One of her father's daughters...

All Sonnie Mancuso wants is to be needed by her father. Unfortunately, he already has a daughter--six, to be exact--and all *he* needs is a son.

One of her father's men...

Orphaned in the slums of New York, 15-year-old Lance Harmon needs a home. Sonnie's father gives him one on the cattle-rich Rocking M Ranch. Through the years, Lance learns to love the land, the work...and Sonnie.

And their legacy...

But Vince Mancuso's health is failing, and there's trouble on the Wyoming range. Sonnie returns home to claim the legacy that's rightfully hers...but learns Lance has already earned it.