Too Late to Be Good

A bourbon heiress running from the life built for her.

A reclusive ex-soldier hiding from the life he destroyed.

One winter storm that traps them together with no way out.



When Evie Ward flees to a remote mountain cabin, she expects silence. Solitude. A place to breathe.

She doesn’t expect Ryder Hale—the rugged, guarded stranger who shows up at her door as the storm turns deadly.

Power fails. Temperatures drop. The roads vanish under ice.

And the man who wants no one near him becomes the only person standing between her and disaster.

What begins as forced proximity turns into something electric neither of them can ignore.

But when the storm breaks, real danger waits on the other side—danger tied to her past, his secrets, and a powerful family determined to own her future.

She came to escape her world.

He’s spent years trying to escape himself.

The question is…

Can they survive what happens when they stop running?

Perfect for fans of age-gap romance, forced proximity, ex-military heroes, and slow-burn heat with emotional bite.