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Violence
Some
Period violence including sea battles and captivity; forced situations
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Very heavy
Extremely explicit sexual content; multiple relationships; some non-consensual situations depicted in a historical context
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol and period substance use in a Elizabethan setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; a woman exercising unprecedented autonomy in a world that doesn't allow it
What this book is about
Skye O'Malley is a fierce Irish noblewoman and sea captain in the sixteenth century whose beauty, courage, and unconventional life bring her into the orbit of pirates, merchants, sultans, and Queen Elizabeth herself. Bertrice Small's landmark historical romance is sweeping, explicit, and historically vivid — and is known for sexual content that matches the permissiveness of its era's bodice ripper tradition.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Extremely explicit sexual content
Non-consensual situations typical of 1980s bodice-ripper era
Multiple sexual relationships
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