by Philip Eliot | Aug 24, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
A gripping dystopian romance featuring a strong female protagonist, forbidden love, and enemies to lovers themes. For readers of The Hunger Games, Fourth Wing, and Daggermouth.Shara was born and raised in a prison where no one is allowed to touch. Even after they’re freed, her kind will never be allowed the pleasure of intimacy or love…unless the people rise up.In Kravan, those with powers are raised as future servants for the wealthy. They are forbidden to touch, to love, or to be intimate in any way. The punishment for defying the rule is severe.Every child born of those with powers are raised in a prison-like structure called “The Tower” from birth until adulthood. Known as the Tethered, they are held in thrall until their powers reveal themselves around the time of their nineteenth birthday.Shara has spent her entire life longing for the day she will be chosen to leave the Tower. When she receives her Placement in the home of a Noble family, she hopes she has finally found her place in the world. But over time, mysteries begin to reveal themselves about her Proprietor and those who live in their residence…including the handsome fellow Tethered who shares a wing of the house with her.When he offers her an opportunity to attend the annual Prince’s Ball and to see the world of the Nobility for what it truly is, Shara begins to learn the ugly truth about the divisions between the ruling class and the Tethered.After a life spent in near-isolation and yearning for freedom and love, Shara must learn to distinguish friend from foe…and to decide whether her new allies are who they claim to be.Thrall is based on the fairy tale Cinderella and is the first in a New Adult dystopian romantasy series by the author of Recruitment and The Cure.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 24, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
Meet Detective Neil Jericho in this “irresistible tale of murder” — the first book in the bestselling crime -thriller series.Burnt out after years of working violent cases in East Harlem, Detective Neil Jericho transfers to peaceful East Hampton, Long Island. But after the mysterious disappearance of a wealthy real estate developer, Jericho is caught in a web of lies centering around Susannah Cascadden, the missing man’s beautiful wife.Is Susannah a calculating black widow or innocent victim? Jericho better find out fast or the fancy Hamptons just might be the death of him…” A fast-paced mystery with plenty of action and colorful characters.” ~ Kirkus reviews”I absolutely loved Death Hampton, couldn’t put it down. With a terrific story-line full of twists and turns, it engaged me from page one to the very end.” ~ Amazon Reader”SPELLBOUND – Just found this author and I absolutely devoured this book.” ~ Amazon Reader
by Philip Eliot | Aug 24, 2026 | Mystery |
The English inspector confronts a cultist enclave where mysticism meets murder in the series that inspired the ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders.The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse has provided the citizens of Compton Dando with splendid fodder for gossip, prompting speculation of arcane rituals and bizarre sexual practices. But with the murder of the commune’s leaders, the rumor-mill goes into overdrive. Now Chief Inspector Barnaby must separate rumor from reality in a case where the facts are often stranger than fiction.The residents of the Windhorse commune may have been seeking the simple life, but they’re all concealing complicated pasts—or past lives. Macavity Award-winning author Caroline Graham once again demonstrates why she is “simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, UK).
by Philip Eliot | Aug 22, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?BlakelyThe moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing…AstonI made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about.An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend.Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself.But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.**The Forever Rule is a missed connection, workplace, big city meets small town romance featuring Aston and Blakely. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**
by Philip Eliot | Aug 22, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat.A gruesome murder is committed in a meadow behind the dyke. However, the victim is not human but a sheep belonging to the recently deceased farmer Dietrichsen. It has been badly mauled. Enna and Pavel are deeply unsettled, knowing that someone capable of such cruelty towards an animal might not hesitate to turn their brutality on humans.Then, the long-awaited toxicology report on Dietrichsen arrives, revealing a shocking truth: the farmer had poison in his blood. Could the same person be responsible for both the poison and the mutilation? And if so, who would do such a thing? His estranged daughter? The family doctor? Or perhaps the ambitious journalist from Hamburg, desperate to buy the land for his own reasons?As they dig deeper, a dark shadow falls over the investigation: the abandoned Schepker farm, long whispered to be cursed, its history riddled with tales of pacts with the devil. What secrets does it hold, and how does it tie into the growing web of mystery?It’s a puzzle par excellence, but Enna and Pavel are running out of time to solve it.“Exciting case, original characters, excellently written – this is how mystery novels are fun!” Tom&Ella Hansen, bestselling authors
