The Spanish Pearl Author:Catherine Friend When Kate Vincent and her partner Anna travel to Spain, Kate is accidentally transported back in time...to 1085. What does Kate do in a world of no antibiotics, no feminism, no Diet Coke? She denies it as long as possible then sets her mind to getting home. — Things don't go well. Kate is captured by a band of mercenary sold... more »iers and becomes an unwitting pawn in the violent conflict between the Catholic kings and the Islamic Moors. In her struggle to stay alive, Kate must flee exotic harems, filthy dungeons and treacherous Moorish courts.
But when a sword-brandishing champion with an astonishing secret sweeps into her life, Kate is suddenly torn between two women and between two centuries. The Spanish Pearl is an epic adventure spiced with humor, lust and danger -- a story with surprising twists that will capture your imagination just as Kate's dilemma captures your heart.« less