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Cowboys Don't Quit
Once upon a time Luke Tanner had it all. Well, almost all. Then a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend -- and Luke knows it was all his fault. He could have stopped it, should have stopped it.
Jillian Crane doesn't agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn't know she's the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn't anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke ... nor realize how deep Luke's are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
Jillian Crane doesn't agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn't know she's the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn't anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke ... nor realize how deep Luke's are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 1995
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About the author
Anne McAllister
346 books124 followersAnne McAllister has written nearly 70 romance novels for Tule Publishing and Harlequin Books.
She has won two RITA awards from the Romance Writers of America — for COWBOY PRIDE and THE STARDUST COWBOY — and has had nine other books which were RITA finalists.
Her books have also been finalists for the National Readers’ Choice Award. She was named Midwest Fiction Writers “Writer of the Year” and also received Romantic Times’ Career Achievement Award as “Series Author of the Year.”
But while the awards and sales are wonderful, Anne thinks the best part of writing is telling the story. With every new book she writes, she meets new characters – or gets to know old ones even better – and discovers what makes them and their relationships tick.
It’s the relationships that interest her most and the question about “where do you get your ideas?” has always astonished her as she has more ideas than she knows what to do with!
She has won two RITA awards from the Romance Writers of America — for COWBOY PRIDE and THE STARDUST COWBOY — and has had nine other books which were RITA finalists.
Her books have also been finalists for the National Readers’ Choice Award. She was named Midwest Fiction Writers “Writer of the Year” and also received Romantic Times’ Career Achievement Award as “Series Author of the Year.”
But while the awards and sales are wonderful, Anne thinks the best part of writing is telling the story. With every new book she writes, she meets new characters – or gets to know old ones even better – and discovers what makes them and their relationships tick.
It’s the relationships that interest her most and the question about “where do you get your ideas?” has always astonished her as she has more ideas than she knows what to do with!
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October 11, 2018
He was alone.
He sank down onto his bunk and sucked in the silence. This was what he wanted - space, quiet, solitude. He didn't need Paco. He didn't need anyone. It was far better like this, to be accountable to no one, beholden to no one. Alone. 30%
Okay, Batman. Whatever you say.
This book is about a cowboy (Luke short for Lucas) who is in mourning/angsty/near-suicidal land because his best friend, the movie star Keith, died in a stunt accident.
For some reason, completely beyond my understanding, Keith's woman, Jill, wants him. He's grumpy, shoves her away at every opportunity, snarls at her a lot.
Actually, he's not grumpy - he's a downright asshole. He's cruel to her after they have sex. I can't forgive men who are cruel to women immediately after sex. It's a deal-breaker for me. A little grumpiness is fine, it can even be fun, but I'm sorry to say that Luke crosses over into asshole territory IMO.
I spent the whole book wondering why Jill was so hellbent on making Luke her man and why she kept going back to him even though he clearly told her over and over and over again that he didn't want her. There are three sex scenes in the book, and the immediate aftermath of the first two is him being a complete dick to her. The book makes it seem like I should believe he's a man worth fighting hard for, and a man a woman would be willing to go back to after he's said cruel things to her right after he came inside her. I think this is complete bullshit.
It's also pretty stalkerish on Jill's part. She comes to his cabin. She moves into his house (which is downhill from his cabin. She refuses to leave. She worms into his personal life. She shows up to his house unannounced. She badgers him about stuff.
I know what the book is saying: she's trying to snap him out of his depression. He needs to come back to life and stop beating himself up over his bff's death. I get it. I just don't understand her sexual/romantic interest in him.
The book is unique because, as Joan pointed out, it's solely written from the hero's perspective. We are never given a glimpse into Jill's mind. Perhaps if we were, I would understand her motivations a bit better.
IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD YOU CAN SAY ABOUT LUKE?
Sure. He's an extremely hard worker, a loyal friend, and good-if-a-bit-grumpy with children. I liked all of these aspects of his personality.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
Not really my style of sex writing. A bit poetic. There's nothing objectionable about the sex except for Luke's tendency to be a complete asshole as soon as he finishes.
And nobody uses condoms. Birth control is never discussed.
TL;DR I think McAllister was trying to paint a real man's man. Unfortunately, even though I can enjoy grumpy and reclusive heroes, I can't enjoy reading about an asshole. I don't know what other people think. I should give him a break because he's in mourning? Nah. Even when Keith was alive, Luke struggled with self-hatred and directing that self-hate as anger towards other people. Not someone I find very attractive.
Jill wasn't perfect either. But I could work with it.
One thing I really admired about McAllister, though, was that she That doesn't mean I suddenly like Luke, though.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Cheating (Luke kisses Jill when she's still in a relationship with Keith)
He's a Cowboy, She's a Journalist/Author
He sank down onto his bunk and sucked in the silence. This was what he wanted - space, quiet, solitude. He didn't need Paco. He didn't need anyone. It was far better like this, to be accountable to no one, beholden to no one. Alone. 30%
Okay, Batman. Whatever you say.
This book is about a cowboy (Luke short for Lucas) who is in mourning/angsty/near-suicidal land because his best friend, the movie star Keith, died in a stunt accident.
For some reason, completely beyond my understanding, Keith's woman, Jill, wants him. He's grumpy, shoves her away at every opportunity, snarls at her a lot.
Actually, he's not grumpy - he's a downright asshole. He's cruel to her after they have sex. I can't forgive men who are cruel to women immediately after sex. It's a deal-breaker for me. A little grumpiness is fine, it can even be fun, but I'm sorry to say that Luke crosses over into asshole territory IMO.
I spent the whole book wondering why Jill was so hellbent on making Luke her man and why she kept going back to him even though he clearly told her over and over and over again that he didn't want her. There are three sex scenes in the book, and the immediate aftermath of the first two is him being a complete dick to her. The book makes it seem like I should believe he's a man worth fighting hard for, and a man a woman would be willing to go back to after he's said cruel things to her right after he came inside her. I think this is complete bullshit.
It's also pretty stalkerish on Jill's part. She comes to his cabin. She moves into his house (which is downhill from his cabin. She refuses to leave. She worms into his personal life. She shows up to his house unannounced. She badgers him about stuff.
I know what the book is saying: she's trying to snap him out of his depression. He needs to come back to life and stop beating himself up over his bff's death. I get it. I just don't understand her sexual/romantic interest in him.
The book is unique because, as Joan pointed out, it's solely written from the hero's perspective. We are never given a glimpse into Jill's mind. Perhaps if we were, I would understand her motivations a bit better.
IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD YOU CAN SAY ABOUT LUKE?
Sure. He's an extremely hard worker, a loyal friend, and good-if-a-bit-grumpy with children. I liked all of these aspects of his personality.
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
Not really my style of sex writing. A bit poetic. There's nothing objectionable about the sex except for Luke's tendency to be a complete asshole as soon as he finishes.
And nobody uses condoms. Birth control is never discussed.
TL;DR I think McAllister was trying to paint a real man's man. Unfortunately, even though I can enjoy grumpy and reclusive heroes, I can't enjoy reading about an asshole. I don't know what other people think. I should give him a break because he's in mourning? Nah. Even when Keith was alive, Luke struggled with self-hatred and directing that self-hate as anger towards other people. Not someone I find very attractive.
Jill wasn't perfect either. But I could work with it.
One thing I really admired about McAllister, though, was that she That doesn't mean I suddenly like Luke, though.
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Cheating (Luke kisses Jill when she's still in a relationship with Keith)
He's a Cowboy, She's a Journalist/Author
November 30, 2019
Introspective cowboy and his dead friend’s fiancée
The Tanner Brothers are a sweet bunch of shy and introspective cowboys. This book tells the story of the middle brother Luke, a former stunt in Hollywood whose life lost meaning when the famous actor he worked for died during a scene he should have performed himself.
To make matters worse, Keith (the actor) was Luke’s best friend and Luke had a huge crush on his fiancée Jill, that now shows up in his life and make desire and guilty crash all over him.
Another good installment in the series!
The Tanner Brothers are a sweet bunch of shy and introspective cowboys. This book tells the story of the middle brother Luke, a former stunt in Hollywood whose life lost meaning when the famous actor he worked for died during a scene he should have performed himself.
To make matters worse, Keith (the actor) was Luke’s best friend and Luke had a huge crush on his fiancée Jill, that now shows up in his life and make desire and guilty crash all over him.
Another good installment in the series!
September 18, 2018
Sometimes you pick up a book expecting it to be 'beefburger and chips' only to start and find you have fillet steak instead.
This is one of those books.
I was at 20% when I realised this was written solely from the point of view of Luke Tanner. How many romance novels do that??? And what's more, Luke came across as a real man - not the usual navel-gazing, woe-is-me, sort of bloke who usually appears in modern romances.
The writing was simply lovely
Luke .... stared down at the slumbering child, feeling an unwelcome, unaccustomed envy of those men to whom the weight of a child was commonplace.
(isnt that simply glorious on so many levels?)
And how about this:
Paco stalled. "Don'tcha get lonely up here?"
"No."
"Never?"
"Never," he lied. "Come on. Get on and get moving."
I LOVED Luke - all shut off and closed up and hiding his feelings deep inside. And the dialogue throughout the whole book was perfect.
A couple of quibbles though:
1. The ending was a tad rushed somehow, but I suspect this was written to comply to a set word count?
2. The 'additional material' at the end - from the next book - was waaay too long. It needs to be much shorter!! I was tempted to delete a star for the somewhat rushed ending, but dammit......
Luke .... stared down at the slumbering child, feeling an unwelcome, unaccustomed envy of those men to whom the weight of a child was commonplace.
Nope. That sentence alone deserves the full 5 stars.
This is one of those books.
I was at 20% when I realised this was written solely from the point of view of Luke Tanner. How many romance novels do that??? And what's more, Luke came across as a real man - not the usual navel-gazing, woe-is-me, sort of bloke who usually appears in modern romances.
The writing was simply lovely
Luke .... stared down at the slumbering child, feeling an unwelcome, unaccustomed envy of those men to whom the weight of a child was commonplace.
(isnt that simply glorious on so many levels?)
And how about this:
Paco stalled. "Don'tcha get lonely up here?"
"No."
"Never?"
"Never," he lied. "Come on. Get on and get moving."
I LOVED Luke - all shut off and closed up and hiding his feelings deep inside. And the dialogue throughout the whole book was perfect.
A couple of quibbles though:
1. The ending was a tad rushed somehow, but I suspect this was written to comply to a set word count?
2. The 'additional material' at the end - from the next book - was waaay too long. It needs to be much shorter!! I was tempted to delete a star for the somewhat rushed ending, but dammit......
Luke .... stared down at the slumbering child, feeling an unwelcome, unaccustomed envy of those men to whom the weight of a child was commonplace.
Nope. That sentence alone deserves the full 5 stars.
March 30, 2013
Romance novels are ... well ... let's face it. Fluff. We read them because we want a formula of boy-meets-girl, not-too-insurmountable difficulties, and then a happy ending where the girl gets the boy. On the way, hopefully the author will teach us something and make us fall in love along with the characters. This was one of the ones that met those goals.
Luke Tanner is poignant as the cowboy-turned-stunt double-turned-cowboy who retreats back into his original trade after the tragic death of his best friend after the friend died after insisting on doing his own stunt. Not only mourning his friends death, but also to escape unresolved feelings for his deceased best friends grieving fiance, Luke turns back to the hard, solitary life of a cowboy to find peace. When his best friends fiance suddenly shows up two years later to interview him for a memoir about their mutual movie actor/friend, old wounds are suddenly reopened.
Unlike most romance novels, this one was written entirely from the viewpoint of the hero. We get to inhabit Luke's head as he keeps pushing Jillian away despite his resurging feelings for her and realize he isn't doing so simply to be a jerk. His guilt over not talking his friend over doing the stunt the day he died and the fact he had always possessed feelings for the woman now at his doorstep feel palpable and genuine, not contrived.
Especially realistic was the authors descriptions of the daily duties of a cowboy. No glamor here. Just lots of hard, repetitive, lonely, dangerous work. I know little about the real life of a cowboy, but the job description felt gritty and real, not some watered-down romantic version of what it meant to be a cowboy. I learned something.
Keeping in mind a 5-star rating for a formula romance novel isn't the same thing as, say, 5-stars for Charles Dickens, I would say put this one on your reading list. You'll feel good at the end.
Luke Tanner is poignant as the cowboy-turned-stunt double-turned-cowboy who retreats back into his original trade after the tragic death of his best friend after the friend died after insisting on doing his own stunt. Not only mourning his friends death, but also to escape unresolved feelings for his deceased best friends grieving fiance, Luke turns back to the hard, solitary life of a cowboy to find peace. When his best friends fiance suddenly shows up two years later to interview him for a memoir about their mutual movie actor/friend, old wounds are suddenly reopened.
Unlike most romance novels, this one was written entirely from the viewpoint of the hero. We get to inhabit Luke's head as he keeps pushing Jillian away despite his resurging feelings for her and realize he isn't doing so simply to be a jerk. His guilt over not talking his friend over doing the stunt the day he died and the fact he had always possessed feelings for the woman now at his doorstep feel palpable and genuine, not contrived.
Especially realistic was the authors descriptions of the daily duties of a cowboy. No glamor here. Just lots of hard, repetitive, lonely, dangerous work. I know little about the real life of a cowboy, but the job description felt gritty and real, not some watered-down romantic version of what it meant to be a cowboy. I learned something.
Keeping in mind a 5-star rating for a formula romance novel isn't the same thing as, say, 5-stars for Charles Dickens, I would say put this one on your reading list. You'll feel good at the end.
October 3, 2018
Sometimes, an author manages to bring to life characters that are complex, mature, and real. Then she doesn't trust that they will figure out a way to find each other and throws ridiculous events at them - just to be sure, you know - and ruins the story.
The whole book is narrated from the point of view of Luke, who has retreated into himself and a cabin in Colorado after guilt and grief over the death of his best friend Keith. Jill, the fiancee of Keith, comes to try to convince Luke to share his memories of Keith because she wants to write his biography. She is strong but never pushy. And what more, she knows when to back off.
The first half of the book was lovely. Luke doesn't talk much - and it is completely realistic; Jill has a quiet strength. And they spend a lot of time working (with cattle or in the house or on the farm), which adds to the relationship.
The second half was full of plot devices. I understand that something has to happen to move the plot forward and can take one spin of fate*. But four times? Nope - too many. It feels like events are throwing the characters together rather then them choosing to be together, even if the events trigger changes of heart. It robs me of the conviction that they would have figured it out on their own.
I would still recommend this book, just because it is unusual to have only the male PoV and that is very well done.
*the let's-bring-our-couple-together spinwheel:
1) baby/kid (theirs or from other people)
2) pregnancy
3) accident
4) illness
5) kidnapping
6) natural disaster
7) plain stalker behavior (ala Christian Grey!)
8) two or more of the above
The whole book is narrated from the point of view of Luke, who has retreated into himself and a cabin in Colorado after guilt and grief over the death of his best friend Keith. Jill, the fiancee of Keith, comes to try to convince Luke to share his memories of Keith because she wants to write his biography. She is strong but never pushy. And what more, she knows when to back off.
The first half of the book was lovely. Luke doesn't talk much - and it is completely realistic; Jill has a quiet strength. And they spend a lot of time working (with cattle or in the house or on the farm), which adds to the relationship.
The second half was full of plot devices. I understand that something has to happen to move the plot forward and can take one spin of fate*. But four times? Nope - too many. It feels like events are throwing the characters together rather then them choosing to be together, even if the events trigger changes of heart. It robs me of the conviction that they would have figured it out on their own.
I would still recommend this book, just because it is unusual to have only the male PoV and that is very well done.
*the let's-bring-our-couple-together spinwheel:
1) baby/kid (theirs or from other people)
2) pregnancy
3) accident
4) illness
5) kidnapping
6) natural disaster
7) plain stalker behavior (ala Christian Grey!)
8) two or more of the above
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Blurb:
Cowboy on the Run...
Once upon a time Luke Tanner had it all. Well, almost all. Then a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend -- and Luke knows it was all his fault. He could have stopped it, should have stopped it.
Jillian Crane doesn't agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn't know she's the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn't anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke ... nor realize how deep Luke's are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
Blurb:
Cowboy on the Run...
Once upon a time Luke Tanner had it all. Well, almost all. Then a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend -- and Luke knows it was all his fault. He could have stopped it, should have stopped it.
Jillian Crane doesn't agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn't know she's the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn't anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke ... nor realize how deep Luke's are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
May 1, 2016
Luke Tanner is hiding. Hiding from his feelings and total devastation of losing his best friend. Seeing the woman who was the center of his friends world is the last thing he wants. Especially since his feelings for this woman run deeper than they should. They always have. Just one more thing feeding his guilt. He knows in his heart he is the one responsible for Keith's death. Jillian doesn't agree, not anymore anyway. She just needs to convince Luke of that fact!
This is a very good story with great characters that draw you in immediately. I would recommend it.
This is a very good story with great characters that draw you in immediately. I would recommend it.
August 27, 2016
This was a very emotional story. Luke has a lot of baggage and guilt remaining from the death of his friend Keith. Jill suffered that same loss, as she and Keith were engaged at the time of his death. She is writing a book about Keith's life, and Luke just wants to be left alone. But there is an attraction between Jill and Luke.
This was a great story. I could feel the emotions coming off the pages. Luke had so much guilt and anger from Keith's accident. Then the ending of the story - the last couple of chapters - about ripped my heart out. There was a nice ending, and the ending wasn't excessively sappy, it stayed true to the emotional turmoil that they had been through, in the past and more recently.
This was a great story. I could feel the emotions coming off the pages. Luke had so much guilt and anger from Keith's accident. Then the ending of the story - the last couple of chapters - about ripped my heart out. There was a nice ending, and the ending wasn't excessively sappy, it stayed true to the emotional turmoil that they had been through, in the past and more recently.
October 8, 2018
Luke had an unusual background as a stuntman for a famous actor, who was also his best friend… who died in a way that Luke blamed himself for (and who Luke didn’t know nearly as well as he thought he did). Jillian was his friend’s girlfriend (although there was always a spark between Luke and Jill) so besides the guilt that Luke feels about his friend’s death, there’s also the “don’t mess with your friend’s girl” dynamic. This story was told entirely in the hero’s point of view. I happen to like that (my novels focus more on the hero’s journey and transformation as well), although there were a few times I wished I could get inside Jillian’s head. When the heroine (Jill) is only seen through the eyes of the one who’s in love with her (although Luke fights that tooth and nail) it makes her seem a little too perfect. On the other hand, the reader gets to experience Luke’s transformation on a really intimate level. Well done!
October 4, 2018
This is a well written cowboy romance, the second book about the Tanner brothers. After a tragedy can Luke Tanner find a way to get past his feelings of guilt.
This is a good plot with well-drawn characters and good secondary characters. There is nice action and romance, no overt sexual scenes but enough to give you the flavour of the scenes, and no swearing.
A good read.
This is a good plot with well-drawn characters and good secondary characters. There is nice action and romance, no overt sexual scenes but enough to give you the flavour of the scenes, and no swearing.
A good read.
September 27, 2018
Ebook
He was a stunt man, best friend of the star, in love with the stars girlfriend but the accident changed everything. The stars death drove him home and to become a lonely sad man. But she comes looking for him.
He was a stunt man, best friend of the star, in love with the stars girlfriend but the accident changed everything. The stars death drove him home and to become a lonely sad man. But she comes looking for him.
September 20, 2018
I try reading a lot of free ebooks since currently that's what I can afford. There's good stuff to find in any price category, and this novel's a prime example of a gem among rocks, though I couldn't tell until I got to the fifth chapter, when I knew I'd have to finish reading it.
It is all told from Luke's point of view, and he is the quintessential cantankerous cowboy. I grew up among those. The worse they're hurt, the harder they'll turtle up. The ways the author uses to crack his shell are gorgeous. I can't think of a better word for it. There's not just one, they come from different directions, and it still takes time and danger, and then it's still not simple. The last few chapters had me in tears several times.
Yeah. Read this one.
It is all told from Luke's point of view, and he is the quintessential cantankerous cowboy. I grew up among those. The worse they're hurt, the harder they'll turtle up. The ways the author uses to crack his shell are gorgeous. I can't think of a better word for it. There's not just one, they come from different directions, and it still takes time and danger, and then it's still not simple. The last few chapters had me in tears several times.
Yeah. Read this one.
September 21, 2018
Luke was a stuntman for Keith. Keith insisted on doing his own stunts. When everything went wrong, Luke blamed himself, never could forgive himself. The story was all about self-loathing, self-forgiveness, healing, the realization of the real meaning of life, and hope for the future. Beautifully written, grabbed me right away and I could not put it down. I felt the despair and hope of the characters because this author was so great at expressing herself. The story left me with a good feeling. I recommend highly.
September 25, 2018
Great story!
Really enjoyed this story! Well done effort to make it seem like a real working ranch life too! Great romance and happy ending! Bad part? I now really need the other books in the series!
Really enjoyed this story! Well done effort to make it seem like a real working ranch life too! Great romance and happy ending! Bad part? I now really need the other books in the series!
September 25, 2018
Just lovely! Sweet, heart wrenching...most of my time I wanted to smack the male lead with a rock, in a good way! Wonderfully romantic. Perfect read for lovers of stubborn cowboys!
September 26, 2018
Second chance
He never thought he would get a second chance. Let alone get a family. He lost his best friend. And a lot more.
He never thought he would get a second chance. Let alone get a family. He lost his best friend. And a lot more.
September 21, 2018
Cowboys Don't Quit
Luke Tanner is one stubborn cowboy. Sulky, cantankerous, hard-headed, yet Jillian Crane is able to soften him. Well, she'd softened him long ago when he first laid eyes on her. She is almost as stubborn and hard-headed, certainly doesn't take no very easily for an answer. They find their way through the loss and the pain... to their happily ever after. A good read.
Luke Tanner is one stubborn cowboy. Sulky, cantankerous, hard-headed, yet Jillian Crane is able to soften him. Well, she'd softened him long ago when he first laid eyes on her. She is almost as stubborn and hard-headed, certainly doesn't take no very easily for an answer. They find their way through the loss and the pain... to their happily ever after. A good read.
September 23, 2018
The most difficult thing in the world is coming to terms with oneself!
A well written romance
A well written romance
September 17, 2018
Luke is a Colorado rancher/ Hollywood stunt man being eaten up by the guilt of the death of his best friend Keith. Keith died doing his own stunt instead of Luke doing what he was hired to do because he was hung over mooning over his best friend's fiancé Jillian. It has been almost two years since her fiancé died in a tragic accident and Jillian is writing a biography of the man she loved and the star his fan's loved. She has talked to everyone except his best friend that knew him best. She has finally been able to track him down to a ranch in Colorado. She knows this will not be easy for either of them, things were said the last time they saw each other at Keith's funeral.
September 27, 2018
Good story
All of us face life challenges differently, I don't know that there is a right or wrong just better way to handle lives defining moments.
All of us face life challenges differently, I don't know that there is a right or wrong just better way to handle lives defining moments.
September 17, 2018
Tragic past.
Luke felt guilty for his best friend's death and locked himself away in a cabin on his ranch. He couldn't forget that his actions had cost Jill the man she loved. Jill, a writer, tracks Luke down in order to interview him for the book she is writing about Keith's life and death. What happens when the past is revisied?
Luke felt guilty for his best friend's death and locked himself away in a cabin on his ranch. He couldn't forget that his actions had cost Jill the man she loved. Jill, a writer, tracks Luke down in order to interview him for the book she is writing about Keith's life and death. What happens when the past is revisied?
September 17, 2018
Forgiveness
Luke ended up being a stunt double for Keith Mallory when they were making a movie in the ranching worked. Then he met Jill, Keith's girlfriend . Keith died and he blames himself. He went back to CO. And Jill is there asking forgiveness and is writing a book about him. But can they both forgive.
Luke ended up being a stunt double for Keith Mallory when they were making a movie in the ranching worked. Then he met Jill, Keith's girlfriend . Keith died and he blames himself. He went back to CO. And Jill is there asking forgiveness and is writing a book about him. But can they both forgive.
September 17, 2018
Cowboys Don't Quit
I loved this book! It made me smile a lot as well as cry. It's not totally clean, but the intimate scenes were very discrete. I enjoyed it enough to look for more books by this author.
I loved this book! It made me smile a lot as well as cry. It's not totally clean, but the intimate scenes were very discrete. I enjoyed it enough to look for more books by this author.
September 18, 2018
Don’t quit.
A good story, lots of building into the story so that you want to reach the end. Good character descriptions and interactions.
A good story, lots of building into the story so that you want to reach the end. Good character descriptions and interactions.
September 17, 2018
I loved it. It was insightful and she knows men, or at least Luke. It made me cry.
May 2, 2016
Cowboys Don’t Quit by Anne McAllister
Cowboy on the Run . . .
Once upon a time Luke Tanner had it all. Well, almost all. Then a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend — and Luke knows it was all his fault. He could have stopped it, should have stopped it.
Jillian Crane doesn’t agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn’t know she’s the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn’t anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke … nor realize how deep Luke’s are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
this is Jillian Crane and Luke Tanner's story.
Luke Tanner was Keiths Mallory stunt double. a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend Keith.
Keiths Mallory was one of America’s best-loved actors.
Keith's fiancee Jillan Crane.
Jillan tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway.
I didn’t just come to apologize. “I came because I need your help. I’m working on a book A biography Of Keith.”
Cowboys Don’t Quit by Anne McAllister is a wonderful well written book.
I highly recommend reading.
I am looking forward to reading more books by Anne McAllister.
Cowboys Don’t Quit by Anne McAllister is a 5 stars book.
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Anne's Books with Tule:
Last Year’s Bride
Great Wedding Giveaway
Writing the Bestseller: Romantic and Commercial Fiction
Non-Fiction
The Great Wedding Giveaway
The Tanner Brother series
Book 1: Cowboys Don't Cry
Book 2: Cowboys Don't Quit
Book 3: Cowboys Don't Stay
Cowboy on the Run . . .
Once upon a time Luke Tanner had it all. Well, almost all. Then a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend — and Luke knows it was all his fault. He could have stopped it, should have stopped it.
Jillian Crane doesn’t agree. When she tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway, she is determined to make Luke start living again. She doesn’t know she’s the last person on earth Luke wants to see. And she certainly doesn’t anticipate the feelings she develops for Luke … nor realize how deep Luke’s are for her.
But can they get over the past they share? And even if Jill can forgive him, can Luke ever forgive himself?
this is Jillian Crane and Luke Tanner's story.
Luke Tanner was Keiths Mallory stunt double. a Hollywood stunt gone wrong stole his best friend Keith.
Keiths Mallory was one of America’s best-loved actors.
Keith's fiancee Jillan Crane.
Jillan tracks her late fiancé’s best friend to his Colorado mountain hideaway.
I didn’t just come to apologize. “I came because I need your help. I’m working on a book A biography Of Keith.”
Cowboys Don’t Quit by Anne McAllister is a wonderful well written book.
I highly recommend reading.
I am looking forward to reading more books by Anne McAllister.
Cowboys Don’t Quit by Anne McAllister is a 5 stars book.
Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Anne's Books with Tule:
Last Year’s Bride
Great Wedding Giveaway
Writing the Bestseller: Romantic and Commercial Fiction
Non-Fiction
The Great Wedding Giveaway
The Tanner Brother series
Book 1: Cowboys Don't Cry
Book 2: Cowboys Don't Quit
Book 3: Cowboys Don't Stay
May 27, 2016
Cowboys Don't Quit us the second of Anne McAllister's Tanner Brothers series. Set almost exclusively on a cattle ranch in Colorado, this is the story of middle brother Luke and his best friend's fiancee Jill.
Guilt has been eating away at Luke for two years since Keith's death in a movie stunt gone wrong and the last person he wants to see is Jill, whom he's been trying to forget since that awful day. Trouble is he fell for Jill the moment he first saw her and when she tracks him down on his remote Colorado ranch he finds that time hasn't dulled the ache of longing.
Anne McAllster has written this story from the hero's point of view, which is refreshing. She demonstrates a real understanding of how men approach love. She also clearly knows her way around a cattle ranch. In Luke she's created a character with a strong work ethic. He puts in long days shifting cattle, mending fences, performing a touch of husbandry here and baling a field of hay there. Jill is no slouch either. While she's working on her book about Keith's life he's also helping out around the ranch house where she's staying. Both she and Luke are genuine, well rounded characters I couldn't help but like. Add a page turning plot and you have a great story, and that is most definitely what I found in this book.
Guilt has been eating away at Luke for two years since Keith's death in a movie stunt gone wrong and the last person he wants to see is Jill, whom he's been trying to forget since that awful day. Trouble is he fell for Jill the moment he first saw her and when she tracks him down on his remote Colorado ranch he finds that time hasn't dulled the ache of longing.
Anne McAllster has written this story from the hero's point of view, which is refreshing. She demonstrates a real understanding of how men approach love. She also clearly knows her way around a cattle ranch. In Luke she's created a character with a strong work ethic. He puts in long days shifting cattle, mending fences, performing a touch of husbandry here and baling a field of hay there. Jill is no slouch either. While she's working on her book about Keith's life he's also helping out around the ranch house where she's staying. Both she and Luke are genuine, well rounded characters I couldn't help but like. Add a page turning plot and you have a great story, and that is most definitely what I found in this book.
June 14, 2016
Luke hasn't recovered from the death of his best friend, Hollywood movie star, Keith Mallory. He blames himself. After all he was his stunt double. Now he's hiding out at his ranch and living like a hermit, but Jillian Crane finds him. She was Keith's fiancée. Luke doesn't want to see her. He feels guilty that he wanted this woman for himself. Will he ever put the past behind him and find love and happiness? Luke has so much guilt that I didn't think he could ever move one. He was blameless in Keith's death, but Luke is to stubborn to hear the truth. I wanted to give him a head slap and tell him to listen to reason. Jillian tries so hard to reach Luke and make him understand, but he won't. She is way more patient than I would ever be. These two care for each other, but I didn't see how the could ever reconcile the past and have a future together. I felt frustrated. Anne McAllister wrote a very emotional romance that pulled me in and kept me reading. I guess falling for the Tanner men will do that.
February 20, 2017
Jillian and Luke are friends pushed together by a mutual friend... Jillian blames Luke for Keith's death and Luke blames himself as he was Keith's stunt double...
Luke has reverted to isolation as he is having a hard time living with the guilt. Jillian has decided to write a book as a tribute to Keith's memory and forces Luke to deal with the reality and Keith's death.
Guilty though is added to because of Jillian and his strong attraction to her that he has always had... the faith and devotion that Jillian had to push Luke through these rough emotions was amazing not realizing that he loved her.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Luke has reverted to isolation as he is having a hard time living with the guilt. Jillian has decided to write a book as a tribute to Keith's memory and forces Luke to deal with the reality and Keith's death.
Guilty though is added to because of Jillian and his strong attraction to her that he has always had... the faith and devotion that Jillian had to push Luke through these rough emotions was amazing not realizing that he loved her.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
March 16, 2017
Cowboys Don´t Quit by Anne McAllister is just such a great cowboy story, and such a great series. It´s part of "The Tanner Brother series" but they are all stand-alone type of books.
If you like cowboys, strong silent men, that fall in love with strong women, this is another great book from Anne McAllister.
The other books in this series are:
Cowboys Don't Cry (Tanner Brothers Book 1)
Cowboys Don't Quit (Tanner Brothers Book 2)
Cowboys Don't Stay (Tanner Brothers Book 3)
The Cowboy and the Kid (Tanner Brothers Book 4)
Cowboy Pride (Tanner Brothers Book 5)
If you like cowboys, strong silent men, that fall in love with strong women, this is another great book from Anne McAllister.
The other books in this series are:
Cowboys Don't Cry (Tanner Brothers Book 1)
Cowboys Don't Quit (Tanner Brothers Book 2)
Cowboys Don't Stay (Tanner Brothers Book 3)
The Cowboy and the Kid (Tanner Brothers Book 4)
Cowboy Pride (Tanner Brothers Book 5)
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