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           HIS WICKED REPUTATION – Madeline Hunter The Wicked Series , Book 1 Jove Books ISBN: 978-0-515-15516-7 March 2015 Historical Romance Regency England The late Duke of Aylesbury acknowledged four sons, three of them legitimate: Percival, his heir and the present duke; and Lords Lancelot, and Ywain (called Ives). The fourth is Gareth Fitzallan, born of the late duke's beloved mistress. Gareth is in Amsterdam brokering the sale of some paintings when he learns of the sudden death of his eldest half-brother, the duke. It's a good thing Gareth was out of the country, for he and Percy were not friends. Percy was claiming in court that Gareth's inheritance from their father truly belonged to him. So now Lance is duke (a rather wild one), and he and Ives, a barrister, are well-disposed to their half-brother. The disputed house and estate have been unoccupied for several years, and the citizens nearby have made free of the house's contents,

Blurb for .............. BE AFRAID by Mary Burton The Fear Is Terrifying When police rescue five-year-old Jenna Thompson from the dark closet where she's been held captive for days, they tell her she's a lucky girl. Compared to the rest of her family, it's true. But even with their killer dead of an overdose, Jenna is still trying to find peace twenty-five years later. But The Truth On leave from her forensic artist job, Jenna returns to Nashville, the city where she lost so much. Instead of closure, she finds a new horror. Detective Rick Morgan needs Jenna's expertise in identifying the skeletal remains of a young child. The case jogs hazy half-buried memories--and a nagging dread that Jenna's ordeal hasn't ended. Is Even Worse Now other women are dying. And as the links between these brutal killings and Jenna's past becomes clear, she knows this time, a madman will leave no survivors.           Mary Burton enjoys hunting