by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
If you try to assassinate the Grim Reaper… Don’t miss.Dax used to be the Grim Reaper. Until he was banished to Earth to live as a human. Exiled to Redemption City, he’s doing his best to keep his head down and run his shabby dive bar. But when an assassin puts a bullet in his chest, his quiet life dies a bloody death.Red City is a corrupt and decaying metropolis. Finding out who wants Dax dead could be a long twisted road. He’ll have to test the boundaries of his suppressed magic if he hopes to survive.But if he presses his power too hard, the death gods who allied against him will do more than just exile him to earth. They’ll obliterate him from existence…
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Science Fiction |
When the world goes dark, how far would you go to protect the ones you love?After a sudden EMP attack cripples the country, Austin Merryman is separated from his 14-year-old daughter. With no power, no phones, and no help coming, he sets out across a lawless landscape to find her—armed with only his wits, his will, and a few survival skills.Along the way, he teams up with Amanda, a tough stranger with her own painful past. Together, they form an unlikely bond—fighting harsh terrain, dwindling resources, and the constant threat of desperate people willing to kill for a can of food.But survival is only the beginning.As they push deeper into the ruins of America, they uncover signs of something darker behind the blackout—something that could keep the world in chaos forever. To protect his daughter and his new-found family, Austin will have to face enemies far more dangerous than he ever imagined.In a world without rules, the fight for family—and freedom—has just begun.
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Fantasy |
He’s going to save the kingdom. But first he must save the life of a dead man.Someone is killing the king’s healers—a sure sign that an assassination is planned. Hamal is the least likely hero, but he is the only healer in history who thinks raising the dead is easy.Explore a unique fantasy world where powerful gifts live side by side: flamemakers, weathermakers, growers, artists, jewelers, seers, alchemists…and healers, like Hamal. This is a clean, hope-filled fantasy suitable for adults, families, and readers ages 10+.“Hope prevails in this fantastic world of mystery and intrigue.”— Jane and Steve Lambert, Five in a Row curriculum“No library should be devoid of Hamal or his humble, healing hands.”— Amanda Allpress, Teen Services Librarian“Absolutely love this book. From the 1st chapter to the last this story is interesting and captivating. I’m currently reading it for the 2nd time.”— Amazon reviewer“Incredible, incredible book.”— Amazon reviewer
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Note to self: Don’t Drink and Antique! That’s how you wake up hungover, having spent your entire life savings on a first edition of Pride and Prejudice… that your cat just peed all over.To make matters worse, you also drunkenly emailed every Ivy League university last night and sold the nearly priceless cat-pee book to Dartmouth.In my defense, I was celebrating finally getting my masters degree in library science with a focus in book restoration from Oxford University.And let’s be honest, I’m sort of awesome when drunk. I not only leveraged a book sale for a profit, but I also talked my way into an eight-week freelance gig restoring books in my hometown of New Hampshire at the Dartmouth library.What’s less awesome? Realizing the Dartmouth English Literary professor who hired me is actually Adam, the ex-boyfriend that I ran away from seven years ago. My first love. My first kiss. My first… everything.And as it turns out, Adam has very much turned into every dreamy hero I’ve read about in every romance novel through the years. It might be time for me to put the book down and write my own Happily Ever After…A swoony, steamy second-chance romcom for book lovers who believe first loves deserve a second chapter.
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
There can be little doubt about the level of premeditation involved in blocking up a boiler flue, or the collateral damage if the intended victim doesn’t live alone. When Rory Hamilton and Hailey Wilson are found dead at home, DCI Lawrence Forrester wonders which of them was the focus of the attack.Rory was a wealthy man, and, with Hailey having died alongside him, his grown-up children stand to inherit everything. Did his money – and the knowledge that he was set to alter his will – motivate one of them to kill? Or does the explanation lie in Hailey’s past, and the ties she attempted to sever when she moved in with Rory after a whirlwind romance?Not everyone can let go, as Lawrence knows all too well. Someone is convinced that he failed to secure justice for a young woman who died in an apparent accident a year ago, and is desperate to see him revisit the case.And, in an effort to force his hand, they’re going after his thirteen-year-old daughter.
