West of the Pecos

"Templeton Lambeth desperately wanted a son--an heir to ride by his side through the vast wild ranges just west of the Pecos River. But to his disappointment, his wife bears a girl. With his hopes crushed, Templeton is forced into denial, and decides to raise his daughter as if she were a boy. In honor of Lambeth's more successful brother, they name her Terrill. Upon the arrival of the Civil War, Lambeth enlists in Lee's army, leaving behind his wife and tomboy daughter with hopes to no longer live in his brother's shadow. By the time the war ends, Lambeth returns a colonel, and his wife has passed. Tired of his old life as a plantation owner, he packs up with his daughter, Rill, and heads for the alluring western frontier to start anew. After they arrive in the West, the colonel is brutally murdered. Rill, disguised as a youth of eighteen who rode with the toughest, is left to fend for herself in the Wild West which is swarming with outlaws. Enter Pecos Smith, a rugged desperado with a mysterious past and a bad reputation--though he may not be what he seems."--Pg 4 of cover.