It is 1894 when orphaned Leah Clayborn journeys from a sedate Ohio college town to the rough, chaotic ranch country in the Sandhills of Nebraska. She is to make her home with an unknown uncle who is not holding forth welcoming arms. Nevertheless, a determined Leah plunges into ranch life, set on earning the respect of her uncle and those who people the ranch. She discovers enemies as well as a following of staunch friends. An unknown killer threatens, as do drought, prairie fires, and rustlers. Can a city girl hold her own in such an environment to build a life in the sandhills? The readers will learn the answer as they follow Leah through not only come green grass but the two books that follow, Prairie Wind and Shifting Sand.
