"super western romance"

In 1886, the women of Edenville, Arizona Territory are devastated when a mine explosion kills all their men. Blaming the owners for unsafe conditions that led to the deaths of loved ones, the females led by Maddie Campbell decide to insure a modicum of justice occurs as the mining company got off without a look back at widows and children. Maddie and her merry women begin robbing the mine owners.

The owners hire former US Marshall Scott McSween to catch the criminals. Maddie realizing that an ex lawman is after her and her band decides the best way to fool Scott is to seduce him before dumping him so that he assumes with his male-brain that she is all woman and could not be an outlaw. However, though she likes his kisses and his looks, Maddie only reconsiders her ruse when she observes how kind Scott is with her daughter.

THE GATE TO EDEN is a super western romance whose timing is sadly appropriate with recent mining disasters depressed further by excuses and alibis especially by the regulatory agencies. Fans will appreciate the women who seek justice while the mine owners have the law on their side in spite of negligence and dangerous working conditions. The action-packed story line grips the audience who will wonder what Scott will do once he learns the truth.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 25, 2006

Summary

Maddie Campbell is not your ordinary thief. A beautiful young widow and mother, she likes to think her wealthy victims are merely "donating" to the many people in the mining community who have been left with nothing. Maddie is quite good at what she does...until a former lawman arrives in Eden to investigate the recent spate of crimes.

He doesn't need to say a word; his piercing gaze arrests her on the spot. Despite her efforts to throw him off track, he seems determined to draw out all her secrets in the most exquisite ways—soft caresses, passionate kisses, and exploration of her most intimate places. But when confronted with the truth, will he choose love or the law?