Roping the Maverick

by Kathy Douglass

A wild country heart longing to be tamed…

Rancher Ellis Corey cherishes his quiet life in Tenacity, and he’s in no hurry to settle down—or so he thinks. Tiffany Brandt may not be a cowboy-boot-wearing, hang-out-at-a-saloon type of date, but that’s all right with Ellis. The fun-loving city girl will be heading back to Bronco in a few weeks, so there’s no danger of them getting too involved. Tiffany truly believes casual is what she wants. She denies there could be anything more between them. But the charismatic horseman is quick to realize that saying goodbye to Tiffany is the last thing he wants to do!

From Harlequin Montana  

LEGACY OF TENACITY

Book 1: My Heart Belongs to the Maverick by Carrie Nichols
Book 2: Maverick's Prince Charming by Stella Bagwell
Book 3: Roping the Maverick by Kathy Douglass
Book 4: A Maverick of Convenience by JoAnna Sims
Book 5: A Maverick of Honor by Rochelle Alers
Book 6: Counting on a Maverick by Makenna Lee

217 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2026

About the author

Kathy is a born reader who as a child always had her nose in a book. That love of reading grew with her. She often would finish one book and immediately pick up another. She went from reading Bobbsey Twins to long, lush romance novels. One day she stumbled upon the Shining by Stephen King and was hooked. She turned her back on romance and became a serious Stephen King fan, reading every word he wrote. When she caught herself checking under the bed and looking in the closet for monsters or worse, she knew it was time to put down the horror stories and pick up the romance novels.
Her return to romance novels was short lived. She’d started law school and soon her reading was limited to legal opinions. Then one happy day her younger sister handed her a Harlequin romance. They were just what the doctor ordered. The books were short enough to read in a week and still get her required reading done. Best of all she knew there would be a happy ending and she wouldn’t have to search her room before she went to bed each night.
When her first child was born, she stopped practicing law to become a stay at home mom. Her second child followed nineteen months later. With two little ones in the house, reading suddenly became limited to Dr. Seuss and other children’s books. Any free time was spent trying to catch up on sleep or laundry.
All too soon her kids were attending pre-school two hours a day. She spent those few precious renewing her relationship with romance novels. After a while she felt the urge to write a book of her own and she began writing the stories she wanted to read. She spent many years writing some really terrible books and learning her craft. In 2014, Kathy participated in Brenda Novak’s online auction to raise money for a cure for Diabetes. She was the highest bidder for a critique by editor, Charles Griemsman. He did not buy that book immediately, but requested another which became her first book in the Sweet Briar Sweethearts series.

Reviews

[Sameerah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a cute and entertaining story. I always love a well done “city girl, country boy” plot and this one didn’t disappoint. I really loved Tiffany and Ellis’s chemistry and cute banter that they had, as well as the families and side characters. I loved that this wasn’t a scenario where she was compromising or changing who she was just because he wanted her to. She stayed true to herself — with some beautiful character development — and still got the love she deserved!

[Joyce M. H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book in the “Legacy Of Tenacity Book Series.” In Roping The Maverick, we get reacquainted with siblings Brittany, Lucas, Stephanie and Tiffany Brandt and siblings Shane, Ellis and Michelle Corey. Stephanie is married to the rodeo legend Geoff Burris. Tiffany is a florist who lives in Bronco and her siblings are Brittany, Lucas and Stephanie. Ellis is a rancher who lives in Tenacity and his siblings are Michelle and Shane. Tiffany and Ellis met while she is in Tenacity to babysit her sister Stephanie and Geoff’s baby daughter. Geoff is there for an event to help out Tenacity because dinosaur bones have been found and help out with fundraiser. Tiffany and Ellis started out as friends and wanted to keep it that way. Tiffany sees Tenacity as a small town with little to nothing to do. Ellis makes his feelings known to Tiffany and wants to take their relationship to the next level. Tiffany wants no part of it because of a previous relationship.

Can Tiffany get past her insecurities and give Ellis and Tenacity a chance, will more dinosaur bones be found, will the fundraiser be a success?

I received an ARC via the author Kathy Douglass and I am leaving my review voluntarily.