by Philip Eliot | Dec 21, 2025 | Historical Romance |
Anyone can benefit from finding magic for Christmastide; it’s just a matter of believing…Miss Clarissa Folgerton isn’t best pleased. She makes her living as a seamstress due to reduced circumstances, and it matters not that this is her busiest and most profitable time, for she has been summoned to northern Buckinghamshire. A dying earl wishes to see his illegitimate eight-year-old daughter—her niece. Years ago, he’d had an affair with her sister, and though her sister passed, Clarissa needs to see the girl’s future settled. If that means giving her up, she’ll have no choice, for she’s a spinster without means.Colin Haversham—Viscount Lambert—is perhaps weeks away from becoming the new Earl of Biddleton, for his ailing father has summoned him to Biddleton Castle to spend this last Christmastide season together as well as take his apparent half-sister on as his ward. To say nothing of the fact that if he doesn’t wed, he won’t inherit any of the family coin. Annoyed and not wishing to forsake the life he’s already made for himself, what he needs is a false fiancée for the holidays. Above all, he doesn’t wish to be married again. It hurt too much the last time.As the whole Haversham family assembles at the castle, bitterness, anger, and jealousy comes out in the disparate group, but when Colin takes Clarissa aside and offers her a fake engagement with a hefty monetary settlement promised after Twelfth Night, the dynamic shifts. Over the course of the ill-advised holiday get together, the unlikely pair find they have much in common beyond yearning for family, and when romance creeps in, they’ll need to decide if they have the courage to make love a reality despite battered hearts and differences in stations.…and finding a diamond in the rough.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 21, 2025 | Historical Romance |
One woman with forbidden gifts. One warrior sworn to protect her. Seven nights that could ignite a kingdom.As witch hunt fervor sweeps across Scotland, it is even more challenging for Vivian Sinclair to hide her gifts of healing and foresight—and more dangerous. Her guardian, King James, arranges her marriage to one of his most loyal warriors thinking the powerful Douglas clan can keep her safe. She never expects the man sent to escort her will be her greatest danger… and her only hope. Quinn Douglas is a loyal soldier, sworn to serve the crown and his twin brother—Vivian’s intended groom. But when he saves her from a murderous mob, their escape sparks more than just scandal. They must begin the perilous journey to her new home.When a powerful man wants Vivian dead, their escape across Scotland places Quinn and Vivian in daily peril and is besieged by the attraction sizzling between them. With each day and each mile, he finds himself falling more deeply in love with his twin’s betrothed. He cannot betray his brother, and he’s pledged to serve his king, but Quinn cannot imagine letting Vivian go.A sweeping historical romance filled with danger, desire, and a heroine who refuses to be silenced. If you love strong heroines, warrior heroes, and enemies-to-lovers tension with a magical twist, you’ll devour this page-turning Highland tale.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 21, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
‘Wow – what a rollercoaster!… kept me on edge the entire time… Absolutely jaw-dropping. Impossible to put down… mind-bending!’ The_bookish_doctor_, ?????The perfect family Christmas. The perfect murder… You would think we were a happy family. That we have everything we could dream of. But as we gather at our grandmother’s house, to swap presents under the towering, sparkling tree, none of us can meet each other’s eyes.Because we can only survive if we keep lying to each other. Keep pretending that terrible Christmas Eve twenty years ago never happened.But this year, our grandmother says it’s time to be honest. And then out of the snowstorm a stranger knocks on the door, with an impossible claim that will destroy everything.In the morning, we will find the body…But which of us was willing to kill to keep our secrets? And how far will we go to protect our family now?A brilliantly twisty festive thriller from the bestselling author of The Dinner Guest. Perfect for fans of Alex Pine, Lucy Foley and Lisa Jewell. See what readers are saying about The Winter Visitor: ‘I absolutely devoured it… brilliant… perfect… the twists and turns were epic. I loved everything about this!… Amazing!’ The_brown_eyed_book_reviewer, ??????????‘I devoured this in one sitting… kept me gasping and turning pages long past bedtime… impossible to put down… addictive… perfect!’ Goodreads reviewer‘Truly unputdownable!… had me guessing with each page turner and shocking twist after twist… Simply addictive… a must-read!’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Wow – what a fantastic read!… I was completely hooked… The twists kept coming, and I never saw the ending until it hit me… impossible to put down… I highly recommend.’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘The twists and turns were incredible… superb… keeps you riveted until the end. I loved.’ NetGalley reviewer, ??????????‘Fantastic… excellent and surprising… I was completely captivated… a top-notch read… 5 stars.’ B for Book Review, ??????????‘Left my mouth gaped open in shock more than once… I was most utterly gripped, devouring chapter after chapter like tearing into wrapping paper… those twists. My God, the twists… I was floored… everything I crave in a festive thriller… like unwrapping the best present imaginable.’ NetGalley reviewer, ??????????‘Awesome… I didn’t want to put it down… when you’re choosing your Christmas reads this has to be one of them. Soooo good.’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Outstanding… suspenseful and intriguing… just when I thought it was over, there’s another twist! I loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Like a gorgeous champagne Christmas Cocktail, all fizzy and effervescent on the surface but dark and stormy once you peeled back the layers and got to the crunch of the storylines… I loved it. I’ll never look at a Christmas ornament in the same way again!’ Andrea Hulme, ??????????‘I was hooked and could not put this down from the beginning! Non-stop twists right till the end… highly recommend.’ Goodreads reviewer, ??????????‘Brilliant! I was gripped from the first page and raced to the finish.’ Goodreads reviewer
by Philip Eliot | Dec 21, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Michael Laurence delivers The Elimination Threat, the next installment in a series described as “Jack Reacher falling into a plot written by Dan Brown.” —James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CrucibleFor centuries, a mysterious syndicate known as the Thirteen has staged a silent coup, infiltrating governments and manipulating the course of world events. It’s more powerful than any nation, deadlier than any army, and only FBI Special Agent James Mason and his longtime friends stand in its way. After narrowly preventing the release of a toxic chemical weapon, they find themselves pitted against their most terrifying adversary yet: a mass murderer with a twisted signature and a true believer in the cause of the Thirteen known only as the Dragon.With the fate of the nation’s capital hanging in the balance and the threat of nuclear destruction on the horizon, Mason’s team must unravel a conspiracy involving a greedy investment bank, a sadistic drug cartel, and a Russian energy company before it’s too late. And the secret to doing so lies buried in the past, in a dark union between the financial sector and an apocalyptic cult hellbent on remaking the world in its own image. Can Mason expose the lethal machinations of the cabal in time, or will the Thirteen finally make good on its elimination threat?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 21, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Charlie Henry and his friends are enjoying a cookout on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. But when a gunshot rings out in the neighborhood, Charlie is abruptly brought back to a world he’s all too familiar with. As he and best friend Gordon run to the source of the shot, they happen upon two masked intruders in their next-door neighbor’s house. The men seem to be there to kidnap Sam Randall, the owner of the home, but upon the interruption from Charlie and Gordon, they abandon their mark and get away in a waiting van outside.Detective DuPree has been investigating a string of similar home invasions in the area, but this one seems out of the ordinary. Sam Randall hires Charlie and Gordon to investigate the crime, not trusting the police to keep him and his wife safe. Detective Dupree warns Charlie and Gordon not to overstep their bounds in police business, but he needs all the help he can get. The investigation reveals Ray Geiger, son of retired NYPD cop Frank Geiger, as the prime suspect. As the simple home invasion case continues to turn into something more, it is up to Charlie and Gordon to protect the Randall’s and themselves as they attempt to uncover the truth.
