by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Historical Romance |
Octavius Everard, the wealthy Duke of Eccess, indulges in London’s most decadent offerings to escape the pain that haunts him—especially at Christmas.The richest food, the best cognac and the most beautiful women make the “happiest” time of the year a little more bearable. The one sin he has sworn to abstain from? Seducing his three wards’ governess. But when Miss Temperance Fields applies for the position, with her tight chignon and no-nonsense brown woolen gown, he’s never been so fascinated. Little does he know she has a scandalous secret…a false identity.Lady Agatha Temperance Hale is an heiress on the run! Threatened with forced marriage or the asylum, she is at the mercy of her gold-digging stepmother until she comes of age on Christmas Day. Being a governess gives her a place to hide. And Temperance is soon showing the duke the joys of the season and sharing her love of science with his wards.But she never imagined the pleasures her gorgeous employer could show her. And when the virgin governess becomes a seductress, the Duke of Eccess doesn’t stand a chance of resisting…or guarding his heart.Their passion is electric.Their love is forbidden.But when the truth is revealed, can he forgive the woman he has come to adore more than any indulgence?
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
Is it too late to want what he gave up decades ago—or is this second chance the greatest Christmas gift not under the tree?Prodigal son Matt Marshall has finally found his way home this Christmas—temporarily. He couldn’t leave his family in a lurch when the ranch’s cattle is threatened. And with his veterinary license practically in hand, he needs the opportunity to work with one of the country’s keenest practitioners.Established vet Tessa Young turns out to be the perfect partner. She not only devises a genius solution, she pulls off the help they need by turning a community barn-raising into a holiday celebration. There’s just one flaw in this relationship: she’s making Matt rethink his plans to hit the road again.Can he live with the memories lingering around the ranch? And while a life with the sexy cowboy sends tingles down her spine, Tessa would need to give up her greatest promise to her grandfather to stay with Matt.It will take more than listening to their hearts—they have to trust the miracle taking place this December.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
After years of dreaming, Jessica is finally getting married, but the marriage isn’t exactly what she thought.Daniel is her best friend, and she’s known him all her life, but he’s never gotten over losing his wife two years ago. His dream is to become the pastor of the church in their hometown, but the small-town congregation keeps balking over calling an unmarried minister. Since Daniel needs a wife and Jessica wants a husband and family, she proposes an arrangement that benefits both of them.They can get married. They can be build a life together. They can celebrate Christmas as a couple. It’s fine that he doesn’t love her. And it’s fine that she’s not exactly suited to be a small-town pastor’s wife. And it’s fine that she’s more attracted to her sexy, brooding husband every day. Jessica can be practical about this marriage. She knows what she’s getting into, after all…This book includes fully-developed sex scenes between a husband and wife.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Contemporary Romance |
From Best Selling Author, Lexy Timms, comes a billionaire romance that’ll make you swoon and fall in love all over again. Jamie Connors has given up on finding a man. Despite being smart, pretty, and just slightly overweight, she’s a magnet for the kind of guys that don’t stay around.
Her sister’s wedding is at the foreground of the family’s attention. Jamie would be fine with it if her sister wasn’t pressuring her to lose weight so she’ll fit in the maid of honor dress, her mother would get off her case and her ex-boyfriend wasn’t about to become her brother-in-law.
Determined to step out on her own, she accepts a PA position from billionaire Alex Reid. The job includes an apartment on his property and gets her out of living in her parent’s basement.
Jamie has to balance her life and somehow figure out how to manage her billionaire boss, without falling in love with him.
** The Boss is book 1 in the Managing the Bosses series. All your questions won’t be answered in the first book. It may end on a cliff hanger.
Managing the Bosses Series:
The Boss
The Boss Too
Who’s the Boss Now
* Gift for the Boss (Christmas Novella)
Love the Boss
I Do the Boss
Wife to the Boss
Employed by the Boss
Brother to the Boss
Senior Advisor to the Boss
Forever the Boss
Christmas with the Boss
Billionaire in Control
Billionaire Makes Millions
Billionaire at Work
Mark’s Story – Precious Little Thing
Mark’s Story – Priceless Love
For mature audiences only. There are adult situations, but this is a love story, NOT erotica.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 8, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Jackson Clay used to be many things. An Army Ranger. A loving husband. A doting father. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, in the wake of unspeakable tragedy, he’s simply the missing’s last hope.When quiet high schooler Sara Beth Parker disappears in the night from her home in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Detective Angela Cole is assigned the case. A black woman in a department full of white men, she’s made a career for herself working harder and being better than the badges beside her. But when leads begin to dry up and her own peers start to question whether Parker was taken or simply ran away, Cole feels herself being pushed to the edge. And when an old colleague introduces her to Jackson, she’ll break her own rules and place any hope of finding Sara Beth in his hands.Determined to breathe life into a case that has quickly gone cold, Jackson begins to unravel a tangled web of secrets and lies that put him in the crosshairs of a sociopathic killer and his heavily-armed cult – a group that may be responsible for much, much more than just Sara Beth’s disappearance. But enemies also have enemies, and when Jackson gains the help of a charismatic boor named Bear, together they’ll take the fight to the cult, determined to bring Sara Beth home.THE WOODSMAN is “an unputdownable, suspenseful, and gripping book full of twists and turns.” (Dawn Hosmer, author of Bits & Pieces)”Phenomenal…I highly recommend THE WOODSMAN for anyone who loves suspenseful thrillers. Great for fans of Heather Gudenkauf, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, and Chevy Stevens. Be warned though, once you start reading, you won’t want to put the book down until you’ve reached the last page.”-Dawn Hosmer, Author of Bits & Pieces and Mosaic”Someone should pick up the film rights to B.C. Lienesch’s thriller THE WOODSMAN as it would make a great movie or miniseries. Compelling characters, storyline, and terrific pacing pulled me through this story at breakneck speed and had me turning pages late into the night.”-Shawn Burgess, Author of The Tear Collector”The story is so compelling, the characters so expertly drawn, I’d swear this was the work of someone who’s been writing successfully for decades. Make no mistake, B.C. Lienesch is a name you’ll be hearing a lot more of in the very near future.”-David Allen Voyles, Author and Creator of the Dark Corners Podcast”THE WOODSMAN is an astoundingly confident and polished debut by B.C. Lienesch, filled with richly-drawn characters—some that will feel like old friends by the end of the book, some that you’ll love to hate—and brimming with heart-stopping thrills and pulsing action scenes. Jackson Clay is a character to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Jack Reacher. Don’t sleep on this!”-Austin Shirey, Author of The Hound of Oakenhall and Down Along the Yocona