by Philip Eliot | Sep 15, 2025 | Romantic Suspense |
To catch a cold-blooded killer, you must become a cold-hearted predator.Growing up in a cult had its perks—no devices, no drama, no decisions. But education, opinions, and pleasure were punishable offenses, and women bore the crushing weight of responsibilities forced upon them by the men who demanded unconditional devotion. Then there was the cult leader, Jonathan Walker. Master. Manipulator. Monster…and my betrothed. On the eve of our forced union, my mother led a desperate escape, sacrificing her life for my freedom. Her dying breath fueled my thirst for revenge, and for a decade, I’ve walked this perilous path alone.Now I’m back and ready to take on Jonathan and his second-in-command—the brother I left behind. But I’m in over my head and need help.Enter Hunter King, an enigmatic hurricane. Vice president of a powerful Texan motorcycle club, ex-military, focused, and precise. His sharp tongue delivers dirty words, igniting a fire within me as he attempts to slip beneath my defenses. The harder I try to ice him out, the hotter his determination burns.Hunter wants to pull me into the light, but where I’m headed, he can’t follow. To destroy a monster, you have to become one—and all monsters are destined for Hell.Stone Cold Hearted is a standalone dark contemporary romance and is part of the Ruthless Creatures universe.Stone Cold Hearted featuresCultHe falls firstMF romanceTattooed BikerHunted FMCPierced FMCReverse grumpy/sunshineStandaloneDual POVA HEA
by Philip Eliot | Sep 15, 2025 | Erotic Romance |
He bribed her into an engagement neither of them wanted. Now he can’t let her go. Desmond O’Connor is ruthless in his business pursuits and even more ruthless in the bedroom. But when his father’s will gives voting shares to those children who marry and produce heirs, Desmond cannot allow the company he’s given his life for to fall into the hands of his father’s estranged second family. And the only woman that makes sense as a partner is the curvy journalist trying to dig up dirt on his father’s sudden death. Her current story might cost Desmond his business and his freedom. Can he solve two problems with one proposal?Thrill-seeker journalist Shannon McIntyre never imagined she’d be investigating the most powerful family in New York. And she certainly didn’t expect the devilishly handsome CEO to offer her dream job in exchange for wearing his ring. Though she can’t deny the electricity between them, there’s one big problem: she’s investigating the murder of his father—a crime she believes Desmond committed. But her career might be ruined without him. What choice does she have?He can’t care for her and save his company.The most dangerous thing she can do is fall in love with him.Are shattered lives worse than broken hearts?Bargain with the Billionaire is a high-heat enemies-to-lovers billionaire romance that features an arrogant alpha CEO and the headstrong heroine intent on taming him. It is the first novel in the Filthy Rich Bachelors series, though all novels in the Filthy Rich Bachelors world can be read as standalones. Fans of Juliette N. Banks, Ana Huang, or Meghan March will love Bargain with the Billionaire.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 15, 2025 | New Adult Romance |
A hookup with a handsome stranger at 30,000 feet… Yes, please.Coming home to three off-limits contractors who want to claim me? That escalated fast.After one life-shattering day, I ditched New York and ended up in a tiny airplane bathroom being given the best O of my life.I didn’t catch his name.Or expect to see him again.But fate has jokes.Now I’m back in my hometown, Aspen Springs—figuring out my mess of a life, helping my mom, and breaking every rule in the book.It all started with Conrad, my broody mile-high mystery man… I could drown in his ocean-blue eyes.Then I met his identical twin brother, Brooks, the tattooed flirt. He dares me to misbehave and calls me Trouble.And I can’t leave out their business partner, Austin. My childhood crush, my brother’s best friend, and the hottest single dad in Colorado.They’ve all made me theirs. At the same time.And I have a decision to make—strap in for the ride of my life or run.My Three Hometown Hard Hats is a standalone MFMM why choose romance in the “Aspen Springs” series. Get ready for small-town rom-com vibes, a mid-flight one-night stand, and a smokin’ hot single dad. No swords cross, but hammers swing. Ultra cozy HEA.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 15, 2025 | New Adult Romance |
Riggs Malone. Star quarterback and captain of the football team. The boy all the girls wanted and all the boys wanted to be. My first love.And the only person who ever broke me.I have a great life. I’ve fulfilled my dream of running my own coffee shop-slash-library in my hometown, I own my own home, and I have the best group of friends a girl could ask for. Everything is perfect.Or it was.When a neighboring town starts its very own professional football franchise, he gets himself traded to be the starting quarterback of the Branston Bandits. And before I know it, he’s purchased the house next door, moving in with a neighborly smile like he didn’t destroy me all those years ago……when he made a disgusting bet with his teammates to take my V-card, which I was eagerly and naively willing to give him before I found out the truth.Well, if Riggs Malone thinks it’s all water under the bridge, he has another thing coming. I don’t forgive easily, and I never forget. I’m about to make his life a living hell.Let the prank war begin.The Turnover is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy with lots of laughs, plenty of heat, and more than a few cookies that are…ahem…anatomically correct. And if you’re worried about Riggs’ ability to be redeemed, don’t worry. While he did, in fact, make the bet, all wasn’t as it seemed…
by Philip Eliot | Sep 15, 2025 | Historical Romance |
First Place Winner Chanticleer International Book Awards for Short Stories and Novellas.”Vivid and immediate in its contrast of different lives buffeted by the choices and ideals of the times, A Kind of Homecoming captures the challenges felt by all kinds of individuals who traverse war and peace with hopes for the future and questions about their participation, identities, and abilities. “- Midwest Book Review1914 EnglandRose is swept off her feet by young German Sebastian, who shares many of her passions and dreams. The world is their oyster—until it is not, with the rising drums of war reinforcing their differences and proving an obstacle to any relationship dreams each may have harbored.As Rose throws herself into the rigors of being an Army nurse, cleaning up after the infantry’s battles, she can’t help but wonder how the pain and suffering she witnesses fits into the beliefs and ideals she once held.From issues of patriotism and opportunity to confrontations with the “lottery of fate” that transforms dreams and dreamers alike, A Kind of Homecoming represents a vivid story of war and transformation that will appeal to libraries and readers seeking succinct yet powerful explorations of World War I’s impact on individual ambitions.Praise for a Kind of Homecoming”Vivid and immediate in its contrast of different lives buffeted by the choices and ideals of the times, A Kind of Homecoming captures the challenges felt by all kinds of individuals who traverse war and peace with hopes for the future and questions about their participation, identities, and abilities.”Midwest Book Review“Rose, born and bred English, finds camaraderie and love with Sebastian, a German, in a world sweetly unaware that the Great War is about to erupt. As fate, or chance, steps in, the story’s perfect sense of place and fine characterization take hold. Excellent historical fiction.”James Conroyd Martin, author of The Poland Trilogy.”A Riveting War Story” – BooksRide AD
