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Barbara Samuel
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FAIRY TALES, magic realism, William Shakespeare, every romance ever wr...more
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I took a little sabbatical last week, and one thing that came up is that I miss my blog. Not the blogs I write for other sites, about whatever their message is, but my own, inward/outward blogs about walking through my life and my work and my garden. It is said that blogs are dying, that no one reads them anymore, but I do. So do you or you wouldn’t be here.
I have let myself become distracted b...
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No Place Like Home
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11 editions
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The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue: A Novel
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2004
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Heart of a Knight
3.43 avg rating — 241 ratings
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1997
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Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
3.80 avg rating — 171 ratings
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2004
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Madame Mirabou's School of Love: A Novel
3.76 avg rating — 149 ratings
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2006
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A Piece of Heaven
4.00 avg rating — 137 ratings
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2002
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A Bed of Spices
3.96 avg rating — 135 ratings
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published
1993
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The Black Angel (St. Ives Family, #1)
3.54 avg rating — 113 ratings
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1999
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Lucien's Fall
3.53 avg rating — 110 ratings
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1995
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Night of Fire (St. Ives Family, #2)
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2000
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Barbara Samuel
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I'm almost speechless. Such depth. Such brilliant writing. Such a unique pairing in such a brutal time period. Such heartfelt emotion. Simply a perfect book.
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The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1)
by Ken Follett
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anyone who enjoys historical fiction
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| This is one of my favorite books. I read it years ago, and it still lingers. | |
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"I haven't seen anyone mention Anya Seton's GREEN DARKNESS, which is one of my top ten books of all time. I also love Barbara Erskine's Lady of Hay, an...more
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"Hello, everyone. I'm Barbara Samuel, and I've written seven historical romance novels (among many other things) that are now being published anew in d...more
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| One of those books you think you should avoid, but is not what you think. Deeply beautiful and moving. | |
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“Yesterday in the restaurant, she’d seen his sex appeal and roughness. At her house, she’d seen his danger. This morning, at the river, she’d seen his beauty and teasing, and again that danger.
Of all of them, the tenderness she saw now was the most compelling. And terrifying.”
― Barbara Samuel, Breaking The Rules
Of all of them, the tenderness she saw now was the most compelling. And terrifying.”
― Barbara Samuel, Breaking The Rules
“It's not being a woman I mind so much," she said slowly. "'Tis the way men seem to always order my life." She leaned earnestly toward him. "Your hand, Papa, has wielded a sword and cradled a child and held power over hundreds of men." She held up her own hand. "This one has far fewer adventures before it.”
― Barbara Samuel
― Barbara Samuel
“His mouth. It touched hers lightly, just touched at first. And it seemed every nerve in her body suddenly rushed toward her mouth to join the explosion of sensation his lips brought. He moved his head and his mouth slid one way, then the other, and his fingers tightened around her neck, pulling her closer.”
― Barbara Samuel, Breaking The Rules
― Barbara Samuel, Breaking The Rules
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