The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham #1)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
3.92
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 88 ratings · 512 pages · 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:
- historical 22
- virgin heroine 22
- alpha male 21
- pregnancy 19
- regency 18
- marriage of convenience 15
- possessive hero 15
- pirate hero 13
- shy heroine 11
- cruel hero/bully 11
- western 8
- forced proximity 8
- age gap 8
- sweet/gentle heroine 8
- poor heroine 8
- rich hero 7
- second chances 7
- third person pov 7
- dual pov 7
- western frontier 6
- georgian 6
- abduction 5
- height difference 4
- arranged/forced marriage 4
- tortured heroine 4
- bad boys 3
- m-f romance 3
- good grovel 2
- other man/woman 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 26
- dubious consent 10
- non-consent between mcs 7
- third party sexual assault 6
- slut shaming 5
- fatphobia 5
- abuse 2
- racism 1
- geography
- usa 3
- south carolina 3
- england 3
romance tags
The 'Birmingham' series
142 ratings 3.87 ·
regency · pregnancy · historical · m-f · virgin heroine · marriage of convenience · south-carolina · super rich hero · western · open-door · usa · historical western · third-person-pov · georgian
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