The Great Montana Cowboy Auction [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne McAllister (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Silhouette (2002)
• ASIN: B000MGCO10
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,338,542 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

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, June 17, 2002

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Marika Steenblock (Naval Air Station, Lemoore California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Montana Cowboy Auction (Paperback)

I just finished "The Great Montana Cowboy Auction", and I couldn't put it down! It was a great mix of romance, comedy and reality. I love how Sloan loved her his whole life, how her son was getting rich off selling "authentic Elmer rabbits", and the realisim of the closeness that a small town has. It had me laughing and cheering Sloan on the entire time. I can't wait to read "A Cowboys Pursuit", the next book in the series!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very guilty pleasure, April 1, 2002

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Leigh Munro - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Montana Cowboy Auction (Paperback)

This is the kind of book I know I should hate, but I don't. This book is thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. What is wonderful is that many plotlines run through it, with love stories for all generations, ranging from 19 year old Sara to 60 year old Joyce.

The real thrust of the story is about Polly and Sloane, the former Montana cowboy turned George Cloony superstar. Suspend your disbelief and wallow in wonderful story of how Sloan courts Polly and wins her over, ostensibly by agreeing to be a bid in a cowboy auction! Cool or what.

Actually, the best story to my mind was that of Celie and Jace - I found myself skipping the Polly and Sloane parts to get back to those two. Thankfully Ann McAllister is taking up the threads in her next book - she has left a great cliffhanger.

I really recommend this book - I am sure you will love it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll Bid On This One!, January 25, 2002

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mayfayre "mayfayre" (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Montana Cowboy Auction (Paperback)

A small town in Montana decides to help out a neighbor whose ranch is about to go into foreclosure by holding an auction of artwork by local artists, services by local businesses, and dates with local bachelors. The twist in this story is that one of the foster children raised on that ranch is now an extremely famous movie actor, Sloan Gallagher (who seems to be a actor in the Harrison Ford mold). After a call from an old buddy, Sloan agrees to be one of the items in the auction. Naturally, his involvement in the auction turns it into a national three-ring circus, with fans, groupies, and the news media descending on the unprepared town of Elmer MT.

Polly McMaster is the mayor, the postmaster, and a widowed mother of four in the town of Elmer. She's been picked to organize the auction and adds it to the many other duties that she has. She's a woman who's pulled in many directions but seems to be able to handle what comes along (with the exception of forgetting a child here or an appointment there). She's also a woman who hasn't taken an interest in other men since her husband, her soulmate and best friend, was killed in an airplane crash 6 years ago. That's about to change, big time.

Sloan and Polly have a history, but it was more on his part than hers - she is his "golden memory" of something he saw when he was 14. She's always been the standard that he's compared the other women in his life. When he finds out that Polly has been widowed, he's determined to renew their acquaintance and find out if his memory has held true.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable story, with multiple subplots. I've never read anything by this author, but from the number of people mentioned in the book, I got the impression that there are other books out there telling their stories. The characters, their actions, and their emotions were believable. The children in the story were realistic, without being cloying or wiser than their years. The scene with Sloan sharing a bedroom with a 9 year old beautifully captured the child's thrill of being in the presence of his movie hero, and the frustration of an adult male sleeping in a bottom bunk when there was someplace else he'd much rather be. There are multiple romances in the book - tender, wishful, unrequited, and sexy. Sloan and Polly's developing romance was filled with aggravation, humor and sexual tension. This is one of those books that once you read it, you want more, to find out the full stories of the other characters that were mentioned. From the threads left hanging on this one, hopefully another book set in Elmer MT will arrive soon.