A Cowboy's Pursuit (Man Of The Month / 50th Book / Code Of The West) (Silhouette Desire) [Paperback]

Anne Mcallister (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Desire | Publication Date: June 1, 2002

"Let Celie get away? No, sir! That's why cowboys invented lassos!" Jace Tucker, wife wrangler

Rodeo heartthrob Jace Tucker fell for Celie O'Meara the day they met. But she was his buddy's girl. Then his buddy jilted Celieand she blamed Jace!

And why not? Celie thought. As a role model for reckless, footloose charmers, Jace had no equal. So when he came close, she ran a thousand miles!

Jace packed his battered Stetson and went after her. He'd convince Celie they were meant for each othereven if he had to follow her to the ends of the earth. He never believed he actually would!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373764413
• ISBN-13: 978-0373764419
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,858,507 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celie gets her man!!, June 25, 2002

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Ange Crabtree (Orkney) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cowboy's Pursuit (Man Of The Month / 50th Book / Code Of The West) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

I always love Anne's books and this one was no disappointment.
Celie isn't your usual one dimensional fiesty heroine, she was cruely dumped at only 19yrs old and had a long way to come to rebuild her self esteem, to find her self. She found Jace too, I think she deserved her delicious cowboy.
I've taken a shine to Artie too, hope he pops up in future Code of the West books.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celie grows up!, June 23, 2002

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ReadytoRead2 - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cowboy's Pursuit (Man Of The Month / 50th Book / Code Of The West) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

I like the fact that this book started out with a less than "mature" heroine. Celie has some growing up to do...and she does! With the help of one fine cowboy--Jace.
Another keeper in McAllister's fabulous Code of the West series! Keep 'em coming, Anne!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love Those Cowboys, June 11, 2002

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Margaret (Columbia, PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cowboy's Pursuit (Man Of The Month / 50th Book / Code Of The West) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

I have read every book in the "Code of the West" series. Naturally, I had to grab this one quickly. It was a quick read.

Bear in mind that I enjoy Ms. McAllister's work. However, I didn't like this book as much as previous in the series. J.D. McCall in "A Cowboy's Secret" is one of the outstanding ones. I did perservere and this one it got better toward the end.

I'm not totally sure why this didn't work for me. I think I didn't like Celie all that much. In her mind, it was all about her. So, she got jilted at the ripe old age of 19 and didn't even so much as look at another guy for 10 years. Then, she lives in a fantasy about Sloan Gallagher for all those years. Never dating a real guy. How mature is that? Jace deserves better. And it really wasn't his fault that her ex-fiancee, Matt, jilted her. It doesn't say in this book, but in "The Great Montana Cowboy Auction" the author tells us that Matt was wild going down the road and that he's since been married/divorced a couple of times. Whatever. Celie should have been thanking Jace instead of hating him all those years.

Maybe my real problem is that I enjoyed "The Great Montana Cowboy Auction" so much that "A Cowboy's Pursuit" is a bit of a let down.

Having said that, I did enjoy the ending very much and am looking forward to the next in the series.

BTW, congratulations on your 50th book, Ms. McAllister.