PIANKA, PHYLLIS TAYLOR — Dame Fortune's Fancy

New York, Signet. 1987, 1st Pbk Edition. (ISBN: 037331017x) Pbk. Book, Could her head rule her heart? Juliana Penridge was beautiful, intelligent .. and penniless. She had been deprived of her dead husband's estate when an unscrupulous cut-throat presented false papers of ownership. But Juliana's spirit remained unbroken, and she set out to find herself a job. Instead she found Miles Harcourt lying injured in the road. Juliana helped the enigmatic, undeniably attractive gentleman to a nearby country house and nursed him back to health.Miles repaid Juliana for her kindness by escorting her to London. The gossip-mongers soon began wagging their tongues, however, and Juliana thought it best to leave. If only she hadn't fallen in love . Very Good.