by Philip Eliot | Aug 4, 2026 | Historical Romance |
A Reedsy Discovery 5-star “Must Read”! 2024 Storytrade Book Awards Finalist!Bridgerton meets Jane Eyre in this spicy Regency romance between a scarred hero who feels he’s unworthy of love and the defiant governess who both challenges and tempts him.When John Thornton inherits his estranged father’s estate, he becomes guardian to his little half-sister Molly and head of a household that includes Miss Serafina Edgemont—a governess whose precarious circumstance now rests in his hands. Confronted with her new employer—a man who wears a mask over half of his damaged face—Serafina must concede that despite his irregular and sometimes rude manner, there is something about him that drives her to distraction.Serafina has sworn off marriage entirely, her distrust of men long since settled. As governess, she refuses to be intimidated by John’s authority. She speaks to him as if he were a person even though he knows he’s a monster. And when he encounters her in a darkened hallway one night, he is startled by the emotion she provokes in him. As scandal begins to threaten Serafina’s position and reputation, she must decide whether she can truly trust John with her life.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 4, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
A stolen secret. A girl on the run. A wild card neither of them saw coming.She’s a street-smart pickpocket who’s spent her life staying invisible. He’s a former U.S. Marshal who thought he’d finally found peace. Then their paths collide – and a secret worth killing for lands in her hands.Now they’re both marked. Hunted by mercenaries with ties to the highest levels of power, Mason Ashford and the girl who stole more than she bargained for have exactly one advantage: nobody expects them to fight back together.Every step forward brings them closer to the people who want the truth buried – and the two of them along with it.The clock is ticking. The stakes have never been higher. And the wild card is about to flip the whole game.Book 2 in the explosive Mason Ashford Thriller series – the sequel to #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Bad Faith. Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp, and Jack Carr.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 4, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime…When Daniel Chapman, head of the richest family in Essex, is kidnapped on the eve of a historic land deal to build a new city outside London, newly promoted DS Robertson and her father Tam McLean are thrown into a high-stakes investigation. But the kidnappers aren’t after money – they demand the Chapman family confess their darkest secrets.As Robertson and McLean race against time, they unravel a web of deception, family sins, and ties to international drug cartels. Will they find Daniel before it’s too late, or will the truth cost him his life?Set in Essex, “A Family of Sinners” is an explosive story of action, twists, and mystery where every confession could be deadly.“A Family of Sinners” is the second book in the “Robertson and McLean” series by CM Sinclair. Perfect for fans of JM Dalgliesh, Ed James, LJ Ross, JD Kirk, Angela Marsons, Joy Ellis and Damien Boyd.
by Philip Eliot | Aug 4, 2026 | General Nonfiction |
A true crime account and analysis of a California housewife’s murder of her husband and the revealing trial that followed.In October 2002, Susan Polk, the soft-spoken mother of three teenage boys, was arrested for stabbing her husband and former therapist, Dr. Felix Polk, to death. Three years later she was tried for first degree murder, choosing to act as her own attorney in a trial that rapidly devolved into one of the most outrageous media circuses in modern history. To a crowded courtroom, Susan Polk presented her defense—a bizarre story of unethical therapies, abuse, repressed memories, and satanic rituals—and, in doing so, exposed her madness. Carol Pogash was there.Seduced by Madness is the remarkably compelling, profoundly disturbing true story of the severe dysfunction of an affluent American family, as told by the leading journalist who worked the case. It is a spellbinding re-creation of a troubled life, a marriage, a murder, and a terrifying, inexorable descent into madness.Praise for Seduced by Madness”While the background is fascinating, the coverage of the trial is mesmerizing. Pogash takes the characters . . . and creates an edge-of-your-seat excitement. For fans of true crime, psychology, courtroom drama and truth-is-stranger-than fiction, this is a triumph.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
by Philip Eliot | Aug 4, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
I asked the right brother for a baby. The wrong brother said yes.One marriage of convenience.One baby clause.One mistake: falling for the husband I was never meant to keep.After one disastrous relationship too many, thirty-three-year-old primary school teacher Wren Carter is done with love.But she still wants a child.Her plan is simple: ask someone she trusts. No romance. No complications.Successful, dependable, and an old friend, Caesar Ashford is the perfect choice.Until his younger brother finds out.Marcus Ashford, charming, infuriating, and far too dangerous for Wren’s peace of mind, makes an outrageous counteroffer.Marriage.Wren should say no.But Marcus offers security. A family. A future.And there’s something she doesn’t know.He’s wanted her for years.Marcus has no intention of being a convenient solution. If Wren is having his baby, she’s becoming his wife—for real.Wren tells herself it’s temporary. A marriage of convenience. A baby. Then they walk away.But the wrong brother has always been the one who sees her best.And living with him might be the biggest mistake, or the best decision, she’s ever made.Perfect for readers who love billionaire romance, marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers chemistry, a hero who falls first, and heartwarming stories about finding love where you least expect it.
