An orphaned girl and her young brother inherit more than a goat ranch when they follow their father's last wishes out into the New Mexico desert. Helen May and her brother know nothing about desert life, less about goats, and nothing about the revolution brewing just across the border. Their only ally is Starr, a rugged loner who seems to know too much about border politics and too little about ranching. When circumstances conspire to make this quiet girl appear dangerous, sharp, romantic. B. M. Bower was a master of Western adventure, and this 1922 novel delivers exactly what her readers came for: swift action, forbidden romance, and the stark beauty of the Southwestern frontier.
