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adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Tropes: rogue/scoundrel, Elizabethan-era privateer, defiant captive, action/adventure
+This novel is a stand alone Heyer historical romance/adventure written in 1929, and is one of her earlier works
+The novel takes place in the spring/summer of the year 1586 during the Elizabethan era.
+It is a swashbuckling action/adventure motivated by the hero's mission to rescue the heroine.
+Locations: At sea in the Atlantic on board the Venture; Alveston manor in Hampshire/Lord Beauvallet's estate; Madrid, Spain; and a flight from Madrid on horseback to the northern coast of Spain
+H/Nicholas (Nick) Beauvallet (35) and h/Dominica de Rada y Sylva (18-25; her exact age is not given, but she is unmarried and under guardianship)
+Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is a privateer in service to her Majesty, and the younger son of the 6th Baron of the house of Beauvallet. His older brother, Gerard, is Lord and 7th Baron. Gerard is married to Lady Kate. The brothers have a younger sister, Lady Adela Stanbury. She is mentioned but does not appear in the novel. Nick's expressive blue eyes are his notable feature. He is fluent in both French and Spanish.
+Dona Dominica is an only child; her mother is deceased and she has been living with her father Don Manuel in the West Indies during his service as the Governor of the island of Santiago. She is Spanish, with very white luminous skin, dark hair and flashing dark eyes. She is a wealthy heiress.
She and Nick speak to each other in Spanish; as he assists her with words due to her "broken English" when they arrive in England.
+The novel begins when Nick and his crew are attacked at sea and capture a Spanish ship that is headed to Spain with Dominica and her father on board. Nick falls for Dominica and swears that he will go to Spain, marry her and make her an Englishman within one year. The plot of the novel is Nick's race to keep his promise to Dominica; who finds herself in the clutches of her impoverished maternal aunt and her husband and son, Diego, upon her return to Madrid. Her aunt vows to marry her to Diego so that Dominica's fortune will then be under their control.
+This is a fast-paced and fun adventure story full of daring-do and breathless escapes as Nick snatches his lady love from beneath the collective noses of his Spanish enemies.
+This novel is a stand alone Heyer historical romance/adventure written in 1929, and is one of her earlier works
+The novel takes place in the spring/summer of the year 1586 during the Elizabethan era.
+It is a swashbuckling action/adventure motivated by the hero's mission to rescue the heroine.
+Locations: At sea in the Atlantic on board the Venture; Alveston manor in Hampshire/Lord Beauvallet's estate; Madrid, Spain; and a flight from Madrid on horseback to the northern coast of Spain
+H/Nicholas (Nick) Beauvallet (35) and h/Dominica de Rada y Sylva (18-25; her exact age is not given, but she is unmarried and under guardianship)
+Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is a privateer in service to her Majesty, and the younger son of the 6th Baron of the house of Beauvallet. His older brother, Gerard, is Lord and 7th Baron. Gerard is married to Lady Kate. The brothers have a younger sister, Lady Adela Stanbury. She is mentioned but does not appear in the novel. Nick's expressive blue eyes are his notable feature. He is fluent in both French and Spanish.
+Dona Dominica is an only child; her mother is deceased and she has been living with her father Don Manuel in the West Indies during his service as the Governor of the island of Santiago. She is Spanish, with very white luminous skin, dark hair and flashing dark eyes. She is a wealthy heiress.
She and Nick speak to each other in Spanish; as he assists her with words due to her "broken English" when they arrive in England.
+The novel begins when Nick and his crew are attacked at sea and capture a Spanish ship that is headed to Spain with Dominica and her father on board. Nick falls for Dominica and swears that he will go to Spain, marry her and make her an Englishman within one year. The plot of the novel is Nick's race to keep his promise to Dominica; who finds herself in the clutches of her impoverished maternal aunt and her husband and son, Diego, upon her return to Madrid. Her aunt vows to marry her to Diego so that Dominica's fortune will then be under their control.
+This is a fast-paced and fun adventure story full of daring-do and breathless escapes as Nick snatches his lady love from beneath the collective noses of his Spanish enemies.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Vomit
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