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by: Shirl Henke
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780843948547
ISBN: 084394854X
Label: Leisure Books
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 395
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: Leisure Books
Sales Rank: 400355
Studio: Leisure Books
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Rating:  - Refreshingly Original Historical Romance!
"Wicked Angel" is an unusually original romance set against the backdrop of the War of 1812. Miss Jocelyn Angelica Woodbridge, (Joss), is the plain, ungainly daughter of a Methodist preacher. She is known as "Holy Hannah" by the ton, as she would much rather work nursing London's destitute and reforming her fallen sisters than taking her place in society. Her father is the 2nd son of an earl who was disowned by his family when he left the Church of England and married a governess.
During ... Read More
Rating: - The Story Moves Along At A Fast Pace & Is Very Easy To Read
A gawky preacher's daughter, Jocelyn Angelica Woodbridge was hardly the type to incite street brawls, much less two in one day. "Holy Hannah," as those of the ton called her, would much rather nurse the sick or reform the fallen. Yet ever since a dashing American saved her from an angry mob, Joss's thoughts had turned most impure.
The son of an American Indian and an English aristocrat, Alexander Blackthorne had been sent to England for some "civilizing." But the only lesson he cared to learn ... Read More
Rating: - Refreshing Regency
Alex Blackthorne is sent from America to England by his parents to visit his mother's aristocratic family and tame his roguish behavior. There he meets Jocelyn Woodbridge, preacher's daughter, and the two become friends. Though Joss is in love with Alex, he fails to see the woman behind the drab clothing, and he continues on with his wild ways, bewitching English women with his American Indian heritage.
Circumstances lead Alex to marry Joss to form a union in name only. Alex finds difficulty in ... Read More
Rating: - Delicious tale of friendship and love!!!
Wicked Angel is a marvelous story. Jocelyn "Joss" Woodbridge has a giving heart for less fortunate people. She works at the local charity hospital, teaches impoverished children and helps out her street preacher father with his missionary work. Joss is quite satisfied with her life, that is until the exotic, golden haired American, Alex Blackthorne crashes into her life. Back in America Alex enjoyed a life of gambling, pursuing tavern wenches and participating in legendary brawls. Why should England be ... Read More
Rating: - Powerful Regency tale
Half Muskogee and half-English aristocrat, Alexander Blackthorn leaves Coweta, Georgia to spend time in London. The simpering women of the Ton leave Alex cold. That is until he rescues Jocelyn "Joss" Woodbridge from an unruly mob threatening her preacher father.
Joss is so different than the ladies he has met, as she is intelligent, braver, and taller than those that have turned Joss off from his English heritage. Soon Alex and Joss begin to become better acquainted and they begin to ... Read More
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