by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
She’s spent twenty-four years waiting for justice. Now she’s done waiting.Detective Anaya Nazario has spent twenty-four years haunted by her father’s unsolved murder. Lucas Nazario was the highest-ranking Puerto Rican detective in the LAPD—and no one has ever been held accountable for his death.When immigrants begin turning up dead across Los Angeles, Nazario catches a case no one else wants to touch. The victims are invisible to the system, the leads are thin, and pressure is mounting to let it go. She refuses.The deeper she digs, the more the case resists—until a trail of clues points somewhere no one expected. Somewhere trusted. Somewhere hiding something far darker than anyone wants to believe.As the investigation intensifies, Nazario is forced to partner with Special Agent Blake Huxley—a man she has every reason to keep at a distance. But with a killer still hunting and the clock running out, she doesn’t have the luxury of old wounds. Together, they race to stop the murders before more lives are lost—and before the truth buries them both.A gritty, propulsive crime thriller about a detective who won’t look away from the victims the world wants to forget.Compelling dialogue, rich, gritty prose, and characters you won’t forget — if you loved The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson, or Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger, you’ll love The Serpent’s Bridge.PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE– Gritty LA crime thrillers with relentless detectives– Cold cases colliding with active investigations– Justice for victims the system ignores– Tense partnerships forged under pressure
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | LGBTQ+ |
This year is my last chance to take the Titans to victory. I cost us the cup last year, but I’m not making the same mistake again. And I’m determined to get drafted by the end of this season.The success I anticipate is built on three years of razor-sharp focus and hard-earned respect. Not to mention how much of my personal life I sacrificed for hockey. The Titans trust me to lead them and I won’t betray that. Nothing could possibly go wrong.Until the former love of my life and current arch nemesis, Cameron Martinez, skates back into my life. His very presence throws me off balance. His intense gaze and aggressive, dominant, and possessive streaks feel like a lasso pulling me toward him.It only takes so many shared showers and locker room encounters before I’m too weak to continue resisting this pull.But we both know there is no future for us. Our ambitions have always left a trail of ruin and heartbreak in their wake. Why should this time be any different?Except I can’t think straight when he’s around. And every private moment we share makes me forget why I’m even here in the first place.Crossing Blades is the first book in Hayden Hall’s Arctic Titans of Northwood U series of gay, college hockey romance novels. Expect fiery encounters on and off the ice, bickering enemies with a single, steamy way to vent, a second chance at greatness and love, and the emotional rollercoaster of self-discovery, acceptance, and growth into adulthood. Crossing Blades can be read as a standalone.
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Historical Fiction |
“In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age…a beautifully written, important story…Tangles packs a punch and hits close to home.” –Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Tracy Crosswhite SeriesOppenheimer was just the beginning.When a harpooned whale offers proof the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is endangering all life in the Columbia River Basin, Luke Hinson, a brash young scientist, seizes the chance to avenge his father’s death but a thyroid cancer diagnosis derails Luke’s research. Between treatments, he dives back in, making enemies at every turn. On an overnight trek, Luke discovers evidence that Mary, his former neighbor, embarked on the same treacherous trail, and her disappearance, a decade prior, may be tied to Hanford’s harmful practices mired in government-mandated secrecy.A love story wrapped in a mystery, this stunning Cold War home-front tale reveals the devastating costs of the birth of the nuclear age, and celebrates the quiet courage of wronged women, the fierce determination of fatherless sons, and the limitless power of the individual.Tangles is a genre-defying must-read for our time.
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
Just when she thinks her day can’t get any weirder, she finds a baby dragon …Deandra Hendricks works her fingers to the bone at two jobs to keep her Los Angeles apartment. With a rapidly dwindling savings account, the prospects for her future are bleak. So when her cousin invites her to visit Axia—the hidden magical hub their grandparents retired to—she agrees. Deandra doesn’t possess a stitch of magic herself, but a long weekend vacation in a strange new town might be just what she needs.Her first day in Axia is so bizarre, though, she wonders if her bleak life in Los Angeles hasn’t been so bad after all. And just when she thinks her day can’t get any stranger, she finds a baby dragon trapped in a dumpster. At a loss, she takes a trip to the vet, hoping they can help find the little guy’s owner.The dragon, it turns out, only appears in its true form to her, while everyone else sees a dire wolf puppy. She and the vet discover that, as long as the dragon wears his bespelled collar, his true identity is hidden. Someone went to great lengths to keep this supposed-to-be-extinct animal a secret.Then the “dog” is accused of arson and is seized by authorities. Determined to help him, Deandra searches for the real arsonist. She catches wind of a thriving black market that’s populated by those who would stop at nothing to claim an animal this rare. She must work quickly to clear her dragon’s name, because if he falls into the wrong hands, she could lose him forever.
by Philip Eliot | May 22, 2026 | Erotic Romance |
? EIGHT books for the price of ONE ?EIGHT obsessed, dominant billionaires who never knew how to love gentlyONE universe where obsession is not a weakness—it’s a promiseWelcome to the world of Obsessed Billionaires, Cherished Brides, where powerful, emotionally ruined men fall first… and fall hardest. Every contract, every lie, every forced proximity turns into something far more dangerous—love they can’t control and women they can’t let go of.These are intense, addictive billionaire romances filled with fake trust, broken pride, and men who go from cold and ruthless to completely undone by the women who challenge them. Expect clingy billionaires, protective obsession, groveling that lasts chapters, and heroines who refuse to be owned easily.There is banter that burns, forced proximity that turns personal, one-room accidents that are never accidental, jealousy that spirals out of control, shocking twists, emotional chaos, and devotion so deep it becomes dangerous. And in the middle of it all… love that refuses to die, even when it should.No cheating. No meaningless love. Only obsessive men who come back on their knees. And guaranteed Happily Ever Afters.Binge read, NOW!This collection containsDevoted Billionaire’s Unstoppable Affection (Mason & Ana)Addicted Billionaire’s Devious Obsession (Raiden & Jane)Doting Billionaire’s Precious Bride (Damion & Kara)Reckless Billionaire’s Ruthless Claim (Sawyer & Ellie)Possessive Billionaire’s Twisted Hunt (Christian & Ivy)Dominant Billionaire’s Irresistible Possession (Adrian & Sienna)Merciless Billionaire’s Savage Desire (Dante & Anya)Jealous Billionaire’s Endless Regret (Lorenzo & Krystal)Paperbacks for the individual books are available on Amazon.More books by Ava SelwynObsessed Billionaires, Cherished Brides seriesPrice of Regret series
