by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
A woman is the last thing on Ben Morgan’s mind as he comes home to Morgan’s Run, his family’s ranch in Saguaro Valley. Doctor’s orders, he’s home to heal, but the sooner he can get back to Santa Barbara, the better. Then he runs into Maggie Williams on Main Street, prompting vivid memories of a magical night, and Ben’s ailing heart skips a beat. Father of her beloved five year old daughter, the eldest of the Morgan sons is the last person Maggie expects to have crash into her car and back into her life. For years, she has struggled to forget him and to make a life for herself and her daughter, Emma, the mirror image of a father, who is unaware of her existence. Now, here he is, looking more gorgeous than the day he ran out of town. Maggie swears Ben Morgan will never break her heart again.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
Recently divorced, Nash is a busy man. He’s got a film festival to run and a new life as a single dad to navigate. He doesn’t have time for delays or complications, which is why he relies on Brady to keep the festival IT in top shape.For IT consultant Brady, the customer is always right, but the way Nash makes him feel is so very wrong. Brady’s given up everything for his business, from friends to a love life. It shouldn’t be surprising when boundaries between professional and personal get blurry, especially with Nash.A summer fling is exactly what both Nash and Brady need. There’s no time for anything else. But as external pressures mount, they’ll have to decide what tips the balance. Will it be work, or will it be love?Work-Love Balance is a 70k contemporary MM office romance. It’s hot enough you’ll want to make sure the air conditioning is on in your cubicle, and heartfelt enough you’ll want to smack both characters before the end. HEA guaranteed
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
If you like twisting, turning mysteries set in villages you’ll never want to leave (despite the dead bodies), get ready to fall in love with Jayne O’Shea.????? “A great mystery with a dash of paranormal!”Welcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong.Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O’Shea returns to prepare her grandparents’ lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard.Jayne intends to stay out of it, but when it becomes obvious the sheriff isn’t interested in investigating the death, Jayne can’t stop herself. Her list of suspects grows faster than the plants in the commons’ pentacle garden. Could it be the local Wiccan green witch with her stash of deadly plants? The shopkeeper who slips into trances and foretells death? The visitor determined to practice black magic?What Jayne knows for sure is that the closer she gets to solving this crime, the more the sheriff wants her to back off. And when a local fortune teller provides a crucial clue, Jayne knows it’s up to her to solve this murder.One click to start the series today and find out why readers are saying, “I wish Whispering Pines was a real place”????? “Nice clean adventure story. Young love, murder, and a dog what more can you ask for.”????? “OMGGGG!!!.. Who did it?!!”????? “Absolutely LOVED this book!”????? “Couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.”????? “Could not put it down!!!”????? “There are twists and turns that will keep you reading well into the night.”????? “Once I started reading I was hooked.”????? “I was genuinely pleased with this Wiccan-themed mystery.”
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
Lexi has a choice: stay safe… or risk everything on Collin W. Radcliff.He’s powerful, charming, and impossibly out of her league—a man who could have anyone, yet somehow wants her.One glance. One choice.Collin might be her chance at a new life… or her most dangerous mistake.Money can buy anything—except trust.Because the truth lies at the edge of love and deception… and everything is about to change.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Who buried Helen Lockwood in a shallow grave on South Manitou Island?Helen Lockwood’s boat was found drifting off Sleeping Bear Dunes with no one aboard. A year later her body was found in a shallow grave on South Manitou Island. She’d been in court, fighting with the Park Service who had condemned her family’s four hundred-acre orchard to make it part of the new Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Burr Lafayette, her lawyer, had kept the Park Service at bay for seven years, with no end in sight. Until Helen disappeared.After her body was found, her husband, Tommy, was arrested for her murder. It turns out that he’d been trying to sell the orchards to the Park Service ever since Helen went missing.Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major Detroit law firm, now finds himself defending Tommy. Burr, though, isn’t a criminal lawyer. A man at loose ends, he’s a brilliant litigator who prefers sailboats and dogs over courtrooms and clients.The prosecutor has damning evidence and Tommy may not have been the perfect husband, but Helen had many enemies. Burr is convinced there’s a clue somewhere in the dunes that will unlock the truth.• • •Critics call Cutter’s books “pure Michigan”.”Cutter is becoming the next Erle Stanley Gardner, master of courtroom drama…He has a knack of keeping the reader guessing with complex plotting, deceitful witnesses and romance set against the beautiful backdrop of the Sleeping Bear Dunes.”—Bill Castanier,Lansing City PulseIf you like John Grisham and Scott Turow, you’ll love Bear Bones. Bear Bones is the third book in the award winning Burr Lafayette mystery series.
