Mackenzie's Baby (Harlequin American Romance, No 459) [Paperback]

Anne McAllister (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (September 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373164599
• ISBN-13: 978-0373164592
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,083,389 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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5.0 out of 5 stars An Adorable Baby, a Rascal Goat and a Super Romance, May 23, 2010

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This review is from: Mackenzie's Baby (Harlequin American Romance, No 459) (Paperback)

When Carter MacKenzie's sister told him he needed to take some time off, he didn't agree with her at first. True it had been a while since he'd been with a woman and he was still getting over the recent death of his father, but he had a business to run. However she was a doctor, after all. So in the end he left New York for the wild, wooly countryside of Vermont, because his friends needed a roof on their country home and they couldn't go. But one thing led to another and the roofers couldn't do the job, so now it was up to Carter.

However, he has a couple complications, like the stubborn goat-farming woman who lives nearby. She has two teenagers and Carter can't seem to get her out of his mind. Then there is that other small complication, the baby that a teenage mother left on his doorstep. The note with the baby told Carter the young mother wanted to leave the child with Carter's friends, so now our hero is a temporary dad.

Anabell Archer is 36, raising two children alone and thinks Carter is insufferable. However her teenage kids seem to like him. Then the girl left him with her child and darn, she was falling for him.

Anne McAllister has written just the kind of romance that I adore. Plenty of people who are very believable, a plot that moves right along with good subplots to keep it going in the right direction, and a lovable baby. Oh yes, she threw in a rascal goat for good measure. In my humble opinion, you should seek this one out, you won't be sorry.