Turkish delight, or, The earl and the houri

by Rosemary Edghill

Goodreads Review by Linda ~Rosemary Edghill is a pseudonym for Eluki Bes Shahar. She wrote three Regency romances in the late 1980s and one in 1990. Then, for some reason, she started writing mysteries, fantasies and delved into SciFi. As far as I know, TURKISH DELIGHT was her first story.~ Louisa Darwen was ten years old when her father, the 7th Earl of Coldmeece, decided to move his wife and child from England. It didn't help that his creditors were in pursuit. They ended up settling in Constantinople. Her father, for their protection, placed his wife and daughter in a hareem. Soon after, Louisa's mother passed away and the Earl left for parts unknown. At that time, the Napoleonic Wars with England forbade letters from arriving in a timely manner and, inadvertently, the young girl was left behind. Louisa loved her life. She adored the colors of her clothes, the animals she had as pets and the people who took care of her. She became a favored child of the French Sultan Valide. She was