I've been searching for more books written by one of my favorite authors, Barbara O'Neal, and was surprised to find that she has written piles of books as Barbara Samuel, long before her most recent (and amazingly good) novels. So I ordered The Last Chance Ranch on my Kindle and loved it. I live in New Mexico and so frequently authors fail to hit the mark by over-romanticizing the location and its people, but Samuel (O'Neal) is obviously one of us. The characters are believable and their conflicts and resolutions aren't over-simplified. I found myself crying for these characters, both in sorrow and in joy. I consider myself a serious literature reader, but these books are a great read and very well done.