Books like Some Brief Folly (The Sanguinet Saga #1) by Patricia Veryan
Mia Buchanan, known as "The Unattainable," captivates London's elite with her regal beauty. Despite her untouchable reputation, love remains absent in her life. A near‑fatal accident changes everything, leaving Mia to recover at Dominer, the ancestral home of the notorious Garret Hawkhusrt. Rumors swirl that Garret murdered his wife and son, yet Mia feels an unexpected, dangerous tenderness toward him.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Patricia Veryan
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