title: Murder in the Tenderloin: A Peyton Brooks' Mystery
author:  ML Hamilton 
description: ML Hamilton has been teaching high school English and journalism in Central California for the last 20 years. Teaching students to appreciate literature has made her career rewarding; however, she always dreamed of publishing her own novel. In 2010, the dream came true. Her first novel, Emerald, was published by Wild Wolf Publishing. The sequel to Emerald, The Heirs of Eldon, followed the next year. In the summer of 2011, she published her first contemporary fiction, Ravensong, and Murder on Potrero Hill is her first foray into the murder mystery genre. Her third fantasy was released in August 2012 and the second Peyton Brooks' Mystery soon followed. In addition to teaching and writing, she has three sons, three dogs, and two cats. If she isnt writing, you can find her at a band concert or a baseball game. Visit ML Hamilton at her website: www.authormlhamilton.com.
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  A shocking act of violence tore them apart.
  
  
  Now they must join forces to find answers...
  
  
  Peyton Sterling’s brother has escaped prison, and she’s determined to prove
  his innocence. Despite her volatile past with US Marshal Colin McKenzie, she
  knows she needs his help to discover the truth. Colin’s ready to put his
  career and life on the line to protect her, but secrets in Peyton’s family
  could prove to be more dangerous than anything they’ve faced before.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Did you see who was shooting at you?” Peyton twisted her hands together and
  drew a ragged breath.
  
  
  “I didn’t see anyone.” Colin coaxed her hands apart and held them in his. “Try
  not to worry. We’ll find out soon enough who was out there.”
  
  
  The sirens were louder now, probably a few hundred yards from the driveway.
  She turned the pistol around and offered it to him. “You’d better take this.
  If the cops see a Sterling with a gun, they’ll probably shoot