by Philip Eliot | May 3, 2026 | Dark Romance |
Saying no would’ve been the smart choice.Too bad Tulsi Tern is out of options.Her date goes from fiasco to fatal before the danger is revealed. Locked up by thugs, kidnapped by gangsters, she pays the price for her date’s devious dealings.Only one man can protect her, and it isn’t the one who paid for dinner.Wreck is the thrill of pure carnal fantasy. Cold, unimpressed, brooding, he thinks saying no is enough. It isn’t. With their days numbered, she can’t pass up a chance to indulge.Soon they’ll face the boss. No one can protect Tulsi from him. He’s a man intent on reaping a prize. He wants to know who betrayed him and she’s a weakness he won’t hesitate to exploit.Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery. Suitable only for ages 18 and over.
by Philip Eliot | May 3, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Opposites attract?In theory, maybe.In reality, doubtful.When my brother’s best friend asks me to fake marry him to secure a business deal he desperately needs, I laugh in his face. Me help Carter Harrington? That’s split-your-pants, rip-roaring hilarious. I don’t even like him.Besides, no one would believe I’m Carter’s wife. It’s ridiculous.He’s tall, blond, and attention-grabbing gorgeous. I’m short, curvy, awkward… and usually invisible.He’s never met someone he couldn’t charm. I can barely talk to friends, much less strangers.He’s a workaholic that lives and breathes money and business. I prefer to lose myself in my art.Believability factor of us as a couple? Zero.But when he puts his hand on my thigh, pulls me to his side possessively, and whispers dirty things in my ear that make me go liquid, all the reasons why we shouldn’t be together start to fade away.And when we’re forced to share a bed to keep up the charade, this fake marriage begins to feel real.Dangerously real.What’s a girl to do when the man she can’t stand starts to feel like her husband?Never Marry Your Brother’s Best Friend is a full-length romance with a Happily Ever After. It can be read as a standalone.
by Philip Eliot | May 3, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
She lost everything in one night.He’s the one man she was never supposed to want.Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola returns with a stunning, expanded edition of the novel that launched the beloved Shots on Goal hockey romance series.When figure skater Myla Cox survives a devastating car crash that kills her mother and shatters her Olympic dreams, her world narrows to one thing:Survival.The ice that once defined her life now terrifies her.The future she planned no longer exists.And the only family she has left is her overprotective brother—pro hockey star—Brayden Cox.So when she’s forced back onto the ice, the last person she expects to collide with is Brayden’s captain—Gavin Hayes.Her brother’s greatest rival.The one man her brother told her to stay away from.The one man she is absolutely off-limits to touch.Gavin sees the broken pieces she hides from everyone else.She sees the wounds he never lets anyone close enough to reach.And every moment they spend together draws them closer to crossing the one line neither of them can afford to break.Because loving him could cost her the only family she has left.And losing her might destroy the last good thing he believes he deserves.Hat Trick is an emotional, slow-burn hockey romance featuring:Forbidden / off-limits loveBrother’s rivalGrief and trauma recoveryHurt/comfort healingA protective, controlled alpha heroHe falls firstFound family and team loyaltyAnd a love story born after everything falls apartPerfect for readers who love forbidden romance, grief-to-healing love stories, protective heroes, and emotionally rich slow-burn sports romance.AUTHOR NOTE: This expanded edition of Hat Trick is part of the complete Shots on Goal series relaunch—eight fully rewritten, expanded, and newly edited standalone romances set in the interconnected world of the New York Otters.Each novel follows a different couple and a different emotional journey, and the books can be read in any order.
by Philip Eliot | May 3, 2026 | Historical Romance |
Society’s beloved wastrel, Sir Harry Collyns, pushes his popularity past the point of acceptability when he posed for a statue that creates a social uproar. People line up for blocks to see Handsome Harry in the nude, sculpted by a female artist! Bored with the fuss and scandal, Harry hitches up his fastest team, heads for the country, and a near fatal curricle accident. When the bandages are removed from his head days later, he discovers the angel-voiced widow who’d cared for him is neither elderly nor as mild as her tone, but a straight-laced do-gooder unimpressed with his flamboyant past and dashing good looks. Head-battered and heading for a broken heart, he falls headlong into love with widow Olivia St. Clair, who might be the one woman in England that Harry can’t charm into loving him back.
by Philip Eliot | May 3, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
‘Mind-blowing… Gripping. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I sped through all the chapters!… Had my jaw on the floor!… 10/10 and I will rave on about this book to anyone that will listen!’ arcreviews_by_m, ??????????His first wife died in an accident. Did he kill her? Am I next? When I move in with my new husband Jack, I can’t wait to start our new life together. I try to forget that he once lived here with his ex-wife, Laura. As I take in our isolated beachfront home, I see a face staring at me from an upstairs window. Jack tells me we’re alone, that I’m imagining things…Then I discover Laura’s long ivory wedding gown in one of the bedrooms. I can’t help but brush the beautiful silk with my fingers before Jack quickly hurries me out of the room and locks the door behind us. It’s so sad when he talks about the night she died. A terrible accident, he says.But I can’t stop thinking about Laura. Traces of her are all over this house.And then I find her diary… and my blood turns to ice as I read her last words.She says that Jack is dangerous. That she feared for her life. Could my perfect new husband be a killer? And could I be next?Readers who enjoyed The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and Valerie Keogh’s The Wives, will love this truly heart-racing, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from bestselling author, D.K. Hood. What readers are saying about His Next Wife:“I completely raced through this book as I couldn’t pull myself away… I was obsessed… my heart was pounding… This book is outstanding, completely fast-paced and gripping. Jessica’s Book Biz, ??????????“I literally COULD NOT put this book down! The twists had me picking my jaw up off the floor again and again! Five stars!” Goodreads reviewer, ??????????“Just whoosh! To sum up this book in 3 words mind-blowing, a masterclass in suspense and gripping. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I sped through all of the chapters!… the ending had my jaw on the floor! I would highly recommend this book 10/10 and I will rave on about this book to anyone that will listen!” arcreviews_by_m_, ??????????“A TWISTED AND GRIPPING THRILL RIDE… heart-stopping… twists and turns that’ll leave you gasping… gripping… a book that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat!” sapphirenst9ne, ??????????“My jaw absolutely dropped… I absolutely could not put it down!” Goodreads reviewer, ????????“Queen of suspense! This one had my heart gripped in a vice from the first page… my heart was pounding!” NetGalley reviewer, ??????????“I love this book I just couldn’t stop reading.” Paperback_duchess, ??????????“Gripping… An unputdownable, addictive “just one more chapter” book. What more could a reader want?” Goodreads reviewer, ????????“Fantastic! I devour this author’s books because they are exactly what I love to read.” B for bookreview, ??????????“Kept me hooked from the very first chapter.” bookishinscrubs, ????????
