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SUMMARY:Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vane
 ssa Riley
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DESCRIPTION:Register HereJoin us for an unforgettable experience as we cha
 t online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, bas
 ed on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.The Caribbean
  Sea, 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tav
 ern owner on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage, Jacquotte dreams 
 of joining the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in 
 the turquoise waters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques, a dockw
 orker, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.Jac
 quotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common in the chaotic w
 orld of seafaring, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As Jacques, Jac
 quotte falls in love with Lizzôa d'Erville, a beautiful courtesan wh
 o deals in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothes as a disgu
 ise, Lizzôa’s true self is as a woman.For the next twenty years, Jacquo
 tte raids the Caribbean, making enemies and amassing a fortune in stolen g
 old. When her fellow pirates decide to increase their profits by entering 
 the slave trade, Jacquotte turns away from piracy and the pursuit of riche
 s. Risking her life in one deadly skirmish after another, she instead begi
 ns to plot a war of liberation.Don’t miss out on this exciting discussio
 n! Register now to embark on a seafaring journey of self discovery and rec
 lamation of personal power.About the Author: Vanessa Riley is an award-win
 ning author and proud recipient of the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Fict
 ion Author of the Year. She writes Sagas and Book Club Fiction that brings
  to life the hidden narratives of Black women and women of color in novels
  like Island Queen and Queen of Exiles. Her stories celebrate strong siste
 rhoods, diverse communities, and resilience across historical fiction, rom
 ance, and mystery genres.Her work has been featured in the Atlanta Journal
 -Constitution, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Publishers Week
 ly, and The New York Times.
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