Christmas surprise delivery—an outlaw on her doorstep!

When rodeo cowboy Clayton Everett stumbles into a cabin in the woods—injured and on the run—he doesn't expect to be rescued by an angel. But Tala Nelson might be exactly that. She's the softest thing he's ever seen, and she makes his heart, scarred by a lifetime of hardship, beat just a little faster. 

Small-town schoolteacher Tala knows she should fear the man dressed all in black who looks like an outlaw from a Wild West movie, but she doesn't. As she cares for Clayton, she discovers he's a good man and no outlaw at all. In fact, he could be the hero of the story. 

Tala's never had anyone to celebrate the holidays with, but as Christmas draws closer, she wonders if this could be a season of firsts with her cowboy—first kiss, first love, first forever…