by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
A beloved viral romance with over 40 million reads worldwide.Ruthless Billionaire. Woman Who Resists Him. Workplace Romance.If he can’t earn her trust, all his money means nothing.Power is intoxicating.Giving it to him could cost her everything.Cara Michal fought for her place on Wall Street, earning every inch of respect in a world that rewards control and punishes weakness. Desire has no place in her carefully managed life.Until a reckless kiss with a sexy stranger at an office party shatters her restraint.Branden Duke is a man who has it all—money, power, prestige. He thrives on dominance and discipline, but real connection has always stayed just out of reach —until Cara challenges him in ways no one ever has.What begins as an irresistible office affair quickly turns dangerous when past secrets resurface and professional lines blur.Choosing each other could mean losing their careers, their reputations, and everything they’ve worked for.It could also mean discovering a love of a lifetime.A sexy, emotionally charged billionaire romance about workplace temptation, power dynamics, and risking it all for love.About the Filthy Rich Men of Manhattan SeriesFilthy Rich Men of Manhattan delivers high-heat contemporary romances set among wealth, power, and ambition in New York City. Each story blends emotional intensity with indulgent fantasy, pairing driven heroines with dominant heroes who make love the ultimate risk.? What readers are saying“If you’re looking for a hot, sexy, emotional read, Virna DePaul delivers!”“This is an author whose work continues to delight.”“…intense, intricate, and insomnia-inducing.”“Steamy, heart-warming, and action-packed!”“The twists and turns of the fast-paced plot are delightful.”–Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review) Filthy Rich Men of Manhattan SeriesEach book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.Filthy Rich AlphaFilthy Hot EscortFilthy Dirty Dom
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
When a lonely vampire falls for her dentist, fangs and feelings fly!Florence Hughes is tired of keeping a low profile to avoid her vengeful ex, she’s ready to start living again… well, as much as the undead can. So when she meets Damian, a handsome dentist with a killer smile, she can’t resist sinking her teeth into him.Damian Rhodes never expected a routine check-up to lead to a date, yet there’s something about Florence – the sassy goth history buff with a taste for Bloody Marys – that has him hooked. But as their sizzling chemistry deepens, and Damian starts questioning who she is, Florence faces a vampiric dilemma.Should she tell him the cold hard truth? Or is the best relationship she’s had in over a century about to bite the dust?Flossed In Love is a dual timeline, dual POV vampire romance set in present day Edinburgh and Victorian London. It’s perfect for readers who enjoy fast-paced paranormal romances with spice, humour and gothic drama. Buy your copy today!This is book 1 in the completed Fanged and Flirty vampire romcom trilogy. Each book features a new romance, with an ongoing story connecting them—so you can binge all three now. For content advisories, refer to the Author Note.What people are saying about Flossed In Love:????? ‘Flossed In Love gave me everything I want in a romance: hilarious moments, swoony tension, and just the right touch of supernatural chaos.’ – Alexandre B, Amazon Reviewer????? ‘This was such a fun, entertaining, and captivating story. I was hooked from the start and I read this book in less than 24 hours, I just couldn’t put it down!’ – Jessica Stover, Amazon Reviewer????? ‘The characters, the plot, the rom-com-iness of it all. It was a hoot.’ – Lynda Grace, Goodreads Reviewer.???? ‘Flossed in Love is a fang-tastically good time!’ – Chan, Goodreads Reviewer
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Biography & Memoir |
In the seventh book in Laura Bradbury’s bestselling Grape Series, Laura and Franck move back in Burgundy with their young daughters – can their little family (and their marriage!) adapt to life in a traditional French winemaking village?
Five years after My Grape Escape, Laura and Franck bring their two young daughters back to Burgundy to tackle their newest project, a derelict 16th-century winemaker’s cottage located behind Franck’s family home.
Navigating the different rules for raising children and managing a family in a small French village prove every bit as challenging for Laura as learning to drive a stick shift through narrow streets or arguing with tyrannical French officials over paint colors (spoiler alert: any color as long as it’s gray). Come along on this evocative and honest journey where love, coupled with good French food and local wine, pave the way to la belle vie.
“When reading your books they transport me to another world which feeds my soul. They show me another way of life full of history enriched by tradition and family. Please keep on writing more, more, more!!!” – Amazon Reviewer
PRAISE FOR LAURA BRADBURY
“Bradbury’s Grape Series feels like a series of honest and funny letters sent from a friend about her fascinating (and sometimes baffling) life in France. A beautiful read.”
—JANICE MACLEOD, New York Times bestselling author of Paris Letters and A Paris Year
“Bradbury’s Grape Series takes the reader on a romantic adventure into the heart, soul, and people of la belle France. Filled with delicious food, love, and laughter, Bradbury’s writing proves that you have to dare to follow your heart wherever it leads you…and that sometimes we have to step outside our comfort zone to truly live.”
—SAMANTHA VÉRANT, author of How to Make a French Family and Seven Letters from Paris
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
She’s spent twenty-four years waiting for justice. Now she’s done waiting.Detective Anaya Nazario has spent twenty-four years haunted by her father’s unsolved murder. Lucas Nazario was the highest-ranking Puerto Rican detective in the LAPD—and no one has ever been held accountable for his death.When immigrants begin turning up dead across Los Angeles, Nazario catches a case no one else wants to touch. The victims are invisible to the system, the leads are thin, and pressure is mounting to let it go. She refuses.The deeper she digs, the more the case resists—until a trail of clues points somewhere no one expected. Somewhere trusted. Somewhere hiding something far darker than anyone wants to believe.As the investigation intensifies, Nazario is forced to partner with Special Agent Blake Huxley—a man she has every reason to keep at a distance. But with a killer still hunting and the clock running out, she doesn’t have the luxury of old wounds. Together, they race to stop the murders before more lives are lost—and before the truth buries them both.A gritty, propulsive crime thriller about a detective who won’t look away from the victims the world wants to forget.Compelling dialogue, rich, gritty prose, and characters you won’t forget — if you loved The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson, or Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger, you’ll love The Serpent’s Bridge.PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE– Gritty LA crime thrillers with relentless detectives– Cold cases colliding with active investigations– Justice for victims the system ignores– Tense partnerships forged under pressure
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | LGBTQ+ |
This year is my last chance to take the Titans to victory. I cost us the cup last year, but I’m not making the same mistake again. And I’m determined to get drafted by the end of this season.The success I anticipate is built on three years of razor-sharp focus and hard-earned respect. Not to mention how much of my personal life I sacrificed for hockey. The Titans trust me to lead them and I won’t betray that. Nothing could possibly go wrong.Until the former love of my life and current arch nemesis, Cameron Martinez, skates back into my life. His very presence throws me off balance. His intense gaze and aggressive, dominant, and possessive streaks feel like a lasso pulling me toward him.It only takes so many shared showers and locker room encounters before I’m too weak to continue resisting this pull.But we both know there is no future for us. Our ambitions have always left a trail of ruin and heartbreak in their wake. Why should this time be any different?Except I can’t think straight when he’s around. And every private moment we share makes me forget why I’m even here in the first place.Crossing Blades is the first book in Hayden Hall’s Arctic Titans of Northwood U series of gay, college hockey romance novels. Expect fiery encounters on and off the ice, bickering enemies with a single, steamy way to vent, a second chance at greatness and love, and the emotional rollercoaster of self-discovery, acceptance, and growth into adulthood. Crossing Blades can be read as a standalone.
