From the first snowy evening they meet, rancher Diego Sanchez is mesmerised by Jenna Lattimore. Too bad she is all kinds of wrong for him. A widowed single mum, Jenna believes she is not ready for another relationship — and may never be. And Diego knows he’s not the kind of family man she and her baby daughter deserve, even as he can’t help himself from being there for them, over and over. Time spent with Diego seems to melt the wall around Jenna’s heart. With their vow to remain ‘just friends’ doomed to failure, Jenna must find a way to convince the stubborn cowboy he’s worthy of lasting love...
Mills & Boon Western Romance — Small towns. Rugged ranchers. Big hearts.
I'm the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty novels, including my debut, SEE JANE DATE (also available in cute TV movie form to stream). I write emotional, heartfelt romances for Harlequin Special Edition. I've also had two novels published under a secret pen name, but I will happily share if you message me to ask. I also wrote seven Special Edition novels under the pen name Meg Maxwell.
I'm a proud mom and animal devotee who lives on the southern coast of Maine. 4 new Harlequin Special Edition novels are coming in in 2026 starting with The Rancher's Famed Triplets, part of my Dawsons Family Ranch series (out now). Look for The Cowboy's Surprise Baby in July.
This is book one of the Montana Maverick’s series.
This story is about a rancher named Diego Sanchez. One snowy evening he meets a woman named Jenna Lattimore. He is mesmerized by her. Too bad that she is all wrong for him. Jenna is a single mom. Jenna believes that she isn’t interested in another relationship because she lost her husband.
Diego knows that he’s not the kind of family man that she and her baby daughter deserves. He can’t help being there for them. Spending time with Diego starts to melt the ice around Jenna’s heart. They make a vow to remain “Just Friends “. Jenna must find a way to convince the stubborn cowboy that he’s worthy of love. This was a sweet friends to lovers story but there was no spice.
It is really short and a little too quick in the romance department to me. I love the book and have pre-ordered the whole series. Wish it could have been just a little longer.