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Puzzled, Furlong said, “Yet if the weights of the various figures vary slightly, why should it be vital that the repairs be so exact?”

There was a pause, as they all pondered.

“We could sit here all night, making absurd guesses,” muttered Falcon.

“True.” Rossiter stood. “Even so, I think we are entitled to our cheer. We have made progress, and forewarned is fore armed. I, for one, mean to fight the bastards, however, and wherever, I may.” He put his right hand palm down on the table. “Gentlemen? Are you with me?”

They all came to their feet. One by one each man placed his hand over the others and joined in a solemn vow to do all they might to circumvent and expose the machinations of the infamous League of Jewelled Men.

A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

Patricia Veryan
was born in England and moved to the United States following World War II. The author of several critically acclaimed Georgian and Regency series, including the Sanguinet Saga, she now lives in Kirkland, Washington. You can sign up for email updates
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REVIOUS
N
OVELS BY
P
ATRICIA
V
ERYAN

Time's Fool

Logic of the Heart

The Dedicated Villain

Cherished Enemy

Love Alters Not

Give All to Love

The Tyrant

Journey to Enchantment

Practice to Deceive

Sanguinet's Crown

The Wagered Widow

The Noblest Frailty

Married Past Redemption

Feather Castles

Some Brief Folly

Nanette

Mistress of Willowvale

Love's Duet

The Lord and the Gypsy

 

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Epigraph

Prologue

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Epilogue

About the Author

Previous Novels by Patricia Veryan

Copyright

HAD WE NEVER LOVED
. Copyright © 1992 by Patricia Veryan. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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eISBN 9781250101297

First eBook edition: September 2015

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