Cowboys of Horse Thief Mountain

Mr. Stubborn. Mace Nichols is an 'I'll die with my boots on' cowboy. Old-school. Tough, silent and honorable. Which is why he's leaving his wife, Jenny. She has helped him build his dream-the Montana ranch they loved. Now he can't give her the family she's always dreamed of, so he has no choice: he needs to set her free. It makes perfect sense to him. It doesn't make a bit of sense to Jenny! She loves her stubborn, bull-headed husband. She admires his courage, his tenacity and his determination to always Do The Right Thing-even if, in this case, it is the stupidest thing he's ever done. Mace is right-Jenny has always wanted a family. But she wants a family with Mace! How can she convince the most honorable, stubborn man in the world what really matters in life? First published as A Cowboy's Tears USA Today best-selling author and two-time RITA winner Anne McAllister has written long and short contemporary romances, a time-travel, a couple of single titles and several novellas. Editors have occasionally wondered (aloud) if she can focus. Anne says she has to follow her characters' story wherever it leads. Turns out her characters go a lot of different places! Anne was born in Southern California, land of sun and surf and beach volleyball players. She paid attention -- especially to the beach volleyball players. She also paid attention during formative summers on her grandparents' small Colorado ranch and with family in Montana. In fact, at age 5 she imprinted on a tall, dark, taciturn cowboy. She followed him around like a duck. Even now many of her heroes (including the beach volleyball player) owe a lot to him! Anne has a BA in Spanish (which is useful for reading at least some of her foreign editions) and an MA in systematic theology (which kept her mind alive when she had more preschoolers than she could count -- math never being her strong suit). She also loves doing family and local history projects. She sees them as yet another way to explore peoples' motivations and to learn what makes them tick. This does not mean she is only interested in people who are either imaginary or dead. It is (almost) all grist for the fictional mill, though she is still trying to find a way to work a 2nd great-grandfather who reputedly shot 40 men into a book.

Mr. Impulsive. Rodeo bull rider Shane Nichols will do anything for a friend. So when his pal Cash's girl is about to marry the wrong man, Shane does what needs to be done: he kidnaps the bride! Poppy Hamilton isn't expecting to be slung over some gorgeous cowboy's shoulder and spirited off to a remote mountain cabin in the middle of a blinding Montana snowstorm-even if it's only until the wedding is over. Poppy still thinks that's a bit extreme, but she has her own reason for missing the wedding. Besides, she's the florist, not the bride! So much for good deeds! What's Shane supposed to do now-snowbound with a woman who makes all his hormones sit up and take notice, who isn't anybody's fiancée, and who is dangerously close to stealing his heart? USA Today best-selling author and two-time RITA winner Anne McAllister has written long and short contemporary romances, a time-travel, a couple of single titles and several novellas. Editors have occasionally wondered (aloud) if she can focus. Anne says she has to follow her characters' story wherever it leads. Turns out her characters go a lot of different places! Anne was born in Southern California, land of sun and surf and beach volleyball players. She paid attention -- especially to the beach volleyball players. She also paid attention during formative summers on her grandparents' small Colorado ranch and with family in Montana. In fact, at age 5 she imprinted on a tall, dark, taciturn cowboy. She followed him around like a duck. Even now many of her heroes (including the beach volleyball player) owe a lot to him! Anne has a BA in Spanish (which is useful for reading at least some of her foreign editions) and an MA in systematic theology (which kept her mind alive when she had more preschoolers than she could count -- math never being her strong suit). She also loves doing family and local history projects. She sees them as yet another way to explore peoples' motivations and to learn what makes them tick. This does not mean she is only interested in people who are either imaginary or dead. It is (almost) all grist for the fictional mill, though she is still trying to find a way to work a 2nd great-grandfather who reputedly shot 40 men into a book.

Mr. No Commitments. Well, that's not entirely true. Cash Callahan has been committed to his rodeo bronc-riding career for years. But get married? No way. Cash isn't opposed to marriage for other people. It's just not for him-or for his long-time girl, Milly Malone-the one planning to marry another man. What on earth is she thinking? Milly waited five years for Cash to pop the question. She's given him enough rope to knit an interstate highway-and he keeps traveling right on down it. So she's got a new beau, a wedding on Saturday, and no footloose, commitment-shy cowboy is going to mess things up. A smart, clever woman like Milly should realize that marrying a boring number-cruncher is a mistake. But all Cash's rational, sensible arguments don't do a lick of good. There is only one way to prevent disaster-he'll have to marry her himself! USA Today best-selling author and two-time RITA winner Anne McAllister has written long and short contemporary romances, a time-travel, a couple of single titles and several novellas. Editors have occasionally wondered (aloud) if she can focus. Anne says she has to follow her characters' story wherever it leads. Turns out her characters go a lot of different places! Anne was born in Southern California, land of sun and surf and beach volleyball players. She paid attention -- especially to the beach volleyball players. She also paid attention during formative summers on her grandparents' small Colorado ranch and with family in Montana. In fact, at age 5 she imprinted on a tall, dark, taciturn cowboy. She followed him around like a duck. Even now many of her heroes (including the beach volleyball player) owe a lot to him! Anne has a BA in Spanish (which is useful for reading at least some of her foreign editions) and an MA in systematic theology (which kept her mind alive when she had more preschoolers than she could count -- math never being her strong suit). She also loves doing family and local history projects. She sees them as yet another way to explore peoples' motivations and to learn what makes them tick. This does not mean she is only interested in people who are either imaginary or dead. It is (almost) all grist for the fictional mill, though she is still trying to find a way to work a 2nd great-grandfather who reputedly shot 40 men into a book. If you want to know more about Anne or her books (or her 2nd great-grandfather), please drop by her website at www.annemcallister.com.