by Philip Eliot | Aug 9, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Cal JohnsonMoving to James County Fire Rescue was challenging enough, especially after the nightmare of my last big fire call. New crews, new zones, new fears. And a new nosy neighbor with loud music, ridiculous pranks, and a sweet voice I can’t get out of my head.When my sister leaves her toddler behind and fun Uncle Cal suddenly becomes substitute Dad, I’m completely in over my head.If I can handle running into a burning building, I can handle taking care of a kid. Right?Jules LancasterStarting over means a clean slate. New town, new apartment, new business. Even at my age, it’s exactly what I need. Then my contractor disappears, leaving my coffee shop buildout in the air. As the deadline on my business loan nears, I’ll do anything to keep my dream alive.Enter my annoying neighbor, sexy firefighter Cal Johnson. He needs a nanny. I need a handyman. It’s a simple trade. Who cares if he’s attractive and a hero head to toe. Cal’s ten years younger than me, and he comes with a kid.If I can juggle entrepreneurship, I can keep things between us professional for a few weeks. Can’t I?
by Philip Eliot | Aug 9, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Who said faking it was easy?Lexi Dornan is a genius. Literally. Except when it comes to her university’s most renowned playboy, Damian Navarro. When they’re together, her IQ plummets by at least eighty points and her life becomes a series of miscalculations, leading her to make the worst decisions imaginable…like agreeing to be Damian’s fake girlfriend despite knowing it’s a terrible idea. One she will probably live to regret.Damian Navarro has zero interest in dating. He just wants to enjoy his senior year before following in his father’s footsteps and going to work for his grandfather’s pharmaceutical company. Trouble is, Damian’s parents are starting to think he might not be the best thing for the family business…or its reputation. Tired of his childish antics, they present him with an ultimatum: prove he’s matured before graduation or face being financially cut off and disowned.The last thing Lexi wants to be is Damian’s girlfriend, but he needs to show his parents he’s capable of commitment and she desperately needs the money he’s willing to pay her to put on a good act. Will they make it to his graduation deadline unscathed—from their lies and each other? Or will they discover that, when it comes to the equation for love, sometimes, the right people + the wrong reasons = happily ever after?The Girlfriend Agreement is a slow-burn, laugh-out-loud college romance featuring fake dating, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a notorious playboy who meets his match in the one girl who wants nothing to do with him. Packed with sharp banter, undeniable chemistry, and just the right amount of chaos, this spicy romcom guarantees plenty of swoons, steam, and a happily ever after you won’t want to miss! This is book one in the Conwick U series. Each book follows a different couple.Perfect for fans of The Love Hypothesis, The Deal, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Maxton Hall.Some tropes and micro-tropes you’ll find in The Girlfriend Agreement:Tropes:Enemies to loversFake datingSlow burnForced proximityReverse grumpy/sunshineRedemption arcMicrotropes:She kicks him in the ballsShe’s a math geniusShe’s blind AFHe loves TwilightHe doesn’t remember sleeping with her beforeHe has a soft spot for his abuela’s dog (and his abuela)
by Philip Eliot | Aug 9, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
RhiannonI walked out of my wedding and straight into the arms of a stranger.One night. No names. No regrets.Until I find out who he really is—Robert McAllister, the investigative journalist who nearly destroyed my family. Now the tabloids think we’re a couple, and the only way to control the chaos is to fake-date the man my whole family hates.Smile for the cameras. Lie through your teeth. Try not to punch him in the throat.And whatever you do, don’t fall for the enemy.RobertSleeping with Rhiannon Morrigan hours after she jilted her fiancé wasn’t my smartest move.She’s a rugby icon. A walking headline. Off-limits in every way, and the one subject I swore I wouldn’t write about. But my editor’s ultimatum is clear—write her story or lose my job. Now we’re faking it for the press, and I’m holding the biggest scoop of my career…If I write it, I’ll lose her.If I don’t, I might lose everything else.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 9, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
Acting as his wife was a role she never expected to love.LA is a dream graveyard.At least that’s what I thought. Turns out I just landed a big paying part after all.Well, acting as a Billionaire wife isn’t exactly what I was thinking when I dreamed about my career, but desperate times call for desperate measures.So, in the span of a few days, my cat and I moved from a studio apartment to a mega mansion.Too bad it comes with a grumpy British man who’s allergic to cats, annoyingly handsome, and hates anything but his job.But there’s more to Colton’s cold facade, and as it crackles, I discover a protective and caring man with a past almost as complicated as the one I’m running from.As we get more comfortable in this fake relationship, I get a sense of safety I’ve never experienced in my life and the line between truth and lie starts to blur.Or is it?If it were all fake, I’m pretty sure my heart wouldn’t rattle in my chest every time Colton smiles at me. Or talks to me. Or looks at me.I know this marriage isn’t real, but what if my feelings are?Marrying the Billionaire is part of the For The Love of Rom-coms series. All books are standalones and can be read in any order.Perfect for fans of:??marriage of convenience??grumpy/sunshine??billionaire heroes??forced proximity??complicated pasts??funny banter??closed door/fade to black
by Philip Eliot | Aug 9, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Family ties draw Boston’s art sleuths into an island murder mystery in this “unalloyed pleasure” from the international bestselling author (Publishers Weekly). Though a few years past sixty, Sarah Kelling’s Aunt Emma is as vigorous as a girl of twenty-two. She sings, she dances, and when the local fire department needs a fundraising boost, she’s happy to jump out a window for charity. This summer, she decamps to Maine, to beat the heat at an island retreat for artists and great thinkers. There are writers, painters, a psychic, and a historian, and their company promises to be great fun—until a few of them go treasure-crazy. Sensible people have long dismissed rumors of the Pocapuk Island treasure as myth, but artists are seldom sensible. When their rampant digging stirs up buried trouble, it leads to theft, drugging, and a murder. And although Sarah and her husband Max give investigative advice by phone, it’s up to Aunt Emma to save the islanders from themselves.
