Cowboys Don't Cry (Desire Large Print) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Anne McAllister (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037359741X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373597413
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,418,154 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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :), April 1, 2001

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Jennifer Medlock (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cowboys Don't Cry (Code of the West) (Silhouette Desire, No 907) (Paperback)

This is the first book in the Code of the West series. Robert Tanner is the Ranch Foreman and is good at his job. When his employer dies she leaves the ranch to Maggie MacLeod, a school teacher. Robert tries everything to make Maggie feel uncomfortable and unwanted, but it does no good. Maggie has always wanted a place to call home and has no intention of leaving the ranch. There is no hiding the attraction between the two, but Robert has no intention of ever letting himself love another woman. Robert is running from the hurt in his past and from the future that he could have if he would just let Maggie into his heart.

A great story about a truly stubborn pigheaded cowboy and a woman with a great deal of love.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cowboys Don't Cry by Anne McAllister (Large Print Silhouette Desire Hardcover), August 4, 2006

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Ketzel (Vera Cruz, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cowboys Don't Cry (Desire Large Print) (Hardcover)

Description from the book back cover:

The rock: Ranch foreman Robert Tanner - a man who never let any woman get close to him. The hard place: The Bar C - the Wyoming spread he was used to running like it was his own. And in between was Maggie MacLeod - the unwanted, unwelcome, unnerving tempting new owner of his ranch! And it sure looked like the city-bred teacher was planning to make the place her own - and tear down all the fences he'd built around his battered heart ...