by Philip Eliot | Nov 15, 2025 | Children & Middle Grade |
FINALIST – THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS 2024 – CATEGORY 3, BOOKS FOR 9-12 YEAR OLDSWren is impulsive, curious, and always in trouble. Can her flaws become her greatest asset?Wren Sterling has a problem. She knows she’s super smart and a good friend, but no matter how hard she tries, she can’t shake her reputation as a troublemaker. It feels like the only people who believe in her are her three best friends in the Renegade Girls Tinkering Club. She’d hoped middle school would be different, but when her inability to control her temper causes an accident, even her beloved STEM Club is no longer a safe haven.She has to find a way to fix it. When her idea to start a business inventing and selling spy gadgets succeeds, it looks like she’s finally done something right! But then the Club is accused of a crime. Can they use their own gadgets, and a little bit of trouble to solve the mystery? If they can find the real culprit, Wren may just discover she has a bright future after all. If they can’t, she could lose her best friends forever.“It’s The Babysitter’s Club meets MacGyver!”Build your own SPY GADGETS! Instructions included in this charming story about friendship, middle school, and the Engineering Design Process for kids ages 10-12.
by Philip Eliot | Nov 15, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
This psychological thriller follows a family to their Appalachian farmhouse, where they encounter an unimaginable horror.In the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of West Virginia.Along with his wife and teenage daughter, the family uproots their lives in Ohio and moves south. They are initially seduced by the natural beauty of the country setting. That soon changes when they discover a hidden room in the basement with a well, boarded shut and adorned with crucifixes.Local legends about the previous owner being an exorcist come to light, but by then, all Hell has broken loose.This 1990s horror novel is perfect for fans of family thriller books, stories of demonic possession, exorcism fiction, the occult, or thrillers like The Exorcist, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Amityville Horror.The Exorcist’s House – Genesis is the 2nd installment in this trilogy and is available now!The Exorcist’s House – Resurrection is the 3rd and final installment in the trilogy and is available now!.Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive.
by Philip Eliot | Nov 15, 2025 | Teen & Young Adult |
From the author of the emotionally devastating epic fantasy series The Spellbinders and the Gunslingers comes…well, the complete opposite of that.”Cheeky, sharp, humorous, Pratchett-esque. A bit silly, but in the best way possible.” -Andy Peloquin, bestselling author of the Darkblade series”Delightful and fun.” -K.E. Andrews, SPFBO 9 finalist and author of Hills of Heather and Bone______________________It begins and ends, as things do, with a girl throwing a birthday party for a dragon. Or it would, if things were ever that simple.Generations ago, the Inquisition of the Priory of the Thrice-Dead Prophet decided that dragons were a great evil and it was their duty to banish them from the land of Nóra. The dragons weren’t (they just grew tired of the bother and migrated north), and the Inquisition didn’t (they just pretended otherwise), but that’s beside the point.Though evidence of dragons still existed, it remained within the realm of smugglers, ne’er-do-wells, and people with too much time and money on their hands…until a hatching egg finds its way into the hands of a young girl named Ailís.Now, with the first newborn dragon seen in generations in her company, Ailís finds herself beset by merchants, brigands, Inquisitors, and a greedy governor, and all she wants to do is throw a birthday party for her dragon.And you thought planning a party for your kids was tough.
by Philip Eliot | Nov 15, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
The unbelievable, untold story of Jesse James’s other brother… In this rollicking stand-alone novel from the bestselling Johnstones, fact and fiction collide in the jaw-dropping story of Jesse James’ little-known, disaster-prone brother. They call him Calamity—for a reason. Calvin Amadeus James, aka Calamity, isn’t an outlaw like his notorious brothers Jesse and Frank. He’s worse—due to the bad luck that follows him everywhere he goes. Every job he takes—from army scout to gambler to cowboy and rail worker—ends in catastrophe. No matter what he does, Calamity James always seems to be on the wrong side of history . . . The Great Chicago Fire of 1871? Calamity placed the lantern next to the cow that kicked it over. The gunfight at O.K. Corral? Calamity stirred up trouble in Tombstone right before it all went down. The fateful saloon shooting of Wild Bill Hickcock? Blame it on Calamity James. Some folks say he’s even responsible for Custer’s last stand at Little Big Horn—but Calamity swears it ain’t true. He’s just a magnet for bad luck who’s trying to find his good luck charm—a pretty little dancehall girl known as Clumsy Catherine. But somehere along the way, he foolishly joins the James-Younger Gang with his outlaw brothers. And that’s when Calamity’s infamous bad luck gets a whole lot worse . . .
by Philip Eliot | Nov 14, 2025 | Science Fiction |
Over 1000 pages of action packed Military Science Fiction! For a limited time, get the complete trilogy for one low price!Out of everyone in the galaxy, the Legion left him alive…That was their second mistake!Born into nothing on a farming planet, David Aethon was viewed only as monetary credit.Until they came.The Legion swept his planet, killing and capturing everyone Aethon ever loved. They scorched his world and left him behind. Alone. His life forever changed. Until…Five years later the Allied Federation arrived. With no other choice, he joined their army and was reborn, beginning his new life. Aethon would ascend the ranks to command an elite team of Grim Eternals—specializing in covert operations across the galaxy.The War for Mars is far from over…During a daring rescue at Outpost Charlie, Empress Wright ambushed Aethon and his team, sparing his life, only to send a message across the stars that the Grim Eternals have become the hunted. Bound and shackled, the Empress jettisoned him into an outlaw society on the prisoner planet Roon, where he realized his new mission…ESCAPE and REVENGE.Welcome to Aethon Rising!Dive into a fresh new series of action-packed Military Sci-Fi, with unusual droids, vivid aliens, futuristic weapons, and a daring adventure. If you loved Star Wars or Starship Troopers, you won’t be able to put this series down.
