Angel in My Arms

by Colleen Faulkner

Spurned by her betrothed and banished from her home, beautiful Celeste Kennedy struggles through life, until a surprise inheritance leaves her a wealthy woman, and when Fox MacPhearson returns home to find Celeste living in his house, he vows to melt the icy barriers that surround her heart. Origina

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821758829
• ISBN13: 9780821758823
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Romantic Suspense with a Historical Romance background!

Seven years ago, Celeste Kennedy had been raped by her fiance. When she refused to marry him because of it, her father threw her out of the house. Celeste had to make her living by becoming a whore. The son that was made the night she was raped, was nearly deaf. Celeste kept her son, Adam, ignorant of her profession. Adam lived at a special school where he learned sign language, to read lips, and to speak. Fox MacPhearson's father had died. Fox came into town expecting to inherit the house, the bank account, and an abandoned gold mine. Instead he found an angel. Celeste had began her relationship with Fox's father in the whore house. They quickly had become friends as well. When he got too sick to take care of himself, Celeste moved into the house to take care of him. Days before he died, he changed his Will. Celeste owned the house, the money, and half the abandoned gold mine. Fox and Celeste became mining partners. They struck, not gold, but silver! At the same time, a serial killer begins killing the town whores. Sheriff Tate suspects Fox. After all, it all began the night he arrived in town. Then there was Fox's past. There was a corpse of a whore there too. Celeste was in more danger than she thought. ***A MUST TO READ! A romantic suspense novel with a historical romance background! I cannot BEGIN to tell you how much I loved this book! I will keep it forever!***

This is an excellent read that will keep you turning pages.

Colleen Faulkner has done it again. "Angel In My Arms" will touch your heart. This is a realistic picture of the old west. A strong woman fights to survive and protect her handicapped son in a man's world and finds love where she least expects it. I found the murder mystery fascinating, and I did not guess the guilty party until the end. Another great Faulkner read!

A good story

I thought this was a great book. I liked the characters and the story, but i thought the word "whore" was overused. The murders added some interest, but it seemed obvious who had done it after the first murder. But I really did enjoy the book! Colleen Faulkner is an author whom I will seek out.

Heartwarming

Several years ago, Celeste Kennedy was thrown out of her home without a penny to her name when she refused to marry her abusive fiancé. For several years, Celeste struggled as a wanton woman just to survive. In 1869 Colorado, her fortunes abruptly change when a customer, John MacPherson, wills her his home, his bank account, and half of a gold mine. The other half goes to John's wealthy son Fox, who resides in California. Though she knows that John has given her a chance to start over, Celeste is heartbroken when he dies. Fox soon comes to town in desperate need of finding gold in the mine. Though Fox and Celeste are immediately attracted to each other, neither one wants to form a partnership. However, circumstances force them to do so and they begin to dig for gold. However, a serial killer has also surfaced and this person is methodically killing Celeste's friends. It is up to Fox to live up to his name in order to keep his now beloved Celeste from being the next victim of a deranged murderer. ANGEL IN MY HANDS is a realistic look at a world where women had few options opened to them. The story line uses elements from the romantic suspense sub-genre and cleverly places them inside an Americana tale that is brilliantly blended together by the talented Colleen Faulkner. The lead protagonists are a winning duo, whose struggle to overcome their past is heartwarming. This historical romance is a gut-wrenching, splendid story that pulls no punches. Harriet Klausner