by Philip Eliot | May 28, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
When the truth cost her everything, she thought there was nothing left to lose. Mikayla Gordon loves nothing more than sleeping under the stars, reeling in the “big one,” and long hikes in the wilderness. A medical crisis reveals a 30-year-old secret that turns everything she’s known and believed upside down, unraveling her dreams and her identity. In search of answers, she follows a trail from Minnesota to Colorado and discovers more unwelcome secrets even as she falls in love with the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains, and a wilderness camp leader who shares the greatest secret of all. Knowing her life can never go back to what it was, she must make decisions that will impact far more than just her future.
by Philip Eliot | May 28, 2026 | Erotic Romance |
Damion West was the boy who stole my young heart and then broke it. That was a long time ago though and I’m not a girl susceptible to hot boys with big egos who just happen to kiss well anymore. Nor have I kept up with Damion West. Okay, I have. Everyone has. He’s the heir to West Enterprises, and notoriously loud on social media.Everyone knows Damion West.Just not like I do.But that’s another story better left untold.It’s hard sometimes to remember that I’m no slouch myself. Confidence isn’t exactly my forte but I fake it well. I’ve worked with my parents’ real estate firm catering to the rich and famous for years and I’m now one of the top agents in the country. Blue Enterprises is the name of our firm, which is also my name. Blue. Alana Blue. And now I’m on TV, the star of Selling in New York.But every family has secrets. Damion’s does and mine does as well.That’s why I have the TV show I didn’t really want.Nothing is real.Except him. Damion. He’s real. So is my past with him. But it’s the past.Then one day I get called to a meeting by the studio head, it’s all very secretive.Because it’s not the studio at all, or actually, it is. Because his family owns everything.That’s right.The meeting is with him. It’s with Damion West.And Lord help me, he’s now sexier, and more arrogant than ever.Also it turns out that what Damion wants from me isn’t as simple as a real estate contract.But it’s a contract all right.
by Philip Eliot | May 28, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
Join Stormy the Cat Along With Christie Jamieson and Quinn Armstrong on Their First Three Mysteries in Vancouver, British ColumbiaStormy the Cat has a secret . . .BOOK 1: The Cat Came Back – Young mother Christy Jamieson just learned her husband, Frank, embezzled his trust fund, sold their Vancouver mansion, and ran off with a socialite. Worse, Frank’s trustees are telling Christy to let them handle it. But they aren’t doing anything, and Frank’s enemies are coming after her and her daughter. Desperate to find Frank and fend off his enemies, Christy asks Quinn for help. His price: the dirt on Frank. But the closer Christy and Quinn get to the dangerous truth, the more convinced they become that only the one who knows where Frank is at, is Stormy the Cat.BOOK 2: The Cat’s Paw – Christy Jamieson has just confronted the person who murdered her husband Frank, when Frank’s wealthy Aunt Ellen arrives unexpectedly, suitcase in-hand. Ellen’s home has become a crime scene and she intends to stay with Christy. No one is happy, but the most furious member of the Jamieson household is Stormy the Cat. Wanting the woman out of her hair, Christy investigates with journalist-friend Quinn, only to discover the body on Aunt Ellen’s terrace was the woman who alibied the person complicit in Frank’s murder. But the deeper Christy and Quinn dig into the connection between the dead woman and Aunt Ellen, the clearer it becomes that the only one who can unravel the truth is Stormy the Cat.BOOK 3: Cat Got Your Tongue – When the rock concert Christy and Quinn are enjoying ends in a murder, the sleuthing couple are pulled into the case. Hot on the trail of a primary suspect, they discover the band’s manager has also been found dead. Are the two murders connected, or are there two killers? Unfortunately, the only eye-witness–Stormy the Cat–is holding his tongue.Publisher Note: The 9 Lives Cozy Mysteries, while containing some mild profanity, will be enjoyed by readers of clean and wholesome cozy mysteries. Cat lovers and those fond of all things feline, as well as readers of Amanda Lee, Denise Grover Swank, Rita Mae Brown’s Sneaky Pie Brown Mysteries and Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Joe Grey Mysteries will not want to miss this series.The 9 Lives Cozy MysteriesThe Cat Came BackThe Cat’s PawCat Got Your TongueLet Sleeping Cats LieCat Among the FishesCat in the LimelightFleece the CatAbout The Author: Louise Clark has been the adopted mom of a number of cats with big personalities. The feline who inspired Stormy, the cat in the 9 Lives books, dominated her household for twenty loving years. During that time, he created a family pecking order that left Louise on top and her youngest child on the bottom (just below the guinea pig), regularly tried to eat all his sister’s food (he was a very large cat), and learned the joys of travel through a cross continent road trip.The 9 Lives Cozy Mystery Series—as well as the single title mystery, A Recipe For Trouble, are all set in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.
by Philip Eliot | May 28, 2026 | Teen & Young Adult |
Start the complete series that ended as an instant USA Today bestseller and has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.She was taught to fear magic. Then she saved the Crown Prince’s life with a power that shouldn’t exist.Vhalla Yarl is content as an apprentice in the imperial library — tucked safely away with her books from the feared Tower of Sorcerers and their dangerous magic. She wants nothing to do with sorcery, power, or war.Until the Crown Prince returns from the warfront on the verge of death.Desperate to save him, Vhalla draws upon air magic — a rare elemental power thought lost to time. A magic so dangerous it could turn the tide of a brutal war. A magic Vhalla never knew she possessed.Now the sorcerers want to train her. The empire wants to claim her. And the Crown Prince — brooding, brilliant, dangerous— has made her his obsession.Thrown into a world of power and intrigue, Vhalla must navigate forbidden desires, clandestine meetings, court politics, and a magic bond with the most dangerous man alive. The closer she grows to the last man she should want, the more impossible her choice becomes.Her power or her love. Her duty or her heart. The life she thought she thought she wanted… or the one she was destined for.If you love slow-burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance with elemental magic, a grumpy brooding hero, and a heroine who grows from unassuming apprentice to legendary sorceress — this series was made for you.Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.Air Awakens is Book 1 in a completed five-book romantasy series. All five books are available now — no waiting, no cliffhangers left unresolved!
by Philip Eliot | May 27, 2026 | Christian Fiction |
What do church ladies really think? Composed and often so quiet as to be thought invisible, church ladies have secret powers to change the world.What are those special powers?They love well. They give well. They can often cook!And they play an essential role in a great rescue operation for mankind. For although they appear to have Ninja warrior strengths (and can be invisible!), they are helpers to the only Superhero who ever really saved the world and mankind. They know His name and will tell you. And they can show you what it’s like to brought to life and empowered to love instead of hate, to give instead of take, to keep silent when all around them the world is yammering.Tired of the yammering and the hate? Spend a little time with a church lady and her Ninja warrior friends. They’ll welcome you with smiles and open arms into their inspiring and uplifting stories.Buy this book for yourself or a friend who needs a friend like Mildred Budge.Daphne Simpkins is an Alabama writer with books on cooking, caregiving, and stories about church life and church ladies of the South. She’s a friendly human being and relishes connections on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin.com. To sign up for her newsletter about Mildred Budge and other titles from Quotidian Books, go to DaphneSimpkins.org.Other titles about Mildred Budge include the novels:Mildred Budge in CloverdaleMildred Budge in EmbankmentThe Bride’s RoomShorter works about Mildred Budge are:Miss Budge in LoveMiss Budge Goes to Fountain CityBelle: A Mildred Budge Friendship Story
