Marriage Outlaw Style  (Outlaw Hearts) (Silhouette Desire, No. 1185)
Ever since grade school Maddie Brannigan and Clayton James have been badgering, playing pranks and trying to best each other and they're still doing it! Even though Maddie is a successful art gallery owner and Clay works with his brothers in their construction company, these seemingly immature adults just can't seem to help themselves.  She's the spur under his saddle and he's the thorn in her side and, while it's obvious to those who know them, Maddie and Clay just don't get it!  So Emma and Garrett James have decided to take matters into their own hands - they deposit and strand Maddie and Clay together at a cabin in the mountains for tens days - alone, and hope they come to their senses and don't kill each other. What have all these years of battles really been about?  Maddie and Clay both come to the realization that they love each other, but they won't admit it, at least to the other person.  And all these years of pent up passion finally find release, not once, but twice and still these stubborn people won't admit the truth.  But now Maddie has some news to share with Clay and when she does, she releases him from any and all obligations but Clay will have none of that!  The problem is how can he convince Maddie to marry him for all the right reasons? A superbly written story that has just the right touch of all the integral elements to make this light romp a truly wonderful romance.  Cindy Gerard is at her best and her dynamite new romance Marriage Outlaw Style proves it! Romance, when written by Cindy Gerard just doesn't get any better!  This could be a Tracy and Hepburn movie!  A romantic comedy in book form that's sure to please! Gloria Miller  --Copyright © 030199 Literary Times, Inc.  All rights reserved--FromLiterary Times