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Grace (Grace and the Guiltless) still searches for the outlaws who murdered her family. Meanwhile, she has become a bounty hunter and questions her decision to leave the Ndeh tribe and especially Joe, for whom she harbors romantic feelings. A chance to confront the Guiltless Gang reignites her struggle to balance vengeance and romance. An action-packed Western, despite some trite contrivances.
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Seventeen-year-old Grace Milton embodies a familiar trope in Westerns: a vigilante protagonist who seeks justice for the gang who murdered her family. With the help of Joe, a Ndeh (Apache) adoptee, Grace learns the tracking and survival skills she needs to avenge the murder. While characters are sometimes stereotypical, sometimes idealized, remarkable setting descriptions and cinematic action abound.