Marriage-Go-Round

THE BELLS ARE RINGING

The minute Jake Griffin came to town, everyone in posh Brady Corners, Connecticut, heard wedding bells.

Kate Cunningham never really had a chance. Her meddling mother kept her too busy, matchmaking her with every wealthy, breathing bachelor. And the boorish Texan pursued her at every turn -- with a style that became the talk of the champagne-and-caviar set.

But Kate wouldn't dream of falling for a man like Jake. A man who wore a cowboy hat in civilized Connecticut. Who turned her stately childhood home into a glorified tack room. Who had a mind like his.

There was only one thing on it, Kate knew. But was it marriage?