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    Houses of Healing
    Houses of Healing
    Houses of Healing
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    Houses of Healing

    By Lois Hodges

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    The Houses of healing in Leblanc are meant for those broken of body and spirit to regain their strength. Langdon, a broken prince, is a regular visitor, abused by his father.

    When he meets Daphne, he is intrigued by her gypsey beauty and soul, seemingly so perfect. But darkness lies beneath, and it seems her heart belongs elsewhere.

    Life is short.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmorBooks.com
    Release dateJan 25, 2022
    ISBN9781005695729
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      The first time he saw her, he was struck by how different she was. Of course, of course, she wasn’t Nordic, there wasn’t a drop of Nordic blood in her; she was some mixed gypsy race, that was all too clear. She was just off-kilter from most of the gypsies’ he had seen though, her skin was slightly darker, along with her hair, as if it was all natural, and not tanned. She was as tall and thin, more European in that sense, but her hair, kept at shoulder length, made the reminder that her face was distinctively sharp and angular.

      Perhaps what caught his eye was that she walked among elves, and they were enchanted at her; that the first sight he saw of her was laughter; those bright eyes sparkling as she spoke, and they laughed with her, on the summer grounds, gowns and capes pulled along the grass. It was just outside Halter, just outside the palace of

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