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Ryley, Yellowstone Descendants: Their cover is a lie. The danger is real. Their faith must save them.
Paperback
Series: Yellowstone Descendants, Book 2
Christian FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 31 2026
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.98 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
No matter how hard she tries to outrun it, her past is always a step behind.
Ryley McClintoch is a respectable deputy. Or at least, she's aiming to be. She loves the quiet charm, familiar faces, and sense of community in the small town she calls home, and she's proud to protect it.
Until she is caught in a compromising situation in front of the whole town, and everything changes. Rumors and accusations fly, threatening to ruin her stellar reputation.
When an opportunity to join forces with the FBI arises, she has the chance to change her situation. All it will take is a little white lie.
Is it worth it to add another sin to her repertoire?
FBI agent Cole Townsend has grown to respect Deputy McClintock. But her madcap methods tend to disrupt his orderly proceedings. Now they've barely started working on their new mission, and Ryley is already throwing monkey wrenches into his carefully laid plans. Going undercover with her might be damaging to his own health or... God forbid... his reputation.
When they are thrown together as fake husband and wife, things unravel quickly. How can Cole keep Ryley safe when she is constantly getting herself into trouble? And what happens if they fail to complete their assignment?
Will they come away from this mission unscathed, or does God have a bigger plan for both of them?
Copyright 2026 by Anne PerreaultAll rights reserved Prologue
Ten years ago
Her skin turned the color of a cooked lobster as she scrubbed and scrubbed. Still, it wouldn't come off. It clung to her, a reminder of the last two hours. Ryley winced when she opened up a scratch, making it bleed. The crimson mixed with the water, pooling at her feet. It puddled at her toes before disappearing down the drain.
I won't cry, she told herself repeatedly. It's not worth it!
Her tears mixed with the scalding hot water that splashed into her face. Her knees buckled, and she slumped onto the floor of the shower stall. Thankfully, it was the middle of the night, so the likelihood of anyone else using the shower in the dorm was slim.
Her whole body ached, inside and out. Her heart was shattered into a million pieces. Her dignity washed down the drain.
Where were You, God? Where were You when Eric decided to take advantage of me? What am I supposed to do now? I can't go back to business as normal.
She had never been so terrified in her whole life. She had never felt so alone as she did tonight.
How could Eric do that to her? They had talked about taking it slow, that she didn't want to be physically intimate with him because her parents had taught her that she was of great value and not to give herself away like a cheap party trick. She had intended to wait until she was married to sleep with the man God had chosen for her.
She'd known Eric wasn't it. Lately, she'd been concerned about where he intended their relationship to lead. Tonight, he'd proven himself to be the lowest of the low.
Ryley drew her knees to her chest, the water now lukewarm. She didn't feel the temperature difference. She sat there until her body was shivering as the water gradually turned ice cold. Her thoughts were spiraling around the event of tonight, the attack on her body and spirit.
What do I do now?The news of her shame would spread across campus like wildfire so that by tomorrow, fellow students would know all about it. She couldn't report this. She'd seen what the admin and teachers did to girls who came forth, claiming that they had been raped. They were put on trial, their reputations dragged through the mud. They eventually transferred to get away from the shaming.
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