The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham #1)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
4.05
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 64 ratings · Published: 09 Jun 1972
The Flower:
Doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence—until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee. . . and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger.
The Flame:
A lusty adventurer married to the sea, Captain Brandon Birmingham courts scorn and peril when he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. But no power on Earth can compel him to relinquish his exquisite prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed lovely his woman. . .and to carry her off to far, uncharted realms of sensuous, passionate love.
Tagged as:
- virgin heroine 21
- alpha male 20
- historical 19
- pregnancy 18
- marriage of convenience 15
- regency 15
- pirate hero 13
- possessive hero 13
- cruel hero/bully 11
- shy heroine 9
- western 7
- forced proximity 7
- age gap 7
- second chances 6
- sweet/gentle heroine 6
- poor heroine 6
- western frontier 5
- rich hero 5
- third person pov 5
- dual pov 5
- georgian 4
- height difference 3
- abduction 3
- arranged/forced marriage 3
- tortured heroine 3
- bad boys 2
- m-f romance 2
- good grovel 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 23
- dubious consent 6
- non-consent between mcs 3
- third party sexual assault 3
- slut shaming 2
- fatphobia 1
- abuse 1
- geography
- usa 1
- south carolina 1
- england 1
romance tags
The 'Birmingham' series
97 ratings 3.95 ·
regency · virgin heroine · m-f · pregnancy · historical · open-door · western · super rich hero · south-carolina · usa · georgian · third-person-pov · historical western · marriage of convenience
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