by Philip Eliot | Jul 20, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Dating lessons from my football-playing best friend? Sign me up!So I’m throwing myself a breakup party, a glittery fete where I envision I’ll lift a glass and celebrate being free and single again.What I actually do: Drink too much champagne and blurt out to my best guy friend that I’d really like to get back on the horse.But what I truly don’t expect is Carter’s answer – he volunteers as tribute.With his sinful brown eyes and too-good-to-be-true body it’d be no hardship for me to say yes, though I certainly don’t want him to feel obligated to, um, service me, just because my failed, loveless marriage was a s-e-x desert.But since the charming and confident pro football star owes five public dates to his dating app sponsor, we make a deal to help each other out.Pretty soon, our public how to date lessons turn into, ahem, very private ones. And I’m a star student, graduating quickly from flirty banter and lingering looks to toe-curling, sheet-grabbing, mind-blowing hours of physical education.The problem? Turns out learning to date again feels a lot like the real thing. Can our friendship withstand all these late-night bedroom sessions?Especially since I’m suddenly longing for my best friend and there’s nothing fake about my feelings…This is Rachel and Carter’s romance. The tropes include: friends to lovers, sports romance, football romance, lessons in dating, he falls first.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 20, 2026 | Fantasy |
Diamonds, Death, and Devonshire tea… in a magical Regency EnglandMiss Elinor Avely’s proper upbringing cannot prepare her for the tiny, spinster vampire who crashes into her sitting room and demands to be fed with a sheep.Elinor already has enough troubles without having to catch ruminants. First, her secret gift for divining jewels has landed her in scandal, exiling her from London society. Second, a nobleman of dubious repute wants her to find a cache of smuggled jewels, hidden somewhere along the Devon coastline. Last – and worst – she is invited to cream tea at the local manor. And while the autocratic and magnificent Earl of Beresford might be there (and perhaps the jewels themselves too), Beresford is the last person Elinor wants to meet over cream tea.When a dead body is discovered along the cliffs, of course, such delicate considerations become secondary. Fortunately, Elinor now has a small vampiric chaperone – even if said spinster has a habit of appearing stark naked – and together they are ready to risk the hard questions.Where are the jewels hidden? Who killed the smuggler? And just when is the cream tea being served?The Lady Jewel Diviner is the first book in the Lady Diviner series, set in Regency England with generous servings of magic, manners, and romance. Praise for the Lady Diviner series:”Great characters, brilliantly written, fast paced, witty and amusing.””I absolutely adore Rosalie’s work and the adventures of the Avelys! I could hardly put the books down and would find myself completely entranced.””I binged these 5 books. I love the world, I love the writing, I love the characters.””I’ve loved the whole Lady Diviner series. Well written, fast paced stories with endearing characters.””Love the sapient bats.””My only complaint is that I read far faster than the next can be written. I cannot wait!””Fun and mysterious, this series is an absolute pleasure.””I love this series! I find myself smiling as I read, and in this world today, that is a true treat.”The Lady Diviner series is now complete. Book 5, The Emerald Teapot, is out now!
by Philip Eliot | Jul 20, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Captive, but not conquered. Fiery resolve meets a fierce Viking warrior’s brutal strength and iron will. He vowed to conquer her heart but learned he had to surrender his first.
Weary of endless battles and raiding, a woman captivates Rathnon and he kidnaps her from her home in Orkney to Norway. He slings her over his shoulder and takes her to the waiting Viking ships. Terrified, Ilona fights against him with all her strength, but her efforts were futile. She vows to escape him and return to her family. Torn by duty to her father and desire for her husband, she tries to escape, unable to forgive him. Rathnon tortures himself with thoughts of losing the only woman he has ever loved. They have different languages and traditions, yet desire burns between them at every encounter. It ignites an intense passion that neither expected.
It is not enough to claim her as his wife. Rathnon seeks to conquer Ilona’s heart. He won’t relent until she has completely surrendered her heart and love to him. Ilona vows to escape captivity, and Rathnon vows to earn her love and protect her—even from herself. How can he convince her to remain with him to realize their dreams of love?
An intense enemy to lovers Viking romance with an Alpha male, captor- captive steamy romance, protector and possessive male, and a fiery woman.
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by Philip Eliot | Jul 20, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
Captive, but not conquered. Fiery resolve meets a fierce Viking warrior’s brutal strength and iron will. He vowed to conquer her heart but learned he had to surrender his first.
Weary of endless battles and raiding, a woman captivates Rathnon and he kidnaps her from her home in Orkney to Norway. He slings her over his shoulder and takes her to the waiting Viking ships. Terrified, Ilona fights against him with all her strength, but her efforts were futile. She vows to escape him and return to her family. Torn by duty to her father and desire for her husband, she tries to escape, unable to forgive him. Rathnon tortures himself with thoughts of losing the only woman he has ever loved. They have different languages and traditions, yet desire burns between them at every encounter. It ignites an intense passion that neither expected.
It is not enough to claim her as his wife. Rathnon seeks to conquer Ilona’s heart. He won’t relent until she has completely surrendered her heart and love to him. Ilona vows to escape captivity, and Rathnon vows to earn her love and protect her—even from herself. How can he convince her to remain with him to realize their dreams of love?
An intense enemy to lovers Viking romance with an Alpha male, captor- captive steamy romance, protector and possessive male, and a fiery woman.
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by Philip Eliot | Jul 19, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Scottish jeweler Shannon McClain receives a surprise inheritance that leads her to unravel the reason behind her mother’s long-ago disappearance.Recent widow Shannon McClain runs her own custom jewelry business in Scotland, but the money from her late husband’s insurance policy is nearly depleted and she struggles to make ends meet. When contacted by a law firm in the United States, Shannon is shocked to learn she’s been listed as a beneficiary in the will of Victoria Paisley, a wealthy stranger claiming to be the grandmother Shannon never knew. Shannon’s own mother vanished from her life when she was four years old, and her father wouldn’t discuss her disappearance.Upon arriving in Apple Grove, Oregon, for the reading of the will, Shannon finds new friends among the townsfolk, including the women of the Purls of Hope knitting circle. But she also finds danger. Someone will go to great lengths to try and make her leave before she can claim her inheritance . . . or unearth a dark family secret.This clever whodunit from Annie’s Creative Woman Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, crafting, light romance, and female friendships.
