by Philip Eliot | Sep 13, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Blythe Fairfield was just starting to feel at home.She has a job at the local grocery store. A talking cat who insults her daily. A date with the sheriff that actually went well. And a cemetery full of dead relatives she’s been restoring one headstone at a time.Then one of those headstones gets a new neighbor.Griffin Midnight, a witch with more charm than sense, came back to Cauldron Hollow after breaking Blythe’s best friend’s heart. Now he’s dead in the Tallowmere family cemetery with a bottle of wine and two glasses, and the whole town is looking at the two women who had the most reason to want him gone.One is Anya, Blythe’s best friend, who screamed at Griffin in public. Twice.The other is Blythe, whose family graves someone turned into a crime scene.Between a grandfatherly tea shop owner hiding a secret, a council member with a grudge against her house, and a killer whose magic is so subtle nobody knows it’s there, Blythe is running out of time and suspects. Pippin says the answer has been in front of her the whole time. Pippin says a lot of things.But when Blythe opens her great-aunt Moira’s notebooks, she finds more than clues. She finds a secret that will change everything she thought she knew about her family, her best friend, and the familiar who’s been keeping his mouth shut since the day she arrived.Some spells you cast. Some spells you inherit. And some hats are harder to take off than they are to put on.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 13, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
A sheriff’s deputy and a relentless reporter investigate when a grisly murder washes ashore in this thriller by a New York Times–bestselling author.”Dark and brooding . . .a well-hammered tale.” —New York Times Books ReviewThe body of a woman washes up near Point Deception, California—a day after she was spotted near her broken-down car on the highway. Deputy Sheriff Rhoda Swift worries the woman’s brutal rape and murder will resurrect fears from the unsolved massacre of two families thirteen years before. When Rhoda investigates with journalist Guy Newberry, a shocking truth will test how far she is willing to go for justice.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 13, 2026 | Mystery |
In Mariah Fredericks’s Death of a Showman, the fourth in this absorbing series set in Gilded Age New York, lady’s maid Jane Prescott is thrust into the world of show business, where a killer is stalking Broadway.”A lively upstairs/downstairs mystery.”—New York Times Book Review on A Death of No ImportanceIt is the summer of 1914 and lady’s maid Jane Prescott is back in New York with the Tylers after a glittering society wedding in Europe. On their return, Jane learns another wedding has taken place. Her old dancing partner, Leo Hirschfeld, has married a chorus girl in his new Broadway musical. Jane and Louise Tyler are pulled into the sparkling and scandalous world of Broadway, as a star struck Louise invests in Leo’s show, and Jane chaperones her at rehearsals. But behind the glittering facade of the theater, there are rivalries, secret romances, and some very dodgy business practices. When the show’s abusive producer, Sidney Warburton, is murdered, the list of suspects is long. Was it the comedic star or her gambler boyfriend? The disgruntled costume designer? The beautiful, blond dancer, her jealous husband? Or was it Leo himself, who had more reason than anyone to hate Sidney Warburton?As the First World war looms in the distance, Jane and tabloid reporter Michael Behan must strip back the masks of these consummate performers before one of them kills again.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 13, 2026 | New Adult Romance |
Once the fat kid, but now a personal trainer. I took all of that crap from the past and turned it into a goldmine.My body, namely.And there’s one girl I want that rejected me over and over.Lucky for me, the beauty is on the heels of a terrible breakup.Yes. I mean, aww…Her parents are pushing her to go to the gym to lose some weight. Boy, do I know how that feels. And guess who’s waiting for her when she gets there?That’s right. Me. The forever friend-zoned guy.But I have no ill will toward my curvy first love.I only want what’s best for her. Namely, me. *wink*So the game begins, and I’m lucky to be in the coach’s shoes this time.She has no clue who I am, but sparks fly high.No way in hell I’m telling her I’m the guy she remembered rejecting.‘Cause I’m not out for revenge. I just want what I’ve always wanted…Her.
by Philip Eliot | Sep 13, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
From the New York Times–bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous, “a lighthearted romantic romp” about a runaway bride’s second chance at love (USA Today).Ten years ago, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. Rather, someone derailed her—the Best Man who at the last minute begged her to reconsider the marriage. He told her that Burke had been cheating on her. Quinn, stunned, hurt, and confused, struggled with the obligation of fulfilling her guests’ expectations—providing a wedding—and running for her life.She chose running. With the Best Man. Who happened to be Burke’s brother, Frank.That relationship didn’t work either. Instead, Quinn spent the next seventeen years working in her family’s bridal shop, Talk of the Gown, where she subconsciously does penance for the disservice she did to marriage.But when the two men return to town for another wedding, old anger, hurt, and passion resurface. Just because you once ran from marriage doesn’t mean you have to stay away from love for the rest of your life, does it?”Smart, funny, and unapologetically romantic.” ?Publishers Weekly (starred review)”This hilariously quirky, charming, perfect-for-summer read will have readers choosing sides (Team Burke! Team Frank!) and learning along with Quinn to embrace true love with humor and heart.” ?Booklist”An easy, breezy read, funny and charming, and perfect for a lazy day in the hammock or at the beach.” ?New York Journal of Books”Harbison has once again created an endearing, humorous story with laugh-out-loud twists and turns.” ?Shelf Awareness
