A Rancher's Surrender (Frontier Montana, #1)

Denied entrance into vet school because of her gender, fiery and
determined Jillian Matthews trained at her father's side and then headed
west to Montana Territory after answering an ad using only her father's
initials and last name. She is convinced that her skills will
override local ranchers prejudice. She's wrong and handsome Wade Parker,
the one who hired her, is the first to make his displeasure public. But
Jillian refuses to back down and sets out to win Wade's
approval. Soon that's not all she hopes to win.

Widower Wade Parker is furious the new vet he helped hire is a woman. The
fact that she's beautiful, smart and wakes parts of him that he
thought dead burns even more. Feeling tricked, Wade is determined to send
her back east but when the town turns on Jillian and her enemies become
dangerous, he steps up to be her protector. And that's not the only role
Jillian has him contemplating.