Anne McAllister

Infobox Writer


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occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1985–present
genre = Romantic novel
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website = http://www.AnneMcAllister.com

Anne McAllister (b. California, United States) is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.

Biography

Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana. McAllister met her husband through her job at a university library, and they have now been married for over thirty years. The couple have four children.

McAllister holds a master's degree in theology. Before she began writing, she held jobs as a Spanish teacher, copyediting texbooks, and ghostwriting sermons. [http://www.harlequinpresents.com/authors/mcallister_bio.html] McAllister's novels have been published in the Harlequin Presents, Silhouette Desire, Special Edition, and Harlequin American category romance lines. McAllister has twice won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and has been a finalist an additional seven times. In 2000, she was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award as Series Author of the Year. McAllister has also been awarded several Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. [http://www.annemcallister.com/about_anne.html]

McAllister found her hero and they had four children. They live in Iowa but spends much time in Montana.

Awards

* "Cowboy Pride": 1997 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
* "The Stardust Cowboy": 2000 Rita Awards Best Novel winner

Bibliography

ingle Novels

* Lightning Storm (1985)
* Dare to Trust (1985)
* Starstruck (1985)
* Dream Chasers (1987)
* To Tame a Wolf (1987)
* Marriage Trap (1987)
* Saving Grace (1989)
* Once a Hero (1989)
* Out of Bounds (1990)
* Island Interlude (1991)
* Call Up the Wind (1992)
* A Cowboy for Christmas (1992)
* Catch Me If You Can (1993)
* The Alexakis Bride (1994)
* Eight Second Wedding (1994)
* New Years Resolution Family (1998)
* The Playboy and the Nanny (1998)
* The Antonides Marriage Deal (2006)
* The Boss's Wife for a Week (2007)
* The Santorini Bride (2007)

Quicksilver Season Series

# Quicksilver Season (1985)
# A Chance of Rainbows (1985)
# Body and Soul (1987)
# Marry Sunshine (1988)
# Gifts of the Spirit (1988)

Imagine Series

# Imagine (1990)
# I Thee Wed (1991)
# Marry-go-round in With This Ring (1991)
# MacKenzie's Baby (1992)
# Never Say Never in New Year's (1998)
# Marry Me... Maybe? (Omnibus) (2004) (with Tori Carrington)

Code Of The West Series

# Cowboys Don't Cry (1995)
# Cowboys Don't Quit (1995)
# Cowboys Don't Stay (1995)
# The Cowboy and the Kid (1996)
# Cowboy Pride (1996)
# A Cowboy's Tears (1997)
# The Cowboy Steals a Lady (1997)
# The Cowboy Crashes a Wedding (1998)
# The Stardust Cowboy (1999)
# Cowboy on the Run (1999)
# A Cowboy's Secret (2000)
# A Cowboy's Gift (2000)
# A Cowboy's Promise (2001)
# The Cowboy's Code (2001)
# The Great Montana Cowboy Auction (2002)
# The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle (2002)
# A Cowboy's Pursuit (2002)

Tanner Brothers Sub-Series

# Cowboys Don't Cry (1995)
# Cowboys Don't Quit (1995)
# Cowboys Don't Stay (1995)

New York! New York! Series

# Finn's Twins! (1996)
# Fletcher's Baby! (1997)
# Gibson's Girl (1999)
# Rhys's Redemption (2000)
# The Inconvenient Bride (2001)
# Nathan's Child (2003)
# The Inconvenient Bride (2005)

Fetcher Bothers Sub-Series

# Finn's Twins! (1996)
# Fletcher's Baby! (1997)
# Gibson's Girl (1999)

Wolfe Brothers Sub-Series

# Rhys's Redemption (2000)
# The Inconvenient Bride (2001)
# Nathan's Child (2003)

Mcgillivray's of Pelican Cay Series

# McGillivray's Mistress (2003)
# In McGillivray's Bed (2004)
# Lessons from a Latin Lover (2005)

This Time, Forever Series Multi-Author

* A Baby for Christmas (1995)

From Here To Paternity Series Multi-Author

* Finn's Twins! (1996)

Eligible Bachelors Series Multi-Author

* Cowboy on the Run (1999)
* Secret Father (2004)

Collections

* Dare to Trust / Call Up the Wind (2004)
* Cowboys Don't Cry / Cowboys Don't Quit (2004)
* Cowboys Don't Stay / Cowboy and the Kid (2005)

Omnibus In Collaboration

* My Valentine (1993) (with Judith Arnold, Anne Stuart and Linda Randall Wisdom)
* Marry Me Cowboy (1995) (with Janet Dailey, Susan Fox and Margaret Way)
* Home For Christmas (1996) (with Debbie Macomber and Shannon Waverly)
* Valentine Affairs (1999) (with Muriel Jensen, Anne Stuart and Linda Randall Wisdom)
* Wedlocked (1999) (with Day Leclaire and Margaret Way)
* Christmas Presents (1999) (with Penny Jordan and Sally Wentworth)
* Blood Brothers (2000) (with Lucy Gordon)
* Do You Take This Cowboy (2000) (with Cait London)
* Christmas Weddings (2001) (with Elizabeth Bevarly)
* Even Better Than Before (2002) (with B.J. James)
* His Majesty, MD / A Cowboy's Pursuit (2003) (with Leanne Banks)
* Greek Millionaires (2004) (with Sara Craven and Penny Jordan)
* Love in the City (2005) (with Miranda Lee and Cathy Williams)
* Way Home / Cowboy's Christmas Miracle / Because a Husband is Forever (2005) (with Marie Ferrarella and Linda Howard)
* Men Made In America Vol 5 (2007) (with Bethany Campbell, Ingrid Weaver, Peggy Webb and Annette Broadrick)
* Men Made In America Vol 10 (2007) (with Cathy Gillen Thacker, Pamela Toth, Heather Graham and Carla Cassidy)

References and Sources

* [http://www.annemcallister.com Anne McAllister's Official Website]
* cite web
title = Meet the Authors: Anne McAllister
publisher = HarlequinPresents.Com
url =http://www.harlequinpresents.com/authors/mcallister_bio.html
accessdate = 2007-01-30
* [http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html?authorid=381 Anne McAllister's Webpage in Harlequin]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/anne-mcallister Anne McAllister's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction's Website]