by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
An ancient ritual awakens dormant powers – and a tangled mystery.Birdie, Morgana, and Odette are the three resident witches of Moonfell, the magical Gothic mansion that lies at the edge of Richmond Park in London. They are responsible for maintaining the centuries old magic that is woven deep in the roots of the estate.When Morgana’s son and his cousin join them to celebrate Ostara, the three witches decide to honour the lore of the house by introducing them to the bees in the orchard.However, the ritual brings past catastrophic events to the present, and plunges the estate into chaos.Four hundred years earlier, Eliza Wildblood is desperate to revive the flagging fortunes of Moonfell by finding wealthy patrons willing to pay for the family’s magical abilities – discreetly, of course.Her younger sister, Jacinta, is keen to help, but accidentally summons an ancient, powerful creature into the heart of Moonfell with devastating consequences.In the present, events are more baffling than they first realise. Birdie’s familiar vanishes, and frantic with worry she turns to their friends, the Storm Moon Shifters, to help find him.It seems Moonfell’s past hides secrets that even the witches didn’t know.If you love paranormal mysteries that feature witches, magic, a mix of present and past, all set within a glorious Gothic mansion and a mysterious garden, you will love this urban fantasy series.Buy book one now. Discover how Moonfell was gifted to the family in The First Yule, a yuletide novella.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Riley BentonCowboys break hearts. It’s a known fact.But my career as a romance planner has me moving back to my hometown of Kissing Ridge—a town so full of cowboys you can’t enter a room without bumping into a Stetson. And I don’t date cowboys. Not that it matters. I build romance for others… not myself.There’s no way I’m falling for a steer wrestler with a sinful smile and awkward rambles.I’ve already had one cowboy break my heart. I don’t intend to make it two.Jackson SutherlandRiley Benton is all my daydreams brought to life.And despite that fact, he doesn’t make me self-conscious when my mouth runs away with me and I blurt out random things. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m cute, too.We have a connection, and if he’d just let himself accept it and move past the friend zone, we could be beautiful together. But he’s more stubborn than a steer who hates the wash rack.I’m used to working hard for what I want, but how do I convince him to risk his heart and kiss another cowboy?Cowboys Can’t Kiss is book one in the Kissing Ridge Cowboy series. It features a hopelessly romantic, but awkward cowboy and a guarded former escort turned romance planner who thinks the friend zone will keep his heart safe. A friends to lovers story with a unique first “date” and all the found family you wish you had can be found in Kissing Ridge. Pass the hummus and remember to look up when the stars are out.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
DEAN KOONTZ MEETS LOUIS L’AMOUR IN THIS WEIRD WESTERN BY ROBERT SWARTWOOD AND DAVID B. SILVAThings are bad for Clay Miller and George Hitchens.For starters, they’re on the run from a posse out for blood. Then, as they ride through the Utah desert, the two come across the crumpled body of a young boy on the brink of death. The boy can’t speak, but it’s clear he’s frightened of something nearby. When asked what’s got him so scared, the terrified boy writes three letters in the dirt …DEDBy nightfall, Clay and George are tied up in jail. They can’t move. They can’t speak. They can do nothing but listen to the boy, outside, screaming for his life.Yes, things are bad for Clay and George.And they’re only going to get worse.PRAISE FOR DAVID B. SILVA:“A talented writer of novels and short fiction, who knows where the heart of a story lies, and who deserves a larger audience than he has yet received.” —Dean Koontz“David B. Silva is one of the great unsung heroes of horror.” —Bentley LittlePRAISE FOR ROBERT SWARTWOOD:“Robert Swartwood might very well be the best kept secret in the thriller genre.” —Brian Keene“An exceptional novelist.” —Douglas Clegg
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Fantasy |
As a princess in the impoverished kingdom of Delantria, it’s Aldari’s job to look pretty, speak little, and marry a prince.Studying mathematics and writing papers on economic theory in an effort to fix her people’s financial woes? Her father has forbidden it. With war on the horizon, they must focus on the immediate threat.Reluctantly, Aldari agrees to marry a prince in a neighboring kingdom to secure an alliance her people desperately need. All is going to plan until the handsome elven mercenary captain hired to guard her marriage caravan turns into her kidnapper. His people are in trouble, and he believes she has the knowledge to help.But with an invasion force approaching Delantria, Aldari’s own people need her. She must do everything in her power to escape the elves and make it to her wedding in time.Never mind that her kidnapper is witty, clever, and offers her a challenge that intrigues her mind even as his easy smile intrigues her heart…Aldari can’t let herself develop feelings for him. To fall in love and walk away from her wedding would mean the end of her kingdom and everyone she cares about.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 17, 2025 | Mystery |
Young women are being illegally imported into the country. A young man supporting aging parents vanishes. The body of an Oriental woman is dumped outside the public swimming baths, and a magical moneymaking scheme is being promoted at a city centre hotel.
Four seemingly unconnected events, but it can’t be long before those strands find their way onto the desk of Inspector Walter Darriteau. He and his team are going to be mighty busy.
“The Twelfth Apostle” is a chunky book dealing with modern day slavery, where ruthless men will do anything to fund their lavish and evil way of life, including murder.
Set in and around Chester, the Wirral and Liverpool, with additional scenes in the Far East, this book will keep the reader interested to the end.
It’s a standalone novel in a series of ten Inspector Walter Darriteau cases.
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