Description

In this gripping new Western from the bestselling Johnstones, a solitary drifter finds himself trapped by a raging winter storm alongside a brave widow, her young son—and a ruthless gang of outlaws.

Patrick Foley is a man burdened by the past. After losing his family in a vicious Comanche raid, he roams from town to town, chasing down the men responsible and letting nothing stand in his way. His relentless quest for vengeance has left him cold and distant—until a brutal winter storm strands him in the small Texas town of Christmas Creek. There, snowbound with a determined young widow, her son, and a band of dangerous thieves, Foley’s hardened heart begins to thaw.

Texans call it a Blue Norther—a merciless storm that blankets the land in ice and snow. It halts Foley’s pursuit, but it also leads him to Lovejoy Peace, the resolute woman who runs the town’s general store. With a warm smile and a steadfast spirit, she’s doing her best to care for her six-year-old son while fending off a crew of lawless cowboys who keep raiding her store. Seeing her plight, Foley steps up, his gun at the ready, to defend her and her child.

But the fight isn’t over. The storm rages on—and so does the outlaw gang, now holed up in town and hungry for revenge. As the night deepens and danger closes in, Foley, the widow, and her son must stand together to survive. If they make it through till morning, it will be nothing short of a Christmas miracle.