by Philip Eliot | Jun 3, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
One death is a tragedy. Two is just the beginning…When a body is discovered on a college campus, the local police call specialist forensic experts Jayne Hall and Steelie Lander to help identify the victim. But what seems like a straightforward case of identification quickly becomes terrifyingly familiar as the pair uncover chilling clues that suggest the student was murdered, and that the killer will strike again.As they dig deeper, a second body is found, bearing striking similarities to the first. With a dangerous murderer closing in, Jayne and Steelie find themselves in a killer’s sights – and they’re determined to stop them before more lives are lost.In a race against time, can they catch the killer? Or will they become the next victims in a deadly game of cat and mouse?A chilling thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat, perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 3, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
“Shockingly good writing . . . It’s impossible not to be swept away by its propulsive momentum. . . . peer into the depths of . . . many richly developed characters” —The New York Times Book ReviewWhen the two strangers turn up at Rowena Cooper’s isolated Colorado farmhouse, she knows instantly that it’s the end of everything. For the two haunted and driven men, on the other hand, it’s just another stop on a long and bloody journey. And they still have many miles to go, and victims to sacrifice, before their work is done.For San Francisco homicide detective Valerie Hart, their trail of victims—women abducted, tortured and left with a seemingly random series of objects inside them—has brought her from obsession to the edge of physical and psychological destruction. And she’s losing hope of making a breakthrough before that happens.But the murders at the Cooper farmhouse didn’t quite go according to plan. There was a survivor, Rowena’s ten-year-old daughter Nell, who now holds the key to the killings. Injured, half-frozen, terrified, Nell has only one place to go. And that place could be even more dangerous than what she’s running from.“Brilliant.” —Jeffery Deaver, New York Times–bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude Creek“Compelling . . . graphic and disturbing.” —Associated Press“The Killing Lessons is state of the art in the ever-darkening serial-killer genre.” —The Washington Post“[An] exceptional police thriller.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“Unbelievably good . . . this one has it all.” —Lee Child, New York Times–bestselling author of Personal“A powerhouse of a thriller.” —Lisa Gardner, New York Times–bestselling author of Fear Nothing
by Philip Eliot | Jun 3, 2025 | Romantic Comedy |
Always the nerdy girl, never the girlfriend~Until her cocky best friend and his *ahem* rooster take charge.Look, I’ve had it bad for the girl with all the curves next door forever. She turned me down in high school and since I’m not a total douchecanoe, I lusted after her all by myself in my shower, and we stayed just friends for years.Now she’s the adorkable librarian next door and I’m the star quarterback of the best pro football team in the league.So when she asks me to be her fake date to her all-girls school reunion I am totally down to show her off to the mean girls who bullied her back then so they can see just how incredible she is.I’ll be the best boyfriend they’ve ever seen. The best fake boyfriend that is.Until I find out from her slightly-stalkery classmates that she still has her v-card. I don’t see how that is even possible. Not with how sexy and sweet she is. Could it be because she knows she belongs with me?This curvy girl and football quarterback sports romance has a baddie plus-size woman who knows her own worth and a Bridgertons-meets-American-Football family you’ll wish you were a part of.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 3, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
Every town has its secrets, but no one has a secret like hers.Amber Blackwood, lifelong resident of Edgehill, Oregon, has earned a reputation for being a semi-reclusive odd duck. Her store, The Quirky Whisker, is full of curiosities, from extremely potent sleepy teas and ever-burning candles to kids’ toys that seem to run endlessly without the aid of batteries. The people of Edgehill think of the Quirky Whisker as an integral part of their feline-obsessed town, but most give Amber herself a wide berth. Amber prefers it that way; it keeps her secret safe. But that secret is thrown into jeopardy when Amber’s friend Melanie is found dead, a vial of headache tonic from Amber’s store clutched in her hand.Edgehill’s newest police chief has had it out for Amber since he arrived three years before. He can’t possibly know she’s a witch, but his suspicions about her odd store and even odder behavior have shot her to the top of his suspect list. When the Edgehill rumor mill finds out Melanie was poisoned, it’s not only the police chief who looks at Amber differently. Determined to both find justice for her friend and to clear her own name, Amber must use her unique gifts to help track down Melanie’s real killer. A quest that threatens much more than her secret …This box set includes the first three books in the Witch of Edgehill paranormal cozy mystery series:PAWSITIVELY POISONOUSPAWSITIVELY CURSEDPAWSITIVELY SECRETIVE
by Philip Eliot | Jun 3, 2025 | Fantasy |
She needed an escape. He needed her.Galina has been looking for a way out. So when she has the chance to break free of her kingdom and the man who wants to own her, she has no choice but to see it through.Even if it means collecting on a life debt from the worst decision she’s ever made.Davin’s mistakes are catching up to him. A lifetime of being the biggest scandal in the Lochlannian royal family has finally landed his people in danger. So when Galina shows up at his door in need of a betrothal, it might just solve all of his problems.Even if it means pretending to love a woman who hates him.But their ruse quickly becomes dangerous. Between spies, court politics, and an uprising that wants to destroy them both, they’ll have to decide if their lie is worth fighting for.If they are worth fighting for.If you crave second-chance enemies-to-lovers, royal scandals, and a fake relationship that spirals deliciously out of control—welcome to the Hollow Court.*This series takes place in the Lochlann World, but there is no need to read the others first. You can start here and devour the rest later!
