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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk With Vanessa Riley
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DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a chat with author Vanessa Riley about her 
 newest book\, "Fire Sword and Sea\," based on the folk story of the female
  pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. \nAdults. Register to get a link. A recording 
 will also be available for later viewing..\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event
 /15356281
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><a href="https://libraryc.org/dbrl/106594/
 register">Register and submit questions for the author.</a></p>\n<p>Join u
 s for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley abo
 ut her newest book\, "Fire Sword and Sea\," based on the folk story of the
  female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.</p>\n<p>The Caribbean Sea\, 1675. Jacqu
 otte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern owner on the 
 island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage\, Jacquotte dreams of joining the s
 eafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the turquoise wa
 ters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques\, a dockworker\, earning
  the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.</p>\n<p>Jacquott
 e discovers that secret identities are fairly common in the chaotic world 
 of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As Jacques\, Jacquo
 tte falls in love with Lizz&ocirc\;a d'Erville\, a beautiful courtesan who
  deals in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothes as a disgui
 se\, Lizz&ocirc\;a&rsquo\;s true self is as a woman.</p>\n<p>For the next 
 20 years\, Jacquotte raids the Caribbean\, making enemies and amassing a f
 ortune in stolen gold. When her fellow pirates decide to increase their pr
 ofits by entering the slave trade\, Jacquotte turns away from piracy and t
 he pursuit of riches. Risking her life in one deadly skirmish after anothe
 r\, she instead begins to plot a war of liberation.</p>\n<p>Don&rsquo\;t m
 iss out on this exciting discussion! Register now to embark on a seafaring
  journey of self discovery and reclamation of personal power.</p>\n<p>Adul
 ts.&nbsp\;<a href="https://libraryc.org/dbrl/106594/register">Register to 
 receive a link</a>&nbsp\;for viewing this online event.</p>\n<p><strong>Ab
 out the Author</strong>: Vanessa Riley is an award-winning author and prou
 d recipient of the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Fiction Author of the Ye
 ar. 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 sisterhoods\, diverse
  communities and resilience across historical fiction\, romance and myster
 y genres. Her work has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\,
  Washington Post\, Entertainment Weekly\, NPR\, Publishers Weekly and The 
 New York Times</p>\n<p>This event is part of&nbsp\;<a href="https://librar
 yc.org/dbrl">DBRL's&nbsp\;Online Author Series</a>\, supported by David Li
 le honorarium funds. A recording will also be available for later viewing 
 on the&nbsp\;<a href="https://libraryc.org/dbrl/archive">author series sit
 e</a>.</p>\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event/15356281
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