Workaholic Erin Ryder was on the fast track to self-destruction. Reeling after her lover walked out on her, she turned to booze and caffeine to make it through each day. After a family intervention, she finds herself on a remote ranch in New Mexico\u2014on womyn\u2019s land\u2014to detox and heal. No cell service, no Internet\u2014she\u2019s convinced she won\u2019t last three days, much less for the three-month sentence her father has mandated.<\/p>\n
Running from the chaos that had become her life, Melanie West moved to Eagle Bluff Ranch seven years ago. By far the youngest there, she embraced the compassionate, peaceful life that the elders espoused. Living off what her garden produced, her chickens and goats became her friends and confidants. Exposure to the outside world was limited to the handful of guests who stayed a few days at the ranch each year.<\/p>\n
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