by Philip Eliot | Nov 14, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun.
Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.
The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.
Plunged into the world of the “ordinary” Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante—and a tyrant’s lover—Anna finds her every belief about right and wrong challenged. With Hannes’s help, she retraces the path of two women who met as teenagers, shared a friendship that spanned the years that Eva Braun was Hitler’s mistress, yet never knew that the men they loved had opposing ambitions.
Eva’s story reveals that she never joined the Nazi party, had Jewish friends, and was credited at the Nuremberg Trials with saving 35,000 Allied lives. As Anna’s journey leads back through the treacherous years in wartime Germany, it uncovers long-buried secrets and unknown reaches of her heart to reveal the enduring power of love in the legacies that always outlast war.
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by Philip Eliot | Nov 13, 2025 | Historical Fiction |
Soon to be a major feature film from the producers of Big Little Lies and Gone GirlParis, 1963. Behind Severine Kassel’s carefully crafted image as the Louvre’s most respected jewellery curator lies a woman haunted by unspeakable trauma. When she’s invited to London to authenticate a collection of rare Byzantine pearls, her composed facade finally cracks. These are not just any pearls—they belong to her family, stolen in an act of unimaginable cruelty two decades earlier.Her shocking revelation sets off a frenzied hunt for former Nazi officer Ruda Mayek. As Severine follows Mayek’s trail, the tightly controlled life she’s built around herself is shattered. Will her own carefully guarded secrets be revealed?From the snow-laden forests outside Prague to the elegant galleries of Paris and the windswept moors of Yorkshire, Severine must confront both the horrors of her past and the price of vengeance. But in a web of lies and betrayal spanning two decades, some truths are better left buried.From million-copy bestselling author Fiona McIntosh comes The Pearl Thief — a heart-stopping novel about whether love and hope can ever truly overcome the darkest acts of war. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale.Readers love The Pearl Thief: ‘Love, love, love this book… had me hooked from page 1.’ Reader review, ?????‘My favourite book I have read in years. Gripping, page turning and utterly fascinating!! Couldn’t recommend it higher!’ Reader review, ?????‘Absolutely incredible!! Holy wow, this is my first Fiona McIntosh book I’ve read and I see what I’ve been missing out on. I loved this!’ Reader review, ?????‘Could not put this book down, and neither could my 88 year old grandmother. Heartbreak, hope, revenge, all in one. Loved it!’ Reader review, ?????‘A fast paced historical fiction story that has the perfect blend of action, mystery and love. It is so beautifully written.’ Reader review, ?????‘A powerful epic historical saga that will tantalise your feelings and completely take over your heart.’ Reader review, ?????‘A master of her craft.’Better Reading‘Action, heartbreak and romance aplenty.’ Australian Bookseller & Publisher ‘An extraordinary storyteller.’Book’d Out
by Philip Eliot | Nov 13, 2025 | Mystery |
It is November of 1880, and the future looks promising for Annie and Nate Dawson. Nate’s law practice is taking off. Annie has made the transition from pretend clairvoyant to a successful financial consultant, and as a couple, they are looking forward to spending their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays together. For Robert Livingston, the owner San Francisco’s newest grand emporium, the holidays are shaping up to be a dismal failure if he can’t figure out how to stop whoever is stealing from his department store, the Silver Strike Bazaar. When he hires the Dawsons to investigate, Annie and Nate discover that behind the doors of Livingston’s “Palace of Plenty,” nothing is quite what it seems. Pilfered Promises, by USA Today bestselling author, M. Louisa Locke, is the fifth full-length historical mystery in the cozy Victorian San Francisco mystery series featuring Annie and Nate Dawson and their friends and family in the O’Farrell Street boarding house. Locke’s shorter works, found in Victorian San Francisco Stories, Vol 1 and 2 and Victorian San Francisco Novellas, feature minor characters from the series.
by Philip Eliot | Nov 13, 2025 | Mystery |
?? Named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book ??Winner of the Midwest Book Award for Cover DesignBefore The Porcelain Menagerie, Jillian Forsberg introduced readers to the dazzling and dangerous world of 18th-century Europe in The Rhino Keeper—a sweeping tale of wonder, obsession, and the fragile line between curiosity and control.Based on the true story of a Dutch sea captain who toured the continent with an Indian rhinoceros named Clara, The Rhino Keeper brings to life an age when science, art, and spectacle collided in breathtaking—and sometimes perilous—ways.2022 — College student Andrea Clarkson uncovers a centuries-old mystery in Holland: strange documents, a carved rhinoceros on an ancient grave, and a secret buried deep beneath the earth. What she finds will challenge her understanding of history—and of herself.1740 — Ship captain Douwemout van der Meer possesses what no European has seen in generations: a living rhinoceros. Together, he and Clara travel across Europe, thrilling peasants and queens alike. But when devotion turns to obsession, and admiration to fear, Douwe must face the limits of his own wonder.Among those enchanted by Clara is a young artist named Johann Joachim Kändler, whose porcelain creations capture the creature’s grace—and whose ambition will one day take center stage in Forsberg’s companion novel, The Porcelain Menagerie.Narrated by Caroline Hewitt, The Rhino Keeper evokes the marvel of discovery and the danger of desire. Continue the journey with The Porcelain Menagerie, also from History Through Fiction—where the artist who sculpted Clara’s likeness becomes the master of a court built on fragile beauty.
by Philip Eliot | Nov 13, 2025 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
The Demon Queen Trials Complete Trilogy. I never thought I’d be singing happy birthday to myself in a dungeon. And yet when a sinfully sexy demon crashes happy hour, that’s exactly what happens. He’s known as the Lord of Chaos, and he’s mistaken me for my succubus doppelgänger.Happy birthday to me.When he tastes my blood, he finally understands I’m mortal. And I realize we have something in common: we both crave revenge. So we make a deal: I can stay in the forbidden city to hunt for my mom’s killer. In return, I’ll help him get the vengeance he craves. I just have to pose as a sexy succubus. One problem–he’s my number one suspect.And that’s increasingly hard to remember as he teaches me my role: seduction. With each heated touch I drift further into peril. And if I fall under his seductive spell, death awaits me.This box set includes all three books:1. City of Thorns2. Lord of Embers3. Garden of Serpents
