NOEL — A little pioneer girl and an old Shoshone Indian spend a strange and harrowing Christmas together in a snowbound cabin in the Tetons . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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TWILIGHT — The last days of the horse-mounted U. S. Cavalry, and the bittersweet end of one old horse soldier’s life in it . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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And a merry Western Christmas to you all!

CHRISTMAS IN DECEMBER — An alcoholic father deserted by his wife takes his 16 year-old son to modern-day Las Vegas for Christmas, where both receive gifts of the heart that just might change their lives forever . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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. . . of my book of Western Christmas stories:

Joy to the World!

Mr Fonvielle’s Christmas stories will make you smile. In each story, an unlikely subject shows or is shown a tender generosity that will never be forgotten. Christmas is the occasion for such generosity, little gifts of grace that sometimes have the power to transform a life, or end one with unexpected sweetness. Mr Fonvielle captures the spirit that makes Christmas a universal holiday; and, as always in his writing, the heroes and heroines represent the fringe of society who are naturally drawn to the freedom of the West. These vignettes evoked some of my own Christmas memories, and served to remind me what the holiday is all about.

See the review and check out the book details here.  It’s only $1.49!

THE ANGEL — Two drifting cowboys, lost souls of the range, are visited by an angel on Christmas Eve who brings glad tidings to both of them . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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GIFTS — Six whores cook up a Christmas surprise for the patrons of the Desperate Chance saloon in Abilene, Kansas and create a delirious frontier legend . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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And a merry Western Christmas to you all!

RED COLLINS — The story of a nervous killer whose heart is touched by a small boy’s Christmas dream . . .

One of the six tales in my collection Christmas In the West, available on Amazon for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps that work on almost all computers and portable devices.

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A real Christmas!

Fabulous! New western short stories by Mr. Fonvielle that are every bit as fun, haunting and beautiful as the “Fourteen Western Stories” he published previously. These are all Christmas themed, one taking place in modern times, the rest in our strange, strange American past. As always with this writer, there are strong and colorful women here, small, surprising acts of courage and heroism from the most unlikely of rough characters, and a powerful warmth and beauty that breaks through even the bleakest of terrain. Some very real Christmas in these pages!

See the review and get book details here — Christmas In the West.

A collection of Christmas tales like no others — tales of the Old West and the New West, tales of faith and tales of doubt, of adventure and romance. Some are bawdy — there’s a fair amount of adult content here — some are sentimental . . . all deal with the miracle that is Christmas, and the timeless heritage of the American frontier.

I should add that they’re not Christmas stories for Christians, they’re Christmas stories for sinners, for desperados, for lost and bewildered souls like myself.  They show that the spirit of Christmas can find its way into the real world by the unlikeliest of trails, and turn up just when least expected.

As Amy Kendall, a nine year-old girl in my story “Noel”, says, “Christmas comes to both the wretched and the blessed” — and whichever you are I hope you’ll find a little Christmas for yourself in these tales.

Available now on Amazon at the special introductory price of $1.49 — for the Kindle or for the free Kindle Reading Apps you can download here, that work on almost computers and portable devices.

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And a merry Western Christmas to you all!