Facing Danger, Death And Passion

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Facing Danger, Death And Passion (NAPSA)—A duke with mar- riage on his mind. But not marriage to the heroine. That is the sexy hero New York Times and USA Todaybest-selling author Cathy Maxwell has created in “In the Bed of a Duke”(Avon, $6.99). The sizzling adventure begins when Phillip Maddox, the Dukeof f wee Colster, is en 4 route to Scotland to sleuth out the truth about a family rumor. Did he truly have a brother, spirited away at birth, who might lay claim to his fortune...and even a a title? But on his way he must rescue a damsel in distress—a lady in a carriage who has come upon misfortune. Only the woman turns out to be Charlotte Cameron: his nemesis. Phillip had been engaged to Charlotte’s sister, but with the meddling girl’s encouragement she broke the engagement, embarrassing Phillip. And he is not a man to be insulted. But along the way, they must face danger, death and unexpected passion. Charlotte, who thinks she despises Phillip, soon discovers that beneath her disdain is desire, and she finds herself in this Duke’s bed. Maxwell’s latest historical romance is now at bookstores everywhere.