title: The Kingdom of Christmas: The Guardian of the Mountains
author:  The Snow Spirit 
description: The Snow Spirit is the pen name of author and short story writer, Kate Shawcross. Kate studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University, attending the same college as J.R.R.Tolkien and Philip Pullman. Kate is currently working on more fiction and has plans to write a second 'Kingdom of Christmas' book in the near future. For more information, visit www.thesnowspirit.com or follow Kate on Twitter @TheSnowSpirit.
zlib_text: CATCHING CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
  CHRISTMAS IN RED ROCK  SERIES BOOK  1
  HISTORICAL WESTERN CHRISTIAN ROMANCE
  
  W
  A PERS ONAL WORD F ROM AU
  THORS
  e want to thank you for all your continued support for all of
  our bestselling series. We wouldn’t be where we are now
  without all your help. We can’t thank you enough!
  We had a lot of fun writing this series about adventures, hardships,
  hopes, loves, and perseverance. Writing this Historical Western
  Romance was a magical time.
  We sure hope you enjoy reading it!
  Ellen and K atie
  CHRISTM
  AS IN  RE D  ROCK
  Books 1  Catching Christmas Spirit
  Books 2 The Spark of Christmas
  Books 3  Seeing Christmas Spirit
  Books 4  Christmas Spirit Returns
  
  A
  SOM EONE STOLE CHRISTMAS
  idan McK inley, sheriff of Red Rock, Wyoming, pulled his broad-
  brimmed hat lower over his forehead as he hurried down the
  street toward the jail. A brisk wind swept in off the plains, and Aidan
  knew that winter would be early that year. This had happened last
  year too, when a blizzard had come 