by Philip Eliot | Sep 3, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
He’s rich, reckless, and completely off-limits. So why can’t I stay away?Austin Sexton is the kind of man women warn each other about. Billionaire bad boy. War hero turned media mogul. The king of whiskey and one-night stands.And now… my newest mistake.He hides his pain behind charm and pours his demons into a glass. I swore I wouldn’t get close. But the more time I spend with him, the more I see the man behind the swagger—the protector, the survivor, the one who sees me.He says he’s falling for me.Too bad love is the last thing I’m looking for.But Austin Sexton doesn’t take no for an answer… and some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried.A slow-burn, emotional standalone romance for fans of bad boys with soft hearts and the women who bring them to their knees.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 3, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
A bakery. A coffeeshop. And a sweet dog in need of a new home.Baker Piper Noble owns the Poppin’ Fresh Bakery. With its huge popularity, she’s ready to expand into the vacant retail space next door. But when the property is sold before she can make an offer, her grand plans grind to a sudden halt.Barista Joe Montoya has taken a big risk returning to Whistle Stop with his plans to open Fill-It-Up-Joe. But with his disastrous marriage over, it’s time for a fresh start, including opening a coffee shop. Though his neighbor, with her honeyed smile for everyone but him and her curvy goodness, is none too happy about his business moving in next door to hers.However, when Piper and Joe are elected as co-chairs of Autumn Fest to help the town’s revitalization project, they must find a way to work together. In the process, they just might find a new appreciation for each other and perhaps a lot more…Note: This book contains closed door love scenes.Whistle Stop Romance series:Book 1 – A Moment to LoveBook 2 – A Moment to DanceBook 3 – A Moment on the LipsBook 4 – A Moment to CherishBook 5 – A Moment at Christmas
by Philip Eliot | Sep 3, 2025 | Mystery |
Catriona McPherson’s critically acclaimed mystery series set in 1920s Scotland and featuring plucky and laugh-out-loud-funny heroine Dandy Gilver is perfect for fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers, and Agatha Christie. In A Deadly Measure of Brimstone, Dandy and the whole Gilver clan travel to a spa town for a weekend of relaxation which is quickly interrupted by a slew of mysterious— and deadly—events. The men of the Gilver family have come down, between them, with influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia and pleurisy. The family repairs to the town of Moffat, there to submit to the galvanic wraps and cold salt rubs of the splendid Laidlaw Hydropathic Hotel. But all is not well at the Hydro, and the secret of the lady who arrived but never left cannot be kept for long. And what of those drifting shapes in the Turkish bath? Just steam shifting in the air? Probably. But in this town the dead can be as much trouble as the living.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 3, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. A strangled cry works its way from Josie’s chest. Where is her husband?Detective Josie Quinn’s world shatters when she returns home to find her house ransacked, and her husband, Noah, missing. When she kissed him goodbye hours earlier, called to the discovery of a woman’s body at a protest, they were putting the finishing touches to a nursery for their first adopted child. But now the house is empty, Noah’s bloodied handprints trailing the walls.Every fiber of Josie’s being screams to investigate. But her team warn her to keep her distance as they follow a connection to a recent robbery in Denton. But Josie can’t quiet the voice telling her the handprints Noah left are leading her somewhere, and the trail ends at an upturned box of her long-dead abusive mother’s possessions: faded photos, jewelry, a lock of hair, and a few old newspaper clippings.Beside herself with worry for Noah, and unexpectedly confronted by the trauma of her past, Josie throws herself into work. The woman’s body found during a demonstration outside a children’s hospital belongs to Gina Phelan, daughter of the powerful and influential Phelan family. Trawling the CCTV is a welcome distraction, but everything changes the moment fingerprints from the knife that wounded Gina match to prints found in Josie’s own home.Her head spinning as the two cases collide, Josie’s only option is to delve into the life of the monster who terrorized her as a child. The key to everything is hidden in the box of her mother’s mementoes. But is Josie strong enough and fast enough to find it in time? And at what devastating cost to those she loves most? An absolutely heart-stopping and totally unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. You will be up all night biting your nails and turning pages! Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. What readers are saying about Husband Missing:“OHMAHGAWD… Absolutely FANTASTIC… Unputdownable… This book is just OUTSTANDING… I need more. I’m addicted… I’m still gaping at the end.” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“WOW THIS BOOK IS BRILLIANT!!!!!… I had my heart in my mouth all the way through… Fabulous!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Thrilling… Addictive… Had my heart pounding… I feel as if I were on an emotional roller coaster of mystery and thrills! Plus, that ending!!!!! Holy Crap! It left me with my jaw hanging open! I was literally speechless! Whew!… Kept me on the edge of my seat… Wowza!… Beyond fantastic! I loved every single page!” Open Book Posts, ??????????“My heart stopped, it broke, I sobbed… My lungs were on fire from holding my breath, and my mind was spinning!!!… The most amazing book I’ve ever read. And now I’m dying again because I have to wait for book 23!!!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Had me gasping out loud… I was completely hooked… Mind. Blown… Pure genius… Absolute perfection… Utterly heartbreaking… Total edge-of-my-seat suspense…Is there a doctor in the house? Because 15 minutes after finishing this book, my pulse was still at 93!” calbooklover,??????????“Heart-pounding, unputdownable… Left me breathless!… Had me hooked!… I was on the edge of my seat… Pulse-pounding… And that ending? Wow… A must-read!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????
by Philip Eliot | Sep 3, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
The Reluctant Rector is a boxset of the first three books in The Father Tom Mysteries. Meet Father Tom Greer and Detective Helen Parr, former lovers reunited after twenty years, as they solve crimes old and new–and explore the profound mysteries of the human heart.The Penitent Priest (Book 1)–My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless killer’s bullet. I should have died with her. But God had other plans for me. Fifteen years later, I’m back where it all happened. I just want to forget, but the past won’t leave me alone.Now, I’m asking a woman who I left broken-hearted twenty years before to catch my wife’s killer.I’m Father Tom Greer, a Catholic priest, and I’m playing with fire.The Framed Father (Book 2)–My wife’s killer finally caught, I was content to leave Myerton to serve in the isolation of the same monastery where I found my call to the priesthood. The temptations of the past still occupy my mind, but behind these walls I’m safe from them.A call from the Archbishop sends me back to Saint Clare’s, to find out if a young priest has broken his vows. Confident I’ll find nothing wrong, I’m content to return.Then a young woman is murdered, and the priest stands accused. Helen is on the case, and I must work with her again to find the truth. But the feelings we left unspoken before are harder to avoid, and I find my heart struggling with my head.Can I save a young man’s life without risking my soul?The Redemptive Return (Book 3)–My faith lies in tatters after the events of the summer. I’ve neglected my prayers. I’ve avoided my priestly duties.I am questioning everything about myself–except my feelings for Helen.When my estranged sister goes missing, I fly home to look for her–with Helen surprising me on the plane.My sister’s dead when I arrive. I’m too late to save her. But I swear to find her killer.But emotions are fragile things, and in the depths of my despair, my love for Helen bursts forth in a grief fueled frenzy of passion and longing. In coming home, what have I found–my damnation, or my redemption?
