New York Times bestselling author Kathleen E. Woodiwiss debut romance… Birmingham courts scorn and peril when he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. But no power on Earth can compel him to relinquish his exquisite prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed lovely his woman. . .and to carry her off to far, uncharted realms of sensuous, passionate love.
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I read this book for the first time back when it was originally purchased. It was a masterpiece then, and I’ve reread it a few hundred times since then. It remains among my favorite romances — the plot and characters are well defined, the writing and editing are outstanding, it’s action-packed, romantic, and simply divine. Kathleen Woodiwiss …
Love anything that Kathleen Woodiwiss wrote.
A well written book that I enjoyed reading it.
One of my all time favorite books.
one of the books from the 70’s that started the genre
still great after 3 decades
Terrific Story from beginning to end.
Love this book. I enjoy this author books.
I have read all of the her books and enjoy them.
This is one of my very favorite authors and I have enjoyed every book she has written. I only wish they weren’t so expensive. I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys historical romance books. It will become one of your favorites as well.
One of my favorite authors and one of my favorite books — don’t miss The Wolf and the Dove.
I read this book years ago and I have the original paperback somewhere. This is one of my all-time favorite books and Kathleen Woodiwiss one of my all-time favorite authors. I realize most current historical romances tend to be written in a somewhat different style, but we owe our regards to authors like Kathleen Woodiwiss who led the forefront of …
Of all the romances I have ever read, The Flame and the Flower & The Wolf and the Dove are my all time favorites. The characters are strong, well defined & perfectly romantic. The historic setting are so fun & the passion is steamy without being embarrassingly vulgar. The villains are evil & treacherous with very human failings.
I have never read …
Such an incredible love story!!
I read this book years ago loved it than and I still go back to read it over and over again. Love this book.
I read this book years ago for the first time and have read it again several times! It is just that good!
She has always been a good writer.
New readers to this book need to be aware that the book was written nearly 50+ years ago, and times have changed! This book is credited with starting the genre of historical romance and is a much-beloved book. However, new readers today may find the rape scene upsetting, so beware.