Desolation — Kristopher Rufty

There's no escaping your past. Especially when it wants revenge. Grant Marlowe hoped taking his family to their mountain cabin for Christmas would reunite them after his alcoholic past had torn them apart, but it only puts them into a life and death struggle. On Christmas Eve, a stranger from Grant's past invades the vacation home and takes his wife and children hostage. His agenda is simple--make Grant suffer the same torment that Grant's drunken antics have caused him. Now Grant must confront his demons head on and fight for his family's lives. Because this man has nothing left to lose. The only thing keeping him alive is misery--Grant's misery.