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.
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
A MAN ON A MISSION…Security specialist Logan Wakefield rushes from his covert job abroad to a Chicago hospital to see his injured daughter. Seeing his ex-wife at his daughter’s side, he’s slammed by feelings he thought long buried. But he’s not about to fall into that trap again. All that matters is his little girl, Hallie. She’s in a coma…and no one knows what happened on the school playground.DANGER…Number one in attorney Dana Marlowe Wakefield’s life is her daughter. Number two is her job, and she’s definitely not telling Logan about the threats on her life, not when her hard-fought goal to become the Cook County State’s Attorney is a heartbeat away.DESIRE…When Hallie awakens with strange memory gaps, and additional threats against Dana surface, Logan and Dana agree they must protect Hallie…even if it means sharing the same house for a while. Being so close, old sparks of desire re-ignite. But nothing has changed. They’re still the same people who couldn’t make it work before. How can they protect both their little girl…and their hearts?”Linda Style has written another terrific book Her characters are vivid and real. The plot is emotionally intense and full of surprises. An exceptional story that will bring laughter and tears to your reading experience.” ~~RS Review “Great story, intriguing subplot, passion and — DANGER! — will really get your pulse racing. Unforgettable characters, compelling story.”
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Would You Kill to Keep a Secret? Bob Anderson — local banker, city council member, and now murder victim — had the goods on a bunch of people in Plains City, Texas. Everybody wants those files; no one can find them.Katy Williams was hired to make the Plains City Gazette into a modern newspaper. She’s got enough on her plate with the newspaper, a Texan boyfriend, and Texas in general. She’s understaffed, overworked and just grateful to get the newspaper out every day.But someone wants Bob Anderson’s files bad enough to kill. He’s killed once, and he’s willing to do it again to keep his sins hidden. Unfortunately for Katy, half the town want those files, for all kinds of reasons. And they think she has them.Katy can either find the files and publish, or she can end up as the next victim of a very determined murderer.First in a historical mystery series, A Newspaper in Texas, set in the 1980s.
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
First Sergeant Mack McClanahan loved his wife, Charlotte, more than anything. The two of them dreamed of having a big family. After years of miscarriages and heart break, Charlotte packs her things and leaves, telling him to have the dream with someone else.He couldn’t convince her that the only thing he really wanted was her… that she was all the family he needed.After retiring from the military, he moves to Upstate New York to live like a hermit. He spends his days refurbishing an old farm house, and spending time with his dog, Bo, trying to forget the woman he lost.Just when he’s settled into his lonely existence, spending the holidays alone, his ex-wife shows up at his door with a knife wound in her stomach, and bad guys on her trail.Before he gets his old team together, he asks her, “Who did this to you?”Four Calling Birds is the first in the Mourningkill series. All of the books can be read as a standalone. No other books must be read before this.
by Philip Eliot | May 29, 2026 | Science Fiction |
In the vein of Girls with Bright Futures, a mother-daughter story with apocalyptic stakes.
“AI Baby explores how far parents will go for their children in a world where intelligence can be engineered—and love may be the last thing that can’t be programmed. A must-read.” — Dana Frank, Best-Selling Author of Get Up And Get On It
Tiger mom Erica Barbieri has sacrificed everything, including her marriage, to get her daughter Zoey to the top of her class. Zoey thinks her mom is lovingly psychotic but knows her methods equal survival in The Hunger Games of college admissions. Senior year begins with Zoey poised to be valedictorian and Harvard acceptance a “likely.” Neither sees the threat coming.
Fenella Kingsley, a genius with supermodel looks, rolls into their elite Seattle prep school and dethrones Zoey. Erica insists she’s too perfect and suspects Fenella’s mother, billionaire Lannie Kingsley who runs the AI company Prometheus, has engineered her intelligence. Erica lands a job at Prometheus to investigate while Zoey befriends Fenella, falling under Lannie’s influence. Erica breaks into the Kingsley mansion to find Zoey and makes a mind-bending discovery. Confronted by her own failures, she must fight for Zoey and the essence of what it means to be human. But her success may depend on the one person she fears the most.
“AI Baby has compelling, complex characters and a strong story that could be less fictional than many think…I couldn’t wait to see how it turned out…Brava!” –Karen Smiley, Founder, She Writes AI
“Smart, humorous and a somewhat terrifying look at life, where we are now and what might soon be our reality. I loved every minute of it.” — Stacey R. Campbell, Author of the Highly Rated Lakeview Series
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