Bitter Creek
Paperback
Publisher: Chris Lowry
Published: Aug 25 2025
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
For a man with a price on his head, the only thing more dangerous than the law is love.
George Bitter Creek Newcomb is a man running from his past, a skilled gunslinger with a reputation that precedes him. When he rides into the lawless heart of Oklahoma Territory, his deadly speed with a Colt .45 earns him a spot in the notorious Doolin Gang. Alongside infamous outlaws like Bill Doolin and Charlie Pierce, Bitter Creek finds a new life robbing banks and trains, his name becoming a legend whispered in saloons and marshal's offices across the frontier.
The gang finds a safe harbor at the Dunn Ranch, a secluded haven run by a seemingly friendly family. It is there that Bitter Creek makes his fatal mistake: he falls in love with the beautiful and enigmatic Rosa Dunn. For the first time, he dreams of a different life-a quiet ranch, a future free from running. But in the gritty reality of the Wild West, nothing is what it seems. The Dunn family has a dark secret, and the bounties on the Doolin Gang are growing large enough to turn allies into predators.
As the relentless U.S. Marshal Eldridge Sample tightens his net, the gang begins to fracture under the pressure. Blinded by his love for Rosa, Bitter Creek ignores the increasingly urgent warnings of his friends, choosing to believe in a promise that is actually the bait in a cold-blooded trap. He is riding toward a reckoning where loyalty is paid for in blood and the ultimate price of love is betrayal.
Find out if love is worth dying for.
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