THE BACKROAD BRIDE & THE EX-MARINE"

She ran from the altar in a torn wedding dress.
He's the ex-Marine who made the mistake of opening his door.
Now the whole county is hunting them.

Mira Hayes thought she was finally escaping her small-town life-until she overheard her wealthy fiancé Hal Vincent ordering a brutal beating minutes before their wedding.
Terrified, Mira fled into the Mississippi Delta with nothing but her gown, her secrets, and her last breath of courage.

When her car dies on a dirt road, she stumbles into Cole Barrett-quiet, scarred, and very much done with the world. But Cole recognizes the fear in Mira's eyes... and the kind of man who'd put it there.

Hal Vincent isn't just a groom scorned.
He's a man who owns the sheriff, controls the deputies, and rules Cypress County from behind a polished smile. And Mira's escape lights a fuse he intends to snuff out-no matter the cost.

Dragged into a deadly chase through swamps, backroads, juke joints, and abandoned river shacks, Mira and Cole must depend on each other to survive. But as danger closes in, so does the slow-burn connection pulling them together-raw, tender, and impossible to ignore.

He didn't want a fight.
She didn't want a hero.
But together, they might start a war that will burn the Delta clean-or bury them both.

🔥 Romantic Action
🔥 Gritty Southern Noir
🔥 Runaway Bride × Ex-Marine Protector
🔥 Danger, slow-burn passion, and the fight for freedom