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| − | [[Category:]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Historical]][[Category:Chicago]][[Category:Chicago Fire]][[Category: 2000 Releases]] <!--put in correct year--> |
| − | * '''Author''': [[ | + | * '''Author''': [[Susan Wiggs]] |
| − | * '''Publisher''': [[ | + | * '''Publisher''': [[Mira]] |
| − | * '''Year''': | + | * '''Year''': 2000 |
| − | * '''Setting''': | + | * '''Setting''': Chicago, 1871 |
| − | * '''Amazon Listing''' - [ | + | * '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Hostage-Historical-Romance-Susan-Wiggs/dp/1551665921/ref=sr_1_1/105-6734823-2567609?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188618189&sr=8-1 The Hostage] |
| + | * '''ISBN''': 1-55166-592-1 | ||
| − | + | Deborah Silver is about to confront her wealthy father and reject the society marriage he has arranged for her when a man bursts in, intent on killing her father. Unable to pull the trigger, however, - and with the Chicago fire sweeping in - Tom Silver decides to kidnap Deborah instead. When he spirits her off to the Isle Royale, romance blooms despite their circumstances. | |
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== Related Titles == | == Related Titles == | ||
| − | * | + | * [[The Mistress|Mistress, The]] |
| + | * [[The Firebrand|Firebrand, The]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * [ | + | * [[The Hostage]], [[The Mistress]], and [[The Firbrand]] all share the same central set of events during the fire that set their respective stories in motion. Characters from one novel can be seen in the others, referred to by description. It is heavily suggested that Tom Silver appears in the opening sequence of the Firebrand. |
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| + | * ''The Hostage'' is also referred to in ''The Firebrand'' (also by Wiggs), when the heroine - a bookseller - handled a book named "the Isle Royale" | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 1 September 2007
- Author: Susan Wiggs
- Publisher: Mira
- Year: 2000
- Setting: Chicago, 1871
- Amazon Listing - The Hostage
- ISBN: 1-55166-592-1
Deborah Silver is about to confront her wealthy father and reject the society marriage he has arranged for her when a man bursts in, intent on killing her father. Unable to pull the trigger, however, - and with the Chicago fire sweeping in - Tom Silver decides to kidnap Deborah instead. When he spirits her off to the Isle Royale, romance blooms despite their circumstances.
Related Titles
Trivia
- The Hostage, The Mistress, and The Firbrand all share the same central set of events during the fire that set their respective stories in motion. Characters from one novel can be seen in the others, referred to by description. It is heavily suggested that Tom Silver appears in the opening sequence of the Firebrand.
- The Hostage is also referred to in The Firebrand (also by Wiggs), when the heroine - a bookseller - handled a book named "the Isle Royale"
