<b>To Rory Yates being a Texas Ranger is about justice, but all of that changes when he is brought to a small southern town to help uncover the mysteries behind a local woman&apos;s death—only to discover corruption and lies.</b><br /><br />Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it&apos;s unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he&apos;s sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the Chief of Police, it has one too many Texas Rangers.<br /><br />Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory, and the only person who believes a local councilwoman&apos;s seemingly accidental death is a murder. Then Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets, favors, and lies as crooked as Texas law is straight.<br /><br />To get to the truth before more people die, Rory is forced to take liberties with the investigation. The next ballad of Rory Yates may not be about a hero, but rather an outlaw song.