In polo, sudden death is how the final ends. This season, it’s how it started.

A fall on the field ends in a funeral, and Mason Caldwell can’t let it rest. Julian has a family reckoning of his own. The Windward Cup won’t wait for either of them.

Out now on Amazon or read on KU.

New to the series? Start free with Stick & Ball, Mason’s origin story.

Sudden Death by Elias Keane

Praise

Still Water
This is an intense thrilling story that invokes all sorts of emotions in you, in a town where people are loosing their children to a river, not one family but different families in the town. The sheriff himself finds himself in a situation where he’s not just investigating what happened to other kids, he’s in a position trying to find out what happened to his daughter too, things don’t add up and suspicions go over the roof.
This is one of those stories that has your curiosity at its peak. I was really eager to know what exact was going on. I found it absolutely enjoyable, I couldn’t keep the book down just because I really wanted to uncover what was happening.
The pace was amazing, it wasn’t a story that was rushed at all. There were many characters mentioned but the author took time to explain everyone’s story which gave a sense of familiarity before we got to now find out more about the situation that was taking place.
This book was absolutely enjoyable and I absolutely loved reading it.

– Scovia (Goodreads)

The Hollow Clock
A haunting and brilliantly constructed steampunk narrative. The Hollow Clock delivers a gripping exploration of power, sacrifice, and morality, wrapped in rich world-building and an unsettling premise that lingers long after the final page. Our readers were especially struck by the originality of the “energy system” and the emotional weight behind it.

– Alexandramary (Goodreads)

Still Water
What stood out most for me was the emotional weight. This isn’t just a crime story it’s about loss, understanding, and the unsettling feeling of being truly seen. The dynamic between Jack and Grace James is especially well done, subtle but powerful.

If you enjoy slow-burn psychological thrillers with strong characters and a lingering sense of unease, this is definitely worth the read.

– Melissa Madison (Goodreads)

Books

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Stick & Ball

Book #0 from the series: The Windward Cup Dynasty

Some deals you live by. Some men you let go. One morning changes everything.

At fifteen, Mason Caldwell learned exactly what he was worth: one packed duffel bag and a door held open. Six months of empty streets later, an old rancher catches him stealing food, buys the groceries, feeds him supper, and offers the only deal he ever makes.

There's a...

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Line of the Ball

Book #1 from the series: The Windward Cup Dynasty

He was paid to break Julian Rosemont’s heart. He wasn’t supposed to want to keep it.

Mason Caldwell has ninety days before the bank takes the only home he’s ever had. So when a stranger in a suit worth more than Mason’s truck offers him a fortune to play a sport he’s never touched, for a team he’s never heard of, Mason doesn’t ask questions.

He...

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Crossing the Line

Book #2 from the series: The Windward Cup Dynasty

He gave up a fortune for a man the world says he can’t have. Now the world is watching to see if it was worth it.

Mason Reyes never had money. What he had was Julian Rosemont, the polo dynasty heir who walked away from millions to build a life with him, one falling-down rental house and one borrowed truck at a time.

It should be enough. For a...

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Series

Line of the Ball
Crossing the Line
Stick & Ball
Sudden Death

The Windward Cup Dynasty

Old money doesn't share. It recruits.

Welcome to the world of elite polo, where a handful of families have owned the sport, the trophies, and each other's secrets for five generations, and where the men and women who actually make it run are never supposed to matter, want...

The Hollow Asylum
The Hollow Clock
The Hollow Cathedral
The Hollow City

The Hollow Clock Saga

A city of impossible light. A price no one is allowed to remember. And the one man left who can hear the dead screaming inside the machine.

For sixty years, Hollowmere has been the wonder of the age — a vertical city of gaslamp and gear, its streets lit, its trams running,...

The Timber Wolf
The Bear Hunt
Hunting the Silver Fox
Bear Country

The Bear Hunt Stories

Big, protective bears. Charismatic silver foxes. Love that finds you when you least expect it, and refuses to let go.

The Bear Hunt Stories is a steamy, heartfelt contemporary MM romance series set in the wild landscapes of the American West. Each book pairs a rugged,...

MM Romance

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The Windward Cup Dynasty is two books deep now, and I'd like as many readers as possible to come in through the front door. So there's a Goodreads giveaway running for Book One,...

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The Goodreads giveaway has wrapped, and 100 winners now have their copies of The Hollow City in hand. If that's you, thank you for entering, and I hope Hollowmere treats you...

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Blog

October 3, 2026

Sudden Death comes out on Monday.

Before it does, I want to answer a question I get asked more than any other about this series. Why polo?

The sport...

September 26, 2026

A few months ago a reader left a review of Line of the Ball that I haven't stopped thinking about. They liked the book, and they liked Julian and...

September 19, 2026

In polo, sudden death is how the final ends. This season, it's how it started.

That line has been sitting on my desk for months, and on October 6 I...

September 12, 2026

A reader emailed me last month with one line. You knew I loved her and you did it anyway.

She was right. I did know. And I want to tell you why,...

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