by Philip Eliot | Jul 22, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Their mothers are the worst matchmakers…Mark Goldman has never gotten along with Shaina Fogel. Ever. Even when they were in diapers, their bestie mothers wanted them to grow up and get married. Not happening. Mark prefers his quiet, reserved life. But a family wedding is about to change everything Mark thought he knew about his archnemesis.A week of wedding events with Mark Goldman? Shaina would rather have a week of root canals. Maybe the guy is hot, but for their entire lives, he’s never once acknowledged the fact that she’s hard of hearing. So it comes as a massive surprise when she discovers that Mr. High-and-Mighty and Annoyingly Sexy simply didn’t know. And now she needs his help.When it’s revealed that the weeklong wedding events are actually a weeklong competition—for a dream vacation—Mark and Shaina do the unthinkable: work together. And the second the animosity begins to fade, something even more electric takes its place. Only now it’s not just an attraction between enemies. And nothing could be worse than the fact that their mothers might have had it right…
by Philip Eliot | Jul 22, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Breathe, smile, and move on. When you’re writing the next chapter in your rags-to-riches-to-rags story, you need about a million quotes like that. I might have been short on inspiration, but I had determination. That was it, except for a very young cousin and a very old campervan, but I was all about starting over. Nobody knew me in New Zealand other than a series of café and motel managers, and anonymity suited me fine. Manlessness suited me even finer.Until the day when that campervan rolled down a South Island hillside in a tropical cyclone and trapped my cousin Delilah inside, and an extremely rude stranger helped me get her out. Now, I had no campervan and possibly even less inspiration. I still had determination, though. Determination not to let one Roman D’Angelo, no matter how rich or bossy he might be, run my life or mess with my inner peace. I was serene. I was independent. I was in control.I was in so much trouble.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and Room 553 comes a razor-sharp psychological thriller that turns the idea of work-life balance into something deadly.Several times a week, Charlotte Jones leaves suburbia behind and boards a chartered flight to parts unknown, where she wraps her hands around the necks of marks for just as long as she has to.Then she goes back to domestic life with a paycheck, defense wounds, and the sense that she can handle anything.Which is good, because being a wife, mother, and sociopath, with an insatiable taste for murder, gives the term work-life balance new meaning. When one life unexpectedly bleeds into the other, leading to a secret admirer and borderline insta-fame, Charlotte is forced to ask herself if she really can have it all.Slick and unsettling, Kill, Sleep, Repeat is a cunning tale of deception and desire that begs the question: Do we ever really know people the way we think we do?What readers are saying about Kill, Sleep, Repeat: ? ? ? ? ? “A sharp, wickedly funny thriller that turns the idea of work-life balance into something truly sinister. Charlotte is a PTA mom with a side hustle in murder, and watching her juggle contract killing with carpool duty is as darkly hilarious as it is unsettling. The pacing is fast, the satire is razor-sharp, and the twists are relentless. If you love femme fatale thrillers with biting humor and a body count, this book is for you.” – Goodreads review? ? ? ? ? “Fast, twisted, and completely unhinged in the best way possible. Charlotte is a sociopathic anti-heroine you’ll hate to love and love to hate, and her double life makes for an addictive, high-stakes ride. The mix of satire and suspense is brilliant, poking fun at suburban perfection while delivering a thriller that doesn’t hold back. A must-read thriller for fans of dark humor, deception, and mayhem.” – Goodreads review? ? ? ? ? “Imagine if a PTA mom had a secret identity as a contract killer—and somehow made it all look effortless. This book is a darkly comedic psychological thriller with a protagonist who is as terrifying as she is entertaining. The satire is biting, the action never slows down, and the twists are completely unhinged. I couldn’t stop reading, and I definitely couldn’t stop laughing at the sheer absurdity of it all.” – Goodreads review? ? ? ? ? “A fast-paced, high-stakes thriller that’s as disturbing as it is hilarious. The way this book skewers suburban life, gender roles, and the illusion of normalcy is pure genius. Charlotte’s detached yet oddly charming perspective makes every scene feel like watching a train wreck you can’t look away from. If you love twisty, unpredictable thrillers with a side of pitch-black comedy, you need to read this book.” – Goodreads review? ? ? ? ? “This book is what happens when PTA meetings and murder-for-hire collide, and I am here for every insane second of it. Charlotte is a ruthless, calculated killer wrapped in the perfect suburban package, and watching her navigate the chaos of motherhood and murder is equal parts disturbing and wildly entertaining. A binge-worthy psychological thriller with satire so sharp it cuts—this one is impossible to put down.” – Goodreads review
by Philip Eliot | Jul 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
An addictive small-town thriller in the vein of Gillian Flynn, Carolyn Arnold, and Karin Slaughter, Shadow’s Keep is a mind-bending exploration of obsession, desperation, and how far we’ll go to protect those we love.”Dark, intense, and addictively twisted.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen MaeWHAT YOU CAN’T SEE CAN KILL.Deputy Sheriff William Shannahan doesn’t feel like a detective, at least not like the ones he admires on TV. Not that he needs to be; the small town of Graybel, Mississippi, is a peaceful place, with acres of farmland, neighbors who always take care of their own, and noise from the outside world muted by a hundred miles of forest.That silence is about to be broken.When a child is found dead in the woods, the medical examiner deems it a dog attack. But the paw prints belong to something far larger than any creature in the Mississippi forests, and what animal would remove the victim’s eyes? Though no one believes him, William can’t shake the feeling that a human killer lurks in the shadowed woods. And his girlfriend, Cassie, has a son the same age as the victim.Cassie Parker was raised amid horrors she’s long pushed from her mind, but her scars won’t let her forget. Nor do the hallucinations, dreams so vivid she can feel and smell and taste them. And no one is more terrified than Cassie when another victim is found mauled to death—because this body has been drained of blood. She knows exactly what type of person would sacrifice a child, and why they’re after hers. But how can she explain it to William?This is William’s chance to act like a detective, to protect the woman and child he’s desperate to save. Pushing back against prejudice and presumption, he uncovers a trail of cruelty that spans decades, but each clue brings him closer to a truth more horrifying than killer beasts in the forest. For concealed beneath small-town politics is knowledge that will shatter everything he knows to be true about his town—and the people in it.“O’Flynn weaves elements of the procedural and the occult into a masterful psychological thriller replete with staggering, unpredictable twists. Readers should beware any notion that they can predict the ending of Shadow’s Keep. Believe me, reader, you cannot.” ~Bestselling Author Wendy Heard
by Philip Eliot | Jul 22, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
A contract killer. A wife in mourning. Will she find out who wanted her husband dead before she meets the same fate?Kendall Murphy’s life comes crashing to a halt at the news her husband has been killed in a tragic hit-and-run. Devastated and out-of-sorts, she can’t seem to come to terms with the senselessness of it all. Despite, promises by a young detective, she fears they’ll never find the person responsible for her husband’s death.As months go by without answers, Kendall, with the help of her grandmother and sister, deals with her grief as she tries to create a new life for herself. But when the detective discovers that the death was a murder-for-hire, suddenly everyone from her new love interest and those closest to her are under suspicion. And it may only be a matter of time before the assassin strikes again…Can Kendall trust anyone, or will misplaced loyalty make her the next victim?If you like riveting suspense and gripping mysteries then you’ll love H.K. Christie’s A Permanent Mark.??????????”A gripping suspenseful mystery. Full of twists and turns this book will grab your attention and keep it throughout!” – Amazon Reviewer?????????? “Suspenseful Murder Mystery. When her husband is killed in a reckless driving incident, a woman is left confused after she learns that her husband may have been murdered. Everyone is under suspicion and she is left not knowing whom to trust or if she is next. Loved this book.” – Amazon Reviewer??????????”A Riveting Suspense. This book has a lot of suspense and was definitely a page turner … The emotions could be felt through the writing… kept me on the edge of my seat. Overall a very good book which I couldn’t put down until the end.” – Amazon Reviewer
