by Philip Eliot | Mar 25, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
For fans of: Herman Wouk, Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, Daniel Silva
In the tradition of Herman Wouk’s sweeping historical war epics, Fallout of War follows Lieutenant Commander James Fairbanks, a career naval submarine officer assigned as a military attaché to the American embassy in Kyiv in late 2021. Fairbanks arrives in Ukraine with his wife, Lucy, a State Department analyst, just as tensions with Russia reach a critical juncture. A thoughtful, disciplined officer known for his strategic acumen and unvarnished assessments, Fairbanks quickly becomes immersed in the complex political and military landscape of Eastern Europe.
Fairbanks tours the Chernobyl exclusion zone, where he meets Ukrainian special forces conducting training exercises amid the haunting ruins of the 1986 disaster. These encounters with hardened Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom fought in the Donbas since 2014, give Fairbanks his first understanding of Ukrainian determination and the existential nature of their struggle. Through a series of diplomatic functions and intelligence briefings, he develops relationships with key Ukrainian officials and eventually meets President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose evolution from entertainer to wartime leader forms one of the novel’s central character studies.
When American intelligence detects massive Russian troop concentrations along Ukraine’s borders in January 2022, Washington selects Fairbanks to deliver a personal message to Vladimir Putin, hoping that a military officer’s assessment might carry weight with the former KGB operative. In a tense Moscow meeting, Putin not only receives Washington’s warning but, in a calculated display of strength, invites Fairbanks to inspect Russian forces massing in Belarus along the Ukrainian border. What Fairbanks witnesses during this extraordinary access shocks him. He recognizes the scale and organization of forces preparing not for exercises but for invasion, and his detailed report to Washington becomes a prescient but controversial document that divides American policymakers between those advocating preemptive support for Ukraine and those counseling restraint to avoid provoking Moscow.
Lucy Fairbanks, meanwhile, has established herself in Kyiv’s expatriate community, forming friendships with Ukrainian families and other diplomats. Her perspective provides the novel’s intimate domestic counterpoint to James’s military observations. As February 2022 approaches, Lucy’s growing anxiety mirrors the city’s increasing tension, even as many Ukrainians struggle to believe that full-scale war is actually coming.
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by Philip Eliot | Mar 25, 2026 | Mystery |
Jessica Byrne’s a rookie PI with an attitude, an overactive sweet tooth, and big problems. She’s got two clients—and one of them is dead. Wealthy Daniel Lakeland is chilling at the morgue, and her other client, sketchy Vlad, is cooling in the clink, charged with Daniel’s murder.
Despite his less than stellar reputation, Jessica thinks Vlad’s innocent. She’s got to find the real killer before Vlad goes up the river for good, the real killer goes free, and her fledgling business flatlines. Jessica’s got backup—her best friend and business partner Sam, a paranormal investigator who swears her Ouija board knows more than the cops do. Jessica’s case collides with her heartthrob ex and main rival, PI Max O’Conner, and they’re forced to team up and beat the weird streets of Pottstown, Pennsylvania—a town overflowing with secrets and trouble.
On the hunt for the killer, they’ll bend the law, dodge gangsters with a fast food habit, go undercover at an ’80s party, and try (and fail) to keep their chemistry under control.
Snark, sparks, and small-town scandal—this mystery proves that sometimes the dead aren’t the only ones haunting you. For fans of Janet Evanovich, Darynda Jones and Jess Lourey.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 25, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Jessica Byrne’s a rookie PI with an attitude, an overactive sweet tooth, and big problems. She’s got two clients—and one of them is dead. Wealthy Daniel Lakeland is chilling at the morgue, and her other client, sketchy Vlad, is cooling in the clink, charged with Daniel’s murder.
Despite his less than stellar reputation, Jessica thinks Vlad’s innocent. She’s got to find the real killer before Vlad goes up the river for good, the real killer goes free, and her fledgling business flatlines. Jessica’s got backup—her best friend and business partner Sam, a paranormal investigator who swears her Ouija board knows more than the cops do. Jessica’s case collides with her heartthrob ex and main rival, PI Max O’Conner, and they’re forced to team up and beat the weird streets of Pottstown, Pennsylvania—a town overflowing with secrets and trouble.
On the hunt for the killer, they’ll bend the law, dodge gangsters with a fast food habit, go undercover at an ’80s party, and try (and fail) to keep their chemistry under control.
Snark, sparks, and small-town scandal—this mystery proves that sometimes the dead aren’t the only ones haunting you. For fans of Janet Evanovich, Darynda Jones and Jess Lourey.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 24, 2026 | Womens Fiction |
“Beautiful, heart-tugging… I couldn’t put it down!… Swept me away from the very first page… Absolutely broke and mended my heart in equal measure… Beautiful… I found myself completely swept up.” Goodreads reviewer, ????????Norway, 1951: ‘I need you to know how much I love you, Amalie. I never wanted us to be parted, and I will do whatever it takes to come back to you and our baby. Please wait for me.’London, Present day: Everything in Charlotte’s life is about to change. As she clutches a small box in her palm containing a diamond ring and a Norwegian crest, she knows she must return home to be reunited with her beloved great-grandmother Amalie and her Norwegian family.Accepting her dream job as a head chef at Norway’s most prestigious hotel, Charlotte is welcomed by the hotel’s head designer, Harrison. For years, Charlotte sacrificed everything for her career. As she tours her new surroundings with Harrison, she soon starts to see a way of focussing on her heart too.But when Charlotte takes the box to Amalie, everything Charlotte thought she knew about her family changes in an instant. As Amalie clutches the ring that she thought had vanished forever, she reveals a tragic love story and a precious secret that stayed buried for years.When Charlotte discovers the huge sacrifice Amalie made to keep her family safe, will it give Charlotte the strength she needs to follow her heart? Or will she leave Norway forever?An utterly heart-warming and gorgeous story about the importance of following your heart and never being afraid to find your new beginning. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop.This novel can be enjoyed as a standalone.What everyone is saying about The Hidden Daughter:“Shattered my heart… I had tears in my eyes… My heart was bursting at the seams… I truly loved this… Keep the tissues close at hand—you’ll need them!… Heartbreaking.” Cindylspear, ??????????“Wonderful and heart-warming… Amazing… Heartbreaking… As I flipped through the pages, I couldn’t stop for even a second. I devoured this amazing book… [A] ten-star read.” Page Turners, ????? “Every time I read a book in the series I know it’s going to break my heart… Absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing… A true page-turner… [I] didn’t want it to end!” The Vegan Book Blogger, ?????“I devoured this book in a single sitting. I could not put it down.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Wow!… Heartbreaking… This was an incredible story… Loved it so much!” bookreviewsandfun, ?????“Beautiful… I loved this book and could not put it down… Incredible.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Heart-wrenching… I cried so much reading this story. Sad tears and happy tears… Will keep you filled with so much hope.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????“Utterly sensational!… I adored every single second… Completely captivating… I loved it so much… Brilliant.” NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Wow, Soraya Lane has done it again… Gripping, beautifully written.” Goodreads reviewer, ?????
by Philip Eliot | Mar 24, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
To save the ones they love, Jayne Lyons and Dylan Kane must survive a relentless enemy—and the attraction neither of them can afford.Two teenagers kidnapped. One ruthless enemy. Jayne has spent nearly two decades hiding from Michael Berlusconi, a ruthless crime boss who once controlled her every move. She’s built a life in the shadows, raising her daughter, Kyla, in safety—or so she thought. When armed kidnappers snatch Kyla and Dylan Kane’s nephew from a graduation ceremony, the fragile walls around Jayne’s world collapse. Zero time to lose.For Dylan, it’s personal and professional: a rescue mission that reawakens the instincts of a battle-hardened soldier…along with the horror of his last operation. As bullets fly and secrets unravel, every heartbeat draws them closer—to the truth, to each other, and to a man who will stop at nothing to keep Kyla in his grasp.
