Call Up the Wind [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Anne McAllister (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr; Lrg edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263132684
• ISBN-13: 978-0263132687
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

I was born in California and grew up there on the beaches of SoCal where I used to think I would write humorous social commentaries and pithy columns about life between "here and the pier" in Manhattan Beach.

But then I left. I went away to college and then married and moved to the Midwest. Since then I've been in the Midwest and Montana and made the mental transition to life with four seasons with no trouble at all.

In fact, last time I was in MB I looked at the inlaid terrazzo tiles in the sidewalk on the hill leading down to the pier and thought to myself, "Who on earth would put tiles in the sidewalk? It will be so hard to shovel the snow off!"

See?

Despite my beach upbringing, I was the child of transplanted okies and montanans, and my love of cowboys was apparently bred in the bone. The first man I fell in love with was a cowboy. I was five years old -- and I imprinted on him, following him everywhere, like a duck.

So when I started writing romance fiction years later, there was no question that even my CEOs and beach volleyball players and Greek tycoons were, at their heart, cowboy heroes.

McAllister heroes have a strong sense of honor, determination, competence, and a "get it done" attitude. They are more often lone wolves than they are alphas. They go their own way -- until they meet the woman who makes them want to share their life. And a lone wolf who takes on a spouse has to have some alpha in him. She definitely brings it out.

Writing has been a wonderful opportunity for me to expand my horizons, to learn more about things that interest me. It gives me license to satisfy my curiosity and to meet people from all walks of life. I love it. The ideas never seem to dry up. They are everywhere. I'm looking forward to writing a whole lot more.

I'm always glad to hear from readers so stop by my website or blog if you have comments or questions.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars cute romance -- 3.5, September 7, 2011

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This review is from: Call up the Wind (Harlequin Presents #1620) (Mass Market Paperback)

Unconventional heroine overhears her uncles' & cousins' plan to have businessman Hero "kidnap" her for a week in exchange for the ranch he wants to purchase from them. She sails out to her family's secluded island with plans to maroon him there. But circumstances occur that result in both of them stuck in the island together until help comes. They agree on a truce after much sniping & blaming but it only served to increase their awareness of each other romantically. The problem is that Hero doesn't do commitments & heroine lets him think that she's been dating his half-brother.

Not bad. McAllister keeps the pace going with the main characters' clashes. There were some funny moments with heroine being klutzy which mixed well with some of the more serious moments. This wasn't a heavily emotional book although the main characters felt deep emotions for each other. Heroine's carefree innocence & underlying kindness that made her lie to others made this book have an overall light tone. It was neat how their initial differences gradually faded as their numerous shared qualities were revealed. This was a cute yet still sexy romance.

Moderately recommended.