The Cowboy Steals A Lady (Man Of Month) (Harlequin Silhouette Desire, No 1117) [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne McAllister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Mr. January

The Cowboy: Shane Nichols was always willing to help. So when his buddy's girl showed signs of marrying the wrong man, Shane took action.

The Lady: Poppy Hamilton had never been kidnapped before. It seemed like a drastic solution, but she wasn't complaining. After all, she wasn't the bride!

Nothing, Shane thought, was ever simple! Here he was, trying to be virtuous, and he got snowbound with the wrong woman—one with no pending wedding plans, who not only sent his hormones into overdrive but was on her way to stealing his heart.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Amazon.com Review

Cowboy Shane Nichols's best buddy has a problem: the love of his life is marrying another man. Shane decides someone should stop the wedding, and he schemes to do so by kidnapping the bride. But unfortunately, Shane steals the wrong woman. Wedding florist Poppy Hamilton realizes almost immediately that the handsome cowboy thinks she's the bride, but she goes along with the charade in order to distract Shane until the wedding vows have been said. Neither Shane nor Poppy planned on falling in love, but when a blizzard traps them in a snowbound cabin, the passion that blazes between the lady and the rodeo cowboy is hot enough to melt the snow outside. But Shane isn't the marrying kind, and before Poppy can wed her cowboy, he has to face some hard truths about life and love.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373761171
• ISBN-13: 978-0373761173
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,924,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great story, April 15, 2003

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"marie_59" (Bement, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy Steals A Lady (Man Of Month) (Harlequin Silhouette Desire, No 1117) (Mass Market Paperback)

Shane Nichols is the kind of guy that gives cowboys a good name. He'd do anything to help a friend (not always successfully). While Shane is sidelined from bull riding due to injury, his rodeo buddy, Cash, cries on Shane's shoulder that his girl (Milly) got tired of waiting for him and is getting married to someone else. When Cash has to leave to get to the next rodeo, Shane decides to help his buddy by "commandeering" the bride until after the wedding by hiding her in a friend's remote cabin. The only problem is, Shane grabs beautiful Polly instead of Milly. To make matters worse, Polly is the daughter of a judge who Shane had a run in with in his younger days. Shane never thought he would give up his rodeo days but finds himself more interested in Polly than bulls but feels he has nothing to offer her.

This twists in this story are really quite amusing. This was a great book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :), April 3, 2001

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Jennifer Medlock (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cowboy Steals A Lady (Man Of Month) (Harlequin Silhouette Desire, No 1117) (Mass Market Paperback)

The last Code of the West series-A Cowboy's Tears was a pretty sad story involving Mace and Jenny, so this book involving Mace's brother Shane was a real delight. Shane thinks that he is doing his buddy a favor by kidnapping the woman that he loves, so that she is unable to marry the wrong man. Only things don't exactly go as planned for poor Shane. Darnit, he thought he was doing the right thing by helping out his buddy Cash. Shane does not think that anything could be worse than stealing the wrong lady, but again he finds out he is wrong. Not only is Poppy not the right girl, but she is also the daughter of a judge. And not just any judge, but the one judge that completely humiliated Shane many years back. Shane hopes his luck turns around and he falls off the face of the earth before Poppy's father gets ahold of him. Shane is also having a hard time understanding why Poppy is so darn happy about being snowed in at this small cabin. The last thing that Shane wants is to fall for Poppy-he has nothing to offer her. Unfortunately, Shane's luck has not been all that great lately and Poppy sees no reason not to enjoy herself while alone with Shane. They both have no idea whats in store for them. This was a great book and very funny. Shane ends up being the kidnapper, but you can not help but feel sorry for the guy. I can not wait to read the next book in the series about Shane's buddy Cash.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marriage Happens to Other People..., April 2, 2001

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Brendan Munoz - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy Steals A Lady (Man Of Month) (Harlequin Silhouette Desire, No 1117) (Mass Market Paperback)

Anne McAllister spins a yarn about a man named Shane who was nowhere near ready to be a home body or a husband. A freak accident leaves Shane recovering at his brothers house. Not wanting to see the homey relationship his brother and his wife share together, Shane hits the local watering hole. When he walks in he happens upon his buddy Cash, wallowing in the pits of despair. Shane finds out that the woman Cash is in love with is set to marry another man. The wheels get to turning inside the bull rider Shane's head. His scheme is to kidnap the beautiful bride who is sitting in the same bar laughing at his friend Cash. Shane wants to stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life, and passing up a strapping male like Cash. There is only one hitch, he kidnaps the FLORIST, not the bride! To aggravate Shane even more, they get trapped in a snow storm together. Cliche? a little. Sexy, fun and a great read? A lot. Anne McAllister makes Shane's muscles jump off the pages, and Poppy's hair sway in your face. Will love win? Read the book to see what happens!