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Delanna Milleflores has been away at "finishing school,"
but has to return home to Keramos when her mother dies. Its been
fifteen years since she's seen the old homestead, or thought much
about it. Her memories of the place are somewhat vague, and
distorted by nostalgia.
She expects to stay only long enough to collect her
inheritance, but due to the strange laws of the planet, she must
occupy her mother's land for a time to take possession. Since
she's totally broke (except for her inheritance), she winds up on
a trip to the outback with a new "husband" whom she
hardly knows.
The things Delanna doesn't know or can't remember about
Keramos would be enough to fill an encyclopedia. She's constantly
running afoul of local customs and physical conditions. Then
the locals begin to discover some of her talents. Although she
hasn't had any special training in computers, by their standards
she's a genius. A danger-laden trip through the desert becomes
less dangerous and much faster with Delanna running the computer.
At last, she arrives at the homestead.
This is the third collaboration I've read by this talented duo.
Their stories just keep getting better and better. On the surface,
this is a Science Fiction story with a Western theme. Delanna has
the part of the tinhorn who gets a lot of kidding by the yokels. But,
under it all, this is a romantic comedy. Its extremely well written,
and entirely engaging. Don't miss this one!
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