by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Thanks to spinal tumor surgery, Cincinnati Homicide Detective Will Borders now walks with a cane and lives alone with constant discomfort. He’s lucky to be alive and lucky to have a job as public information officer for the department. When a star cop is brutally murdered, he’s assigned to find her killer. The crime bears a chilling similarity to killings on the peaceful college campus nearby, where his friend, pain nurse Cheryl Beth Wilson, is now teaching nursing. Moreover, the two young victims were her students. Most homicides are routine; the suspects readily apparent. But here, there are no easy suspects, and even Borders’ stepson is under suspicion.This unlikely pair again teams up to pursue a sadistic predator before he kills someone else. Catching him will mean uncovering some of the darkest secrets in the Midwestern river metropolis where change is slow, tradition and history weigh as thick as the summer humidity, and danger can hide in the most respected places.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Quinn Shepherd drowned on the Au Sable River. Was it an accident? Or Murder?Quinn Shepherd was the best guide on the legendary Au Sable River, until he’s found at the bottom of the river with the anchor chain of his boat wrapped around his ankle. Lizzie, his wife, is devastated and left alone to raise their six-year-old son. His drowning was ruled accidental, but a year later new evidence is found, and Lizzie is arrested for murder.Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Lizzie. A man at loose ends, he’s a brilliant litigator but prefers sailboats and dogs over courtrooms and clients.The Gray Drake, the storied lodge where Quinn guided, is full of secrets, and the fabled Au Sable River won’t give up the truth. All the evidence points to Lizzie, but Burr doesn’t believe she killed her husband.• • •Critics call Cutter’s books, “pure Michigan”.”This story has it all. Michigan’s most famous river and its most famous fishing lodge combine with a beautiful suspect, a rumpled, nearly broke lawyer, and unbridled greed to keep you guessing until the end.”—Bob Linsenman, author of Water Songs.If you like Stuart Woods and Michael Connelly, you’ll love The Gray Drake. The Gray Drake is the second book in the award-winning Burr Lafayette mystery series.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Two souls bound together six hundred years apart. One sizzling hot attraction that could alter the fate of Scotland.What if I told you fairytales do come true and the man of your dreams existed six centuries before you were born? Then what if I told you the fairytale was wrong, and he was in love with someone else? You would probably tell me I was losing my mind, but I’m not. It was confirmed when I moved into my new home in New Hampshire and learned that the whimsical stories that had been born of my imagination since childhood were real.Very real and made up of a tall, handsome Highland dragon warrior.Yet when I’m whisked back in time, unlike my dashing hero of Yesteryear, as I so lovingly called him, Laird Broderick MacLeod is nothing like I imagined. He’s brooding and standoffish, pining over lost love, until a magical Viking sword draws us together, igniting a scorching passion that attracts the wrong kind of attention.The sort of attention that will turn the King of Scotland’s scrutiny our way and spark an age-old blood feud between the MacLeods and a rival clan that could threaten history unless I do the last thing I saw coming. Something that will tear me away from Broderick unless he defies his monarch and risks everything. I must become the enemy’s mistress to appease the king and bring peace. #Steamy #EnemiestoLovers #ForbiddenRomance #TwoPOVs #RatedR #HEA #ActionPacked #Fantasy #Shifters #PNRA MacLomain Series spin-off. For longtime readers, this series follows my usual way of storytelling. Every other chapter is seen/told from the hero or heroine’s POV (point of view).BOOKS IN SERIESHer Scot of YesteryearHer Scot of BygonesHer Scot of the MorrowHer Scot of Hereafter
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the “Princess of Death”. Murder seems to follow her wherever she goes.An ex-cop working on building a new life in Northern California, Miranda will need all her wit and resolve to find the murderer and clear her own name. But can she find the peace in Santa Clara that she has sought for so long?A compelling cozy mystery set in California, DEATH IN SANTA CLARA is the third book in J.T. Kunkel’s Miranda Marquette Mysteries series.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 28, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
My heart’s had a No Trespassing sign on it for years, but my next-door neighbor is tempting me to lay out a welcome mat.When I took my friend’s offer of cheap rent for me and my five-year-old son, I knew it came with a reclusive neighbor attached. I just didn’t realize he’s the same guy I adored from afar fifteen years ago.Back then, Ian was all smiles and flirty banter, and my teenage heart couldn’t help but fall. Now? He’s a grouch who’s more likely to glare at me than accept my neighborly offers of fresh cupcakes from my bakery. This version of Ian wouldn’t know flirty banter if it bit him in the man bun.It’s just as well, since my hopes for my love life burnt to a crisp along with my last relationship. I can’t risk my heart again, not when my son’s happiness is on the line, too.But when I need last-minute childcare for my son, I can’t believe Ian volunteers. Even more unbelievable is how quickly the two bond over a shared love of his dog and silly jokes.It turns out the grumpy man still has a surprisingly sweet center. And when his devastating smile returns? Protecting my heart is more important than ever.Make Mine Sweet is a closed door grumpy-sunshine rom-com. The Love in Sunshine books can be enjoyed in any order.
