Captive of the Red Vixen



A furry sci-fi romance ebook written by Royce Day, Captive of the Red Vixen follows the adventures of Lord Rolas Darktail, a Foxen noble captured by a Space Pirate known as the Red Vixen. She holds him for a fat ransom and then finds herself at a loss as to what to do with him when his family refuses to pay up.


 * A Match Made in Stockholm: Notably the Red Vixen is much more attracted to Rolas than vice-versa.
 * Badass: Rolas and the Red Vixen both.
 * Berserk Button: Do not attempt to harm a vixen in Rolas' presence.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Lady Melanie
 * Determinator: At one point Rolas charges across an open field to attack a sniper who had  barely slowing down when he's shot in the arm.
 * Domestic Abuse: Rolas' sister, Salli, who suffered for two years before divorcing her husband after he was declared legally insane and permanently committed to a mental hospital.
 * Evil Matriarch: Countess Highglider, mother to Salli's ex-husband, who persecute's Rolas and Salli's family for getting her son committed.
 * Go-Go Enslavement: Rolas is forced by the Red Vixen to parade around in tight suede shorts and leather cuffs when the Red Vixen takes him with her to a business meeting.
 * Karma Houdini: The fact that the Red Vixen is responsible for the death of one the crew of the Sallivera is pretty much dropped after she's seen expressing remorse over it.
 * Non-Identical Twins: Rolas and Salli, being fraternal twins.
 * Railing Kill: The only casualty during the Red Vixen's attack on Rolas' ship is a crewman who fell over a railing in engineering after being stunned.
 * Rich Idiot With No Day Job: Lady Melanie, at least publically.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Most Foxen nobles spend their time administering their holdings and dealing with the concerns of Commoners in their domain.
 * Shirtless Scene: Rolas while he's the Red Vixen's "Cabin Boy".
 * Space Pirate: That's the Red Vixen to a T.
 * Stripperiffic: The Red Vixen loves this trope, usually wearing not much more than a bikini and a gunbelt while conducting business.