by Philip Eliot | Oct 30, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
The last man she needs is another hero…After losing her father, brother, and now her husband to their work in the fire service, midwife and mothercraft nurse Stephanie Lee leaves Perth for Wirralong to move near a midwife friend from university. She buys her first house along with the Wirralong Creche, where she’ll be able to immerse herself in looking after new mothers. Stevie’s not looking for romance, but when she meets her home builder, who’s everything she doesn’t want, she can’t resist.When he’s not remodeling homes with his young crew of at-risk young adults, Eli Grayson is a volunteer for the rural fire service and international disaster relief. Eli’s never tried to resist the lure of a beautiful woman until he meets Stephanie. It’s love at first sight and captivated Eli is determined to win her trust and heart, no matter how long it takes.She’s afraid to love and lose, but he’s convinced they can both win. Stevie has to answer the question, is Eli—the most compelling man she’s ever met—worth the risk?
by Philip Eliot | Oct 30, 2025 | Mystery |
In this atmospheric tale from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries, a widow is reunited with her girlhood love in a house haunted by all-too-human ghosts They meet again in the dusk of a ruined garden. Amabel Grey hasn’t laid eyes on Julian Forsham in twenty years, not since she gave him up—the man she’d fallen passionately in love with—for the fiancé who needed her. Now an unexpected circumstance brings the British widow and the world-famous scientist together again. Amabel’s nineteen-year-old daughter, Daphne, has been invited to join her friends—and the boy she adores—on a trip to Egypt. But she needs two hundred pounds from her mother. George Forsham is offering that exact sum to anyone willing to stay six months at Dower House, the centuries-old estate in the English countryside where Amabel and Julian first met. The fact that the overgrown, sadly neglected house is rumored to be haunted doesn’t deter Amabel. Until strange things start happening . . . The mewing of a cat that doesn’t exist, the sound of flapping wings, someone crying in the dark. Are restless spirits walking the night? Or is there a rational explanation? Plunged into deadly danger, Amabel could lose her second chance with the man she never stopped loving.
by Philip Eliot | Oct 30, 2025 | Historical Romance |
“Took my breath away… It broke my heart, then it fixed it again.” Reader review, ?????Louisa Arnold used to love playing in the grounds of derelict Hill House as a little girl. Now, a devastating loss sends her running to the overgrown gardens, seeking sanctuary in the manor’s ruined halls.There, to her astonishment, Hill House begins to transform around her – in place of rotting floors and sagging ceilings, are vast silk rugs of embroidered roses and majestic crystal chandeliers. Maids and footmen flit busily past – is Lou dreaming, or could she actually be standing in this place as it was a hundred years ago?Lou is mystified by the warm welcome she receives as a guest of the illustrious Mandeville family. Over tea parties and shoots, banquets and dancing, she’s suddenly living the life she always dreamed of. And, though she tries to fight it, she’s increasingly drawn to the Mandeville heir, Thomas, whose heart-breaking fate she knows well from the pages of history.As Lou falls more in love with this world, the truth about Hill House and the destiny of its family begins to unravel. Will the past run its stubborn course, swallowing Lou in its wake – or can she save this beautiful place and the people she’s come to treasure from certain ruin?A heart-breaking, beautiful, emotional and unputdownable read for fans of The Time Traveller’s Wife, Fiona Valpy and Lucinda Riley.Readers have been swept away by A Time to Change:“I really didn’t want this story to end… An emotional rollercoaster of a read… the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it.” Reader review, ?????“Wow – this book has blown me away. Wonderful… As a history lover who would love to step back into the past, this story is a dream.” Reader review, ?????“Loved this book. Didn’t want it to end. Cried at the end.” Reader review, ?????“A really powerful and heart-wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice. It is beautifully written… I got lost in its pages … Now it is ended and I feel bereft… a most beautiful and fabulous novel.” Reader review, ?????“Incredible and wonderful at the same time. I could hardly put the book down.” Reader review, ?????“This has to be the best book I have read in a long time. I just couldn’t put it down. Have recommended it to friends and they have said the same. A definite must-read.” Reader review, ?????
by Philip Eliot | Oct 30, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Wicked witches have more fun. Especially when solving a murder.Vega Bloodmire has no problem with the label “villainous witch,” though she draws the line at being called a self-centered hag. It’s everyone else who minds her unscrupulous ways: the unruly students she turns into frogs, her mother who fears what will happen if the world discovers their ghoulish family secret, and the wimpy teachers at the magical boarding school where she works who only care about propriety and rules.Yet when the bodies pile up, the community needs someone with moral ambiguity to solve their problem and bring wrongdoers to justice. Part amateur sleuth, part vigilante—and all parts wicked—Vega Bloodmire is the witch to call.Clean, cozy, no sex or swearing, PG 13—perfectly fine for teens or grandmas who like paranormal mysteries at magical boarding academies. These books take place in the same world as the Womby’s School for Wayward Witches Series.Too Ghoul for School: Book 1Witches, ghouls, and mind readers—oh my! Murder and mystery abound in this supernatural novel.Vega Bloodmire thinks she has her student teaching figured out at Encantado Charter Academy.Unfortunately, all Vega’s well-laid plans go awry when she is framed for murdering her tyrant of a supervising teacher.Vega is going to need to find the true culprit behind the crime in order to save her reputation—and her life.Ghoulfriend: Book 2Witches, ghouls, and zombies—oh my! Murder and mystery abound in this supernatural novel.While working as a first-year teacher at Encantado Charter Academy, Vega is turned away from her favorite cemetery because the living visitors are being murdered. Furious someone has made it difficult for her to enjoy the finest cemeteries the city has to offer, she resolves to get to the bottom of who is killing people and why. Matters become complicated when she is tempted to break her no-flesh diet after she stumbles upon a delicious corpse.Clues suggest this monster is her late boyfriend’s killer. Will this be her chance for revenge?Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: Book 3Brooms. Doom. Gloom. There’s no sweeping this wicked witch under the rug. She’s ready to solve a mystery.If Vega doesn’t get her flying license back, prove she is capable of flying, and competent enough to teach flyer’s education—rather than taking it—she’s out of work and going to be forced to move back in with her parents.Vega needs to track down the saboteur who caused her broom malfunction in order to prove her innocence and ensure she gets to teach that class she’s perfect for.Party Ghoul: Book 4Broom blunders, portal problems, and a murder mystery. All roads lead to gnome when this witch solves a mystery!When one of her students dies in an accident, Vega suspects foul play is at work. Vega is thwarted from discovering the truth by a pestilence of garden gnomes and a need to impress the administration at Lady of the Lake School for Girls with her “reformed morals” and integrity.Can Vega discover who the murderer is while balancing the line between being a good teacher and a wicked witch?Gone Ghoul: Book 5Unicorn tentacles. Fairy princes. Murder and Mystery—Oh My!Vega Bloodmire has more important things to deal with than evil Fae and the unicorn tentacle porn they use to lure students to their deaths. Unfortunately, Vega has no choice but to deal with the Fae when one kidnaps—and has the audacity to eat—one of her students during the middle of class.The Fae are going to learn they picked the wrong teacher to mess with.BONUS MATERIAL:Handbook for New Initiates into the Unseen RealmGhoul Crush—a novelette
by Philip Eliot | Oct 30, 2025 | Romantic Comedy |
“Marie sparkles in her The Love Match series launch… Readers will binge this like it’s a new season of The Bachelorette.” – Publishers WeeklyShe’s the new lead of a hit dating show.He’s the producer.And seven years ago, they were in love.Let the games begin…Emily Peters spends her days working at her mother’s flower shop and her nights working on her startup jewelry business. She has no time for romance, and she’s happy that way. Until one morning she wakes up to find her mother on national television practically begging America to find her a boyfriend.When the clip goes viral, Emily is swept away in a Hollywood dream, set to become the new lead of the hit dating show, The Love Match. But it all turns to a nightmare when she arrives on set and comes face-to-face with Jake, the man who broke her heart seven years ago—and her new producer.She’s hellbent on revenge. He’s determined to secure a promotion. But the more they face-off behind the scenes, the harder it becomes to deny their attraction and ignore the secrets of their past. Jake will soon realize the only thing worse than abandoning the love of his life is finding her a new fiancé.Love and Other Words meets The Hating Game in this Bachelor-inspired romantic comedy perfect for fans of forced proximity, second chance romance, rivals to lovers, reality television, revenge, working with an ex, it’s always been you, and dual POV!
