A review by mariepiperbooks
A Lady of the West by Linda Howard

1.0

Here's the thing - I get vintage romances. Really, I do. I get that rape was used as a titilating plot device all the time because women weren't supposed to enjoy sex and being "forced" by aggressive and sexy alpha dudes was a THING. Like some of the other reviews on here have said, I let that slide (though the threat of rape against the leading lady and her sisters, especially the 16 year old, is constant) --but I stopped reading when (SPOILERS) the "hero" finds out the heroine is pregnant and slaps her so hard he leaves a mark and puffiness because he doesn't think its his. That's a big nope, IMHO.