by Philip Eliot | Aug 19, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Meet your new favourite detective, DI Greg Geldard. Originally with the Met, he transferred to rural Yorkshire where he never quite managed to fit in. His latest case takes him from the windswept moors to the deceptively calm waters of the Norfolk Broads. This is finally somewhere he wants to call home.A human skeleton is unearthed in a forgotten World War 2 bunker on a remote Yorkshire farm. Detective Geldard welcomes the distraction. His wife is away on a solo trip to America, and he’s starting to tire of ready meals and wondering what she’s getting up to.Then the forensics come back. This was no accident. It was murder.The farmer insists she knows nothing about the body beneath her land. And Coombe Farm’s former occupants, Matthew and Rachel Wade, have vanished without trace.Geldard follows the trail south to Norfolk, where Rachel was last seen.Here, among winding rivers, empty marshland, and tight-lipped communities, people know how to disappear — and how to keep secrets buried.This gripping detective mystery full of twists and turns is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, Peter May, Matt Brolly and Joy Ellis.Please note this book was previously published as SECRET PLACES.Praise for Heather Peck:‘An astounding tale that is guaranteed to keep you entertained to the very last page.’ Featz Reviews‘Highly recommended for all lovers of crime fiction set in Norfolk.’ Bittern BooksREADERS LOVE MURDER ON THE NORFOLK BROADS: ????? ‘Will definitely be reading more in this series.’ Ruth D.????? ‘Exceptional. I’ll definitely be reading more.’ Gilly B.????? ‘Engaging, good plot, pleasure to read, & will encourage you to get another book from this author.’ Declan R.T.????? ‘Kept me gripped right until the final page.’ Kate R.????? ‘A compelling story.’ Cheryl M-M.THE DETECTIVEDI Greg Geldard is an outsider in more ways than one. When his latest case takes him to Norfolk, he’s finally found a place he can call home. Although impatient with paperwork and dismissive of inter-agency politics, he’s a natural leader, hardworking, insightful and above all, willing to listen. His only weak spot is his adored wife, Isabelle, who seems to value her touring career more than her husband.THE SETTINGNorfolk, as Geldard often observes, seems to have more water than land. Bordered by vast, empty beaches, it is home to the unique environment of the Broads; a network of navigable rivers and man-made lakes which date from medieval times. This wetland landscape is known for its open skies, vast waterways, and diverse wildlife. Norfolk also has some of the richest farming land in the UK, growing everything from cereals to asparagus. But this idyllic environment, as Geldard knows to his cost, can hide dark secrets.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 19, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Clara Lockwood has one goal: survive senior year and escape the secrets that have been suffocating her since childhood.But the night a lightning strike tears through the woods, everything changes.Clara doesn’t remember collapsing beneath the shattered tree—but ever since, things feel… off. Moments don’t line up. Memories slip. And no matter how hard she tries to move forward, something keeps pulling her back.Then there’s him.Silas Everhart knows the storm wasn’t random. Finding Clara wasn’t either. The connection between them is immediate—and unsettling. Because the closer he gets to her, the more certain he becomes that whatever happened in the woods didn’t end that night.As the truth about Clara’s family begins to surface, so does something neither of them can ignore: their lives have been circling each other for far longer than they should.Now they’re forced to confront what they’ve both been running from—the past that shaped them,the choices that still haunt them,and a connection that may not be a coincidence at all.Some loves feel inevitable. Some truths refuse to stay buried.And some things, once uncovered, can’t be undone.Perfect for fans of Heart Bones, They Both Die at the End, If He Had Been With Me, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Our Tree in the Woods is a lyrical, heart-wrenching novel about trauma, timing, and the invisible threads that pull two broken hearts into the same storm.Sign up for Kristina’s mailing list at kristinamitchellwrites.com
by Philip Eliot | Aug 19, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Starting over is hard. Dodging an arsonist is worse.After being cut out of her father’s will, Meg Bramwell takes her brother’s offer to turn a run-down building into a library. With the help of Brian Hooper, a quiet librarian with unexpected warmth, Meg begins to build a new future, and fast-growing feelings.When a string of fires sweeps through town and targets the library, Meg and Brian dig into old records and dangerous secrets someone is desperate to hide.With flames closing in and sparks flying, Meg must stop an arsonist before her second chance, and a promising new relationship, go up in smoke.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 19, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Could there exist a love powerful enough to overcome the grave?Hard times during the Great Depression force twenty-year-old Florence to leave her service at the monastery and seek employment. Fate brings her to work for a wealthy recluse, General Alexander Sterling. What she doesn’t know is that he has left his native country escaping a painful past. A past that he yearns to forget, but destiny won’t allow it as her presence brings it into complete focus.Despite many daunting events and a meddling housekeeper with dark secrets of her own, Florence and Alexander fall deeply in love. And when an explosive truth shatters their blossoming romance, a mysterious stranger gives her an opportunity to travel back in time to unlock the secret to her existence.Florence must strive to return to the present to save their relationship from the imminent danger that awaits them.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 19, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
After a devastating injury on the battlefield, Eastwood thought his career was over, but with a second chance, and the love of a good woman, it was only the beginning!WINNER: Read Freely’s TOP 50 INDIE BOOKS OF 2019 (Romance)Author Shout Reader Ready Recommended Read 2019 (Romance/Silver Medal Award)Second chances didn’t come for everyone, but for Sgt. Harold Tyler, code name; Eastwood, it was mandated. Losing a leg in the line of duty didn’t mean retirement for this Green Beret. Instead of being sent home, Eastwood finds himself transported to a top-secret rehabilitation facility deep inside the infamous Area 51. Confined to an unknown camp beneath the Nevada desert, he comes face to face with Joely Winter, a sexy one-night stand he met in London.Joely Winter was a child prodigy and the inventor of advanced bio-engineered prosthetics. Now grown and the owner of a successful company, she’s contracted by the Department of Defense and put in charge of their new program, PATCH-COM. Here, the military ensures a return on their investment in highly-trained special operations soldiers by patching them up and moving them back out into the field. Unknown even to SEALs, Delta Forces, Green Berets and more, PATCH-COM soldiers operate far beneath the radar and beyond the knowledge of top brass at Fort Bragg.During his time at Camp Lazarus, Joely is determined to keep their relationship professional, barely. But when Eastwood receives orders to bug out, he suffers a crisis of confidence. Returning to the field on his new leg with a new team is too much to handle. Seeing her big, brave, handsome ex-lover doubt himself breaks her heart, so Joely breaks her rule to rally her man. It’s her patriotic duty, after all! But intimacy only draws them closer and when he leaves, he takes her heart with him.With orders in hand and a team of broken soldiers at his side, Eastwood heads out to recover a Ukrainian operative in possession of the very technology now propping him up. It’s a race against time to find the traitor within their midst responsible for betraying PATCH-COM before the operative can sell the stolen tech to their enemies. When the identity of the traitor is revealed, he knows Joely’s life is in danger. Can Eastwood save his woman in time?From Bestselling Author Michele E. Gwynn, creator of the Green Beret series, comes a thrilling, award-winning, brand new, action-packed military romance series, The Soldiers of PATCH-COM; the spinoff series from Gwynn’s popular Green Beret saga.18+ (Language, Adult Situations)
