Untamed Heart

It is hard to decide which character is the most uninformed or misunderstood party.Tyler Ashburn sees Gabby as an immoral temptation.Gabby Wade sees Tyler as someone who will steal her only home from her.Both are very quietly involved with the orphanage and the children living there.Gabby sees Tyler as much too serious and not willing to have some fun. Tyler sees Gabby's gambling hall and saloon as a threat to the livlihood and security of the families of the men who frequent her place.Neither recognized the good that the other party does in the community. Ah yes, then the nefarious Mr. Vernon Gatewood, Tyler's future father-in-law forces Tyler to run for Mayor. Gatewood is determined to get the bridege built to bring more business and families to Sawtooth. That meant a lot of changes for the town.Gabby and Tyler are great characters and lend a lot of credence to the story and twenty year old Rose is funny that way she tells Gabby that she is only after Tyler's body.I loved Rose ending up with Tyler's best friend, Joe. And Hey, Stephen deserves a story of his own -- he has to come back - maybe even bring a family with him?DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED except for their slip -- a keeper!

Wild and Wicked Wyoming will never be the same after Tyler Ashburn gets done with it. Gabby Wade owns a gambling establishment in Sawtooth and she has worked to hard and to long to let someone like Tyler ruin it for her. What ends up happening is a that both of these two stubborn people come together and find themselves attracted to each other. How could that happen they are such opposits??? This is a great story that proves that opposits can and do attract.This story is full of laughs and love and you won't want to miss a minute of it.

Wyoming in 1887 is a unique state being the only one that legally allows women to not only vote but to hold public office. Tyler Ashburn is running for the mayor of Sawtooth. His platform is simple: clean up the small town by shutting down the saloons that Tyler blames for the suicide death of his father following the loss of a fortune. His surprising opponent turns out to be saloon owner Gabby Wade, who simply seeks respectability. As the two pair off against each other in the campaign, they cannot avoid their mutual attraction or resist kissing one another. Soon Tyler and Gabby are deeply in love but that may not prove to be a strong enough an emotion to overcome the flawed pasts of both people. UNTAMED HEART is a humorous frontier romance that reminds readers how far ahead some of the western states were when it came to the rights of women. The lead protagonists are an amusing duo, fighting each other and their growing attraction to one another. The story line is entertaining and fun as expected from western romance author Maureen McKade (see A DIME NOVEL HERO). This novel is a lighthearted treat for sub-genre fans.Harriet Klausner