A Montana Man

The Benning Legacy #2

by Jackie Merritt

The Montana Man: He'd lived for his son and the land-until she came into his life... His Mystery Woman: She was called Sierra. She was beautiful and vulnerable, and he felt an immediate connection to her. All rancher Clint Barrow knew was her name. But from the first he'd needed to stake his claim. He'd brought her home to heal, but as the days stretched into long, hot nights, Clint wanted the woman herself. And just when their denied desire exploded into full-blown passion, Sierra's past began to come clear. Would she soon have to leave her Montana man behind? MAN OF THE MONTH: When he finds a missing Benning sister, can a Montana rancher keep her for his own?

Genres: Harlequin

187 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Jackie Merritt's first book was published in December of 1988, and since then she's been deeply engrossed in the writing game. While she's gone through dry spells, where she can't write a word that makes sense and every idea ends up in the trash can, for the most part she's usually working on a viable story.

Jackie honestly believes that anyone with a reasonable grasp of language and grammar can write a bookif they're self-disciplined enough to put in the time and effort that writing demands. Starting a book is easy; staying with it until it is finished is the part that stops many would-be authors. Jackie believes she had an advantage that a lot of people do not have. As a former accountant, she was used to working alone and completing long projects. Oddly enough, the same principles apply to writing.

Plus, of course, you have to love it. Jackie's first attempts to write fiction were so bad they were comical, but she still fell in love with writing. She had written hundreds of business letters before that, but never a word of fiction, and there, all of a sudden, was a whole new world for her to explore.

Reviews

[Marianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Montana Man is the second book in the Benning Legacy series by American author, Jackie Merritt. Sierra Benning leaves behind California and her failed marriage, and heads north for some adventure. In Montana, she gets more than she bargained for: a winding mountain road and a fast-travelling truck on the wrong side of the road mean she is lucky to escape with her life. When she wakes up in the ICU, unable to remember anything, a handsome stranger is keeping vigil by her bed. Rancher Clint Barrow is the young truck driver’s father, and he feels responsible for this young woman’s welfare. Sierra may not know who she is, but she feels she can trust this man. A sweet romance with a charming hero, an appealing heroine and a dilemma: how can they start a romance when they don’t know if Sierra is spoken for? The only flaw in this romance is that the amnesia is drawn out a little too long.

[Amanda]

I got this book in a lot of used harlequins! The cover is amazing but I got a few pages into the book and decided I couldn’t deal.