Publisher's Synopsis
"1838: Delia Pritchard gets a chilly reception when she rides into the village of Sangamon thirteen years after she ran away. She is riding a Palouse stallion, is dressed like a man, has a bullet in her shoulder, and is leading a brown mare with a seven-year-old black boy astride. General store owner Jeremiah Frost calls her "Trouble" and cautions his young daughter to stay away. Delia's brother, Colin, now the owner of the stable and blacksmith shop, isn't happy to see her either. Some think Delia killed her parents and burned down their cabin with the bodies inside. Colin thinks it might be true, but he doesn't know the full story behind her quick departure from Sangamon when she was only sixteen. Recent rumors say that Delia runs with outlaws from Cave-in-Rock and that she's wanted for shooting a lawman. Delia is directed to Doc Hemmer's office to get patched up and hopefully leave town in a day or so. The doctor, however, insists sh
