by Philip Eliot | Jul 1, 2026 | Womens Fiction |
Wesley Aames shows up to New Covenant as a man who has already lost everything—wife, daughter, and the will to keep going. Hired to revive a sleepy Appalachian church, he finds a congregation on life support: dwindling funds, fractious trustees, and a choir director who distrusts the new pastor from day one.
When a teenager dies by suicide and her mother’s humiliation explodes online, Rosa Lee becomes a magnet for cameras and contempt. Wesley, barely a pastor and twice a stranger to mercy, steps into the storm—counseling teens, calming old ladies, cutting the grass, answering crisis hotline calls—trying to make faith look like rescue instead of rhetoric.
As the church’s finances and patience run out, a vote looms: keep the earnest, flawed pastor or replace him with steadier hands. But when the outside world shows up with microphones and accusations. Wesley’s choices become literal life or death. Can a man who still blames himself for his family’s deaths save strangers—and in doing so, finally forgive himself? This is a story about grief, messy grace, and the small acts that sometimes hold a town together.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 30, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
I thought I’d crossed into the afterlife, until a beautiful, terrifying creature dragged me back…and claimed me as his.VeraMy family used me as a pawn, then condemned me to die for their ambitions. Even my execution failed me.When I wake, I’m no longer in my world. The first thing I see is a monster watching me like I belong to him.He is serpent and man, brutal and beautiful, and I can’t look away.His touch burns with something ancient, and suddenly I understand him. He calls me his fated mate.But I’ve never belonged anywhere. Why would fate choose me?His own kind hunt us. His queen, his mother, would see me dead before she lets me claim him.For the first time, I have something worth fighting for, a place, a bond, a future. And I won’t let them tear me from my mate.ZatharCast out by my clan, by my own mother, the Queen, I am nothing. Until the heavens split open and deliver my mate to me.She is soft where I am hard, warm where I am cold, mine in every way that matters.I will bleed, shatter, or burn the world to ash before I lose her.The clans will rise against us. My mother will not yield. But I have walked alone long enough.Now I only have to convince my mate that what binds us is stronger than fear…stronger than fate itself.This standalone novel begins the Serpents of Serant series, a steamy portal romantasy with a hidden sci-fi twist (a fallen star that is not what it seems).Inside you’ll find:A barbaric, outcast Naga princeA human woman cast aside by her own kindFated mates with a touch-triggered bondWarring clans and a ruthless queen motherFound family among lost women and their monstrous matesForced proximity, danger, and devotionExpect heat, tension, and a fiercely fought happily ever after.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 30, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Offering Cat Daniels my spare room after a break-in was unavoidable. Hiring her as my assistant? The worst idea I’ve ever had. She’s pure sunshine—chaotic, bold, and stubbornly independent. Meanwhile, I built a billion-dollar security firm on rules, distance, and control.At first, it’s easy to pretend I’m not affected by her warmth, but the close quarters turn late nights reckless. One slip becomes a secret we swear we can manage, but every time I make her gasp my name, the more I want to keep her.Then a leak turns our secret into clickbait, and with an eight-figure contract on the line, Cat says we have to end it before I lose everything I built.But I negotiate for a living, and I never settle for less than perfect terms. I’ve followed the rules my entire life, but for her? I’ll break every last one.Bossy Wicked Prince is a grumpy/sunshine, billionaire boss romance with high heat, forced proximity, and a guaranteed HEA. It is the first book in the House of Cards series, but can be read as a complete standalone.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 30, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
When the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn’t have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One, she’s not psychic.Two, she’s not Ruby Simpson.Okay, maybe they’re not small problems. But Charlotte needs a place to lay low with her younger sister, somewhere her parents won’t find her and the locals won’t ask too many questions. Getting involved with the cops, especially Deputy Jared, isn’t a smart thing for a reformed con artist to do. But Charlotte has to make a choice: raise her little sister on the right side of the law or put food on the table. What the real Ruby doesn’t see in her crystal ball won’t hurt her, right?BOOK ONE IN A THREE PART SERIES–THIS IS NOT A STAND-ALONE NOVEL! If cliffhangers make you feel punchy, you can download the full series in one boxset by going here: books2read.com/ExtraBoxset
by Philip Eliot | Jun 30, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Almost thirty, unemployed, and with a failed engagement. It seemed like all of witch Cassiopeia’s prayers to the goddess of fortune had gone totally unanswered.Down on her luck, Cassiopeia has no choice but to return to her grandmother’s coffee house where she grew up. The familiar neighbourhood brings back memories, both good and bad.While she tries to find her feet, she meets a grumpy cat with a secret and reconnects with an old friend in the local antique store. Everything seems to be going well… except that her magic isn’t responding like it should. What’s a witch to do when everything in life seems to be going wrong? First step, make a good cup of coffee! ****The Coffee House Witch & The Grumpy Cat is first book in the Cobblestone Coven series and it follows witch Cassiopeia and her return to her hometown. It’s a cozy fantasy with a sapphic romance in a magical world with talking animals and lots of light-hearted banter.
