by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Thriller & Suspense |
What if the greatest threat to humanity isn’t coming from above… but from below?On his 49th birthday, Rex Lassiter decides he’s done with danger.After surviving the battlefields of Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL, then fighting blowouts, hurricanes, and armed revolutionaries, on deepwater drilling rigs across the globe, he’s ready to settle into the quiet life on his late grandfather’s Colorado ranch—a place of hard-earned peace and cherished memories.But fate likes irony, and peace is a luxury Rex can’t afford. Ruthless developers circle like vultures, ready to bulldoze his heritage into a billionaire’s playground. With lawsuits bleeding him dry, Rex is one court date away from losing it all.Enter Joss Malloy—a cocky young tech mogul with a proposition too insane to refuse: lead a black-ops crew aboard the Theseus, the world’s most advanced drillship, to retrieve a classified artifact locked 11,000 feet beneath the Antarctic Ocean. The payout? Enough to bury the developers and secure Rex’s future forever.There’s just one problem: the ship’s advanced AI, ADONIS, is unraveling—hallucinating, rewriting code, and whispering in languages no human should understand. And the closer they get, the more the object responds… like it’s waiting.As Rex gathers a ragtag team of battle-hardened veterans, brilliant engineers, and fearless misfits, he must confront the treacherous conditions of the Antarctic while navigating the potential threat of the object below.As ADONIS’s psychosis spirals and the artifact begins to awaken, Rex realizes that what started as a recovery mission is quickly turning into a fight for survival.”Some things were never meant to be found. Some doors, once opened, can’t be closed.”In a heart-stopping race against corporate greed, a rogue AI, and a discovery that predates mankind, Rex Lassiter’s final mission becomes humanity’s last stand.Join Rex and his team on a pulse-pounding adventure, where secrets are unearthed that may have been better off left in the Antarctic’s icy depths, and one man’s fight for his legacy becomes a battle for the future of Earth.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Action & Adventure |
“Riveting story…swashbuckling adventures told well! Highly recommend this well-written story, one that spans centuries yet is woven together like fine cloth. Pirate loot, modern technology, bloodthirsty pirates, and evil high-tech tycoons? Yes indeed, it all fits together!” – ReviewerA quest to find a fabled pirate treasure, uncover a legendary lost colony, and solve the secrets of piracy’s Golden Age.At the soaring height of the Golden Age of Piracy in the year 1717, a young boy takes to the high seas with a ragtag gang of marauders to seek his fortune. His mentor is none other than the infamous pirate lord Blackbeard, a cruel and cunning leader with ties to a priceless treasure that has been lost to time. But the boy saw the fortune with his own eyes – if only he can live long enough to tell the tale.The Lost Colony of Roanoke disappeared without a trace. Search parties arrived to find over a hundred colonists missing with nothing but a single enigmatic word left etched behind. Dead-set on unraveling a nearly 500-year-old mystery, renowned archaeologist Nick LaBounty embarks on an ambitious quest to solve America’s first-ever missing persons’ case. His search will take him to legendary Ocracoke Island, where Blackbeard met his grisly demise just offshore.Facing two long-buried mysteries, both inextricably woven together by fate, Nick joins forces with his brother and Native American muse – alongside a salty old sailor – to follow a sparse trail of enigmatic clues and bring old secrets to light. Finding out what happened to the colonists will settle a mystery that has haunted historians for centuries… and it could lead him to a treasure for the ages.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!“Another gentle small-town romance with Hallmark movie vibes… Dream Harbor remains a cozy spot to linger” Publisher’s Weekly”A delightful escape filled with Gilmore’s signature whimsy and coziness” Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author***The greatest love is the one you never expected to findDaisy is fed up with being unlucky in love. And since Mayor Kelly declared her beloved flower shop cursed in one of his infamous visions, business has been slow.Dream Harbor newcomer Elliot has been adjusting to small-town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he’s avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn’t need any more bad luck in his life.When he finds himself walking through the door of the Daisy Chain Flower Shop, he doesn’t expect it to be a life-changing moment. But as the petals blossom in the sunlight, might the unluckiest woman in Dream Harbor finally find that love comes when you’re least expecting it?The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a cozy romantic mystery with a fake relationship dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed.Tropes:Fake relationshipFound familySmall townHe falls firstReturning favorite charactersEvery book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone.“A setting that rivals the Gilmore Girls’ Stars Hollow for cozy charm… wonderfully warm and whimsically witty” Booklist “Cosy… quirky… a swoon-worthy love story” My Weekly Laurie Gilmore’s book ‘The Strawberry Patch Pancake House’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-03-17.
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Fantasy |
When a girl set on revenge meets an arrogant prince, sparks fly and tempers rise. Yes, Zora cheated her way into the Royal Games, but it was for a very good reason:Spite.Her ex was an asshole and thought she could never attain glory on her own.Just because she’s a girl.So she took his place.Now she’s competing for the legendary Blood Cup, representing the Dark Valley, a place where shadow creatures spawn in the dark and survive in sunlight. It’s her chance to prove her worth and bring glory to her people. If she wins, of course.But winning is far from easy.The younger prince thinks she’s a fragile damsel who doesn’t belong in the competition. Determined to eliminate her at all costs, he’s stacking the challenges against her. Ha. All he’s doing is making her want to win this competition more than ever. The older prince is helping her, but the cost is getting Zora entangled in dangerous flirting games.Flirting. The last thing she wanted.And then there’s someone trying to kill her.The Cup and the Prince is book 1 in the series Kingdom of Curses and Shadows, a Young Adult romantic fantasy series with romance, action, humor, and intrigue for readers 15 and older.Readers have compared it to Folk of The Air (hate-to-love trope), Throne of Glass (royal contest), Red Queen (complicated royal brothers), The Shadows Between Us (quirky prose), and Spin the Dawn (royal contest).
by Philip Eliot | Jun 26, 2026 | Contemporary Romance |
He’s fighting to save the ranch. She’s guarding her heart.Ellis Stark has spent his life carrying the weight of Stark Family Ranch on his shoulders. With debt mounting and developers circling, he can’t afford distractions—least of all the woman who broke his heart. But when Hannah Whitmore returns to Three Pines with her young daughter, old feelings ignite in ways Ellis can’t ignore.Hannah never planned on coming back. The small Montana town holds memories she swore she’d left behind—memories of Ellis, and the love that once promised forever. All she wants now is stability for her daughter, not a second chance with the cowboy who still haunts her dreams.As the fight to save the ranch intensifies, Ellis and Hannah are pulled together by duty, loyalty, and a spark that refuses to die. But will Ellis’s devotion to the land cost him the only woman he’s ever loved? Or will this time, love prove stronger than the reckoning ahead?
