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Naval captain Sheridan Drake is no knight in shining armor, even if he has been knighted for heroism by the King. For him, an exiled princess with revolutionary ideas is just another opportunity to steal her jewels and get himself out of debt. Princess Olympia isn't precisely fairy-tale royalty herself, but she's desperate to do something of importance in the world. From naive hero-worship to the darkest depths of Sheridan's battered heart, Olympia must face demons she could never imagine in her dreams of glory.
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Publication: Avon Books 1989; ISBN 0-380-75399-5 Setting: England, Madeira, Falkland Islands, 1820's Mascot Animal: rockhopper penguin Laura's Comment: "It was hell being a hero." That was the sentence that set Sheridan's character for me--the cynical anti-good guy. But then he'd do things like adopt an orphaned penguin. Probably it was this book that really boosted my reputation as creator of dark and tormented heroes, but his original inspiration was actually the hilarious lead of the Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. For those readers who can take a hero who will stoop to anything, and still remain somehow perversely appealing, Flashman is "The Man." Sheridan did turn a little dark on me in the end. Turned out he had to have a reason for being what he was. The dedication at the end of the book says it all. Recognition: Finalist--Golden Choice Award for Best Romance of 1989, Romance Writers of America Finalist-1990 Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Laura's Fave Review of Seize the Fire: "This book is an absolute gem, virtually flawless. No historical romance reader should miss it. I can't find the words to praise it highly enough." Rendezvous, August 1989. (Can't ask for better than that! Thank you! LK) |
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