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  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.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  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 here.

  PREVIOUS NOVELS BY PATRICIA VERYAN

  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