by Philip Eliot | Oct 23, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
A Spotify Editors’ Pick, Barnes & Noble Top Indie Favorite, and Kobo Best of the Year! There once was a town where nothing ever happened—until, one day, it did. Corinthia, the librarian of Shadow Ridge, doesn’t fall for mysterious strangers. She doesn’t go for long walks in the woods. And she most certainly does not believe in magic. She has her books, her rescued hound, and her Cabinet of Chocolate—everything she needs for a cozy evening alone, thank you very much. But when a bet with her best friend leads to a hike in the maze-like nature preserve behind the Shadow Ridge Library, she meets a mysterious woman who challenges everything she thought she knew about her town, her destiny, and her heart. She doesn’t believe in magic… but magic believes in her. A Nest of Magic is a low stakes, no spice cozy fantasy with a sapphic romance and a heartwarming happily-ever-after, perfect for fans of The Phoenix Keeper and Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea! Praise from Goodreads Readers: “This book had me hugging my Kobo to my chest multiple times and smiling constantly. It is just so cute & funny. The ending is beautiful and had me crying, the magic is light & stunning, the characters are all so, so wonderful. I adore the friendships, banter, and pure joy in this book.” “A charming, atmospheric read with a strong sense of place and a sweet sapphic romance at its heart.” “The witty writing and sharp banter between the main characters were thoroughly enjoyable—there were several moments that had me laughing out loud. A delightful and enchanting read from start to finish.” “It’s the absolute perfect story when you need something comfy and warm and uplifting. I love how everyone and everything is so accepting and the imperfect is perfect. I hope every book lover gives this a read and gets to enjoy the pure contentment.” “A sweet, whimsical, beautiful romance that’s a love letter to books, the simple things in life, and the wild Florida from my childhood.”
by Philip Eliot | Oct 23, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
In this romance series debut by a USA Today–bestselling author, the best man at a wedding is paired with the woman who broke his heart.”This page-turner has it all: fantastic characters, witty banter, and sizzling chemistry. I absolutely loved it!” —Gina L. Maxwell, New York Times and USA Today–bestselling authorJase Foster can’t believe his bad luck. He’s been paired with the she-devil herself for his best friend’s wedding: Emily Klein of the miles-long legs and killer smile. She may be sin in a bridesmaid dress, but there’s no way he’s falling for her again.They can barely stand each other, but given how many of their friends are getting married, they’ll just have to play nice—at least when they’re in company. Once they’re alone, more than just gloves come off as Jase and Emily discover their chemistry is combustible, and there may be something to this enemies to lovers thing after all.”This series introduction comes out of the starting gate by delivering the heat?and then some!”?RT Book Reviews
by Philip Eliot | Oct 23, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
A STRANGER KILLED HER HUSBAND.WHY DOES HE WANT HER DEAD TOO?Finally! Lainey’s getting divorced from her abusive husband. All she has to do is verify his current address. But she finds the mysterious compound where he works deserted. As she investigates, she barely has time to smell gasoline before the building goes up in flames. She tries to climb out a window but someone tries to push her back in. Just when she thinks she;s about to die, a passing neighbor pulls her out of danger. A completely harrowing day.But it keeps on getting worse. The firefighters find Ron, her estranged ex, dead in the building. The sheriff tells her straight out that he’s the number one suspect. And she learns someone’s broken into her house.All that only gets you through a chapter or two– author Watson’s talent for heart-racing action is on full display here. But she’s not done upping the ante— Lainey’s rescuer is Brody, an accounting client on whom she’s long had a secret crush. And she can tell he reciprocates.But the day your husband is murdered is the worst possible time for romance.Still, since her house is clearly vulnerable, she has no safe place to stay. So she accepts his offer to stay at his ranch a few days, both agreeing to put their growing feelings for each other on hold. But it turns out that, though Brody’s ranch has great security, there’s no real safety for either of them. Because whoever killed her husband isn’t going to give up and they’ll go through Brody to get to her– unless the sheriff arrests her first.It’s almost as much fun watching these two solve the murder as it is seeing them fall in love. Brody has both brains and brawn. Lainey’s got brains, nerve, and quick reactions. Best of all, they both have compassion. With all that in common, they could be a perfect pair– if it weren’t for the secrets between them…Romantic suspense lovers will fall for Watson’s warm, intrepid yet realistic characters,fast-paced style, and clever plotting. Fans of Linda Howard, Toni Anderson, and Cynthia Eden, step right up.
by Philip Eliot | Oct 23, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Winner, Best Horror Novel, 2016 American Book FestSemi-Finalist, 2016 Kindle Book AwardsThe past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past. —William FaulknerBetween mourning the recent loss of his wife and trying to raise his young son alone, librarian John Grant is barely surviving. And then he receives an anonymous letter promising a terrible revenge—retribution for a childhood sin John had thought long forgotten. The threat couldn’t be more cruel:I will kill your precious son on his seventh birthday.Now John’s only chance to save his son is to play the “game” his enemy has laid out for him. A game involving clues buried in literary fiction. Impossibly, these clues are planted in novels written centuries before John was even born.But soon the line between fact and fiction begins to blur, and the trail of clues forces John into a confrontation with an unimaginable evil.
by Philip Eliot | Oct 23, 2026 | Science Fiction |
Book 1 – Imperial SunsetHumanity’s thousand-year-old interstellar empire has been rotting from the inside for over a century, thanks to venal, corrupt, and power-hungry sovereigns from a dynasty many consider illegitimate. The latest in that lineage, an increasingly psychotic empress, is pushing her realm toward catastrophic collapse as admirals and generals rebel against her rule. That rebellion quickly drags the once mighty Imperial Fleet into a devastating fratricidal conflict between factions. With civil war raging across human space, a Navy torn asunder can no longer protect frontier colonies, and barbarians long confined to the galactic badlands see an opportunity. After generations of hard existence on worlds beyond the bounds of human civilization, they hold life cheap, especially that of others. The barbarians will gladly steal everything they find and condemn defenseless star systems to technological and demographic collapse. One man, Captain Jonas Morane of the cruiser Vanquish, saw the empire’s collapse coming years before the first admiral rebelled. When he finds himself the senior surviving officer of a loyalist Navy unit almost entirely annihilated by rebels, Morane puts in motion a plan he developed long ago. This plan was designed to not only save his ships and crews from certain death but keep humanity’s accumulated knowledge from being obliterated by the long night of barbarism. However, before his dream can become a reality, Morane must lead the remains of the 197th Imperial Battle Group across a shattered empire, dodging his former colleagues from both sides, to the sanctuary he selected. Along the way, he rescues an Imperial Marine Corps Pathfinder battalion and the survivors of a religious order known for its mysticism and enlists them in his cause. But will Morane’s sanctuary survive both the flames of rebellion and the depredations of invading marauders before his rag-tag fleet can reach it?Book 2 – Imperial TwilightThe most powerful empire in human history is rushing headlong toward destruction, ending our species’ supremacy in the known galaxy. Two men with widely divergent visions are on a mission to save civilization far from the imperial capital where a demented ruler holds sway. The first, Jonas Morane, wants to create an impregnable vault containing humanity’s accumulated knowledge so those who survive the coming darkness can rebuild in decades instead of millennia. The other, Devy Custis, seeks to fend off collapse by founding a new empire in the Coalsack Sector, free of the madness that caused this civil war. But will either resist the ravages of a genocidal empress, blood-maddened barbarians, and scheming admirals? Unfortunately, the vicissitudes of fate, abetted by greed and lust for power, could destroy both before they make their dreams a reality.Book 3 – Imperial NightHumanity’s interstellar empire died in fire and blood, leaving wrecked star systems to face the long night of barbarism. One tiny spark of civilization remains: the Republic of Lyonesse. Yet that last bastion could suffer the same dire fate. When the late empress unleashed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on her crumbling realm, Lyonesse escaped War and Famine. However, the Pale Rider, carrying pestilence and death, still roams the wormhole network, seeking to finish off what the Imperial Retribution Fleet missed decades earlier, and he has finally found the entrance to the Lyonesse branch. What about the White Rider who brings deceit and the worship of false prophets? Perhaps he is already on Lyonesse, undermining what Jonas Morane so laboriously created. Will the Navy’s tiny, decrepit fleet stop plague ships from reaching Lyonesse while Morane and his ally Sister Gwenneth keep the fledgling republic from turning on itself? Or will Lyonesse join the rest of humanity in a long imperial night, one which might never end?
