by Philip Eliot | Jul 27, 2025 | Science Fiction |
“Wow!!!!! I love the story!! I was just going to read a few pages today and then couldn’t put the book down!!” – Goodreads ReviewerSome wounds run deeper than the fractured earth. Some love is worth risking everything to heal them.Two hundred years after the Shift, Luke O’Brien has spent his life hunting the sand-ravaged lands for the “drifters” who killed his father. When he’s sent to negotiate an impossible peace, the last thing he expects is to be captured by Kaia—a fierce mountain warrior whose green eyes burn with a hatred he doesn’t understand.Kaia knows the soshos murdered her cousin Cole during one of their brutal raids, but she doesn’t know which one pulled the trigger. As the sacred leader of her people, she should kill this enemy where he stands. Instead, she takes him prisoner, torn between the revenge that burns in her blood and the impossible peace her dying world desperately needs.Forced to cross the unforgiving desert where water is sacred and sandstorms kill without warning, they discover truths that will challenge everything they believe. Luke isn’t just another enemy—he might be the key to her people’s survival. And Kaia isn’t another “drifter”—she’s the one person who could show him there’s more to life than revenge.But when devastating secrets surface, they have to face whether their growing bond can withstand the shattering truth. Because in a world where trust is deadly and hope is scarce, some bonds are worth defying destiny itself. Even when the truth threatens to destroy everything.Earth and Ember is a soul-stirring survival romance that weaves Indigenous wisdom with epic adventure and a love story that will leave you breathless. If you crave rich world-building and prose you can feel deep in your bones, this dystopian tale will stay with you long after the final page.Also in the Forgotten Lands series:Dust and ShadowEarth and EmberTide and TempestBorne of Sand and Scorn (Series Prequel)
by Philip Eliot | Jul 27, 2025 | Womens Fiction |
Carmel truly reigns as the queen of emotional Irish fiction!’ AMANDA GEARDFOUR WOMEN. ONE SECRET. WHO WILL REVEAL THE TRUTH?On the windswept Cork coast, the wives of the lighthouse keepers wait for the return of their husbands.When faced with a dangerous threat, the four women band together to protect everything they hold dear. And they vow never to tell what they have done.Seventy years later, Mollie Kenefick is sent an anonymous note: Family secrets never stay buried. Someone knows what happened in the summer of 1951. Will they tell?Praise for The Lighthouse Secret:’Sweeping, intriguing, warm. Trademark Carmel Harrington’ ROISIN MEANEY’Carmel Harrington has once more swept me away on an adventure like no other. The Lighthouse Secret is deliciously uplifting and wonderful! A perfect summer read’ FAITH HOGAN’Evocative and captivating – this really swept me away’ ISABELLE BROOM’Carmel Harrington is such a wonderfully gifted storyteller, and The Lighthouse Secret cleverly weaves together heart-wrenching family drama with page-turning mystery . . . I highly recommend this captivating, warm hug of a book’ SAMANTHA KING’A beautiful, poignant read’ RACHAEL ENGLISHReaders can’t put this novel down:’This book made me cry and pulled at my emotions more than any book I’ve read”The characters are all amazing and the story of their lives has you captivated from the very first page”I can not tell you how wonderful this book was. From start to finish, I treasured every single word.Carmel is such an amazing storyteller”A brilliant book, which kept me guessing right until the last few pages”It’s intriguing, big hearted and completely unputdownable’
by Philip Eliot | Jul 27, 2025 | Christian Fiction |
Tourists flock to the shore of Lake Superior—clean blue water, historic lighthouses, and thick pine forest. But danger and evil intrude into this place of tranquil natural beauty. Beautiful Shore, Dangerous SeasonsBook 4 Beneath Northern LightsTwo wounded hearts, a beloved dog, and someone who’s determined on revenge~“A perfect pleasure to read! All the great characters, the small town feel with suspense and a surprising romance. Great addition to this series!”Book 5 Uncertain Spring—A Later in Life RomanceBy brittle starlight, a frantic dog leads grandmother Lois to an unconscious young woman lying in the snow-deep forest. In the morning, the girl is diagnosed with dis-associative fugue, a form of amnesia. No ID, no car, no clues. Taking in the nameless young woman and her dog, Lois finds an ally in the local vet, Dr. Jacob. Still they both wonder—why isn’t anyone searching for this young woman? Or is someone? “A page turning mystery romance with relatable characters (Lois and Jacob), unexpected twists, delightful dogs, and a mystery woman.”Book 6 Ominous MidsummerIn spite of their painful pasts, can best friends fall in love? “Ms. Cote writes superb suspense and Northern Shore Intrigue has been an awesome series. Ominous Midsummer works as a standalone but is also a very satisfying conclusion to this series. This well written book kept me on the edge of my seat and I could not put it down. Too many inexplicable things were happening in Chad’s and Jess’ lives. Were they connected? What was the motive and who were the perpetrators. I love the themes of trusting God and the possibility of change moving forward. Ms. Cote brings the events in this book to a most satisfying conclusion. The epilogue is fantastic.”All three-“Heartwarming, Christian romantic suspense with characters – – some four-footed – – you won’t easily forget” by Lyn Cote, a Carol Award-winning author of 50 novels.Note: here are 6 books in this series and Book 1 Precarious Summer features characters prominent in books 4-6.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 27, 2025 | Christian Fiction |
He’s been serving in the military for a decade. She’s been quietly grieving a devastating loss. When Finn and Edith reunite in small-town Three Rivers where they grew up together, can their second chance romance provide hope, healing, and the happily-ever-after they both crave?Finley Ackerman left home ten years ago, determined to figure out who he was and what he wanted his life to be. He’s been serving in the Army, but when the opportunity to get out of intelligence and go home to Three Rivers comes up, Finn jumps at it.He’s expecting a huge homecoming at Three Rivers Ranch. He’s even expecting the Welcome Home banners draped across Main Street in town. He’s not expecting to run into Edith Baxter literally the moment he gets out of his truck.Edith is just as surprised to see Finn—decked out in his uniform, no less—as she comes out of her equine therapy appointment at Three Rivers Ranch. But the moment she steps into his arms and welcomes him home, it’s as if choirs of angels start singing.Perhaps he’s what she needs to finally move past the tragedies life has dealt her. She’s done her best to put her heart back together after the devastating loss of her fiancé a few years ago, and she does that by pouring everything she has into her children’s books and working a small patch of land not far from Finn’s sprawling family operation.But she’s not whole, and she knows it. He does too, and as Finn and Edith start finding solace in one another, she learns that he carries his own scars. She’s not sure her heart will ever be whole enough to give to another cowboy, and Finn’s not sure exactly what’s next for him or how long he’s actually going to stay in town.Can Edith and Finn make their second chance into a forever love? Or will life’s paths once again diverge, driving them apart for good?Journey to Three Rivers in this small-town saga romance where the legacy of the past meets the promise of the future. Connect with beloved characters and fall in love with a cowboy in the Three Rivers Romance series!Content warning: Edith’s fiancé dies from a fast-growing brain cancer. It is mentioned, and she mourns him, but there is nothing graphic on on-page about his illness and he’s been gone for almost 3 years when this book begins.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 27, 2025 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
Three tasks. Three men. Zero chance I’m picking just one.I only signed up for the deadliest magical competition on Earth to keep my family safe. Easy, right? Fake my identity, drag my hot best friend Levi along for the ride, and win a library full of forbidden spells.To score that victory, we’ll need the help of my vampire ex, Raphaël. Unfortunately, I freaked out a tiny bit when I learned what he was and cursed him to move to Paris and forget about me. Now I’ll have to bring back those memories—and all the feelings—and hope he forgives me.I could have planned that better, I admit.To make matters worse, one of our competitors, Isak, is trying to stop us—or is he actually helping us? Hard to know when the magical Games are proving to be even deadlier than I imagined.Luckily for me, I’ve got three men who’ll do anything to keep me alive. And maybe make me fall in love—again, again, and again.Cursed in Loveis a why-choose paranormal adventure where the stakes are high, the magic’s messy, and more is always merrier. Nora’s story is now complete!?????Reading order for the series (a finished trilogy):? Cursed in Love? Captured in Love? Freed in Love
