Annie and the Outlaw

August 1, 1994
Rejected by Hell for one final deed of kindness, outlaw Gabriel Donner is given a second chance by God to make it into Heaven. The price? To spend the next 150 years on Earth righting the wrongs he's done. His task is long and lonely; but just as his time is almost up, he rescues the one woman who could make him want to stay on Earth, Annie Laurie O'Brien. Annie, however, has a deadly secret of her own, and making it all work out in the end literally takes an act of God. Sala (Honor's Promise, Meteor, 1992) has brought together a nicely devised plot; well-drawn, engaging characters; and a bit of the unexpected to create a story that is passionate, poignant, and, despite the fantasy aspects, socially relevant.