by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
“I am a huge fan . . . this book deserves 10 stars. Fast-paced and action-packed . . . Brilliant!” —Rock Chick Fee, five starsAfter her son’s tragic death, a former cop discovers his dangerous secret life—and picks up where he left off . . .Former police officer Emma Raven has a heartbreaking task ahead of her: gathering her late son’s possessions from his Cambridge college.His death was deemed a suicide. But once she enters Paul’s room accompanied by his director of studies, Colin Gormley, and finds it’s been ransacked, she’s troubled. When this is followed by attacks against both Emma and Colin, the two flee.But the danger doesn’t stop there.Before long, the grieving mother is entangled in a deadly mystery that puts her right in the line of fire . . .
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
Who doesn’t want to fall in love in Italy?Sophia Fairbourne—that’s who.She’s arrived in Siena for one reason: to sell her inheritance and repay her employer for a costly mistake before it’s too late. No distractions. No detours.But nothing about this trip is simple.Enter Peter Belli—annoyingly handsome, co-owner of the property, and her family’s long-time rival. He’s also the one person standing in her way.When a family trust pushes them to settle things once and for all, Sophia and Peter turn it into a competition to decide the future of the estate. But as rivalry turns into something far more complicated, ignoring their slow-burning chemistry becomes nearly impossible.Set against the sun-drenched hills of Tuscany, this enemies-to-lovers, dual POV, slow-burning romance is filled with tension, charm, and the kind of sparks that are impossible to ignore.They say all roads lead to Rome—but what if some hearts take a detour through Tuscany?
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Sophie Parker has exactly three problems: a 40% rent increase threatening her café, an ex-boyfriend about to ruin her cousin’s Bahamas wedding, and the fact that she just texted her family that she has a boyfriend.She doesn’t have a boyfriend.What she has is Jamie Lawson: her best friend, the Eagles’ star forward, and the one person in Evergreen Cove who can fix this. The deal is simple: fake it for one week, save face, come home, go back to normal.Except nothing about the way Jamie looks at her feels simple. And normal is starting to feel like a word she made up.One fake relationship. Two people who should know better. Zero chance this ends the way they planned.Tropes: Fake dating · Best friends to lovers · Small town · Hockey romance · Forced proximity · One bed · Career vs. love · Found familySpice level: 1/5 Steamy · No cheating · No cliffhanger · HEA guaranteed Note: Icing the Fake is Book 3 in the Evergreen Cove Hockey series but reads as a completely standalone novel. No homework required — just show up for the Velcro sneakers.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | General Nonfiction |
New York Times–Bestselling Author: The true crime story of a stripper-turned-housewife accused of murdering her ex-fiancé in 1996.As an exotic dancer at The Great Alaskan Bush Company in Anchorage, Mechele Hughes Linehan knew how to captivate men. Three of them were convinced she was engaged to them. Then one spring morning in 1996, one man, Kent Leppink, was found in the snow, shot in the head . . .Days before his death, Kent had removed Mechele’s name from his million-dollar life insurance policy. He wrote a letter to his family stating that, should he meet foul play, Mechele would likely be among those involved. But she wasn’t charged with Kent’s death. She married a doctor, moved to Olympia, Washington, and began a new life.For years, Mechele’s suburban friends never suspected a thing. She went to school meetings, hosted backyard barbeques, and was beloved by her neighbors. But authorities eventually found enough evidence to mount a case against her and an alleged accomplice. Did Mechele conspire to kill her ex-fiancé? Or is she the innocent victim as she claims? Seduced by Evil is the shocking true story about a love triangle that ended in mystery—and murder . . .
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
Travis Harders has been a single dad since the day he learned he had a daughter with his only one-night stand. Fifteen years later, he and Cassie are getting along just fine and he’s even fallen in love. The last thing he expects to find on his doorstep one Tuesday morning is Cassie’s mom – the one person he thought he’d never see again – and she’s asking the impossible.
Circumstances, including her firefighter brother’s death on 9/11, forced Abi Connealy into a decision she’s spent years regretting and her daughter grew up without her. But now, a family crisis compels her to do the one thing she swore she never would: find the daughter she’d abandoned just a few days after birth.
Shocked when Travis doesn’t send her packing, Abi prays to a God she doesn’t believe in that her relationship with her daughter will be restored. Travis plans to propose to his girlfriend, but their relationship hits the rocks as he and Abi both struggle with the long-dormant feelings that never had the chance to develop.
When Cassie demonstrates incredible grace toward the grandfather who refuses to acknowledge her existence, Abi begins to learn the love of a Savior – a Savior who has more than enough Grace to Save.
