by Philip Eliot | May 20, 2026 | Science Fiction |
The galaxy’s worst bounty hunter just might be its most relentless hero.Esper is a vigilante Samaritian with more moral fiber than business sense. Any bounty hunter worth the title knows three rules:Collect half the money up front.Never get emotionally attached.Don’t ask nosy questions.But with a heart of gold and her companion Kubu by her side, Esper sets out to make the galaxy a better place, preferably making enough money to pay for the fuel to get from one job to the next. But just because she’s not cut out to be ruthless doesn’t mean the galaxy is going to eat her alive.After all, Esper is also a wizard.Mission 1: Wayward SaintA runaway teen needs protection and Esper takes the job. But a simple rescue and recovery turns ugly when Esper finds herself in the middle of a custody battle with a vicious pirate who’s hired a bounty hunter of his own.Mission 2: Behind Blue SkiesOn the run from troubles of her own, Esper tries to lie low on a suspiciously Utopian colony planet. Unable to keep out of other people’s troubles, Esper gets a terrifying look into justice on a world where truth is a matter of who you know.Mission 3: House of the Orion SunEsper’s mission to protect the galaxy’s most vulnerable takes a turn for the seedy when she tracks a trafficking victim. How long can she hold out when her morals are tested at every turn?Mission 4: Break the ChainEsper’s own dark past catches up with her when bounty-hunting wizards corner her. Esper has faced down the galaxy’s worst criminals. Now, she’s going to be forced to stand up to one of the galaxy’s most esteemed institutions—Convocation of Arcane Practitioners.Bonus Short Story: Least Dangerous GameDesperate times call for desperate measures. Esper is stranded on a remote colony world with no job, no terras, a starving megalodog, and a bored teen wizard. She can’t afford to be picky about the jobs she takes.Black Ocean: Mercy for Hire follows the exploits of a pair of do-gooder bounty hunters who care more about saving the day than getting a payday. Mercy for Hire builds on the rich Black Ocean universe and introduces a colorful cast for new and returning readers alike. Fans of vigilante justice and heroes who exemplify the word will love this series.Grab your copy and support the cause of justice.
by Philip Eliot | May 20, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
One car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home.From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines.Londyn McCormack didn’t have a typical childhood. She ran away at sixteen and spent her youth searching for a place to call home. She’s built a good life for herself through hard work and a little luck, but after a devastating divorce, she’s running away again. Her life collides with Brooks Cohen, a small-town mechanic who gives her a reason to stop driving on that runaway road.Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her home as a teenager was a makeshift tent in a California junkyard. She’s dedicated her life to turning pennies into millions. And she’s leaving it all behind. She’s headed across the country in her best friend’s Cadillac when a detour in Montana reunites her with Easton Greer, a man who hasn’t changed. A man who still owns her heart.Katherine Gates has been in love with Cash Greer since the moment he saved her life from a runaway goat. But she’s learned to shove her feelings for Cash down deep. They’re friends—best friends. Until the day they take an impulsive road trip to the Oregon coast. And she learns that Cash has some secrets of his own.Aria Saint-James went to Arizona for a vacation with her sister. Instead, she’s stuck at a wedding with her nemesis, Brody Carmichael. She blames the champagne for falling into bed with him that night. Enemy or no, the billionaire is irresistible in a tux. Except Aria gets a surprise a few weeks later—she’s pregnant. When he learns that she’s carrying his child, Brody offers Aria the chance of a lifetime. The catch? She has to live under his roof until the baby is born.Clara Saint-James is completing a journey. She’s returning a Cadillac to California, a place she’s avoided for more than a decade. It’s time for closure and to put ghosts to rest. And it’s time to find out if there’s still a spark to an old flame. She fell in love with Karson Avery when they lived as runaway teens in a junkyard. That love stayed with her for more than a decade. Either it’s finally their time to be together. Or it’s time to let him go and surrender to the dotted lines that have always kept them apart.
by Philip Eliot | May 20, 2026 | Historical Romance |
He was the law in a lawless land. She was a woman out of time.By day, Brooke Milner works as a physical therapist, helping her patients recover strength and mobility. By night, she educates and encourages thousands through her growing online community to heal well, live well. But when a mysterious package arrives, her carefully constructed life is shattered by a wish and a whisper that transport her from modern-day Seattle to a train station in 1874 Wyoming.Sheriff Caleb Garrett is a man of quiet strength, anchored to his life by the weight of his badge and the needs of his two motherless children. Instinct and honor compel him to rescue a beautiful stranger from a dangerous situation. Before the sun sets, he finds himself offering Brooke safety within a marriage-in-name-only arrangement.As Brooke uses her therapeutic touch to soothe Caleb’s physical and emotional scars, the nature of their relationship begins to shift. Between the intimacy of a single shared bed and the vast expanse of the Wyoming night sky, their hearts begin to connect, leaving Brooke consumed by three impossible questions:How will she find her way back to the life waiting for her?How will she find the strength to leave behind the finest man she has ever known?And most worrisome of all… what if the magic that brought her here refuses to let her choose where she belongs?The Sheriff’s Borrowed Bride is a time travel romance featuring emotionally intimate scenes between consenting adults, with a focus on the tender connection and emotional depth of Brooke and Caleb’s relationship.
by Philip Eliot | May 20, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
Every time I turn the corner towards home, I yearn for Ed to have returned. But he’s not coming back. The man I thought was my forever has been living a lie with me since the moment we met.I’m sick of hearing his voicemail message. I’m even more sick of the unanswered texts. He’s left me completely in the dark and I can’t even give our kids an answer to their never-ending question, ‘When’s Daddy coming back?’He’s also cut off my money.It’s not as if I can talk to anyone about it. My friends are gossiping about me, the bills are mounting up and the kids will lose their stability if the school fees and the mortgage aren’t paid. The perfect life I’ve so carefully constructed is falling apart around me and there seems to be nothing I can do about it.I’ve already done the one thing that could have changed things, and it’s only served to drive my husband further away.Eventually, Ed’s forced to admit what he really wants and why he really left. But this is no normal marriage split – Ed and I are not the only opponents in the ring. Someone else is watching and following – someone with their own agenda.Someone who knows what I’ve done.A toxic and gripping psychological thriller about double lives, a crumbling marriage and a dead body mystery. Perfect for fans of Daniel Hurst and Freida McFadden.
by Philip Eliot | May 20, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Finding Love Through Grit and Grace…Samantha “Sammie” Abel, formerly of the Buckin’ Babes reality TV show, always wanted to be known for more than her beauty. The new Grit and Grace Rodeo Roughstock Company, founded with her friends, is her opportunity to prove she can compete in a male-dominated world. She just needs to secure their first rodeo contract. Nothing stops her—not an oops pregnancy, sexist demands or the unexpected arrival of her baby daddy intent on winning the same bid.Professional bull riderAlec Neisson knows he can’t compete forever. The youngest in his wealthy ranching family, he’s always been determined to step up and prove he can run the family’s lucrative bucking bull program. As a favor to his grandfather, he heads to Last Stand, Texas to prove he has what it takes, never dreaming his family business opportunity will pit him against the woman he’s tried but failed to forget.Only one can win, but when Alec discovers Sammie’s news, more than his career is at stake, but he needs to woo Sammie and gain her trust.
