A Cowboy's Pursuit

Cowboy, Come Home #5

by Anne McAllister

"Let Celie get away? No, sir! That's why cowboys invented lassos!" Jace Tucker, wife wrangler

Rodeo heartthrob Jace Tucker fell for Celie O'Meara the day they met. But she was his buddy's girl. Then his buddy jilted Celieand she blamed Jace!

And why not? Celie thought. As a role model for reckless, footloose charmers, Jace had no equal. So when he came close, she ran a thousand miles!

Jace packed his battered Stetson and went after her. He'd convince Celie they were meant for each othereven if he had to follow her to the ends of the earth. He never believed he actually would!

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Western Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

Anne 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!

Reviews

[Lu · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 stars rounded to 4

I love Jace and Celie since the previous book in the series and I was looking forward to their happily ever after.

The first half of the book was very good. Jace had been Celie’s former fiancé’s best friend and was partially to blame for her being jilted.

Their bantering was fun and it was sweet to see Jace’s efforts to make up for the past. He ended up going on a cruise ship after her and dutifully ate his humble pie.

Towards the end, the book dragged a little and I was not convinced she still had a reason not to marry him.

Another sweet read in this beloved series.

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

leído en Febrero 2014

Argumento:

Jace Tucker, el ídolo del rodeo, estaba enamorado de Celie O'Meara desde el día en que se conocieron. Pero era la novia de su amigo.

Cuando su amigo dejó a Celie plantada en el altar, ella culpó a Jace de llevarlo por el mal camino: Celie pensó que para los seductores despreocupados e inconscientes, Jace era el modelo a seguir.

Así que, cuando volvieron a verse, ella escapó a miles de kilómetros.

Pero Jace se puso su sombrero de vaquero y fue tras ella. Estaba decidido a convencerla de que estaban hechos el uno para el otro, y dispuesto a seguirla hasta el fin del mundo. ¡Nunca imaginó que tendría que hacerlo!

[Shelagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne McAllister creates fantastic male characters and in A Cowboy’s Pursuit there are two that shine out. Firstly, there’s 90 year old Artie Gilliam, who owns the hardware store in Elmer, Montana and who is a bit of a matchmaker. Former rodeo cowboy Jace Tucker is in Artie’s sights, starting off with helping Artie in his hardware store, where Celie O’Meara is also helping out. Celie and Jace have had a bit of a hate relationship for the past ten years after Jace had to tell Celie the day before her wedding that her fiancé wasn’t going to show up. I loved the way Artie stage-managed Jace and Celie and not-so-gently nudged Jace into going after her when she decided to take a job on a cruise ship. Jace is all cowboy from his boots to his hat and boy, is he a fish out of water when he arrives on board! Celie is easy to love too. She’s had a crush on Jace for years, even though she hates him for the wedding debacle and isn’t too keen on the way he teses her. I loved her surprise at finding Jace on board during the ship’s safety briefing. This book takes you on a wonderful emotional journey with scenes that wil make you swoon and others where you’d like to hit one or the other over the head to knock some sense into them. It has been an absolute pleasure to read.

[DeeAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a quick fun read. You have to love a man who will go above and beyond to chase down a woman. And that’s what happens in the story. Jace Tucker and Celie O’Meara have a long history. Jace had to deliver some information that was unpleasant for Celie. So even though he was just the bearer of bad news, he somehow got blamed for the whole incident. But he’s bound and determined to have Celie see him for the man that he is.
Celie just needs to get out of town and away from Jace. She does this by taking a job on a cruise ship. Well, Jace says that’s not gonna happen because it’s a singles cruise ship and he’s definitely out to change Celia‘s mind about him.
Jace is all cowboy, so he stands out quite a bit getting on this cruise ship and his cowboy hats, blue jeans and boots.

It’s a fun, loving story and I think you’ll definitely enjoy it.

I received this ARC in return for my honest review.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Cowboys Pursuit by Anne McAllister is a re-release book now listed as part of the Cowboy, Come Home Series. Having not read the book when first published years ago I cannot say if it has been revised recently.


Celie O’Meara and Jace Tucker have a long history where Jace is blamed for something that wasn’t his fault. He was the man caught in the middle. Celie left town but now is back. I guess I like Jace more than Celia who seemed to believe that one should shoot the messenger. Not exactly fair to Jace now. An interesting romance as Jace and Celie work through their differences, come to an agreement and believe it or not fall in love. Well, Jace may have been halfway there years ago.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Cowboy's Pursuit by Anne McAllister
Story starts with Celie and she walks away from her wedding to Jace. There are lots of rumors around and misconceptions...
Story also follows Jace who is a rancher working on the family ranch. He's not gotten over Celie and he aims to just find her and bring her back home.
She works on a cruise ship where single mingle to find their partner for life. He does track her down and there are some twists to turns to this story.
Didn't think I'd enjoy this but it's a really great read. Can't wait to read more from the author.
Received this review copy from Tule Publishing and this is my honest opinion.

[Donnajo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I voluntarily read a advanced reader’s copy of this book for an honest opinion.

A Cowboy's Pursuit by Anne McAllister, book five in the Cowboy, Come Home series. The story might have taken me awhile to grab me but once it did I really enjoyed the characters, dialogue and settings. I've enjoyed past books in this series and books I've reading by Anne McAllister I would totally recommend anything written by the author.

[Sherri Babb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jace Tucker and Celie O’Meara story was an interesting read. I enjoy their story from start to finish. Celie leaves to put some space between her and Jace. Jace isn't letting her go that easily. Will he be able to win her heart? I suggest you pick up this book and find out. Great read. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Cowboy’s Pursuit is the 5th book in Anne McAllister’s series, Cowboy, Come Home. This book features Celie O’Meara. We had met her previously in a pm earlier book in her sister’s story. She has her own hair salon in her small hometown in Montana. Ten years earlier she was engaged to be married to her fiancé who was a rodeo participant. He traveled with one of the older guys to show him the ropes, Jace Tucker. Her fiancé had quoted Jace as being against marriage. So he ended up hanging out with the buckle bunnies and skipping his wedding. Unfortunately, Jace was the one having to call and tell Celie this. After this, Celie swore off all men and never really left her home. She blamed Jace for her bad circumstances. When she was younger, she had had a crush on Jace prior to meeting her fiancé.

As the book opens, we learn that Celie decided to take a chance on life and went on a singles cruise. She enjoyed it and decided to take a job as a hairdresser and massage therapist on the cruise ship traveling the world. In the meantime, Jace has decided he is interested in Celie and is disappointed that she has left town. Unable to wait for her to return, he decides to book a week on her cruise ship to convince her to take a chance on him. Celie is angry that Jace has come on the cruise. Her boss does not allow interactions between her employees and guests. She tries to keep it quiet but her boss finds out. Luckily for Celie, her boss is sympathetic to her situation and doesn’t fire her. Jace struggles to get Celie to meet him and listen to him. The two realize they have chemistry but what Celie plans to do is unknown. The story has quite a bit of angst and lots of romance. The characters are genuinely nice and down to earth. The book is terrific and a great addition to the series. I highly recommend it.

I was fortunate to receive an ARC of this book from Tule Publishing in exchange for my honest review.

[Elaine Coghlan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Cowboy's Pursuit ~ Cowboy, Come Home by Anne McAllister

A brilliant heartwarming story that has been written extremely well. This is Jace Tucker and Celie O’Meara’s story.
Celie has had a crush on Jace since she was in school, Jace the brother of one of her best friends, is always out of reach.
I was captivated from the beginning, and this book has stolen my heart. What a beautiful love story between Jace and Celie, Anne gives her readers a story they won't be able to put down.
From the first word to the last, I was hooked and couldn't click to the next page fast enough
The characters in this story are captivating, and through her writing, Anne makes each one come to life, and you feel that you know them and are there too. A brilliant second-chance romance to add to the series and I highly recommend this book to all.

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Easy-to-read, Entertaining, Happily Ever After, Inspirational, Page-turner, Romantic, Realistic, Wonderful characters and Marietta Montana:)

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Cowboy's Pursuit by Anne McAllister
Story starts with Celie and she walks away from her wedding to Jace. There are lots of rumors around and misconceptions...
Story also follows Jace who is a rancher working on the family ranch. He's not gotten over Celie and he aims to just find her and bring her back home.
She works on a cruise ship where single mingle to find their partner for life. He does track her down and there are some twists to turns to this story.
Didn't think I'd enjoy this but it's a really great read. Can't wait to read more from the author.
Received this review copy from Tule Publishing and this is my honest opinion.

[Paula Pugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story to bits. The decision of a man to seek the woman he loves is so precious. Celie had a middle School crush on Jake. Jake barely noticed Celie. Then, he has to tell her that her fiance is bailing on her. This makes Celie despise him. All the while, Jake had developed a thing for Celie and when she leaves to work on a cruise ship, he finally decides to take action. He signs up to take her cruise and the excitement takes off. It is such a sweet romance.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Jennie Fortna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Cowboy’s Pursuit is book 5 in the series Cowboy, Come Home by Anne McAllister, a nice addition to this series filled with teasing, working together, feelings neither would fully acknowledge, then she decides to move on but Jace realizes that Celie is the only one for him and he will show her they belong together…

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy (ARC) of this book from Tule Publishing . All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Bonnie Gonzales · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jace and Celie are great characters, their storyline will pull you along by your heartstrings as you get lost in their bumpy road to romance, or rocked on the sea on the cruise part of their romantic journey.
All in all a great book to just curl up with.

[Flo Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

At long last Jace had to talk to Celie about his feelings for her. So when Jace turned up at the ship that Celie was working on he made sure to tell her why he was there. It took Celie a while to be convinced that Jace loved her and finally they had their happily ever after.

[Delacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story with a nice dash of humour. I enjoyed watching their relationship grow. Overall, an entertaining story.