title: Angel
author: Harte, Samantha
description: Left alone after her mother's death, 14-year-old Angel has nowhere to turn but to her mother's lover, a gruff-spoken mountain man. Angel's story, told in her own words, is the bawdy, rambunctious, and passionate tale of a dancehall girl, who comes west as a pioneer, becomes a miner's wife, is called a whore, and finds respect as a madame.