VAP July Book Club - Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland

Sat Jul 11 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Belmont Branch - Richmond Public Library | Richmond

Virginia Polyamory
Publisher/HostVirginia Polyamory
VAP July Book Club - Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
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Open to the public. Discussion centers around polyamory and LGBTQ+ topics.
About this Event

Join VA Polyamory [VAP] for afternoon tea, snacks, and chatting about books.
This book club is a public event hosted at a public library. Even if you are not a member of VAP, you are welcome to attend.


The book for July is Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland



blurb: "Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world—and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.
To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Ḥaffār. They are far from happy to see him, but together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls, fence it, profit. The only things in their way? A calculating new Araşti ambassador to the Isles of Lost Souls who’s got his eyes on Avra’s every move; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own and a frankly inconvenient vow of celibacy; the fact that they’re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain
But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they’ll all be as wealthy as kings—and, more importantly, they’ll be legends."


If you haven't finished the book or don't even want to read it, but you still want to attend the event, you are absolutely welcome. Feel free to bring a snack to share!


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Belmont Branch - Richmond Public Library, 3100 Ellwood Avenue, Richmond, United States

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