Chasing after gold is a fool's errand and sometimes chasing after a lost love feels like one too. Jesse McCord's not sure which is worst. Having watched his grandfather Coot spend his life searching for the gold buried somewhere on the thousands of acres ranch Jesse is certain that he too is fated to keep that goal alive even after Coot's passing.

But Coot's will put a kink in Jesse's plans when the future of the ranch was divided among Jesse and his two cousins. Wyatt and Zane returned home for the funeral and face a big decision whether to stay and partner with Jesse or return to their lives off the ranch. There's history between the three cousins and it's unsure whether they can forget and forgive the past and move on. The cousins aren't the only obstacle to Jesse's peaceful existence at Lost Nugget.

Returning home to tend her ailing father Amy Parrish, Jesse's first love, is finding it near impossible to distance herself from him. Theirs is a relationship that just won't die and it seems neither Amy nor Jesse actually want it to. The burning question is why, if their attraction is so deep, did they breakup in the first place. It certainly appears as if some outside source had a hand in the reason why they are no longer together. Now that Amy is back Jesse is willing to do just about anything to see if they can rekindle the magic they once had. But now there seems to be someone who has targeted Amy and her father. Strange accidents occur at their ranch and the accidents are definitely getting serious. So serious as to believe them deadly and with that thought in mind Jesse sets himself up in the Parrish's barn. He claims it is the neighborly thing to do but that isn't fooling anyone. If anyone is trying to hurt Amy they will have to go through him first. Searching for gold might seem a fool's errand but Jesse knows his real future revolves around Amy. Circumstances had separated them but now fate steps in. Jesse's no fool, he's going to take advantage of what fate had provided -- a second chance for Amy and him.

MONTANA LEGACY is the introduction to the McCord family who settled at their ranch Lost Nugget in Gold Fever in 1862. The story is that Jasper McCord discovered gold which was stolen from him and then believed lost somewhere in the Treasure Mountains. The McCord cousins are now the last descendents and it's up to them whether to continue looking for this lost gold. The family is just quirky enough to entertain and endearing enough to make you actually care whether they are successful not only in their search for the gold, which is rather secondary, but in their search for love and happiness. Enjoy.

Book Summary

They're the McCords...three rugged, sexy cowboy cousins who'll inherit the family range--if they seek the treasure hidden on it. But even more precious are the women who care tame their wild hearts...

She was the only one person who shook Jesse McCord's quiet determination. She was the only one he ever let in, body and soul. Then suddenly Amy Parrish wa gone and the oldest McCord cousin devoted his life to the family ranch. Now Amy is back, offering to help Jesse find the McCord gold. Yet Jesse's not about to give her a second chance, and he hopes his pride will protect him from her irresistible charms. But under the wide prairie skies a dangerous, unseen enemy is fast closing in, threatening Amy and Jesse's very lives and the promise of their ...