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SUMMARY:Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with
  Vanessa Riley about her newest book\, Fire Sword and Sea\, based on the f
 olk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye..\nhttps://edisonpublicl
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**Questions for the speaker can be
  submitted on the Registration page.**</strong></p>\n<p>The Caribbean Sea\
 , 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern 
 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 dockwor
 ker\, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.</p>
 \n<p>Jacquotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common in the c
 haotic world of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As Jac
 ques\, Jacquotte falls in love with Lizz&ocirc\;a d'Erville\, a beautiful 
 courtesan who deals in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothe
 s as a disguise\, Lizz&ocirc\;a&rsquo\;s true self is as a woman.</p>\n<p>
 For the next twenty years\, Jacquotte raids the Caribbean\, making enemies
  and amassing a fortune in stolen gold. When her fellow pirates decide to 
 increase their profits by entering the slave trade\, Jacquotte turns away 
 from piracy and the pursuit of riches. Risking her life in one deadly skir
 mish after another\, she instead begins to plot a war of liberation.</p>\n
 <p>Don&rsquo\;t miss out on this exciting discussion! Register now to emba
 rk on a seafaring journey of self discovery and reclamation of personal po
 wer.</p>\n<p>About the Author: Vanessa Riley is an award-winning author an
 d proud recipient of the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detective Fiction Author of 
 the Year. She writes Sagas and Book Club Fiction that brings to life the h
 idden narratives of Black women and women of color in novels like&nbsp\;Is
 land Queen&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Queen of Exiles. Her stories celebrate strong s
 isterhoods\, diverse communities\, and resilience across historical fictio
 n\, romance\, and mystery genres. Her work has been featured in the&nbsp\;
 Atlanta Journal-Constitution\, Washington Post\, Entertainment Weekly\,&nb
 sp\;NPR\, Publishers Weekly\, and&nbsp\;The New York Times.</p>\n<p></p>\n
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