Rio Bell is leading a cattle drive up the Goodnight Loving Trail to Fort Laramie. It\u2019s his first time as trail boss, but with trusted hands and hard work, he expects to be back in Texas by late September though fire, flood, or rustlers bar the way!<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t count on a range war.<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t account for the Rio Kid\u2026<\/p>\n
And he sure as hell didn\u2019t count on the girl showing up!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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