by Philip Eliot | Jun 29, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
Neighbors Like ThatHe started our war–I intend to finish it. Buying a house in the suburbs was supposed to be low stress: my own little haven to decorate and landscape exactly how I want.Instead I find myself locking my garbage can to keep pests out–pests that are six-foot-one, green-eyed, and far too good looking.My trespassing neighbor is rude and entitled. It isn’t long before war is declared and I find myself stooping to immature pranks. When trouble lands at my door, my unlikely neighbor starts knocking on my heart. Was I ready to answer?Christmas Like ThisI know exactly what I’d like to put in Trey’s stocking: the biggest lump of coal I can carry. Unfortunately, I won’t get the chance, because our boss has delivered an ultimatum: plan the company Christmas party with Trey and learn to get along, or else. After only one day of trying to plan the Christmas party, I’m ready to pick the “or else.”Is it possible to learn to get along with the most aggravating, overprotective, handsome guy I’ve ever known?We’re about to find out if we can get our names off the naughty list or not.Friends Like TheseWhat do you get when you take over a failing golf course? A woman.My grandfather left me his golf course so he could enjoy an early retirement. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the only thing he left for me… Page comes to my golf course—winning the hearts and minds of (most) my staff by permanently relocating the deadly mascot left by my grandfather.This beautiful woman with a million terrible ideas and a wanderer’s heart is determined to help me. I don’t need her help—but I can’t seem to tell her no, even if I end up being the proud owner of a one-legged chicken.Page Boone is going to drive me crazy—and I wouldn’t have it any other way.Vacations Like ThisSome people view nosiness as a character flaw. I prefer to think of it as a useful skill. Like a sixth sense or intuition. It’s my super power. And since I became a reporter for my small town newspaper, I like to think my super power puts bagels on my table.A tiny (quite big, actually) mistake has me eagerly accepting a contract job investigating a resort being built in a small Colorado town. But there’s one small problem. (6’4” according to his license—maybe my nosiness does go too far sometimes.)What I didn’t count on was being double-booked in a cabin with Mack Boone. Our families have known each other since high school, so it feels wrong to kick him out of my cabin.Besides…he’s kind, he’s protective, and a great kisser. Three qualities I admire in a man.But when I find out why he is in town, I realize I’ve made yet another mistake.No more kissing, Kimber. He’s the enemy. Lines are drawn. (Literally.) Wars fought. Hills sledded. Lips kissed. Oh right, I wasn’t going to do that one anymore. Maybe I’ll call it research…The more I investigate the resort, the more time I spend with Mack…the more I wonder what I’m really fighting against. The more I wonder if I can take a chance on love.What if the villain is really the hero in this story?Tuesdays Like ThisMy grandma’s dying wish is to see me married. That’s kind of hard when my idea of commitment is finishing a TV series.So I organize a fake wedding to Jordan Boone.I’ll be the wish grantor and keep my freedom.Do I know my fake husband? Barely. We played together as children since our grandmothers were best friends, so I’m grateful he’s willing to go along with my wild idea.Except someone (ahem, Mimi Boone) interferes, and apparently we’ve been married for real. My very real hunk of a husband has grown up to be a fiiiine man.That still isn’t enough for me to want to be trapped in a marriage. Undoing it should be easy. It will be easy. Just as soon as I get this inheritance mess straightened out…
by Philip Eliot | Jun 29, 2026 | Fantasy |
1924, Oregon: Put to work as a fortune teller by her cruel mother, reluctant psychic Primrose communes with the souls of the lost and lonely. She believes she’s destined to die on the eve of her twenty-second birthday, but that evening passes, and she finds herself alive but unable to tolerate one more day of the fortune teller life.Desperate to do good with her painful visions, she discovers a sanitorium where psychics gather, and she journeys across Oregon to find more of her kind. She meets a host of new friends who teach her to accept her gifts. However, Primrose quickly learns the hospital and its heralded doctor aren’t what they seem. He treats residents with a special opium that eradicates their psychic visions—with disastrous side effects. It becomes a race against the clock to save herself and her found family from the evil doctor who’s convinced that Primrose is the answer to his quest for domination.Rooted in historical realities, this Wizard of Oz reimagining takes readers on a fantastical adventure with unique twists and a thrilling dip into the spirit realm. Pick up your copy of this spellbinding tale where good and evil battle for ultimate power.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 29, 2026 | Science & Natural World |
The hardest thing to build is the courage to begin.
When the plant where his father has worked for eleven years announces an AI-powered automation rollout, Luke Lawson knows what it means for his town. He finds the American AI Challenge, a national competition with a fifty-thousand-dollar grant and a way to build something that matters. When he mentions it at dinner, his father sets down his fork and forbids it, quietly and completely, because no son of his will help build the thing coming for this town.
Luke enters anyway. With Lucy and four other friends, salvaged hardware, and a gutted repair shop on Mercer Street, he builds a machine learning system called Listener, trained to hear a machine failing weeks before the company’s own diagnostics will. What begins as a competition entry becomes a way to give a voice back to the workers no one is listening to.
Discord is a story about building something in a place that is being unmade, and about learning to listen.
Perfect for fans who loved the heart of Spare Parts — the true story of the underdogs who beat MIT.
YA contemporary fiction, coming-of-age stories, underdog competition novels, tech and STEM fiction for teens, small-town drama, father-son relationship stories, and books about artificial intelligence written for a general audience.
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by Philip Eliot | Jun 29, 2026 | Paranormal & Fantasy Romance |
She’s trapped with a monster… until a more dangerous one claims her.
Michelle hides bruises behind a perfect smile, praying her abusive boyfriend won’t go too far—until one brutal night changes everything. When her powerful boss, Kelan, steps in, he doesn’t just save her… he reveals a terrifying secret.
Kelan isn’t human.
He’s a dragon warrior from another world, sent to Earth on a mission that could decide the fate of two planets. Protecting
Michelle wasn’t part of the plan—but now she’s his.
And he’ll burn the world before he lets anyone hurt her again.
Each book in this series is a standalone romance, but for the best experience, it’s recommended to read them in order.
Warning: Adults Only
by Philip Eliot | Jun 28, 2026 | Humor & Entertainment |
An Amazon #1 Absurdist Comedy from the bestselling author of Words on Candy Hearts”This book had me laughing out loud from start to finish. The characters are brilliantly quirky and feel so real, each with their own hilarious quirks and heart. The absurd humor is perfectly balanced with moments of genuine warmth, making it more than just a comedy — it’s a story about friendship, found family, and embracing life’s chaos. Augusta Reilly’s sharp wit and unique setting in Moab create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable read.” – Drew, Netgalley Reviewer”This book is without a doubt one of the funniest books I have read in years, or maybe ever.” – Olivia L., Netgalley Reviewer”Phallus in Nature is easily the most hilarious reading experience I have ever embarked on . . . Reilly is a comic mastermind and I found myself highlighting something that made me LOL on every other page.” – Bakedbookie”This had me laughing out loud, marveling at the incisive skewering of different cultural groups, and really invested in the outcome for the characters. Who dreamed Moab Utah in summer could muster such excitement? I’d compare this to The Wedding People in terms of so many disparate characters, all at crucial turning points in their lives, being thrust together and learning from each other in uproariously funny and heartwarming ways.” – Maria M, Librarian”I can confidently say this is the hardest I’ve laughed while reading a book.” – Miriam D., Netgalley Reviewer”If you have even a hint of a funny bone that needs tickling and love the absurd, give this a read.” – Blake B., Netgalley ReviewerWelcome to Moab, Utah. Home to two national parks, nine varieties of scorpions, and over three hundred search and rescue missions a year, Moab is more than just a great place to suffer a death that will become family folklore – it’s the perfect setting for the tragicomedy that is Matthew Gorman’s life.Matthew thought his plan was foolproof: use his meager inheritance to build a ‘tiny’ duplex in Moab’s desert outskirts, live and study on one side, rent out the other to tourists, then sit back and watch the money roll in. But when Moab’s oppressive summer heat kicks in, his lodgers – and his fiancé – abandon him for cooler climes. Broke and friendless, he rents out the right half of the duplex to Piper Lawless, the happy-go-lucky author of the bestselling photo collection of all time, The Phallus in Nature. With the pathologically friendly penis aficionada now an inextricable part of his existence, Matthew’s life becomes entangled with those of his eccentric Tinytown neighbors, including Mormon-turned-hippie, Mahatma Randy, and seven-foot-tall Bruno Axworthy, the reptile dealer who falls madly in love with Piper and imagines Matthew to be his romantic rival. Meanwhile, across the country, Piper’s conservative parents and pretentious brother are having problems of their own – problems that can only be solved by dipping into Piper’s deep pockets. Unbeknownst to Piper – and each other – they are all headed to Moab for a disastrous family reunion. Will Piper and Matthew ever find a way to navigate the never-ending sideshow of neighbors and family that is taking over their lives?
