Seize the Fire (1989) (edit title/settings)

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• Sheridan Drake: Captain, also called Sherry at times, scoundrel, blackguard, has to leave his command because his father dies, hates practical jokes, Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, celebrated naval tactician
• Olympia St. Leger: Exiled princess of Oriens, innocent, wealthy, plump, believes when someone calls her beautiful that they are lying,
• Edward Codrington: Vice Admiral, old, Sheridan tries to kill him, believes Sheridan risked his life to save ever one else,
• Julia Plumb: Olympia's governess-companion, Sheridan's father's mistress before he died, whore, in charge of all of the money Sheridan's father left him,
• Mustafa Effendi Murad: Egyptian, Sheridan's servant/valet, works for Prince Claude,
• Claude Nicolas St. Leger: Prince, Olympia's uncle, killed her parents,
• Palmerston: Viscount Palmerston, Secretary at War,
• Fish Stovall: Cannot read or write, lives alone, Olympia considers him family,
• Francis Fitzhugh: Captain of the H.M.S. Terrier,

Quotes edit see section history

• “I had a moment of madness the other night, but you're poison, my dear. Purest poison. Go away.”

  Sheridan Drake

• “I been lookin' forward to it, being bulled by a great handsome jack like you; I been waiting a bleedin' fortnight for you to get the itch, and now here you are lookin' like you got a bleedin' bread loaf in your pants, telling me never mi—”

  Mary (whore)

• “You ain't going to die, my dear." He pulled the dress off, revealing a plump, limp figure in white pantaloons. "Though I suppose it's just your style—something melodramatic and martyred. Too bad there ain't a tyranny worth defying in three thousand miles. Sit up.”

  Sheridan Drake

• “A baby," he said politely. "I don't want you pregnant. Not here."Olympia's blush deepened into scarlet. "That couldn't happen," she exclaimed, covering her agitation and embarrassment with a scathing tone. "We aren't married.""Well, what do you think, that they wave a magic wand at the ceremony and you start littering right there at the altar? That ain't the way it works, as I've been at pains to try to explain to you, if you'd come down off your high ropes and listen.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• England
• Madeira: a Portuguese archipelago that lies between 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W and 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W, just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union.
• Falkland Islands: an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about 250 nautical miles (290 mi; 460 km) from the coast of mainland South America.

Organizations edit see section history

• England's Royal Navy: HM Armed Forces, The Royal Navy is a constituent component of the Naval Service, which also comprises the Royal Marines, Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Laura Kinsale (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• All About Romance (2009: Top Ten Hanky Reads)
• Romance Writers of America Golden Choice Award (Finalist, 1989: Best Romance)
• Romance Writers of America Rita Award (Finalist, 1989: Best Historical Romance)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Sexual Content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Romance › Historical

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Laura Kinsale

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