"Tharon of Lost Valley" by Vingie E. Roe follows the story of the titular character, Tharon, the beautiful daughter of Jim Last, a rancher. She knows how to ride and shoot, and is the object of affection of every man in the Lost Valley community. When her father is murdered, however, she's convinced she knows the culprit and decides to take justice into her own hands and go after the man who did it.

On a day when all the world seemed basking in the tempered sun, a horse and rider came down along the slopes heading toward the west. On the broad background of this primeval setting they made a striking picture, one to arrest the eye, for both were remarkable. Of the two, perhaps the horse would first have caught the attention of an observer, owing to its great stature and its shining mouse-blue coat. Far off, also, the prideful grace of its carriage, the lightness, the arrogance of its step, would have been noticeable. But as they drew near, one looked instinctively to see what manner of rider bestrode so splendid a fellow, and was not disappointed—for the rider was a woman.

The Maid of the Whispering Hills was the first novel by American novelist and screenwriter Vingie E. Roe. The writer blended languages with grace, creating a unique style of her own. It is a romantic read with many twists and turns. All the characters of this story are life-like and complement each other beautifully. The novel was praised in a San Francisco Call review as "a big novel by an author of great promise." Excerpt from The Maid of the Whispering Hills "None other in all the post would have dared as much, for this smiling young man with the blue eyes was the Law at Fort de Seviere, factor of the Company and governor of the handful of humanity lost in the vast region of the Assiniboine. But to Francette he was Power and Help, and she thought of naught else, as it is not likely she would have done even at another time."