by Philip Eliot | Aug 20, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
He’s the bad boy of Nolan U Football—fast on the field, reckless in a bar and smokin’ between the sheets. And he’s just met a good girl he’s not supposed to want… Coach Jones made it clear to all of us—no dating his daughter.As much as I hate being told what to do, I value my life enough not to get involved…Except Nylah’s one feisty chick and there’s something about her sharp-witted comebacks that are kind of addictive. I’d be a fool to mess around with her. Coach will bench my butt for the rest of the season. He doesn’t care that I’m one of the best wide receivers Nolan U has ever seen. If I cross this line with his baby girl, he won’t get over it.But there she goes again… popping up at parties, flirting with me every chance she gets.I don’t know how much longer I can resist… or if I even should.Rules are made to be broken, right?Sh*t, I’ve gone and done it now…The Off-Limits Play is a stand alone, sweet and spicy NA football romance with no cheating and a guaranteed happy ending. Perfect for fans of Kelsie Rae, Hannah Gray and Rebecca Jenshak.Trigger warning: Suicidal thoughts
by Philip Eliot | Aug 20, 2026 | Dark Romance |
It all started with the Turning.Nine months ago, everything went to hell. An injectable medicine touted as humanity’s savior turned one-third of the United States into ravenous monsters whose only vulnerability is fire. They killed more than a half of us, leaving the rest a group of shell-shocked survivors.All we do now is band together in individual communities, working to push back against the lurkers—hooded, hungry zombie-like creatures that lurk in the dark, eager to take a bite—and make it another day. Resources are scarce, and there’s no one to help us. Our useless government abandoned us all to the creatures all those months ago. Phone and television and the outside world… they don’t exist.Or do they?After a tragedy in my settlement has me desperate to escape, I’m willing to do anything to get the hell out of here. Enter Maverick Brooks. A dark-haired stranger fifteen years older than my twenty-five, he arrives at the Grave, stoic and mysterious, and looking for volunteers to join him in a suicidal plan to take the lurkers head-on.I’m the only one reckless enough to raise their hand.The leader of the Grave—who is also my dad—isn’t thrilled that I offer to go. Neither is Chase Knight, but I get it. The sexy hunter wants me to stay so that we can talk about the night that changed everything between us… the night that I just can’t forget or forgive myself for. Call me a coward, but I refuse to. As much as I’m drawn to him, there can’t be anything between us.Not when he was my dead twin’s fiancé.But he’s named well, and though I head out with Maverick, it isn’t long before Chase comes after me, and then sparks fly—and I don’t just mean from my lighter.We’re on a mission to kill as many lurkers as can. That’s it. He’s an extra hunter… so why can’t I stop finding myself giving in to him no matter the reason?I don’t know, but if I can’t get control of myself, it won’t only be the rest of the world that goes up in flames… * Burn is a dark dystopian/post-apocalyptic/zombie romance told in 1st person POV. This is Xandra’s story, and while it seems like a love triangle is possibl, Chase is way too possessive to let her think about choosing anyone else… even if, on the outside, he seems like the perfect golden retriever love interest.Previously published under the name Jessica Lynch, this version has been changed and is intended for a mature audience so, please, check the CWs.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 20, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
“Spellbinding . . . Wright tells her fiendish tale in angelic prose” in the Edgar Award–winning crime series—the basis for Fox TV and Hulu’s Murder in a Small Town (Toronto Star).”[Wright] can keep up with the best crime writers—even the Ruth Rendells and the P.D. Jameses.” —Toronto SunGordon Murphy has a Midas touch for business, but he’s all thumbs when it comes to love. So Sergeant Karl Alberg isn’t too concerned when Murphy sets his sights on Karl’s girlfriend Cassandra. These days the happy couple share both a bed and a bed and breakfast. Besides, Alberg has some actual policing problems to contend with: a stolen coin collection, a hapless would?be burglar, local worthies hollering about the state of a fellow citizen’s front yard.It all sounds charming and cozy. But Alberg’s Sechelt, British Colombia, is no Cabot Cove. L. R. Wright, the “master of the psychological thriller,” once again demonstrates her talent for getting at the dark roots under the roses (Booklist, on Mother Love).”An undeniable pleasure with great narrative tension.” —Publishers Weekly”A treat . . . the author is unrivaled in her talent for casting an ever-so-light layer of menace over ordinary scenes and situations.” —The Star-Phoenix
by Philip Eliot | Aug 20, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
A glorious ocean liner setting sail, sunset on the horizon, and champagne on deck. All seems shipshape… until Kitty discovers a body on board. Time for some sleuthing!Devon, 1938. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a well-deserved rest when her very upset cousin Hattie suddenly bursts in. She sobs that the gentleman she had been seeing, Richard Westonholme, seems to have vanished, taking all of her jewellery with him. As Hattie describes Richard, he sounds eerily familiar, and Kitty and her husband Matt board a ship in hot pursuit – only to find him lying in a lifeboat… dead.As they’ve set sail, the murderer has to be on board too, but there are suspects as far as the eye can see. Could Richard’s wife have something to do with the murder? What about the rich heiress and her guardian? And is the steward hiding something fishy?Kitty and Matt are all too aware that the clock is ticking while the suspects are trapped with no escape. Can they net the killer before the ship docks? Or will one of them be dead in the water before they reach dry land? Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey or Verity Bright will adore this totally charming murder mystery. The perfect treat for cozy crime fans! What readers are saying about Murder at Sea:‘I just couldn’t put this story down! Wow!’Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘I absolutely loved this book!… Brilliant; a wonderful read!’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Loved!… Absolutely loved it!’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘I loved this book! I just couldn’t put it down… Kept me guessing right up until the end’ NetGalley reviewer, ??????????‘Fabulous’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????
by Philip Eliot | Aug 20, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
A forensic psychologist and a lawyer must rescue her daughter from a killer in this romantic suspense novel by a New York Times–bestselling author.When forensic psychologist Claire Britten started working with lawyer Nick Markwood on his South Shores project, she had no idea it would endanger her life—and the life of her daughter. But when the little girl goes missing from her South Florida home, and Nick insists his longtime nemesis is to blame, Claire frantically follows the trail to the Cayman Islands, desperate to save her daughter before it’s too late.Nick always knew the man who staged his father’s “suicide” was out to get him, but kidnapping the child of someone he cares about is despicable. Finding the billionaire criminal is one thing—meeting his demands in order to save Claire’s daughter is quite another. What he wants threatens their professional and personal interests beyond imagination . . . but what choice do they have when a child’s life is on the line?”Full of action, murders, and twists and turns galore, this second book in the South Shore series by Karen Harper smacks you upside the head again and again. Just when you believe wholeheartedly that you have everything figured out, something new happens and sends you on a completely different path.” —Suspense Magazine
