Rocky Road (Men Made in America: Maine #19) [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne Stuart (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Silhouette (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373451695
• ISBN-13: 978-0373451692
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been writing since the dawn of time. A child prodigy, I made my first professional sale to Jack and Jill Magazine at the age of 7, for which I received $25 (admittedly my father worked for the publisher). Since then I've written gothics, regencies, romantic suspense, historical romance, series romance -- anything with sex and violence, love and redemption. I misbehave frequently, but somehow have managed to amass lots of glittering prizes, like NYT, PW and USA Today bestseller status, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America, and a decent smattering of Romantic times and RITA awards.
I live on a lake in Northern Vermont with my incredibly fabulous husband. My two children have flown the coop, but the three cats do their best to keep us from being lonely.
In my spare time I quilt and play around with wearable art, and the rest of the time I write write write. Apparently women of a certain age get a rush of creativity, and I'm currently enjoying it. Too many stories to write, not enough hours in the day.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite Anne Stuart novels, December 7, 2000

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"koalathebear" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rocky Road (Harlequin American Romance #126) (Paperback)

Definitely a comfort book - I read this everytime I want to relax and have a chuckle. Jeannie MacPherson is the "nun" of Muscatoon island - small, red-headed and perky. Matthew Connelly is surly, cynical and absolutely gorgeous. Sparks fly when the convalescing cop encounters the perkily cheerful Jeannie. The dialogue in this book is hilarious and Matthew's appalling painting skills are described with deliciously wicked humour. This is one of those great books that makes you laugh out loud at the antics of the characters!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a delightful Stuart tale, July 1, 2004

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky Road (Men Made in America: Maine #19) (Mass Market Paperback)

A delightful, change-of-pace story from Anne Stuart. He is no madman, a killer, insane, or a dabbler in the Black Arts, this Stuart hero is an alpha-male, not one of her dark gamma-rogues who live outside the laws of man. In fact, he is a man of the law, a policeman from Chicago. After a long two-year manhunt for a serial killer, Matthew Connelly wants only to heal from the death of his partner and the terrible gunshot wound to his hip. Even more, he wants solitude to heal his troubled soul. He comes to an isolated island off the coast of Maine, figuring this to be the perfect place to be alone with himself and face his inner demons.

The last thing Matthew wants is a romance, especially with a sassy little redhead who lives just down the beach. The minute he caught sight of Jeannie MacPherson standing in his kitchen, he knew she was going to be trouble. She is not his type.
He likes big, buxom blondes, not a pert little redhead that won't take the hint he does not want her TLC. In the following weeks on the island, she keeps invading his solitude, with baked bread, muffins and the mothering that he really resents,
though at times he really needs.

Jeannie is on retreat as well, but it has stretched to a two-year long sojourn, but at thirty-one, her biological clock is ticking. She wants kids to mother, a man to love her, and she figures after one look, Matthew is not the man for those dreams. Only, something keeps pulling her back. Unable to resist him, she has a torrid affair with him, hoping that it will turn into something more.

Very wealthy, she is co-partners of a national ice cream franchise, and when she is called away for a week on business, she tells Matthew she will be back on the island on the following Thursday. Instead, she rushes home on Monday to find Matthew sneaking off the island. Jeannie is devastated that he was not even going to tell her he was leaving. In a fit, she tossed a lobster trap at him breaking a couple ribs and his wrist.

Matthew accepts a temporary position as a Police Chief of a growing resort town in Colorado. He figures it will give him time to finish healing, and sort out what he wants to do with his life. Also, give him time to heal from his brush with Jeannie. He plans on giving it five months, to see if he can put the nightmare of being a cop behind him, before seeking out Jeannie again, and seeing if he can build a relationship with her. Only, Jeannie is not about to give him time. She comes to town under the guise of putting in an ice cream factory and proceeds to show Matt there is no escaping her. Jeannie does everything to get Matthews attention, even to stealing his police car, daring him to arrest her.

The story is a bit lighter than some Stuart's typical dark and deadly tales, with some charming humor tossed in the mix. Matthew and Jeannie are vivid characters that will enchant you from beginning to end.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite funny!, January 5, 2009

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Krista Lyn (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rocky Road (Men Made in America: Maine #19) (Mass Market Paperback)

I would never describe Anne Stuart as an author of romantic comedies, but that is exactly what she proves she can be in this incredibly sweet and funny book!

Jeannie MacPherson and Matthew Connelly engage in a completely unexpected and impulsive affair while living as neighbors in a remote island off the coast of Maine. All Matthew wants to do is be left alone, but he had never met anyone like Jeannie before. This novel goes cross country with the first half happening in Maine and the second half happening in Colorado..almost like two completely different story lines in one book..amazing!

This book had me laughing out loud several time. It is a very light and humorous tale of a woman who will stop at nothing to get her man....trying to get him to arrest her is one of the funniest portions of the book! At times this book almost read like a Susan Elizabeth Phillips novel(she is my favorite "funny" author!) It just proves how talented this author really is...I want more!