by Philip Eliot | Dec 16, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
***Now LONG-LISTED for the MURDER & MAYHEM BOOK AWARD***A small-town scandal. A stolen fortune. And a women’s club with nothing to lose.Biddy Bramley never expected to return to Pooka, Indiana. But after her husband’s death, she’s back in her hometown—grieving, restless, and drawn into a decades-old mystery involving her estranged sister and claims to a stolen pottery fortune.The town says her sister is delusional. Biddy isn’t so sure.Determined to uncover the truth, Biddy forms the Pooka Women’s Club—a makeshift amateur detective team, including a bartender, an exhausted mom, a street-wise woman working off her community service, and Biddy’s own reluctant daughter. As the unlikely allies dig into Eileen’s past, they stir up more than just old grudges. Someone in Pooka has secrets worth killing for.The Potter’s Final Piece is a funny, heartwarming, twist-filled mystery about second chances, unexpected friendship, and the quiet strength of women who refuse to stay silent. With a quirky cast of witty women, this novel delivers a delightful blend of humor, heart, and mystery ideal for readers who love compelling whodunits.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 16, 2025 | Romantic Comedy |
You know those love stories that start with adorable meet cutes? Yeah, that didn’t happen here…Tenley Taylor needed a way out of town that didn’t leave a paper trail. After all, getting caught by the cops with her bag of stolen diamonds would totally suck.Enter Knox Wilder. He was the ideal mark. Fresh-out-of-prison. Easy to manipulate. So, she was fairly surprised when he kidnapped her.Or did she kidnap him? The way it all went down was kinda blurry. Anyhoo, Knox needed a bride to claim his inheritance. And helping him—for a fee—seemed like a great idea.Which is how she ended up in a fake relationship with a grumpy, rudely sexy ex-con who crossed all the boundaries partners in crime should have. Now, everything is messy, because somehow, she managed to break her golden rule. She started to like her mark.Unfortunately, he likes her, too. He says he wants to get to know the real Tenley. But that’d be bad, right?Especially since she’s not even sure she knows who that is anymore…Criminals Need Love Too is a fun, light, snarky romantic comedy full of witty banter, wacky hijinks, and spicy times. Download today and get ready to fall for a criminal. Trope mapMorally grey heroineEx-con heroGrumpy sunshine romanceOnly one bedFake relationshipForced proximity
by Philip Eliot | Dec 16, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
What happens when six middle-aged sisters with a party planning business buy a cursed plantation? Add one ghoul, the Queen of Voodoo, and a dash of unlocked dormant magic and find out! When Dani convinces her five sisters to sink everything they have into purchasing a dilapidated old plantation, it seems like a great idea at the time. They need a site to expand their business, and none of them is a stranger to the occasional escapade. Little do they know buying Willowberry Plantation House will be the biggest adventure of their lives. As New Orleans natives, the sisters aren’t at all surprised to find a ghost haunting their new house. What they don’t see coming is their discovery that the land was cursed by a wrathful witch centuries earlier. Then things get really strange when Phoebe pays them a visit, unlocking more than just the magic trapped in the earth as she removes the hex that plagued the plantation.Can their business thrive with a ghoul on the grounds, an angry Voodoo Queen to appease, and a leaky roof to fix? As the sisters scramble to pull off their very first shifter mating ceremony, two things are certain: they won’t make it without each other, and they’ve stumbled upon some incredible new powers they don’t yet understand.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 16, 2025 | General Nonfiction |
The true crime story of a 1999 California contract killing gone wrong, in which a husband hired a man to murder his wife— only to wind up dead as well.West Coast doctor Kenneth Stahl would do anything to free himself from his wife Carolyn. Then Adriana Vasco—Kenneth’s former receptionist and mistress of nine years—obliged by introducing him to ex-con Dennis Earl Godley. The deal was set. Godley would murder Carolyn for thirty-thousand dollars. On the day after her forty-fourth birthday, the trusting victim was lured to a lonely stretch of road. The deadly rendezvous took a shocking turn. Not only was Carolyn gunned down with a .357 Magnum, but Kenneth would also be killed.The hit man’s getaway driver was the other woman, Adriana Vasco.BUT WHO WAS DOUBLE-CROSSING WHOM? In a sensational trial, a tangled web of lies, sex, and betrayal unfolded as Adriana and Dennis turned against each other . . . and Michael Fleeman tells the whole shocking story in his true crime book Deadly Mistress.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 16, 2025 | African-American & Black Interest |
2025 American Fiction Awards Winner “Mystery/Suspense: Multicultural and Diverse”Osborne delivers a heart-pounding, whodunnit murder mystery! Emerson’s Vietnam-era dual timeline will resonate with readers familiar with characters Harry Bosch or Walt Longmire.” –Cam Torrens, author of the Tyler Zahn Mystery seriesAria Wright stumbles upon the body of Vietnam veteran Emerson. Unfortunately, the masked killer sees and threatens her.Flash back to 1968: Young Emerson is shipped to Vietnam on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Weeks later, a deadly encounter in Bangkok results in the murder of Emerson’s best friend.The perilous tale alternates between the troubled life of Emerson from 1968 through the present day and two propulsive and dangerous weeks in March 2024 as Aria and Jax try to solve the mysteries surrounding the murder.How did Emerson go from veteran to junkie to volunteer at Aria’s nonprofit? And how do the murders, separated by decades, intertwine? Pursuing answers, Aria and Jax find themselves being followed my strange men and pull together to survive. Will love blossom in the midst of terror?Justice for Emerson, by award-winning author Karen E. Osborne, is a gripping murder mystery, with unexpected plot twists, compelling, well-developed characters, and a dash of romance. Themes of race, family, forgiveness, and redemption permeate while lifting the social issues of homelessness and hunger. Unlock and solve the mystery while rooting for Aria to find love.
