White as Snow: A Christmas Story: 1 (Mysterious Ways)

1864 Colorado TerritoryOn a small ranch sitting between empty prairie and the Rocky Mountains an orphaned boy named Charlie is alone caring for his dying comatose grandpa. As Charlie tries to figure out how to survive the winter when he doesnt even know how to chop firewood.Soon after Charlie barely escapes a bear attack the first snow storm hits and a mysterious mountain man shows up at the isolated ranch. Then good things--and mysterious things--start happening.But Charlie is troubled by a gnawing secret which makes it hard for him to trust the giant stranger. Then on Christmas day Charlie learns that trusting means hell never have to be alone again.An entertaining inspirational story for all ages.Book #1 in the Mysterious Ways Four-Book Series of Frontier Fiction by Donna Westover Gallup.