Ten years later, Ruth arrives at the train depot, as she has done each year previously, only to be disappointed again.  Each year she waits, searching the festive crowds for that familiar face she has dreamed of so many times, and each year she leaves alone, never seeing or hearing of the man she has longed for since childhood.  Finally, defeated, Ruth vows never to return and to finally marry the only man that has asked for her hand in marriage, the town sheriff.  As she begins her journey home, a wounded man emerges from the alley and calls her name-- Noah has finally returned to her.

Ruth remembers the boy whom protected her, only to be faced with the man he has become.  A man hardened by life as an orphan, harboring many secrets, and an outlaw of the west, an outlaw that the town sheriff has vowed to bring to justice.

Noah sees Ruth as the woman she has become, a fine lady.  Being adopted by the town’s founder has given Ruth the place in society she deserves, a lady too fine to be within reach of an outlaw like him.  Little does Noah know, the only place Ruth has ever felt peace was within his arms.

Ruth and Noah both came from the same place.  Both were lonely and lost inside.  Only together do they have a chance of finally finding a place to call home.

AN OUTLAW FOR CHRISTMAS is a heartwarming story of the true meaning of Christmas.  It is a story of the need for love and acceptance, and the longing a person can have for both of those.  A story fueled by the miracles only Christmas Eve can deliver.