by Philip Eliot | Jul 26, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
A cursed lake, inherited sins, and a tightening web of secrets converge as one boy is forced to confront what lies beneath the water—and what the town has tried to forget.Kade Caulder’s life has always revolved around Lake Lenore, especially since the day his best friend Lexi nearly drowned. Every year, his family returns to their lakeside cottage hoping for a fresh start, but this summer brings more than heat and memories. Kade is being targeted by a classmate who blames his family for a long?buried tragedy, and disturbing visions of a burning church and a drowned boy begin to seep into his waking life.When Kade’s girlfriend, Sam, vanishes near the lake, rumors spread fast—and Kade becomes the easiest person to blame. Desperate to find Sam and prove his innocence, he starts digging into the lake’s history and uncovers a disturbing link between his family, the town, and something ancient lurking beneath the water.His search leads him to a dangerous deal with the family’s lawyer, Lee Wixer: a chance to leave his hometown behind, escape the kidnapping allegations, and start over somewhere new, if Kade agrees to cut ties with his family completely. But escape comes at a cost. As the lake claims another life, Kade discovers that he, Lexi, and Lee are bound to a century?old curse involving a brother, a sister, and a preacher boy—a cycle of secrets and deaths that refuses to end.Lexi is hiding a truth that could stop the curse—or keep it alive. And Kade may be the only one who can break the cycle, if he’s willing to face what’s waiting beneath the surface without the town’s secrets drowning him too.For readers drawn to the slow-building dread and emotional stakes of stories like Stranger Things, Drown the Town delivers an eerie, character-driven descent into a cursed place where the past never stays buried. A.L. Yaeger blends supernatural suspense with the unease of growing up under the weight of secrets, creating a chilling, immersive tale where friendship, guilt, and loyalty collide with something ancient and hungry.
by Philip Eliot | Jul 26, 2026 | Science Fiction |
An action-packed military science fiction series from #1 Amazon Bestselling author John Spearman.A surprise attack. An outmatched ship. A commander’s courage put to the ultimate test. Lieutenant Commander Alexander Pike’s picket duty in the remote SB113 system is shattered when his frigate, the PAS Wehner, is ambushed by a ship from the hostile Hegemony of United Worlds.The enemy frigate, the HUWS Tolland, gets the first shots in, crippling the Wehner and inflicting devastating casualties before Pike and his crew can even scramble into their emergency “slick” suits.The attack re-ignites a simmering war between the Planetary Alliance and the Hegemony over the terraformed world of Castor.Now, with his ship damaged and his crew reeling, Pike must outwit a cunning enemy commander in a deadly game of strategy and nerve.If you enjoy classic space opera with tactical ship combat, compelling characters, and intricate world-building, you’ll be captivated by John J. Spearman’s Pike’s Potential.Pick up your copy and join Commander Pike on his journey today!
by Philip Eliot | Jul 26, 2026 | Romantic Suspense |
They aren’t ordinary soldiers. They are the Dregs…The Tracker:He can track any target…with his mind. When a woman needs help finding her missing sister, he’s determined to complete the mission, no matter the cost. But he never counted on falling in love.The Fighter:Known as the Phantom of Death, his supreme fighting skills are beyond this world. But this badass fighter needs help raising his young daughter. Will the new nanny break down his walls and steal this wounded soldier’s heart?The Healer:He can heal wounds and soothe pain with only his touch. When a text from a kidnapped woman sends him rushing to the rescue, he learns that while he can heal physical wounds, he cannot repair a broken heart. Can these two damaged souls heal each other as they fall in love?The Smuggler:He can smuggle things–especially himself–into places unseen. When he is tricked by a gorgeous bounty hunter and finds himself her captive, he must negotiate a deal for his release. But this former soldier soon learns that the loss of his freedom isn’t as frightening as losing his heart.Have you met the Dregs? They are fiercely loyal and will fight to the death for each other and the women they love. Action, suspense, strong brotherly bonds, and steamy love scenes await you in the pages of this 2018 TopShelf Indie Book Awards nominee series!The Dregs:? Genetically-modified super soldiers? Ex-military ? Lovable killers ? Special paranormal talents ? Kickass heroines ? Steamy scenes ? Hot first kiss? Dual first-person POV***See the author’s website for content warnings. Recommended for mature readers***
by Philip Eliot | Jul 26, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
A soldier reconnects with his past as he fights to save his mother from the radicals who have kidnapped her in this taut, layered, riveting suspense novel.Special Operations soldier Theo Bailey is right to be concerned when his mother, a controversial Muslim writer, announces that she will be traveling to Pakistan to attend a symposium on peace. His worst fears are realized when the conference is taken hostage by a group of terrorists who resolve to execute the captives one at a time. Fortunately, Sonia Bailey Laghari has a few tricks of her own: an astounding facility with languages, the mysterious insights of Jungian psychotherapy, and an unthinkable, at times brutal, sense of faith.While Theo masterminds a high-stakes military operation to save the hostages, his mother discovers in her gift for dream interpretation a psychological tool of great power and subtlety. For her fellow prisoners, including an eccentric American billionaire and a Jesuit priest, Sonia’s uncanny influence over the captors is their only hope for survival.Praise for The Good Son“Adeptly plotted yet philosophical, worldly yet preoccupied with moral truth, it’s a book to provoke comparisons with John le Carré and Graham Greene.” —Laura Miller, Salon.com“The brilliant character development and the labyrinthian plot . . . make this a provocative thriller that readers won’t soon forget.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Gruber . . . weaves the threads together masterfully while successfully exploring themes of family, duty, loyalty, cultural identity and more, without ever slowing the momentum. Smart, tense and vastly entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews
by Philip Eliot | Jul 26, 2026 | Historical Romance |
The secret to the past is hidden in Jennifer’s attic…At twenty-five, Jennifer Ryan—newly divorced and reeling from betrayal—leaves New York City for a quiet town in Ohio, determined to start over.But the past is waiting. In the attic of her restored home, she discovers remnants of another life: a faded photo album, a pair of dog tags, and a wartime telegram announcing the death of Lieutenant Tom Devlin, killed in France in 1944.Drawn by questions she can’t explain, Jennifer wanders one night to the local train station… and crosses the tracks.The world shifts. Summer turns to snow. The empty platform comes alive—1943. And from a passing train, Tom Devlin steps into her life. What begins as an impossible encounter becomes something deeper. As Jennifer and Tom fall in love, time itself becomes their greatest enemy. Because Tom is destined for war—and history has already written his fate.Now Jennifer must choose: Return to her own time… Or risk everything to change the past—and save the man she loves.But altering time comes with consequences. And some moments were never meant to be changed.A sweeping time travel romance set against the backdrop of World War II, Time Waits – Track 2 is a story of love, fate, and the impossible choices that bind them.For readers who love:Time travel romanceWWII historical fictionEmotional love stories with high stakesDual timeline novelsFate vs. free will themesSome loves are worth crossing time for… even if it changes everything.
