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A Bed of Spices

By: Barbara Samuel
Narrated by: Anne Johnstonbrown
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The exquisite Frederica der Esslingen fled from her father's castle to the herbalist's cottage, vowing she could never give in to her father's wishes and marry the man her twin sister loved. Another man, a stranger forbidden to her, touched her very soul. A man who listened when she spoke...a man with a tumble of black curls and clever lips.... He understood her bold, searching heart. Yet he was denied her forever.

A Bed of Spices is a wildly romantic tale of forbidden love set in the turbulent middle ages. Solomon and Rica meet by chance at the herbalist's cottage and fall in love despite the divisions of religion, class, and expectations - but how can they possibly find a happy ending with so many things stacked against them? Dark, beautiful, and ultimately uplifting, this is a romance you won't easily forget.

©1993, 2010 Barbara Samuel (P)2013 Barbara Samuel Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Middle Ages Feel-Good Heartfelt
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A unique historical romance, with a love story spanning religion, ethnicity and class under enormously high stakes. Compelling and evocative. I loved it and have a major book hangover. It is quite heavy, but also joyful and satisfying.

The narrator was mostly good, but the male voice was off, and the river Ill being called the ‘one-eleven’ killed me. Most importantly, the prologue was inexplicably at the end so - READ THE LAST CHAPTER FIRST! The whole thing would have made a lot more sense with the prologue in the right place.

A beautiful love story

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