by Philip Eliot | Jul 15, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Six months ago, Fallon McCann had it all: a house filled with memories, a fulfilling career, a loving fiancé, and a half-planned wedding. Now, her fiancé’s dead, her once-colorful walls have been painted over in shades of gray, and she’s packing up her life in search of a new beginning.When the man responsible for her fiancé’s death shows up on her doorstep, she surprises even herself. She hugs him, invites him in, and then proceeds to change his life.Jeb Baker has seen better days. Once a social, dependable paramedic with bright plans for his future, he now counts down the hours until he can retreat back into himself and shut the world away. The people closest to him have insisted the accident was not his fault, but Jeb remains haunted by the memories.At the end of his tether and knowing he can’t turn back time, he looks to the one person in town who might understand what he’s going through. When Fallon welcomes him with open arms, he sets off on a journey to rediscover life’s simple joys.Laughter abounds, stories spill, pinkies link, and somewhere along the way, Fallon and Jeb’s newfound friendship becomes more.But Jeb can’t take a man’s life and then also take his fiancée… right?
by Philip Eliot | Jul 15, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
2019 RITA® Award Finalist Tanner Harlow is a talented landscape designer, quietly building a name and a solid future when he finds himself needing to be the temporary guardian to his eleven-year-old half-sister. Tanner loves her, but can’t see himself as a father figure or imagine how he’s going to build his business during his busiest season with a child in tow until his newest client—his high school crush who still makes his heart pound—has a proposition that will help them both as long as Tanner can resist the tempting lure of the girl next door.
Elementary school teacher Francie Tate moved back to Marietta to be close to her ailing father. She plans to settle in and fix up her little bungalow before the school year starts, but definitely needs help with the neglected yard. She’s shocked when the landscaper she hired turns out to be a class mate. Tanner used to be shy in school, but he isn’t the same kid anymore–he’s tall, sexy, and has the most striking brown eyes she’s ever seen. When Francie learns of Tanner’s need for child care, she impulsively offers to watch his half-sister for the summer in return for some landscaping and renovations around the house.
It seems like a win-win, but Francie didn’t bargain on falling in love.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 15, 2025 | Fantasy |
Hello, dear reader: My name is Florence Pruitt. I’m a guardian angel. I was tasked with assisting a newly chosen angel learn the ropes (so to speak). He and I were given a mission – to save a young man who was in danger of his life.
Tommy Boyd here: what Flo is trying to say is we were sent out to make sure nobody messed with Calvin Booker, an up-and-coming Army officer. His life was in danger and it was our job to make sure nothing happened to him during an upcoming field exercise.
Flo again: yes, we are an unlikely pair to be sent on a rescue mission, but it was not our place to question The Powers Who Be. Somehow we managed to adopt a kitten along the way, we learned to trust each other, and we (ahem) discovered our own attraction for each other.
Tommy: oh, yeah. We did. Heh.
Flo: And we learned that there are many kinds of rescues, both for angels and humans. As long as I was willing to give my life to make it happen.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 15, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A MYSTERY WRITTEN IN BLOOD”Lindsay is someone deserving to be spoken of as a master.” SHOTSWhen the head of a prestigious literary publishing house is brutally murdered, DI Buchan and his team are thrust into a labyrinth of treachery, betrayal, and ambition—a tangled web of writers and editors, where passion and petty jealousies lurk on every page.As suspects multiply, a sinister revelation emerges—a hidden manuscript, whispered about in the shadows, known only as Ladybird. With each clue unearthed, the stakes skyrocket, and Buchan must fight to unravel the deadly game before another life is claimed.With the relentless rain sweeping across the rundown city, the hunt for Ladybird intensifies, weaving a spellbinding tale of suspense and deception. In this gripping thriller, only one thing is certain—the truth may be the deadliest plot twist of all.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 14, 2025 | Science Fiction |
The most lethal pirate crew in the galaxy just met their match.In the far future, two major factions are locked in a galactic cold war. As tensions mount between the technocratic Union and the genome-harnessing Concordance, both sides anxiously watch for a chance to conquer the other.The Nepenthe is a pirate vessel, loyal to neither. Led by the enigmatic Captain Dangard, her rough and ready crew includes the cat-like alien Commander Creull, Zeno the immortal synthetic, the dashing Garrett Strand, and Duncan Hauk, a promising young recruit. Hired by a cryptic employer, the crew waylays a transport ship carrying a mysterious passenger. In due time, this incident sparks the beginnings of an interstellar conflict that could threaten the state of known space.The first of an epic new sci-fi series, Nepenthe Rising delivers what today’s fans want: detailed world-building, thrilling action, and mind-blowing adventure on a grand scale.
