by Philip Eliot | Aug 7, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
What if the past catches up with you just when you’re starting a new life?Lorelei Grant, recently widowed, can’t believe that her best friend Charlotte wants to leave their hometown in Kansas and move to Aspen Ridge, a tiny, mountain town in Colorado and buy a gift shop. Is she crazy? Despite her hesitation, Charlotte wears her down, and they make the move.Remington Hunt has always been a loner, content to live out his life in the mountains with his dog, Grizwold. That is until two ladies buy the gift shop next to his own gun shop. There’s just something about the redhead that has him reconsidering his hermit lifestyle.Just when these two unlikely people start to put aside their differences and develop romantic feelings for each other, a past that Lorelei isn’t proud of catches up with her. People she’d put behind her from over thirty years ago, suddenly become real and threaten everything she’s started to build.Can Lori overcome past mistakes and find a way to not only love, but also forgiveness? Sometimes the person who is the hardest to forgive is yourself.REDISCOVER ROMANCE IN ASPEN RIDGE-A SMALL TOWN WITH AN OPEN HEART.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 7, 2025 | Mystery |
The next mystery book in a lively historical cozy series! A Russian prince. A wealthy heir. An impoverished earl’s daughter. Which one will make an untimely exit from the London social scene?”If you like a clever mystery, a handsome ghost, and the far-from-bereaved widow who can’t find the elusive killer without Rupert’s help, Who’s Sorry Now? is just your cup of English murder.”—Charles Todd, author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries and the Bess Crawford mysteriesLondon, England 1925. Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Devenand Hunter finds himself in the middle of a series of upper-class deaths in London. Bright Young People are being extinguished in their favorite night spots, from a sleazy private jazz club to the Savoy ballroom. Dev knows just the person to help him navigate the treacherous society waters: Lady Adelaide Compton, a marquess’ daughter and widow of a Great War hero. Beautiful, clever, and kind, Addie is a unique woman—not the least because she’s haunted by the irritating ghost of her deceased husband. Unfortunately, Dev has put her in jeopardy once before, nearly leading him to turn in his warrant card.But Addie is nobody’s victim: when her sister Cee is attacked, Addie turns to the inspector, offering her help… and it soon becomes clear that the two of them working together on these Scottish mysteries could lead to much more than merely solving crime.The Lady Adelaide Mysteries:Nobody’s Sweetheart Now (Book 1)Who’s Sorry Now? (Book 2)Just Make Believe (Book 3)
by Philip Eliot | Aug 7, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
A small-town B&B owner gets more than she bargained for in this first installment in a cozy mystery series full of Southern charm, twists and turns, and plenty of laughs!What’s black and white and dead all over? The corpse in a penguin costume lying on Nina Fleet’s porch . . . Nina Fleet’s life ought to be as sweet as a Georgia peach. Awarded a tidy sum in her divorce, Nina retired at 41 to a historic Queen Anne house in quaint Cymbeline, Georgia. But Nina’s barely settled into her new B&B-to-be when a penguin shows up on her porch. Or, at least, a man wearing a penguin suit.Harry Westcott is making ends meet as an ice cream shop’s mascot and has a letter from his great-aunt, pledging to leave him the house. Too bad that’s not what her will says. Meanwhile, the Sisters of Perpetual Poverty have lost their lease. Real estate developer Gregory Bainbridge intends to turn the convent into a golfing community, so Cymbeline’s mayor persuades Nina to take in the elderly nuns. And then Nina finds the “penguin” again, this time lying in an alley with a kitchen knife in his chest.A peek under the beak tells Nina it’s not Harry inside the costume, but Bainbridge. What was he doing in Harry’s penguin suit? Was the developer really the intended victim, or did the culprit mean to kill Harry? Whoever is out to stop Harry from contesting the sale of his great-aunt’s house may also be after Nina, so she teams up with him to cage the killer before someone clips her wings in Peach Clobbered, the first charming cozy mystery the Georgia B&B series!
by Philip Eliot | Aug 7, 2025 | Romantic Comedy |
“This story will be on every girls’ night book club list this year.” – Farmhouse Reviews ?????”Fiercely honest, brave but lighted-hearted, The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel is one of the best romance novels I have read in a long, long time.” – Readers Favorite ?????She’s getting back in the game, one post at a time.Samantha Higgins never thought driving her husband’s car would forever change her life. But one conversation later, heard through his Bluetooth, and Samantha is changing her last name. While trying to figure out who Samantha Decker is, she writes what she thinks is one final post on her blog, announcing her divorce. When the post goes viral, she finds herself with a new title, The Sidelined Wife, and an unbelievable following.Then her younger brother’s best friend, Reed Cassidy, who she used to babysit, moves back to town as the new head football coach for her son’s high school team. Reed has harbored a crush for his old babysitter all these years. But, Samantha isn’t keen on dating anyone, much less a younger man who used to booby trap her bedroom with firecrackers.While Samantha is doing her best to learn the rules of single life and being a semi-celebrity, Reed comes in and changes the game. Now Samantha must decide if she should get back on the field or if she prefers the sidelines.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 7, 2025 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
Get addicted to this unique and enchanting world of elemental magic, immortal beings, and forbidden love FOR FANS OF A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES AND FOURTH WINGTropes: Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance A brooding prince Elemental magic Immortal beings Deliciously spicyA lost princess. A forbidden love. A destiny she never knew awaited her.When a forgotten ring reveals Mevlida Brennan’s true heritage as the long-lost princess of Aetheria, a kingdom of immortals and magic, her world is turned upside down. But there’s just one problem—Mev didn’t know she was missing.Thrust into a realm on the brink of war, Mev is caught between her newfound legacy and a dangerous political game. A powerful king holds the key to restoring the ancient portal that connects their realms, but his son, Kael, stands in her way. Brooding, relentless, and dangerously irresistible, Kael is sworn to protect his people—even if it means kidnapping Mev to keep her from uncovering the truth.As dark forces rise and her dormant powers awaken, trust is a luxury neither can afford, yet their hearts may leave them no choice. Mev must embrace her destiny or risk losing everything. Because the storm isn’t coming—it’s already here.In a battle of elemental magic, loyalty, and love, one whisper could spark a war.For fans of Sarah J Maas, Callie Hart, Rebecca Yarros and Jennifer L Armentrout.Readers LOVE C.L Mecca’s epic romantasy books:?????????? ‘When it said perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Callie Hart, Rebecca Yarros and Jennifer L Armentrout., it was spot on.’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Multiple realms, magic and romance is what you can expect in this wonderful story from C.L.Mecca.’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Recommending to everyone I know!’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Whisper of War and Storms is a compelling read for fans of epic fantasy and poignant romance. It’s a tale that lingers.’ Reader Review
