Lazy A Ranch

What secrets did Spiny Ridge hold? Whatever they were, they were worth attempted murder, trespass, theft and corruption. The dinosaur-like ridge stretched dauntingly across Lazy A Ranch. Tracy Atwater had returned to her father’s ranch after he had had a stroke. Years of drought and low cattle prices had taken their toll on the ranch. Saving it from foreclosure was an uphill battle. All the ranch hands, except one, had to leave for other jobs. Tracy and her ranch hand moved the cattle to the north pasture where there was water and grass for them. Spiny Ridge lay diagonally between the ranch house and the north pasture. Tom Norbert, son of the local banker holding the mortgage on the ranch, had also returned home after college. Their stormy relationship went back to high school, and Tracy is unsure of trusting Tom’s offer to help her. Together, they discover the secrets of Spiny Ridge, while trying to evade dangers that seem to come from all directions. Could they find the happiness they sought?