by Philip Eliot | Sep 20, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
She’s determined to start a new chapter, so why is she still drawn to a man from her past?When Jasmine Weaver, the chief of staff to a powerful D.C. congresswoman, chose integrity, she didn’t anticipate ringing in the New Year disgraced, unemployed, and sleeping in her childhood bedroom. Now back in River’s Edge, Indiana, identical triplet Jazz has her sisters’ support while she plans her next steps. She agrees to lead the committee for their high school’s fifteenth reunion, never dreaming that her co-chair is the man who broke her teenage heart.As the new CEO of Walker Construction, Elias Walker has taken the family business to new levels of success. He’s buried himself in work to ease the grief of losing his fiancé several years earlier and wants nothing more than to be a carpenter again. Elias grudgingly agrees to co-chair the high school’s reunion committee, but when Jazz Weaver blows into town, suddenly anything seems possible.These high school sweethearts have lived half their lives apart. Can they reinvent themselves back in the town where it all began?
by Philip Eliot | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Madison hesitates before hitching her pink tulle prom dress and running as fast as she can into the wilderness. The ripped edge of her skirt snags on a tree root and she falls to the forest floor. As she catches her breath, she hears the unmistakable sound of heavy boots closing in on her. He knows where she is…When news of a missing limousine reaches Sheriff Jenna Alton and her deputy, David Kane, they fear for the lives of the ten teenagers who were inside and should have been enjoying their prom night. After picking up each passenger from their home, instead of heading to prom, the car turned toward the darkness of the forest around Black Rock Falls. Has there been a tragic accident, or has something more sinister happened to the teenagers?Hours later, Jenna’s team discovers the bodies of the five boys from the car, and her heart shatters when she realizes the girls are still missing. The killer has taken them, and he hasn’t left a single trace.Jenna knows time is running out for the teenagers when a lifeless body is discovered hanging from the branches of a tree, and another is found laying on a boulder nearby, still wearing her prom dress. Taking in the scene, she spots something that makes her pulse race—the girls’ bodies have been displayed just like on a previous murder case she worked. Could there be a copycat killer on the loose?With three young girls unaccounted for, Jenna’s team works around the clock in the dense woodland looking for clues before they find themselves under attack as well. Jenna knows one thing for sure—the murderer wants to take as many lives as possible. As she reads the notes on her past case, her heart races with worry about what kind of monster she is about to face. Has Jenna finally met her match? And will the missing girls ever come home?Fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot will absolutely devour this gripping and unputdownable crime thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood.**Each Kane and Alton book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**What readers are saying about Good Girls Don’t Cry:“A chilling pulse-pounding thriller… A must-read… Will leave you breathless.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Five stars just don’t feel like enough. That’s why I’m giving the whole night sky full of stars.” B for bookreview, 5 stars“A SOLID 5??!!… Heart-pounding.” Stacking the Shelves, 5 stars“My heart was literally in my mouth the whole night it took me to read… Gripping.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“Grips your heart from the first page to the last… Absolutely deserving of five stars.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars“Gosh! Talk about a rollercoaster ride… I could not put this book down.” Goodreads reviewerWhat readers are saying about D.K. Hood:“A cracking page-turner with some omg moments that will keep you reading late into the night.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“Exceptional… My word, I couldn’t put this down… Compulsive reading and I couldn’t stop and had to read to the end.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“Incredible… Had me on the edge of my seat, holding my breath.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“I blew through this like the wind! Fantastic read!” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“Oh wow, I can’t say enough about this one!! So good!! Literally had me guessing until the reveal… Captivated.” Sip_andread, 5 stars“Wow! Still trying to catch my breath.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars“Left me chilled to the bone… Must-read in this gripping and very addictive series.” NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
by Philip Eliot | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A missing heiress. A brutal murder. An FBI agent chasing a truth no one wants brought to light.After a forced leave that nearly cracked her confidence, FBI Special Agent Domini Walker is handed what should be a straightforward assignment: locate Hettie Van Buren, a high-society heiress who vanished during a weekend away. But then Hettie’s boyfriend turns up dead—single shot, no mistakes. The work of a professional.Dom’s search spirals quickly into a far darker mystery. Hettie is still out there: frightened, alone, and orbiting a secret someone’s already killed to protect. The Van Buren family’s wealth can’t keep the past buried, and Hettie and Micah’s clandestine trip overseas may hold the truth someone in power is desperate to keep buried. Dom’s not the type to flinch. Not for Bureau optics, not for Manhattan royalty. This case cuts too close, rattling the trauma she’s spent years mastering and testing a moral code forged in loss. With razor-sharp analyst Lea Peck and reclusive researcher Mila Pascale at her side, Dom tracks a trail of blood and lies from penthouse privilege to the streets of Tegucigalpa. But in a world where everyone has something to protect, the deadliest threat may be the one she never sees coming.Dive into Sound of a Furious Sky—the gripping first installment in HN Wake’s Dom Walker series, packed with twists, sabotage, and intrigue that will keep you hooked from start to finish!_________________________________Praise for the Dom Walker series? ? ? ? ? Be warned, once you start reading this you will not put it down until you’ve finished the book.? ? ? ? ? Brilliant plot, brilliant execution of it, brilliant believable characters.? ? ? ? ? Love this book – fantastic storyline and characters-gritty and interesting- a real page turner.? ? ? ? ? Cleverly plotted, beautifully written, and definitely left me wanting more!? ? ? ? ? This book was brilliant, it caught me from the very beginning.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A former rodeo queen turned paralegal.A criminal attorney with a soft spot for lost causes.To find a missing girl, Emily and Jack will have to team up for one wild ride.“Full of heart, humor, vivid characters, and suspense. Hutchins has done it again!” — Gay Yellen, author of The Body Business?Dumped by her husband for a man, ex-rodeo queen Emily Bernal yearns for a fresh start. When a handsome local attorney named Jack offers her a gig, she’s not sure if it’s the right fit. But after a dead body takes a swan dive right in front of her and she learns a missing six-year-old girl is caught in the aftermath, Emily’s heart sends her from barrel racing to paralegal work in a hurry.As she and Jack interrogate the young girl’s tight-lipped mother, a string of strange coincidences don’t seem to add up. When sparks fly between her and her boss and dead ends start to become dead bodies, the race to save the girl comes down to the wire. Can Emily and Jack decipher their feelings and the contradictory clues before they become the next victims?Emily has over 1000 reviews and a 4.6-star average. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.Heaven to Betsy is a mystery thriller with a romantic twist. It is the first standalone book in the Emily trilogy and book #4 in the What Doesn’t Kill You romantic mystery series.Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an “up-and-coming powerhouse writer.” If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love USA Today Best Seller Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney, Pamela splits time between Snowheresville, WY and Nowheresville, TX.What Amazon readers are saying about the What Doesn’t Kill You Mysteries:”Unputdownable.”“Fair warning: clear your calendar before you pick it up because you won’t be able to put it down.”“Hutchins is a master of tension.”“Intriguing mystery . . . captivating romance.”“Everything shines: the plot, the characters and the writing. Readers are in for a real treat.”?“Immediately hooked.”?”Spellbinding.””Fast-paced mystery.””Can’t put it down.”“Entertaining, complex, and thought-provoking.”“Murder has never been so much fun!””You’re guaranteed to love the ride!”Buy Heaven to Betsy for a bucking thrill ride today!(Books 5-15 in the What Doesn’t Kill You Series are available, too.)
by Philip Eliot | Sep 20, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
When Sinead Long trades Manhattan skyscrapers for the thatched cottages of Cloncastle, she’s ready for fresh scones, familiar faces, and a slower pace of life in her Irish hometown. But her plans for peace crumble fast when she discovers her husband’s affair with her old school rival, Joan.Determined to confront the woman who’s destroyed her marriage, Sinead storms over to Joan’s house, only to find her rival stone cold dead in her own kitchen. Before she can even process what she’s seeing, the gardai arrive, and suddenly Sinead finds herself at the top of their suspect list.Now all of Cloncastle is buzzing with gossip, from the pub snug to the bakery queue, and everyone seems to have an opinion on her guilt. To clear her name and salvage what’s left of her fresh start, Sinead must untangle a web of grudges, rivalries, and long-buried secrets. Because in a town this small, everyone has something to hide, and someone is willing to kill to keep their secrets buried.Start your next cozy obsession with the Quay Road Mysteries, a delightful new Irish series where betrayal, murder, and a dash of wit prove that small towns make for the biggest secrets. Perfect for fans of traditional mysteries with heart, humour, and plenty of surprises around every cobblestone corner.This cover is a second edition cover but the story is still the same cozy mystery loved by many.
