by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
Success. Wealth. Power.Franklin Benedict left his three sons a legacy and an empire, and the brothers are now at the helm of one the most powerful shipping corporations in the world. Though they were raised as southern gentlemen, they have no problem living up to the playboy label they’ve been given.Secrets. Lies. Betrayal.But their father left behind something else. Something he thought long buried in the dark corners and the ever churning tide of the Charleston low country. And that something has the potential to tear apart the brothers and the women they’ve come to love, if it doesn’t destroy them all first.Originally published as The Sons of Broad Series, all books have been rewritten and reedited. Each book tells the story of one brother. They can be read as standalones (with HEA) but the overall mystery won’t be solved until Book 3.Book One: PERILOUS KISS (Originally titled DARKEST NIGHT)Keaton and Tilly spent nearly every day together for years as children. Right up to the day Tilly’s father was accused of embezzling from Keaton’s dad.Now it’s eight years later. Tilly’s back in and reconnects with Keaton to determine what really happened between their families. Everything they uncover only raises more questions and as they try to tell the difference between truth and lies, there’s a deadly secret lurking in the shadows.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Ten years ago, Ty and Siena walked away from each other. Now fate has given them a second chance—but this time, falling in love may be the easy part.A quiet spark that lit up their high school days bursts back into flame when Tyrell Harrell and Siena Tyson meet again at their ten-year reunion.Ty is now a decorated Marine Corps combat pilot preparing for deployment to a hostile country. Siena remained in their small hometown, building a business—and guarding a secret that could change everything.As old feelings return, Siena discovers a corporate deception threatening the health of the community she loves. And the men responsible are closer to her than she ever imagined.With Ty’s deployment approaching and Siena’s past closing in, their second chance may disappear almost as quickly as it arrived.Can two people who once chose different lives finally choose each other…this time?A heartfelt story of second chances, sacrifice, small-town secrets, and a love worth fighting for.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
? Grab books four, five, and six in The Finding Home Series all in the same place. ?4. Finding Spring: A single mom meets Mr. Right at exactly the wrong time and in exactly the wrong place, because he’s her boss, and she needs this job.5. Finding Liberty: An Olympic-bound skier has an accident, and it changes her life forever. She thinks she’s broken, but when Rob meets her, he sees someone spectacular. Can he convince her to fight for the life she wants? 6. Finding Holly: Paisley has a secret, and it’s finally going to get out. But can this bad-boy loving secretary find the strength she needs to heal and move on? ? Dive into three more compelling stories of loss and love and living well. The heroes and heroines of The Finding Home Series know that not all that is gone is lost, and not all that is broken is beyond repair. Find some inspiration amid despair and some hope amongst the rubble as you read about people you can utterly relate to who are doing the same. ?***What did Publisher’s Weekly think? They said Finding Liberty “has a serious emotional core, [and that] “Baker’s prose is warm, engaging, and fresh, and the voices of her protagonists are both distinctive and immediately captivating. The leads are immensely sympathetic, and their chemistry is undeniable.”
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
When a church lady falls in love, she falls hard. Sometimes she lands on her knees.Miss Budge does as she moves quietly and powerfully through her daily life in Old Cloverdale, where F. Scott Fitzgerald once courted Zelda, and two miles away Nat King Cole was born. Fitzgerald wrote about love. Nat Cole sang about love, and Mildred Budge knows those words. She can sing along with Nat and has. But Miss Budge lives love too—is always in love.The world wants a certain kind of love. Miss Budge offers a different kind—one that is so rare, so foreign as to be misunderstood…. But make no mistake. The love a church lady offers is real and powerful and it never stops. Never fails. That’s why church ladies seem to get younger over time. They develop superhero powers like being invisible and speaking soft words now and then that cause peace instead of pain. Church ladies never stop falling in love—not just with a handsome stranger here or there (oh, sure! they’re completely human after all), but they are also very much in love with the moments of life that encapsulate its goodness.Life is good for church ladies and that’s why they want to share the good news that love like they know exists. And it’s free for everyone. Love is real. It comes from heaven itself, and church ladies want to share that good news.That love is revealed in this first collection of short stories featuring Mildred Budge and friends. Buy it today for yourself or for any friend of yours who needs a little love and a friend like Mildred Budge.What readers say about Mildred Budge. “What our readers love about Miss Budge is that they all know her personally. In fact, they all are her in one way or another. Daphne’s stories are instantly recognizable to those in a church community, and that’s where the real humour and real pathos comes from. Daphne is a keen observer of the strange and wonderful subculture of ‘the church lady.'” Brett Alan Dewing The Christian Courier (Canada) “Mildred Budge is a forthright, almost larger than life, woman who challenges every reader’s faith walk by being transparent about her own. She reminds us that Jesus loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us as we are.” Julie Innes EvangelThere are three series featuring Mildred Budge and her friends.The primary series has four novels: Mildred Budge in Cloverdale, Mildred Budge in Embankment, The Bride’s Room, and Kingdom Come.The shorter adventures introduced Mildred Budge, and it begins with Miss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge, and Miss Budge Goes To Fountain City.A third series highlights the lives of her friends and begins with Belle: A Mildred Budge Friendship Story followed by A Gentle and Lowly Christmas. All books are available in various formats.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 30, 2026 | Fantasy |
Thirteen years ago, a woman came out of the Burly Wood carrying a small wooden box. She died on the Great Wall getting it over.Calum O’Brian is fifteen, average in every measurable way, and keeps a journal about it. Then a stolen box etched with flowers lands in his hands, and it does something it has never done for anyone else: it glows. It hums with drums nobody else can hear. It pulls him west, toward the forest no one crosses. And when he holds it near certain people, it tells him, without words, who not to trust.The same week, he is picked for the Eighth Clan’s team in the Clan Games — five contenders, ten clans, one summer to train. His mentors have their own reasons for wanting him close. So does a masked rebel in the Green Forest who calls himself the Hero, and who knows more about the box, and about Calum’s mother, than anyone in the Clans will admit.Every faction on Echo Island wants what Calum is carrying. The box wants him to run. And the Games are about to start.Book One of Echo Island, a five-book fantasy series. For readers 11 and up.
