Corazon indomito (A Heart So Wild) Book

Guilty Pleasure #1

His Native American family brutally murdered during an unwarranted attack, Chandos encounters a young woman staying with the man known to be one of the murderers. Her life in his hands, he nevertheless sets her free, intuitively sensing her innocence. Four years later and he's still hunting down the rest of the men involved that day- and Courtney Hart once again has managed to cross his path. However she has no idea the history they have together and though he wants nothing of her, she's determined to hire him to take her to Waco where her long thought dead father appeares to be alive and well, if the picture in the paper was to be believed.

Since she's too stubborn to take his advice- ie go home and get that fool idea out of her head- he agrees. Along the way she moves from being his burden (someone has to take care of the headstrong greenhorn), to his tormentor (the skin tight pants she inadvertently buys), his lover, to his greatest weakness. Meanwhile he must stay on the bloody path he had set for himself- avenge the slaughter of his mother and half sister.
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She hated living with her selfish step mother, so when it seemed her father was alive and living in another state- the opposite of what she had been told- Courtney Harte jumps at the only chance to go discover the truth for herself. Even if it means riding along with the enigmatic Chandos- a man she just met.

Even though he tries to frighten her off her mission, she still trusts him beyond all reason. Besides, he is beautiful after all, and she can't take her eyes off him.

Despite looking otherwise the entire time, she discovers he's not as uninterested as he appears. When he finally releases the full force of his passion, it frightens her- but his confession that he wanted her too simply undoes her.

With much of her timid nature behind her, they give into the wild heat between them, but a wild heart is not easily tamed and Chandos knows more than anyone that loving means loss.

When they reach their destination, he leaves, intending to never come back. In despair, Courtney tries to move on, as does he, only to find that is all but impossible. Especially when the ties forged on the trail refuse to let go- of either of them.

I love the old western romances that have the hero and heroine riding the open trail across the west, with only each other to survive and A Heart So Wild is probably my most favorite. I re-read it often and every time it's just as passionate, just as engaging. For some reason, I'm always amazed at the delicious feeling in the pit of my stomach I get when Chandos gets all possessively protective of her. I'm amazed- not because it happens, but because it happens with a story I know like the back of my hand- and one I've been reading over and over since my teenage years. That's how much a woman likes to feel protected- even one who knows she can pretty much survive anything after all she's been through. Well, this woman anyway. Written in the 80's, trust me when I tell ya, it still has the magic.

Now that I think on it, perhaps A Heart So Wild is my favorite romance novel, period. If you know my reading habits, that's saying something.