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297 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2002
"What the hell were you thinking, bringing her here?" he roared. "Huh? Couldn't you see she's a bony little stick that will blow over in a stiff wind? You should have taken one look at that--" he jabbed a thumb toward the young woman "--that insignificant wisp of a girl and sent her packing right back to wherever she came from. what am I going to do with a nuisance like her on a cattle ranch?...I need a cook! I need someone who can do the wash and hoe the garden and pacify a cranky old woman! I do not need another lame piece of baggage!"