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"A old romance paperback about a girl being raised within the king's castle. She sneaks out of the castle and meets a merchant. At one point the merchant walks into her bath and kisses her. The king arranges her marriage to the merchant. She decides not to be a virgin when they marry and has her brother take her to the merchant the night before their weddiong. She goes with the merchant to a market and enjoys either chocolate or honey for the first time. The merchant ends up being heir to the kingdom."