#12 The members of the Saddle Club come to the aid of their friends, the Devines, whose ranch, The Bar None, is threatened by a flashy new dude ranch, and the girls set out to compete in a local rodeo to win publicity and money for their friends.
The Saddle Club meets up with their western friends Kate and Christine again, this time to help save Kate's family's ranch from financial ruin. Bryant also introduces Jeannie Sanders, who is hopelessly smitten with taciturn but fun-loving ranch hand Eli Grimes. Nice diversion from the Pine Hollow-based books. Please be aware that there's one ISBN for both the old and new covers of the American paperback.