Books like Big Sky Country by Jackie Merritt

Big Sky Country is a romance novel by Joan Johnston.

The illegitimate son of a wealthy rancher, Sheriff Slade Barlow grew up in a trailer hitched to the Curly-Burly hair salon his mother runs. He was never acknowledged by his father-until now. Suddenly, Slade has inherited half of Whisper Creek Ranch, one of the most prosperous in Parable, Montana. That doesn't sit well with his half brother, Hutch, who grew up with all the rights of a Carmody. Including the affections of Joslyn Kirk, homecoming queen, rodeo queen, beauty queen-whom Slade has never forgotten but Joslyn is barely holding her head up these days as she works to pay back everyone her crooked stepfather cheated. With a town to protect-plus a rebellious teenage stepdaughter-Slade has his hands full. But someone has to convince Joslyn that she's responsible only for her own actions. Such as her effect on this lawman's guarded heart.

UNTAMABLE. IRRESISTIBLE. MAVERICK. Playboy Symon Cope's motto had always been "Don't fence me in." So now that the sexy Montana man was stuck on his family's ranch, he was more cantankerous than ever. His kinfolk's only recourse was to call in the cavalry... a.k.a. Miss Pamela Brook. And though the brooding Big Sky bachelor was sorely tempted to succumb to this feisty female's charms, he knew giving in meant getting hitched. For his passion for Pamela ran so deep, she could lead him anywhere ... even down the wedding aisle!