At seventeen, Bethany is out of control. Unruly and undisciplined, she messes up yet again, subsequently appears in Court and her exploits are relayed on national television. Her wealthy mother has had enough of being embarrassed by her daughter and sends her to live out west with her father... which comes as a huge shock to Bethany as she's grown up believing her father to be dead. She's also grown up neglected without the care and attention of a loving mother. Her father, Pete, is a cowboy with a wife and two daughters. Bethany is rude to him from the start, and before Pete gets her back to the ranch, she gets her first ever whacking... on her bare bottom. Furthermore, although her younger sister is nice, Molly is just as surly as Bethany and the two fight - and earn a severe spanking. Bethany has a real culture shock adapting to life on a ranch. She has to work hard doing chores, attend church on Sundays, and is expected to pay attention and keep out of trouble at school. Harsh corporal punishment is a part of the fabric of life in her new environment, but when she is punished unjustly, she rebels and runs away. But perhaps Bethany can be given the opportunity to mend her ways and realise that her new family do actually care about her...