Desert Conquest; Or, Precious Waters

The desert is thirsty, and so are the men who want to own it. When Clyde Burnaby boards a train crossing the dry plains with her cousin Nita, she expects tedium, not transformation. But the masked robber who holds up the passengers triggers something fierce in her a will to survive, to resist, to fight back. A stranger across the aisle whispers advice that saves her valuables, and through the haze of danger, she catches a glimpse of the man behind the mask: Casey Dunne, a rancher whose name will soon be on every lip in the territory. The railway company wants the water rights. The ranchers want to live. When the dam blows, the real battle begins, and Clyde finds herself caught between powerful interests and her own awakening heart. This is a story of water in a land that devours it, of love that blooms in the shadow of violence, and of a woman who discovers she is far braver than she ever imagined.