The Maverick's Christmas Countdown: A Small Town Fake Engagement Western Romance (Montana Mavericks: The Trail to Tenacity, 5)

From friends to lovers…in four weeks?

Allison Taylor knew she was in over her head. What was she thinking, asking her Seattle neighbor Rowan Scott to be her fake boyfriend for the holidays? Now she’s trapped with the sexy dude-next-door under the same roof in Bronco, trying to keep her overbearing father at bay—and her long-hidden crush on her faux beau under the covers as long as possible. The surprise is on Rowan, though, when his favor for Allison forces him to confront his true feelings for her. His spontaneous “proposal”—to prove their love to her family—only makes things messier. But maybe the magic of a snowy Montana Christmas could lead them to a happy ending in spite of it all…

From Harlequin Montana Mavericks:

Book 1: Redeeming the Maverick by Christine Rimmer
Book 2: The Maverick Makes the Grade by Stella Bagwell
Book 3: That Maverick of Mine by Kathy Douglass
Book 4: The Maverick's Christmas Kiss by Joanna Sims
Book 5: The Maverick's Christmas Countdown by Heatherly Bell
Book 6: The Maverick's Resolution by Brenda Harlen

Heatherly Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but lost her accent by the time she was two. Her grandmother, Mima, kept the both the accent and spirit of the southern woman alive for decades. After leaving Alabama, Heatherly lived with her family in both Puerto Rico and Maryland before being transplanted kicking and screaming to the California Bay Area. She now loves it here, she swears. Except the traffic.