by Philip Eliot | Sep 14, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
A cozy English village, a clueless city girl, and a cat who thinks he knows it all… She can’t grow roses—but murder is blooming nicely. City girl Poppy never expected to inherit a lush cottage garden nursery—complete with a bossy ginger cat, nosy village neighbours, and an eccentric local inventor with questionable safety standards. Given her habit of accidentally killing every plant she touches, reviving the family business is tough enough without stumbling over a dead body among the roses!Now Poppy must solve the mystery or risk losing her new home and the chance for a fresh start. But who would want to harm a gardener in a sleepy English village? Could her mad-scientist neighbour have something to do with the killing? And why is her long-lost cousin so desperate for her to sell the cottage?Armed only with enthusiasm, terrible gardening skills, and the help of a very opinionated ginger tom, Poppy sets out to dig for clues. The only problem is: she could be digging her own grave too. If only solving murders were as easy as killing houseplants…This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: cat mystery / gardening cozy mystery / women amateur sleuth / British cozy mystery / cosy crime / funny cozy mystery / English village mystery / small town mysteryTHE ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN MYSTERIESDeadhead and Buried (Book 1)Silent Bud Deadly (Book 2)Doom and Bloom (Book 3)Trowel and Error (Book 4)Fronds and Enemies (Book 5)Too Mulch to Handle (Book 6)
by Philip Eliot | Sep 14, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
She’s pursued the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going home?Injured in a bombing, war correspondent Kate Tessler returns to her hometown in Arizona to recover. For the first time in her life, she’s starting to feel her age of nearly fifty despite living like a teenager again: staying in her childhood bedroom with only a cat for company, trying to understand why her sister resents her so much, and running into people who still refer to her as Kitty. The hardest part? Seeing her once-sharp and witty mother stuck in an Alzheimer’s unit.When an old friend asks her to investigate suspicious deaths at the nursing home, Kate limps into action. Is a self-appointed “Angel of Mercy” killing patients to end their suffering? Are family members hastening their inheritance? Is an employee extorting money and removing the witnesses? Kate uses her journalism skills to track clues, but the puzzle pieces simply won’t fit.If Kate can’t uncover the truth quickly, her mother could be next on the killer’s list.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 14, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
We had run.
We had adapted.
And when our magic came back, we changed course again. Hiding instead of running, knowing that we needed to remain hidden from the Collective. Knowing that our lives, our freedom, depended on it.
Then the sorcerer showed up, drained and disoriented. And when my past came quickly following him, I had to make another choice.
Fight or flight.
Continue to deny the power that resided in my blood, in my DNA. Remain perpetually caught between being Amp5 and Emma Johnson.
Or face my demons.
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Demons and DNA by Meghan Ciana Doidge is the first novel (75k) in the Amplifier series, which is set in the Adept Universe along with the Dowser, the Oracle, and the Reconstructionist series.
Reading order of the Amplifier Series:
• The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0)
• Close to Home (Amplifier 0.5)
• Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1)
by Philip Eliot | Sep 14, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
Werewolves have fleas. Cyclops need glasses. Dark Elves give villain monologues.Maybe the magical paranormal world isn’t quite what we expect?This special boxset contains the complete urban fantasy series the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center: Vampires Drink Tomato Juice, Goblins Wear Suits, and The Lost Files of the MBRC.Book 1: Vampires Drink Tomato Juice: Morgan might be losing her sanity. She thought it was a normal day but after witnessing an incident involving a werewolf, a substitute teacher/possible vampire, and a thermos of tomato juice, things get weird.A quick train ride later she finds herself at the Chicago headquarters of all things fantastical: the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center.At the MBRC Morgan encounters dragons, vampires, elves, centaurs and even the Pooka, a shape-shifter who is too handsome for his own good.The MBRC strives to rehabilitate and integrate magical beings into human society. It’s also supposed to be a secret, and Morgan’s accidental initiation breaks every rule the place has. Book 2: Goblins Wear Suits: Morgan has settled into a balance between her school work and teaching at the MBRC. But she doesn’t know what she wants after this.Her family and friends, including a certain flirtatious Pooka, all have colleges and future career paths for her to consider. Her choices are made even more difficult when terrorist threats are issued by an anti-human, magic-based organization.And their main target is Morgan.Book 3: The Lost Files of the MBRC: When Morgan decided to stay employed at the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center, she thought her life would quiet down as she started college and developed her career. She thought wrong. The Lost Files of the MBRC is an anthology of five short stories set in the world of the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center series.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 14, 2025 | Science Fiction |
Two Boys. One Empire. A Collision of Destiny and Betrayal. “I had a nightmare, mum… I really don’t want to go!””It was cold. I was afraid. I could not get out.””It was only a dream. You have to go.”How long can a mother regret the last words to her son?Born of Empire launches a breathtaking new YA science fiction series set in a galaxy scarred by war and ruled by intrigue. Amid the glittering domes of a futuristic Earth, two boys—one royal, one orphan—are swept into a whirlwind of interstellar politics, betrayal, and survival.Sixteen-year-old Prince Teodor of Freyne, heir to two thrones, is abducted by the enigmatic Chart Segat, head of the elite Dome Militant. His mother, the fierce and brilliant Regent of Freyne II, will summon every force at her disposal—military, political, even alien telepaths—to get him back.In the shadows of the Dome, Guy Erma dreams of glory. To join the black-and-gold Dome Elite, he must earn Segat’s deadly favor—no matter the cost. The fate of the empire could rest on a decision he doesn’t yet understand.From blade-wielding militias to telepathic shapeshifters, biomechanical horrors to ruthless ambition, this novel is a thrilling blend of high-stakes action and emotional depth.Perfect for fans of Red Rising, Skyward, and The Hunger Games—Sally Ann Melia’s Born of Empire is a soaring, sophisticated space opera that crackles with intensity from the first page.
