by Philip Eliot | Mar 15, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
When Fred Page opens her dream bookshop, she expects dust and old books… not a murder scene—or her quirky stepfather becoming the prime suspect!Welcome to the Cozy Corgi, a charming little bookshop nestled in the heart of Estes Park, where the shelves are stacked high with mysteries and the town’s secrets are only a page away.For Winifred “Fred” Page, who’s come to start fresh with her corgi, Watson, the shop was meant to be a sanctuary—a quiet place to escape life’s complications and settle into small-town life near her free-spirited mother, Phyllis, and ever-eccentric stepfather, Barry.But Fred’s plans for a peaceful first week in the shop are shattered when she discovers a body in the bookshop’s kitchen—and Barry lands at the top of the local police’s suspect list.Determined to clear his name, Fred dusts off her sleuthing skills and dives headfirst into the quaint, beautiful mountain town of Estes Park. As she meets her new neighbors—shopkeepers, artists, and a few residents with secrets of their own—she realizes this idyllic town may be hiding more than she bargained for.Now, with a police sergeant breathing down her neck and clues leading her and Watson in unexpected directions, Fred is about to learn just how dangerous her charming new home can be—especially when the real killer hasn’t closed their final chapter.Perfect for fans of Lucy Connelly and Ellie Alexander, Cruel Candy blends small-town intrigue with a cast of quirky, lovable characters, and a mystery that will keep you guessing until the final page.(This culinary cozy mystery includes a recipe for delectable lemon bars.)
by Philip Eliot | Mar 15, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
All I wanted was a fresh start. Instead, I got arrested.After a brutal year—divorce, debt, and a spectacular public spiral—I’m hiding out in my gran’s small town to lick my wounds. I plan to keep my head down, rebuild my life, and definitely not cause any more trouble.Then I walk into court and come face-to-face with Judge Holt. AKA, Jayden Holt. My first crush. My first kiss. The first boy who ever broke my heart.Now Jayden is determined to do things by the book… which is a problem for me, because my sentence is community service: painting a mural in the very community center I vandalized.Jayden thinks the mural will help me make things right.I think it’s the universe’s way of punishing me.But between late-night painting sessions, small-town chaos, and one very steady man who still knows how to make me laugh, I start to wonder if my story isn’t over after all.Dizzy in Love is a sweet, low-spice romantic comedy with second-chance romance, small-town charm, big laughs, and swoony closed-door kisses.Although Dizzy in Love is a stand-alone, you’ll recognize some of your favorite characters from Melanie Jacobson’s Creekville Kisses series.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 15, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Everybody dies. Nobody leaves . . . Award-winning author Scott William Carter returns with his tenth novel, a spellbinding tale of a man who bridges both sides of the great divide. After narrowly surviving a near-fatal shooting, Portland detective Myron Vale wakes with a bullet still lodged in his brain, a headache to end all headaches, and a terrible side effect that radically transforms his world for the worse: He sees ghosts. Lots of them. By some estimates, a hundred billion people have lived and died before anyone alive today was even born. For Myron, they’re all still here. That’s not even his biggest problem. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t tell the living from the dead.
Despite this, Myron manages to piece together something of a life as a private investigator specializing in helping people on both sides of the great divide—until a stunning blonde beauty walks into his office needing help finding her husband. Myron wants no part of the case until he sees the man’s picture … and instantly his carefully reconstructed life begins to unravel.
“Carter’s writing is on target.” – Publishers Weekly
“The Sixth Sense meets Spenser For Hire in Scott William Carter’s magnificent Ghost Detective.” – Michael J. Totten, author of Taken
“Scott is one of those rare writers who can and does cross genres, and do it well. You never know what kind of story you’ll get from him, but you do know that it’ll be good.” – Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo award-winning author of The Disappeared
From the author of The Gray and Guilty Sea and Wooden Bones, comes this riveting novel of a man cursed with a terrible gift. In a world where everybody dies but nobody leaves, Myron Vale is the rare individual who completely straddles both sides of the great divide. His strange ability resulting from a gunshot to the head while serving as a Portland police officer, a few years later he recovers to forge a new life as private investigator catering to both the living and the dead. With its memorable characters, taut prose, and spellbinding story, Scott William Carter’s Ghost Detective will haunt you long after you finish the final pages — a promising launch to what will hopefully be a long-running series.—FRP
by Philip Eliot | Mar 15, 2026 | Fantasy |
A Best YA of the Year (Ginger Nuts of Horror)Recommended by Monster LibrarianWinner of Crossroad Reviews’ Indie Book AwardSupernatural meets Mean Girls in this young adult horror mystery for older teens.Sixteen-year-old Anna sees things from another world, the spiritual world, a skill that isn’t exactly useful in high school. It’s bad enough that her mother, possessed by a demon, took her own life when Anna was a child, a loss she remains tortured by. Now her father makes his living “clearing” haunted objects, and Anna’s job as his assistant makes her a social misfit. Most kids in her suburban New Jersey town refer to her just as Goblin Girl.Only Freddy and Dor remain loyal friends. But Anna’s so focused on her own problems, she’s missed that her connection with Freddy is moving beyond the friend zone and that Dor is in crisis.As junior year approaches, a rare solar storm lights up the night skies and the citizens of Bloomtown begin to act strangely: Anna’s teachers lash out, her best friends withdraw, and the school bullies go from mean to murderous. When Anna realizes she can harness this evil power, she sets out to save Bloomtown and the only family she has left.But to do so, she must keep her own increasingly dark urges at bay.Content Warnings: suicide (while possessed), bullying, self-harm, pet harm, predatory adults in positions of power
by Philip Eliot | Mar 15, 2026 | Erotic Romance |
Twelve years is a long time to be away from home. Now I’m back to scatter my parents’ ashes, carrying nothing but grief and desire to reconnect with the family I left behind.That includes David, my childhood best friend. We’ve both grown up but to me he still looks like a perfect beach day – bright, warm, and absolutely irresistible.With every moment we spend together, every memory we chase, I’m realizing that maybe coming home isn’t about returning to a place—it’s about finding your way back to the right person.But he’s keeping secrets, and the closer we become, the more I worry this second chance at love might slip through my fingers.Home Again is a MM romance with a best friends to lovers theme, a meddling family, lots of steam and a HEA.Content Warning: This book contains homophobia, homophobic language, and scenes of discrimination.
