Outlaw in Paradise [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Gaffney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002

Patricia Gaffney captivated millions of readers with her New York Times bestseller The Saving Graces. Now she sweeps readers into a world of danger and desire, where a woman of courage and a man of mystery risk everything in the name of love...

As the owner of a saloon in Paradise, Oregon, Cady McGill is surviving in a man's world. She can't afford to let her guard down for anyone-especially the man in black who arrives out of nowhere to arouse her suspicions...and her senses.

He calls himself Jesse Gault-an achingly attractive stranger with guns on his hips and a mocking smile on his lips. But Cady has seen her share of swindlers, and she knows that Gault's charms are as deceptive as his name. Yet even as sudden gunfire blazes, desire flares in Cady's heart. Now she must fight her own deepest feelings as a man who is not what he seems awakens a tender, abiding passion that can only be the real thing.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Before he even gets to the saloon, the entire town of Paradise knows that a dangerous gunslinger has ridden into town. What they don't know is why the man, who calls himself Gault, is there?or who has hired him. However, intrepid Cady McGill, the no-nonsense saloon owner, doesn't care. There's more to Gault than meets the eye, and Cady is just the person to figure it out. An enigmatic, slightly schizoid hero who makes his living off of guilty people, an independent heroine who takes nothing for granted, and a rather off-beat plot add interest to this lively, exceptionally well-written romance. Gaffney (Wild at Heart, Topaz, 1997), a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart winner, lives in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
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Review

“Gaffney . . . is a fresh, funny voice in romance, and in Cady she has created a spunky heroine who finds herself a hero and a happy ending without being reduced to a cloying cliché.” —Publishers Weekly

 

“In this sophisticated, humorous western, Ms. Gaffney turns her talents to . . . a delightful, mature romance that brings readers a unique look at the Wild West.” —Romantic Times

 

“[A] lively, exceptionally well-written romance.” —Library Journal

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451206436
• ISBN-13: 978-0451206435
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,902,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patricia Gaffney began her writing career with the publication of Sweet Treason, a historical romance set in revolutionary Scotland. Eleven romance novels later, she tried something different--The Saving Graces, a story of women's friendships, that ended up spending 17 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers List.

Circle of Three, Flight Lessons, and The Goodbye Summer followed, all bestsellers that established Gaffney as a premier mainstream fiction writer.

Her new book is Mad Dash, the story of a happy marriage in trouble. It's due out in Spring 2008.

Gaffney, who lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, is currently at work on a novel about a man who changes his life when he finds out he's dying--then finds out he isn't. Working title: On Second Thought.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars funny and human, January 16, 2000

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Judith Ivory - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaw in Paradise (Paperback)

Gaffney's CROOKED HEARTS cracked me up--a western comedy--and this was is more of the same, something I can't get enough of. Her ironies and tongue in cheek just blow me away. I loved the characters--the hero esp who poses as a gunfighter without knowing the first thing about handling guns and still manages to scare the living daylights out of people. Oh, I just enjoyed the heck out of this book, devoured it in a day!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outlaw In Paradise, September 20, 2002

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Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaw in Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

Caddie McGill is a saloon owner with big dreams and a bigger heart. For years she has battled the man who wants to control the town, appropriately named Mr. Wyle, for control of her gold mine. Though it has ostensibly played out, it is hers, and she wants to keep it; more importantly, to keep her enemy from having it. However, Caddie is up against a foe who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Then, notorious gunfighter Jesse Gault enters town. With a legend that proeceeds him, Gault finds that people are willing to do whatever it takes to please him and to keep their lives. Only the lovely saloon owner appears unintimidated by him and the potential danger he poses. Despite this, he is attracted to her. Though she hates to admit it, even to herself, for men have treated her badly all her life, Caddie feels something for Gault. There is much more to this gunfighter than meets the eye, and as he makes a place in the town for himself, Jesse finds his way into Caddie's heart. When his secret is revealed, will he continue to have her love, or even to live?

***** Humor and romance combine to give this novel a touch that is reminescent of the James Garner SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL.... duet of movies. A spunky heroine, ordinary guy hiding behind a larger than life image, colorful townsfolk, and a comedic surprise twist make this a light novel that many will find easily enjoyable, especially when it is spiced up with very hot love scenes. *****

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars oops, I think I've read this before., January 6, 2003

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J. Proben (Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outlaw in Paradise (Mass Market Paperback)

I love Patricia Gaffney's romance novels. I was very excited a "new" one was coming out. I ordered it and when it arrived I read the first paragraph. I said " Gee, this is familiar". That's because I read it and loved it 2 years ago. I think in all fairness to Amazon's shoppers and the fans of all writers, we should be advised when a book is a reprint. I've been duped and I don't like it.