Wanton Angel

by Elizabeth Chadwick

In the wild, romantic years of the Rocky Mountain gold rush anything could happen -- and usually did. So Aaron Court was not so surprised when he rode in to Amnonville to find it engulfed in flames. What did surprise him was the vision of beauty he saw standing on the blazing balcony of the Fallen Angel brothel.

Thinking she was the town's newest tart, Court did more than nurse her injuries on the night of the rescue. But when he discovered her innocence and naivete to be genuine, and that she was the sheltered younger sister of the cathouse madam, Court had a lot of explaining to do. Yet he could never forget the burning passion they'd shared, or the driving need he felt to once again possess his...

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Westerns, Historical, Fiction, Historical Fiction

439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

A pseudonym used by Nancy Herndon.

Reviews

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}]

DNF on page 155.

This heroine is seriously one of the dumbest I've read. I think the post outside has more brains than she does.

This book was so asinine.

I am DNFing this because I love myself.

[Petra · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book started on a high note. I did initially liked the character of Aaron Court. It was an idea of a western lawyer that appealed to me. I was hoping it would be someone a little more refined then the general crowd of western macho men. I was mistaken. Very mistaken in the hero. Our heroine on the other hand, I was gaining respect for.
However, the second half of the book takes such a sharp turn down the hill that I almost couldn’t finish it.
By the time I got to the last quarter, I was disgusted and couldn’t figure out how will author make it into happy ending. She has dig herself in to a ditch and didn’t get out.

[Joyce Loth · Rating 2 out of 5]

although it was an easy read and interesting storyline what bother me all through the book that the reader get's the impression that since there was a certain attraction bewtween Court and Susanna it was acceptible that he overpowered her and ignored Susanna's objections. This favores the idea that :she said no ... but she means yes. This was upsetting to me. Court raped her various times!!! I saw this was written before the Me Too! I hope we are wiser now and see this behavior for what it is.

[Tapa in lovezone]

I was intrigued but then the book is more suspense and less Hh’s love.

[Adventurouschic Alexander]

this book is weird! he sleeps with her when she is drugged and she doesn't remember...so stupid! it's dragging and I don't like the characters. did this heroine grow up in space? how can you not know what goes on at her sisters place? there are clues everywhere! the heroine is stupid and the hero is a rapist of young helpless girls! and a lier! stupid book!