G. David Redding

As Jack Samson rides into the small Wyoming town of Grigsby one wintery morning, he does not know what lies in store for him. All he does know is that announcing his arrival with gunfire, and soon after, beating the local drunkeven if it is to protect a childmakes for a bad first impression. But then the towns suspicions of him are not completely unfounded; after all, he is running from the law.

Still, a few locals give their visitor the shadow of a doubt: Pastor James Worthingson, for one, and the beautiful widowed innkeeper, Virginia White, along with her mother and daughter. These angels see through the moody, mysterious exterior of this dark stranger, to find that Samson is merely a bitter soul in need of Gods love. These allies enlist the help of select localsthe blacksmith, who offers Samson work, but more importantly, the church, which offers him direction. Meanwhile, Virginia and Jack find themselves falling for each other, and it isnt long before Samson feels hes on the up-and-up.