Have her look at the Walther PPKS, made my Interarms. Best gun IMHO. That was also the gun my ex took in my divorce. It's been nearly 6 years and I am pissed as I was on day one.
I was at the gun shop yesterday and they were selling the S/W Shield for $340, and the S/W SD9VE for $345. This seems strange because the SD9VE has a horrible trigger assembly, but the Shield has a great trigger assembly.