by Philip Eliot | Jul 30, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
Three escaped convicts and a runaway girl search for a hidden fortune in stolen military payroll, while being pursued by a nationwide police manhunt, an enraged ex-husband, and a psychotic prison investigator bent on revenge…
70-something Oreny “Big” Johnson has a problem. Actually, he has two. Or maybe three. The first is that he’ll be dead from cancer, less than a year, which doesn’t particularly concern him: “The things I’ve been through, dying is just one more page in a long bad book.” But spending his last living days, taking his last living breath, behind steel bars does.
That’s the second problem: Inmate #78903 in the notorious level-four Washington State prison known as Horseneck Bay. Then there’s the money. Two million dollars of stolen military payroll, supposedly buried in some remote and mysterious south-Texas mountain range called Los Despoblados, or The Uninhabited, which sounds to Oreny like one of those places his Mama Maybell always told him to avoid. But he’ll worry about that later. He has to get there first. Problem number three.
That’s when he brings those two smoldering dynamite sticks he’s attached himself to—his Luke-boy and Jaime—on board to help his tired old body break out of Horseneck and go dig up that money and then hightail it across the border into Mexico. And when they do break out, and Luke decides to bring his girlfriend Lauren along, and her enraged ex comes after them, and then the manhunt starts multiplying faster around them than those cancer cells inside him, Oreny still thinks he can control them. The problems, that is. At least, until Cade arrives.
Cade, the prison investigator Oreny knows is dangerous and unpredictable as a six-foot-two wolverine on eight gallons of adrenalin gone bad. And who won’t stop until he catches them and does to them what Cade does best. Cade, Oreny knows better than anything else, is their biggest problem of all…
“Simultaneously brutal, bloody and beatific, this is crime fiction done right. A relentlessly paced, unpredictable page-turner powered by well-developed characters.” Kirkus Reviews
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by Philip Eliot | Jul 29, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
“Exhilarating” Reader review ?????”Really loved this book and had a hard time putting it down” Reader review ????? “Wow. What a ride” Reader review ?????Standing outside of my sister’s mansion, with its prime ocean views and floor to ceiling windows, I look at my baby niece and realize just how little I knew about Lexi’s new life. And how easy it was for her to keep secrets from me… The day that Amy gets the call, her whole world falls apart. Her younger sister Lexi has been killed in a tragic boating accident, along with her husband. Despite being estranged for the last ten years, Amy never stopped loving Lexi, and the news crushes her. But Amy is shocked when she discovers she is set to inherit Lexi’s beautiful mansion on Palm Beach, all her fortune… and her newborn daughter. Amy is stunned – how did she not know her own sister had a baby? And when the police reveal that they are treating the accident as suspicious, Amy starts to question everything. Did she ever really know her sister? What secrets has Lexi been hiding? Can Amy protect her baby niece, or will the truth cost her everything?Fans of K.L. Slater and Valerie Keogh will be obsessed with The Aunt, another utterly thrilling read from Courtney Psak. Readers LOVE Courtney Psak: “This was suchhhh a good read! It was full of so many twist and turns that I did not see coming. I thought I knew what was going to happen and BAM there it goes! The secrets and the lies are coming left and right!” Reader review ????? “Great book. Was up all night reading it… The twists and turns are fab. Definitely 5 stars” Reader review ????? “Wow! I loved it! A real page turner!… An excellent psychological thriller with an abundance of twists and turns… right up until the very end” Reader review ????? “I could not put this book down from page 1, it had me totally hooked. Twists and turns galore” Reader review ????? “Amazing read and I truly loved every twist and turn that was thrown my way” Reader review ????? “Will keep you turning the pages until the final, killer twist” Lisa Unger “Twisting, propulsive, and unsettling” Carter Wilson “Hits you with one shocking twist after another” Karin Nordin
by Philip Eliot | Jul 29, 2026 | General Nonfiction |
Rich, beautiful, deadly…Billionairess Susan Cummings was very rich, even by the exalted standards of Virginia horse country. Shy and single, she used just two rooms of her huge mansion and slept with a .357 Magnum under her pillow. Some people called her haughty. Others said she was strangely obsessive, eccentric, and emotionless, with a strong distrust of people.Her lover, Roberto, an Argentinian polo player with an eye for wealthy women, was undoubtedly handsome and possessive…and he was also cheating on her. But police, answering a mysterious 911 call, saw him only as a bullet-riddled corpse. Telling of escalating abuse, Susan displayed the blood running freely from knife wounds on her arm, and said she shot him in self-defense. Yet police had their doubts: claiming that Roberto had been dead so long, the pool of his blood looked like sticky red Jell-O…Now, in a harrowing true tale of secrets, obsession and betrayal, top crime writer Lisa Pulitzer reveals the uncensored truth about a privileged world where ordinary rules don’t apply…where a shocking crime rattled the sprawling playground of the wealthy elite…and where money can buy almost everything…
by Philip Eliot | Jul 29, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
A single woman becomes guardian to a baby girl and finds love and family with a small town cop in this inspirational romance.Suddenly a MotherWhen a baby is dropped into her life without warning, Emily Shaw is overjoyed. It’s a bit odd that her distant cousin named single Emily as guardian, but she’s thrilled all the same. She never thought she’d get to be a mom. Another unexpected blessing is that baby Cora arrives in the arms of police chief Greg Taylor. Despite all three of them instantly bonding, Greg has promised himself he’ll never be a father. And now Emily’s smooth-talking relative is challenging her right to raise Cora. Will Emily have to make an impossible decision between the child she already loves and the man who loves her?
by Philip Eliot | Jul 29, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
‘If you’ve finished Heated Rivalry and want to keep that high going… Look no further!! This book is IT.’ ?????COLD ICE. HOT SECRETSNHL captain Nick Tiernan has always played it safe. He’s responsible for leading his team to victory—and that’s all that matters.Then Matt bursts into Nick’s world. Charismatic, openly gay, and gorgeous, Matt is the frontman of a rock band whose queer euphoria lights up every stage he steps on. Their chemistry is impossible to ignore, even as Matt challenges everything Nick thought he knew about himself.Their secret dates soon spark something more intense than either of them expected. But with Nick’s career hanging in the balance and the hockey world watching his every move, can Nick risk it all for a love as thrilling and unpredictable as the game itself???????Featuring… Lots of yearning Secret relationship Found family Spicyyy ? Gorgeous rock stars à la Damiano David So much flirting Polyamorous cats ????????Perfect for fans of Rachel Reid, Emily Rath, and Chelsea Curto, be prepared to fall in love with Nick and Matt in 2026 –Readers are LOVING Trick Shot…’I bawled my eyes out with joy’ ?????’My favourite hockey romance of this year!’ ?????’I laughed, I cried & I cheered my way through this book! ‘ ?????’Definitely cured my Game Changers depression’ ?????’I spent way too much time giggling to myself about this. Gah!!’ ?????’The chemistry is off the charts’ ?????’I didn’t just read this, I felt it … Completely consumed me’ ?????’Queer joy my most beloved!!! Charming, funny, and queer, what more could one want???’ ?????’Thank you for making my eyes puffy from crying, but I regret nothing!’ ?????’Everything I adore about MM fiction.’ ?????’Oh my woooow yessssssssss!!! My heart was in my throat, I felt the excitement in my bones, and I was vibrating with every pass, hit, clock running down, and winning goal!!’ ?????’Bantery … swoon worthy … sweet and spicy and everything I love’ ?????’Omg, this book had me absolutely squealing and kicking my feet with glee!’ ?????’Everything I could have wanted and needed … Absolute stunner! … Out of the world ‘ ?????’Oh my goodness gracious this was absolute perfection! ‘ ?????’I loved this book SO SO SO much!! … Made me grin from ear to ear, and I devoured it in less than a day.’ ?????’I am obsessed! … Everyone needs to read this’ ?????’A hockey player and a rock star. SAY NO MORE! … I vote for more kissing at the boy aquarium.’ ?????’An emotional rollercoaster … I fell in love with every single character’ ?????’This book proves that yearning is a genre of its own … What makes Trick Shot stand out is how fresh it feels within the M/M hockey romance space.’ ?????’I loved this book. I’ll think about it for a long time’ ?????’I was aw-ing and smiling … very touching’ ?????’A smash hit! … I ate it up!’ ?????’Had me giggling … had me crying … filled my heart with so much joy’ ?????’Stayed awake until 3:00 AM because I simply could not put it down’ ?????
