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Elisabeth Samson, Forbidden Bride

Set in the 18th-century Dutch plantation colony of Suriname, Elisabeth Samson, Forbidden Bride tells the story of a Black woman who desires to marry a white colonial officer. Laws, regulations, and hatred cannot keep them apart, but just how far are they willing to go? Is their love as strong as Daphne and the duke's?

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