Cathy is young, beautiful, and a psychology instructor. Her primary ambition as the story opens is to write her thesis for her master's degree in psychology. When she inherits a cattle ranch in New Mexico, it appears at first as a golden opportunity. She does not need the income from the ranch, but believes the place will be a perfect setting in which to do her writing. Unfortunately, she turns out to be very wrong. Once she arrives, she encounters problems that sidetrack her from any attempt at writing. First of all, there is Juan, the foreman who is running the ranch capably and profitably. Juan is young and handsome, and Cathy is very much attracted to him. But even with her training in psychology, she still has an aversion to sex. She has never lost that guilty, shameful feeling it leaves with her after she has really enjoyed it so much. And each time the problem arises, the feeling grows more nagging and painful. However, Cathy finds it difficult to keep away from Juan....

Cathy's problem is the core of this excellent novel. Superficially, it would seem to have little to do with Women's Liberation. But it has everything to do with the liberation of a woman, and Cathy is exactly the kind of woman Margaret Adams is talking about. This, we feel, makes it a very important book to every reader who is concerned about the future of our society and the drastic way in which it is changing every day.