After years of teasing for the bizarre things she sees, a fresh start is just what she needs. But a mysterious voice in her head is not part of the plan.The voice belongs to a Pyx, an ancient species, hidden from most humans…but not from Cara.She would love to ignore the voice, especially when more of them join in, but the Pyx are insistent. All over Portland, they’re disappearing, and it’s hard to ignore a plea for help when it seems to be coming from her own beloved pet dog.If Cara decides to follow the voices, the secret world of the Pyx won’t be the only thing she finds lurking in the shadows.THE IMMORTAL VOICES is a clean, contemporary YA fantasy series full of whimsy, real and relatable characters, strong friendships, and magical creatures, perfect for fans of modern young adult urban fantasy with mystery and adventure, plus a hint of romance!Collection includes:SECRETS of Green & GoldSHADOWS of Green & GoldRHYS – An Exclusive Novella
