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    The Novice
    The Novice
    The Novice
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    The Novice

    By Mirella Sichirollo Patzer

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    A young woman on the verge of taking her vows to become a nun.
    A desperate flight from a murderous massacre.
    One honorable man comes to her rescue.
    Another becomes her nemesis and captor.
    And a life and death search to reunite with her one true love.

    In 10th century Naples, Saracens run rampant, annihilating villages, murdering women and children. Death and despair is everywhere. Alone in the world, Sara is a young novice plagued with doubts about taking her final vows to become a nun. When her convent is attacked, she flees for her life straight into the arms of a group of Saracens who leave her to die alone in the woods. An honorable cavaliere named Nicolo comes to her rescue and offers to take her to the safety of Naples. As they journey together, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. Believing Sara to be a nun, the honorable Nicolo is torn between love and duty to respect her vows. Heartbroken, he does what honor demands and sets her free before she can tell him the truth that she is not a nun. In her search to reunite with Nicolo, she encounters Umberto, a dark and dangerous man who will stop at nothing in his obsession to possess her. With her sharp intellect, and her heart, Sara must rely on her own courage and strength to escape her abuser and find the only man she will ever love. A story that burns with intensity, intrigue, and passion from the author of the highly successful novel, Orphan of the Olive Tree.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateDec 13, 2014
    ISBN9783958307513
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