"Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, grieving Paul Wanless hasn't just given up on Christmas, he's given up on life. He can't imagine anything to keep him here--not his work as a computer repairman, not the residents in his Salt Lake City neighborhood, and certainly not the idea of connecting with someone new. When a stranger knocks on his door, claiming to be picking up a laptop, Paul allows him in--but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind. The mysterious stranger's name is Gabriel. ... Paul brushes the experience aside as some trick of the imagination . . . until he crosses paths with a young widow and her bullied son, who've also received a visit from Gabriel. ... has Gabriel brought new people into his life for a reason . . . but why? And who--or what--really is this Christmas stranger?"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket

A new holiday-inspired novel from the "master" (Booklist) of Christmas fiction, New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans