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OTHER Harlequin Romances by GLORIA BEVAN

1309—THE HILLS OF MAKETU 1400—THE DISTANT TRAP 1459—BEYOND THE RANGES 1510—MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW 1576—IT BEGAN IN TE RANGI 1608—VINEYARD IN A VALLEY 1682—THE FROST AND THE FIRE

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Original hard cover edition published in 1973 by Mills & Boon Limited.

© Gloria Bevan 1973

ISBN 373-01730-8

Harlequin edition published November 1973

All the characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the Author, and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the Author, and all the incidents are pure invention.

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