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Mackenzie's Mountain | 
| Author: Linda Howard
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 772757
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 375
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 159722149X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781597221498
ASIN: 159722149X
Publication Date: January 2, 2006
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Product Description
Book 1 in the Mackenzie's Legacy seriesA New York Times Bestselling Author Wolf Mackenzie is a loner who has a way with horses and a deep distrust of outsiders - until one woman dares to venture onto Mackenzie's Mountain. Schoolteacher Mary Elizabeth Potter is determined to keep Wolf's teenage son from abandoning his dreams . . . and finds herself rescuing Wolf along the way.
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 Nearly 20 years later, this story is still fantastic June 4, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mary Elizabeth Potter was raised to be a lady. Her Aunt Ardith raised her to never raise her voice, to always wear a slip with a skirt, and to treat people the way that she wants to be treated. And at the age of 27, Mary is a spinster who is firmly on the shelf. But she's content with her life. She's just relocated from Savannah, Georgia, to teach high school in the small town of Ruth, Wyoming. Mary doesn't know much about small-town life, but pretty soon she discovers that one of the school's most promising students, Joe Mackenzie, has dropped out of school and Mary heads up Mackenzie's Mountain to convince the boy to come back. However, when she gets up there she meets Joe's father, Wolf Mackenzie--a half-breed Indian who Mary is instantly attracted to, and the feeling's mutual. When Mary begins to tutor Joe so that he can graduate, she and Wolf continue to run into each other, and they can only resist the attraction for so long...
Wolf Mackenzie knows that he's reviled by the citizens of Ruth, and he doesn't care. After being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, Wolf returned to Ruth a hard man, who refused to let himself be run out of town because of the people's mistakes. So when people look at him sideways in the general store, Wolf ignores it, when he hears people mutter slurs as he walks down the street, he keeps his head up. Because Wolf Mackenzie doesn't care what these people think of him. Well, except a certain schoolteacher.
Mackenzie's Mountain is the story of a sweet-tempered and innocent woman who falls for a man from the wrong side of the tracks. Wolf Mackenzie has done nothing wrong, he was cleared of his prior conviction, but that doesn't stop people from gossiping about him and treating him like a second-class citizen. The last thing he wants is for Mary to be treated badly because of her association with him, but he still finds her hard to resist. When girls in town are attacked, Wolf is the first person the townspeople suspect, and it's Mary who defends him and demands a fair trial. That Wolf is a strong, proud man who can take care of himself doesn't matter to her, because she cares about him. And that's what makes this book fantastic. Mary is a little TSTL, but this book was written in 1989, so I forgive her. It's her innocence, in fact, that make her lovable, and it's her strength of character and determination that make her admirable. Wolf is an added bonus, because he protects what's his, and won't let anyone treat Mary badly because of him. And his son Joe is an absolute delight. He almost steals the story. I'm not surprised that Mackenzie's Mountain made it into All About Romance's Top 100 Romances. This is a love story that stands the test of time, and nearly two decades later, it was still an excellent read.
You gotta love the Mackenzies! April 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
There is no doubt about Linda Howard's talent for creating memorable characters that leap off the pages. And memorable is one word that sums up the Mackenzie's.
For years, Wolf Mackenzie has lived quietly on the fringe of society paying for a crime that he never committed. To the townspeople of Ruth, Wyoming, being a half-breed was crime enough. Tainted by his past, he lived in an unspoken truce with the local citizens and kept to himself. Life seemed pretty normal until the arrival of a spinster schoolteacher.
Mary Elizabeth Potter was one determined woman. This schoolteacher couldn't stand to see a student, especially one as obviously talented as Joe Mackenzie, give up. Armed with courage and a genuine concern to see Joe's dream come true, she never expected that she would end up rescuing both father and son along the way.
As far as heroes go, Wolf is an alpha-male all the way, very typical of a Linda Howard character. However, there is more to this alpha than just constant sneering for no reason other than he hates the world. His devotion to his son and protectiveness over him and Mary reveals a decency that few would ever believe he possessed. As for Mary, I do have mixed feelings for her. I admired her courage and audacity to stand up to Wolf and the townspeople of Ruth, however, her naivete was pretty over the top. My guess was the author tried to lighten up the story, which in some ways was effective. But the extent of Mary's sexual innocence was a little hard to believe in the twentieth century.
Nevertheless, this was one very enjoyable book that was hard to put down. What I loved about MACKENZIE'S MOUNTAIN were the bond between father and son and the protectiveness they felt for Mary who was willing to give up propriety for the sake of these two men. I am lucky that I don't have to wait for the other books as I have them all in the shelf waiting to be plucked out.
 Not great, but definitely worthwhile. January 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mackenzie is 1/2 Native American Indian, 1/2 Scottish and owns a horse and cattle ranch. Mary is the new school teacher. She falls for Mackenzie and fights the small town prejudice against Indians. I enjoyed this story. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: about five. Setting: current day small town in Wyoming. Copyright: 1989. Genre: contemporary romance.
Excellent Book! November 25, 2007
The chemistry between Wolf and Mary was immediate and kept me riveted throughout the whole story. Wolf has moved right up there with some of my favorite heroes of all-time, and for good reason. He is hot! I loved his immediate reaction to Mary, and hers to Wolf.
I also really enjoyed Wolf's son, Joe and his relationship with his Dad, and also with Mary. He is strong character all by himself and I'm looking forward to reading his story down the road. The protectiveness he and Wolf had over Mary were very heartwarming and sometimes comical as well.
There really wasn't much to dislike about this book ~ it was character driven, for sure. If I wanted to be nitpicky, about the only things that really bugged me were Mary's constant remembrances of her Aunt Ardith and also Mary's tendency to wear dowdy clothes, but like I said, that's just nitpicky.
This was Very Good. I loved every minute I spent in Ruth, WY with this couple and am looking forward to reading the other books in the Mackenzie series.
Another Great Read! July 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Linda Howard has not written one book that was not superb. What I like most about Wolf and every other hero she writes is the alpha-quality. In this day and age, it would be nice to find a man who has the "primitive" (according to some people) instinct to take care of his own. I think Mary was the perfect heroine for Wolf. She brought out his protective qualities. The story was wonderful. I have read the entire MzKenzie collection and Linda Howard does a wonderful job every time. I hope she continues to write the strong, alpha-males only she can create. I don't mind if the female is a little vulnerable. Every book does NOT need to have a hard-as-nails heroine.
I continue to enjoy reading her stories again and again.
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