by Philip Eliot | Aug 26, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
In the height of the summer tourist season, Mintwood is overflowing with visitors. When Charlie finds the bones of a murder victim on the library grounds, it’s bad for business and it’s worse for the victim. Then the victim’s ghost turns up at Greer’s bar, hoping to have a drink but settling for a sniff of the rum. When Lemmi questions her, the ghost of Isabel Gray accuses all her family members of being capable of murder.
On top of another murder case, Lemmi also has a witchy problem. The Witch of Hazelwood has gone missing, and the other witches call Lemmi in to investigate. Lemmi’s two mysteries will lead her down unexpected paths, and to some very unpleasant truths.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 26, 2025 | Fantasy |
A gifted Thief and a mysterious Historian. A dangerous journey that will change their lives forever.Aeda is a Thief with twice the skill of the other Thieves, but not even she expects to get caught by her latest mark.Gieral, from the legendary order of Historians, does not take favorably to having her rune essences stolen. She uses a runeword to bind Aeda to her, and together they set off for the Great Library where Aeda will be judged for her actions.Suddenly, Aeda is thrown into a strange new world of malevolent spirits, perilous landscapes, and terrifying beasts.Having spent her life confined to the coastal city of Biersport, stealing to survive, Aeda is uncertain if the mysterious Historian is her captor or her rescuer.She finds herself questioning where she truly belongs, especially when she is drawn into investigating the unexplained disappearances of several Historians.But even if Aeda somehow survives the dangerous journey and her judgement, can she ever hope to become more than a Thief?The Thief and the Historian is the first of four books in The Runetree Chronicles, an epic series about belonging and the power of history for young adult fantasy readers who love going on spellbinding adventures.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 26, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Sometimes what happens in Vegas shows up at your door two weeks later to tell you that he’s the guy you married while you were blackout drunk.Tucker:Waking up alone in a strange hotel room, missing my prosthetic legs, and no memory of what happened the night before is not how I wanted to spend my estranged twin’s bachelor party trip.Yet there I was, legless and zero idea how I got there. Or who I spent the night with. Which is…not great.Though I suppose that trauma lies somewhere between losing my legs in a car accident which killed my career in the NHL, and my brother running off with my fiancée.So, in the grand scheme of things, not the worst weekend I’ve had.But while I’m no longer a bitter, angry man, I’m also maybe—kind of, sort of—not the most well-adjusted person on the planet. And that shows when an adorable, dimpled, wild-haired man shows up at my door to tell me that the hazy night in Vegas had a very specific ending:At some point, after several chocolate cake shots and trauma dumping, Amedeo and I found Elvis and got married.The easy thing to do would be to make sure the marriage isn’t valid. But when have I ever made anything in my life easy? Especially since the incentive is getting to keep this man in my orbit.We might have had the weirdest beginning of any married couple, but now I’m feeling strangely determined to give us both the happily ever after we deserve.Zero Pucks is the first book in a rom-com, strangers to lovers, MM romance sled hockey series. It features a ride or die hockey found family, snarky best friends, the Team Dad who refuses to approve of bad decisions, why sled hockey is way more terrifying than standing hockey, awkward first dates, steaming hot first kisses, and a Golden Retriever of an Alternate Captain determined to give them both the happiest of ever afters.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 26, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
They were searching for ghosts. But what they found was much worse… TV Producers Matt McKay and Ted Gould are looking for one thing… ghosts. As the creators of a popular paranormal investigation show, they’ve staked their reputation on the existence of the super-natural. But when they lead their camera crew deep into the cavernous interior of Malpas Abbey, they discover far more than they bargained for…
The Abbey’s infamous history is marred with bloodshed. With its corrupt walls resting upon a foundation of death and torment, the bleak, decrepit manor house has been avoided by locals for centuries.
As the unsuspecting crew ventures into the hell house, they are beset by one problem after another. Strange noises echo through the halls. Their equipment fails, and ominous shadows surround them. And they soon realize they are not alone in this sinister building.
Something else stalks the dark halls of the abbey. Something that feeds upon their worst nightmares. A force of evil, stronger and older than the devil himself.
And it hungers for fresh blood…
by Philip Eliot | Aug 26, 2025 | Teen & Young Adult |
Two Asian American superheroines take on killer cupcakes, karaoke battles, and a demon invasion in this snarky urban fantasy series for fans of KPop Demon Hunters! Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder.Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco’s most beloved superheroine. She’s great at her job—blending into the background, handling her boss’s epic diva tantrums, and getting demon blood out of leather pants.Unfortunately, she’s not nearly as together when it comes to running her own life, standing up for herself, or raising her tempestuous teenage sister, Bea.But everything changes when Evie’s forced to pose as her glamorous boss for one night, and her darkest secret comes out: she has powers, too. Now it’s up to her to contend with murderous cupcakes, nosy gossip bloggers, and supernatural karaoke battles—all while juggling unexpected romance and Aveda’s increasingly outrageous demands. And when a larger threat emerges, Evie must finally take charge and become a superheroine in her own right . . . or see her city fall to a full-on demonic invasion.
