Books like Unforgiven by Mary Balogh
Mary Balogh’s *Unforgiven* places readers back in Regency England, where the second novel of her Horsemen Trilogy explores the strained history between two families since their great-grandfathers. Eight years after a war that cost Moira’s brother his life, Moira Hayes has avoided the very man who shaped that tragedy—Kenneth Woodfall. Now back home from the battlefield, Kenneth is determined to reconcile with his past and with the one woman who still holds his heart.
Their reunion forces each to confront deep‐rooted anger and the tangled web of family rivalries. As they navigate the social expectations of the era, the characters must decide whether the pain of old wounds can be healed, and whether a chance at new love is possible amid unforgiven sins.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mary Balogh
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