Questions for Discussion

  1. Jayne wanted to learn to shoot a gun. Why was it important to her? Do you think her reasoning made sense?
  2. Jayne was raised in a rich home. What sort of challenges does she face living on a ranch? How is she handling the challenges? Which do you think would be the hardest for you to deal with?
  3. What did you think of the friendship she had with her two friends? What strengths did she add to the mix?
  4. Seth feels his duty lies in caring for his father. Do you find his reasons for doing so understandable?
  5. Do you think Seth should have sent the money without actually visiting his pa? Why or why not?
  6. Did you suspect the deeper reason for his reluctance to open his heart to love before he recalled his pa’s words?
  7. In the end, Seth found emotional healing. Did only one event accomplish that? Or more? What was the event or events?
  8. When Seth returns, he has a plan, or does he? What do you think his plan was? How did it get sidetracked?
  9. Who saved whom in the end? Was this act what healed them? Or was it a culmination of events?
  10. How did Jayne prove she was capable? Was it enough? What more did she discover she wanted?
  11. Do you think Jayne will be able to go from being a rich man’s daughter to a poor rancher’s wife? On what do you base your answer?
  12. If you could write a chapter five years from the end of the story, what would you include?