The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham #1)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
3.83
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 108 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.
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Tagged as:
- virgin heroine 27
- historical 25
- alpha male 23
- regency 22
- pregnancy 21
- cruel hero/bully 16
- possessive hero 15
- marriage of convenience 14
- pirate hero 12
- shy heroine 12
- age gap 12
- sweet/gentle heroine 11
- poor heroine 11
- forced proximity 9
- rich hero 8
- abduction 8
- second chances 7
- western 6
- arranged/forced marriage 6
- m-f romance 6
- height difference 5
- georgian 5
- tortured heroine 5
- western frontier 4
- bad boys 3
- other man/woman 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- class difference 1
- good grovel 1
- working class heroine 1
- slavery 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- rape 29
- dubious consent 12
- non-consent between mcs 10
- slut shaming 8
- third party sexual assault 7
- fatphobia 6
- abuse 5
- racism 1
- human trafficking 1
- misogyny 1
- victim blaming 1
- past child abuse 1
- third party abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- geography
- england 5
- south carolina 4
- usa 3
- Format
- audiobook
- third person pov 9
- dual pov 8
romance tags
The 'Birmingham' series
3.79 · 168 ratings
historical · regency · m-f · audiobook · virgin heroine · pregnancy · open-door · super rich hero · usa · marriage of convenience · south-carolina · georgian · western · third-person-pov
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