<p>Rafael Sabatini's 'Forbidden Lover' is a romance-drama nestled in the heart of Sabatini's signature blend of eloquence and pulsing narrative tempo. Painting with the subtlety of realist art and the broad strokes of romantic idealism, Sabatini constructs a story that elegantly unfolds with its principal character receiving a foreboding admonition from his older brother about the perils of a whimsical love affair. Set against a backdrop that riv...