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Silk Dreams

Silk Dreams, July 2007
by Diana Groe

Leisure
Featuring: Valdis; Damian Aristarchus; Erik Heimdalson
336 pages
ISBN: 0843958693
EAN: 9780843958690
Mass Market Paperback
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"Uniquely different setting adds much dimension to this richly detailed historical romance."

Fresh Fiction Review

Silk Dreams
Diana Groe

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Posted June 15, 2007

Romance Historical | Historical

Branded a seeress and sold into slavery by her family, Valdis finds herself in the strange land of Constantinople, so different from her beloved homeland of Scandinavia. She will do anything for her freedom, and to win that freedom, she has to have courage -- she has to live. Valdis is forced into the harem of Damian Aristarchus, who plans to use her special powers toward his own end, but there are conditions. For his plans to succeed, Valdis must learn Damian's language, remain chaste and pure and convince others that her revelations come from a higher power. Erik Heimdalson has made a new home in Miklagard for personal reasons. He is sent to Damian's harem to teach and tame a willful woman. Valdis is the unique woman with the mismatched eyes, who caught his attention when she was on the auction block. Erik becomes her teacher and often fantasizes about stealing her away and whisking her out of the city. Is it too much for an exiled man to hope for? Erik would love to give Valdis the promise of freedom, but the most he can offer her is hope. Valdis' dreams are coming more often and darker each time. She envisions the death of the one man who can help her escape, the one man who's captured her heart, the only man who can give her SILK DREAMS. Diana Groe delivers a uniquely different story that captivates, fascinates and ingratiates us into a new and mysterious world. We are buried deep in the interior of a harem, experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of a private existence with very few freedoms. SILK DREAMS is an epic saga, rich in historical detail that will steal your heart.

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SUMMARY

Forced into a harem in Constantinople’s strange land of flashing swords and swirling silks, spicy aromas and hot breezes that feel like a lover’s breath, Valdis is utterly lost. Her family cast her away for seeing portents of the future, and now her visions are turning even more ominous: They foretell the death of the one man who could help her escape, an exiled Viking who braves the wrath of a kingdom to awaken her passion one sinful pleasure at a time. To save him, Valdis must play a high-stakes game of power and seduction that will either get her killed or finally allow her and her love to live their silk dreams.


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