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X-WR-CALDESC: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.\n\nThe Caribbean Sea\, 
 1675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern ow
 ner on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage\, Jacquotte dreams of jo
 ining the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the t
 urquoise waters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques\, a dockworke
 r\, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.\n\nJa
 cquotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common in the chaotic 
 world of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As Jacques\, 
 Jacquotte falls in love with Lizzôa d'Erville a beautiful courtesan who de
 als in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothes as a disguise\
 , Lizzôa’s true self is as a woman.\n\nFor the next twenty years\, Jacquot
 te raids the Caribbean\, making enemies and amassing a fortune in stolen g
 old. When her fellow pirates decide to increase their profits by entering 
 the slave trade\, Jacquotte turns away from piracy and the pursuit of rich
 es. Risking her life in one deadly skirmish after another\, she instead be
 gins to plot a war of liberation.\n\nDon’t miss out on this exciting discu
 ssion! Register now to embark on a seafaring journey of self discovery and
  reclamation of personal power.\n\nAbout the Author: Vanessa Riley is an a
 ward-winning author and proud recipient of the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detect
 ive Fiction Author of the Year. She writes Sagas and Book Club Fiction tha
 t brings to life the hidden narratives of Black women and women of color i
 n novels like Island Queen and Queen of Exiles. Her stories celebrate stro
 ng sisterhoods\, diverse communities\, and resilience across historical fi
 ction\, romance\, and mystery genres. Her work has been featured in the At
 lanta Journal-Constitution\, Washington Post\, Entertainment Weekly\, NPR\
 , Publishers Weekly\, and The New York Times.\n\nThe views expressed by pr
 esenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an
  endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specif
 ic product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation 
 by Massanutten Regional Library.
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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 fo
 lk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.\n\nThe Caribbean Sea\, 1
 675. Jacquotte Delahaye is the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy tavern own
 er on the island of Tortuga. Instead of marriage\, Jacquotte dreams of joi
 ning the seafarers and smugglers whose tall-masted ships cluster in the tu
 rquoise waters around Tortuga. In Haiti she becomes Jacques\, a dockworker
 \, earning the respect of those around her while hiding her gender.\n\nJac
 quotte discovers that secret identities are fairly common in the chaotic w
 orld of seafaring\, which is full of outsiders and misfits. As Jacques\, J
 acquotte falls in love with Lizzôa d'Erville a beautiful courtesan who dea
 ls in secrets and sex. While others see their work clothes as a disguise\,
  Lizzôa’s true self is as a woman.\n\nFor the next twenty years\, Jacquott
 e raids the Caribbean\, making enemies and amassing a fortune in stolen go
 ld. When her fellow pirates decide to increase their profits by entering t
 he slave trade\, Jacquotte turns away from piracy and the pursuit of riche
 s. Risking her life in one deadly skirmish after another\, she instead beg
 ins to plot a war of liberation.\n\nDon’t miss out on this exciting discus
 sion! Register now to embark on a seafaring journey of self discovery and 
 reclamation of personal power.\n\nAbout the Author: Vanessa Riley is an aw
 ard-winning author and proud recipient of the 2024 Georgia Mystery/Detecti
 ve Fiction Author of the Year. 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 stron
 g sisterhoods\, diverse communities\, and resilience across historical fic
 tion\, romance\, and mystery genres. Her work has been featured in the Atl
 anta Journal-Constitution\, Washington Post\, Entertainment Weekly\, NPR\,
  Publishers Weekly\, and The New York Times.\n\nThe views expressed by pre
 senters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an 
 endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specifi
 c product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation b
 y Massanutten Regional Library.
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LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/mrlib/107094
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Vanessa Riley
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