Winter Reckoning At Bitter Creek
(2026)(The second book in the Southern Belle Runaway series)
A novel by Eva Evangelian and C Wayne Winkle
‘Some ghosts don’t stay buried. They come back with rifles.’
Evangeline DuBois came west as a mail-order bride to escape the wreckage of her family’s ruin in Mobile. What she found on Hayes Boone’s remote Wyoming ranch was a hard-won home, a crew that earned her respect, and a husband whose quiet strength hid twelve years of blood debt from the war.
Now that debt has arrived.
A vengeful ex-Confederate gunman named Virgil Gant rides out of the past with a Sharps rifle and a single purpose: to make Hayes pay for the mercy killing on Cemetery Ridge—the day Hayes ended the suffering of Evie’s own brother. With winter closing in and Gant’s men striking from the fog, the ranch faces a siege that will test every man, every bullet, and every fragile bond.
Evie will not let the past destroy what they’ve built. Hayes will not let the woman he loves pay for sins that are his alone. Together they stand against a reckoning that demands blood, truth, and the courage to face what they both carry.
In the frozen heart of Wyoming, survival means more than holding the line.
It means deciding what kind of future is worth bleeding for.
Southern Belle Runaway: Winter Reckoning At Bitter Creek is a gripping Western Historical Romance sequel featuring a resilient Southern belle, a battle-scarred rancher haunted by Gettysburg, frontier danger, crew loyalty, and a marriage forged in fire and redemption. No cheating. No cliffhangers.
Tropes: Marriage Tested • Past Sins & Redemption • Siege Warfare • Strong Southern Heroine • Gruff Protector Hero • Found Family on the Range • Civil War Reckoning
Saddle up for the raw, unforgettable second chapter in the Southern Belle Runaway series — FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Genre: Inspirational
Evangeline DuBois came west as a mail-order bride to escape the wreckage of her family’s ruin in Mobile. What she found on Hayes Boone’s remote Wyoming ranch was a hard-won home, a crew that earned her respect, and a husband whose quiet strength hid twelve years of blood debt from the war.
Now that debt has arrived.
A vengeful ex-Confederate gunman named Virgil Gant rides out of the past with a Sharps rifle and a single purpose: to make Hayes pay for the mercy killing on Cemetery Ridge—the day Hayes ended the suffering of Evie’s own brother. With winter closing in and Gant’s men striking from the fog, the ranch faces a siege that will test every man, every bullet, and every fragile bond.
Evie will not let the past destroy what they’ve built. Hayes will not let the woman he loves pay for sins that are his alone. Together they stand against a reckoning that demands blood, truth, and the courage to face what they both carry.
In the frozen heart of Wyoming, survival means more than holding the line.
It means deciding what kind of future is worth bleeding for.
Southern Belle Runaway: Winter Reckoning At Bitter Creek is a gripping Western Historical Romance sequel featuring a resilient Southern belle, a battle-scarred rancher haunted by Gettysburg, frontier danger, crew loyalty, and a marriage forged in fire and redemption. No cheating. No cliffhangers.
Tropes: Marriage Tested • Past Sins & Redemption • Siege Warfare • Strong Southern Heroine • Gruff Protector Hero • Found Family on the Range • Civil War Reckoning
Saddle up for the raw, unforgettable second chapter in the Southern Belle Runaway series — FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Genre: Inspirational
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