by Philip Eliot | May 31, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Wrong number. Right guy?Once upon a time, Maggie Cooper lived for adventure. Skydiving? Child’s play. But these days, she can’t even work up the nerve to flirt with her coworker. As a form of self-therapy, she starts texting her late mother’s number—only to discover it’s been reassigned. For weeks, she’s unknowingly shared her rawest thoughts (and a few not-so-PG musings about her coworker’s butt) with a complete stranger.That stranger, Chase Beckett, finally texts back—and he’s just as surprised as she is. But message after message, night after night, Maggie finds herself drawn to his wit, kindness, and unexpectedly spot-on advice. He might just be what her grieving heart needs.But can a guy on the other end of a wrong number really help her rediscover the fearless woman she used to be? And is she brave enough to take the leap… for love?The Accidental Text is a heartwarming and hopeful romance about grief, healing, and the unexpected ways love shows up—sometimes one text at a time. Full of humor, emotional depth, and just the right amount of swoon, it’s perfect for fans of The Flatshare and Yours Truly. Low on spice, high on feeling.”The Accidental Text will have you swooning, laughing, and even shedding a few tears. It’s absolute perfection.” – Jennifer Peel, USA Today Bestselling Author ?????”Delightful, heartfelt, and addictive. I loved this book so much!” – Whitney Dineen, Bestselling Author of the Creek Water Series ?????
by Philip Eliot | May 31, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
Fans of female sleuth cozies will delight in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s latest installment in her long-running Tourist Trap Mystery series. Jill’s wedding to police chief Greg King is just days away, at a historic Spanish mission with a courtyard full of olive trees. But the folks in South Cove are more intrigued by what kind of ceremonies might be going on behind the walls of New Hope, the walled property where charismatic Kane Matthews and his followers reside. Jill isn’t fond of the man, but his followers seem nice, and they buy a lot of books. After a distraught woman stops by at Coffee, Books, and More with a picture of her daughter, who she believes needs rescuing from the suspected cult—and then Matthews’s body is found, at Jill’s wedding venue of all places—Jill makes a commitment to solve the case. With Greg’s mother as a houseguest, she must play hostess to her future in-law while pursuing a murderous outlaw . . .Praise for Lynn Cahoon and the Tourist Trap Mysteries “I love the author’s style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series.” —Dru’s Book Musings “Lynn Cahoon’s popular Tourist Trap series is . . . one of my go-to cozy mystery series!” —Hope By the Book
by Philip Eliot | May 31, 2025 | Fantasy |
Isla Belthare lives an ordinary life in her small village of Lockhurt. Since losing both her mother and the man she loved two years ago, all she wants is stability and peace. But her world is forever changed when her family is attacked on a journey away from home and she must travel to the Aataran mountain range to find them.Across the realm, four ancient beings who control the elements of nature are awakening.After a civil war that tore the humans apart, the elementals entered a thousand year slumber. Now, they are being summoned to prevent a dark force that is greedy for power and threatening to overturn the balance of nature.When Isla’s path crosses with one of these elementals, she finds her fate is more entangled with theirs than she had ever imagined. As she risks it all to follow the elementals on their journey to defeat the unknown foe, she discovers that not everything may be as it seems. Isla is torn between protecting her loved ones or following her heart down a dangerous path of power and magic, of truth and lies.What will they sacrifice to stop the coming storm?Long Live is the first book in the Elementals of Iona duology, an epic fantasy romance that follows the journey of a young woman overcoming loss and anxiety and four immortal beings learning how to forgive and love again after their dark past. This enemies-to-lovers series is full of morally grey characters, witty banter, unique elemental magic, romantic tension, and twists you won’t see coming. Long Live is perfect for lovers of epic quests and character-driven stories, especially fans of Carissa Broadbent, Elise Kova, and Sarah J Maas.
by Philip Eliot | May 31, 2025 | Action & Adventure |
Johnstone Country. Next Stop: Hell. NO ONE MESSES WITH SHOTGUN JOHNNY. It takes a brave man to ride shotgun for the Reverend’s Temptation Gold Mine in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It takes an even braver man to try to rob a coach of bullion when the shotgun rider is Johnny Greenway. Armed with his weapons of choice—two sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns in custom-made holsters for pistol-quick draws—Shotgun Johnny ain’t stopping for no one . . . NOT UNLESS THEY WANT TO DIE. Johnny Greenway was once a family man. A well-respected marshal who always played fair. Then his wife and son were killed by cutthroats. Johnny killed the killers. Then he hung up his badge and picked up a bottle. Now a shadow of his former self, he has nothing much to live for. But when he singlehandedly stops a bank robbery, he catches the eye of the banker’s daughter. She’s impressed by Johnny’s gun skills, and offers him a job riding shotgun. First he’ll have to stop drinking and clean up his act. But that’s not all that needs cleaning. The mountain trail to the mine hides the filthiest, dirtiest gang in the territory. They’re gunning for the gold. But Shotgun Johnny will be gunning for them . . . Live Free. Read Hard. www.williamjohnstone.net Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com
by Philip Eliot | May 31, 2025 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
If you love reading about wolf-shifters that are strong enough to save their mates from trouble, then you’ve come to the right place. These men will get themselves into trouble, get fake married, even get their mates pregnant. But can they fight off all danger to finally find love?
Book 1:
My next-door neighbor is being abused.
The same woman I’m obsessed with.
Running the Prairie farm has its perks.
I can protect the future mother of my children.
The wolf shifter in me will stop her evil father.
Carrie needs to be freed.
And then she needs to be mine.
Book 2:
She’s forbidden.
She’s tempting.
She hates me.
I want her for all those reasons.
Marissa presented me with a crazy idea that I agreed to.
I’m about to fake marry her.
The woman I never should have touched.
Book 3:
I kissed my employee.
Wrong, forbidden, scandalous.
Gwen is running from her abusive ex.
And everything was fun and games until…
She found out that she’s pregnant.
Now there will be war.
A war that results in either love or death.
Book 4:
Cheryl couldn’t find out who I really was.
She just couldn’t.
But I needed to keep her close.
Being with my nephew’s teacher was wrong.
Even if I wanted to protect her from my enemies.
I can’t keep hoping for us to be together.
Especially when she is the one with a bigger secret.
Book 5:
I’m the most reckless of the Monterrey brothers.
I didn’t deserve Charlie.
Thinking that she was too fragile for me was wrong.
I misjudged her.
And now I’m paying for it.
Danger and secrets won’t leave us alone.
Can we make it through the mess?
Book 6:
I’m a wolf shifter doctor.
I don’t do things that are off limits.
And Ellen is exactly that.
A coworker. Period.
Or so I thought.
Being with her is my obsession.
But I need to save her first.
As well as our unborn child.
Book 7:
She ran away from her abusive fiancé.
And fell straight into my arms.
I thought it had happened for a reason.
I was right.
Willa needed me.
And the wolf shifter in me would protect her.
From every danger… even the mafia.
Book 8:
I was in love with a wolf shifter, with an agenda.
But he was out to destroy me, the head of security.
Our combination was lethal.
And his secrets would drive us apart.
Still, I was tempted to risk everything for him.
Was it worth trying to save our second chance?
Each book in this sexy-as-sin series can each be read as standalones, and has no cliffhangers, but are best read in order.
Warning: Adults Only
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