Broken Dreams in Bloomington, MN

Texas Ranger Rhyden Trammell walks a tightrope. The single dad battles crime in Bennett County while fighting a demon far more insidious: a growing opioid addiction fueled by the pain of his past. His daughters, already scarred by trauma, deserve better than a fading hero wrestling with his own darkness.
With a vicious serial rapist stalking Bennett County leaving a growing trail of terror in his wake, small town whispers point to the unthinkable. Could the rapist be a sheriff's deputy?
When his investigation places his middle daughter, seventeen-year-old Samantha, in the crosshairs of a rapist-turned-murderer, Rhyden knows justice hangs by a thread. Can he hunt a monster while warring with himself? As addiction tightens its grip, he faces a chilling ultimatum: confront his demons or risk losing everything.
Can he expose the true predator before another life is shattered? Or will his personal demons claim him first, leaving his daughters forever tormented by tragedy?
Broken Dreams was originally published on Kindle Vella.