by Philip Eliot | May 23, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
When all your friends have plus-ones but you’re still figuring out step one.From the 2025 winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Romance comes a tale of two housemates in love. If only they realised.Alaric:Turning thirty doesn’t mean you have to grow up and be boring, right? Except if you ask all my friends, it does. They’re all busy coupling up and settling down, while I’m stuck cuddling up to strangers for a shot at a good night’s sleep. Only this state of utter desperation would lead me to move to middle-of-nowhere Sutton Common with the world’s most peculiar, boring man. He even walks an imaginary dog!Gerald:I never thought I would want a housemate, and after meeting Alaric, I’m even more convinced. The man’s a walking disaster who sleeps on the floor and won’t stop making fun of my book club reads. I could never trust him with my secrets, like my dream to dance with my neighbour’s dog at the prestigious Crufts dog show. I should be glad when he decides to move back out as soon as possible, right?Only it turns out Alaric might appreciate a firm hand… and I might like being the one holding the leash.This is book 2 in the Mis-Shapes series but works perfectly as a standalone.
by Philip Eliot | May 23, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
Wren Russo has always been an outsider. The only witch ever to be raised among the Order of the Mystic Realm, she has spent her life hunting demons alongside a family who doesn’t fully accept her. But nothing could prepare her for the ultimate betrayal of being handed over as part of a centuries-old pact to the most feared vampire family in existence: the Malus Family.Trapped in a gilded cage, Wren begins to unravel secrets buried for centuries about her own bloodline, the Order’s dark bargains, and the Malus family’s true intentions…especially Xavier Malus, the oldest and most powerful vampire in the Malus family. Xavier takes an unexpected interest in Wren, demanding she marry him in a political move to appease the Vampire Council. The more time she spends with him, the more she risks her hatred turning into passion. Will she see him as anything other than the monster he is?Because in a game where bloodlines are currency and love can be the deadliest weakness of all, one wrong choice could mean the end—not just for Wren, but for everyone she’s ever sworn to protect.
by Philip Eliot | May 23, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
After she decides to sell her beach house, a widow must decide whether to risk trusting a romantic new man in her life with deep, dark secrets — and possibly her heart.It’s been two years since the mysterious accident took Sandra Winslow’s politician husband, Victor — the favorite son of a town called Paradise — and left Sandra under a cloud of suspicion. She decides to sell her beach house on the edge of town and hires Mike Malloy, who touches her lonely heart. Can she trust a man with unbreakable ties to a community she’s eager to leave behind — and who is determined to unearth her deepest secrets?
Review “A richly textured story that successfully moves beyond the conventions of the romance genre, this book will polish Wiggs’s already glowing reputation.”– “Publishers Weekly” About the Author Susan Wiggs, a Harvard graduate and former math teacher, self-published her first novel at the age of eight, using blunt scissors, pages from a Big Chief tablet, a borrowed stapler, and a Number Two pencil. She has since become a #1 bestselling author whose work is noted for scenes of emotional truth that evoke both tears and laughter. Unable to completely abandon her beloved teaching profession, she is a frequent workshop leader and speaker at writers’ conferences. She lives with her family on an island in the Pacific Northwest.
by Philip Eliot | May 23, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
He’s on a mission to find missing shifters. She’s about to become one of them. Abandoned as a baby, Amber has never known another shifter like herself. She came to Shifting Sands Resort hoping for answers about her past, but only finds questions about her future. She doesn’t understand the connection she has with the handsome stranger at the bar, but she knows that his arms feel more like home than anywhere she’s ever been.Tony, secret agent and tiger shifter, is at the all-inclusive, shifters-only, clothing-optional luxury resort for only one reason, and it’s not the sapphire pool or the white sand beach… or the beautiful woman his tiger wants to claim. Tony’s real mission is to uncover who or what is behind the sinister disappearance of guests from the shifters-only resort over the last few years. He’ll have to move fast or risk losing everything… and the secretive owner of the resort seems to be doing everything in her power to stop his investigation.Can Tony convince Amber that they’re destined to be together… before she goes missing, too?TROPICAL TIGER SPY launches the epic, addictive Shifting Sands Resort, a complete and sizzling 10-book series with a thrilling conclusion. Every novel is a gripping standalone with a satisfying happy ending… but once you start reading, you’ll want to know all the secrets of this gorgeous tropical escape and the fascinating shifters who live there. Fans are raving about this unique series:????? ‘This whole series is full of humor, suspense and a wide variety of people/animals to keep you coming back for the next book.’????? ‘If only there was a resort like this I would book my one way ticket today!’????? ‘I really love this series. The characters are interesting and the stories are wonderful.’????? ‘One more great book in my favorite series. Can’t wait for the next one.’????? ‘Can’t wait to see what Zoe brings to the Shifting Sands Resort next!’????? ‘This is a Shifting Sands book, I knew it would be good.’????? ‘Man! This series has been SO fun!’????? ‘This series is a gem and I’m delighted to recommend it to others.’
by Philip Eliot | May 23, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
The hunt begins in the shadows of the Central Valley.The investigation into Gloria Stone’s disappearance stalled years ago. By the time Agent Leah Hudson takes the case, the trail is ice cold.Affluent wine heiress Gloria Stone survived a brutal attack on her twenty-first birthday, only to vanish shortly after—leaving behind an abandoned car and a town that chose to forget.Leah Hudson is a rising star who just hit a brick wall. After a botched indictment allows a killer to walk, she’s assigned to this dead-end case as a professional exile. But as she retraces the failed investigation, she realizes Gloria wasn’t a tragedy—she was a target.A predator is hunting the Central Valley, seeking a specific kind of survivor: the women the world has already tried to break.Hudson is the only one who sees the pattern, but she has already been seen. The hunter is no longer in the distance; he is walking among the prey, hidden behind a mask she’d never expect.The only thing more dangerous than a cold case is the one that’s still breathing.
