Ashton JustRead Tour {book review and giveaway}
Welcome to the Blog Tour for Ashton by Anne Perrault, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Ashton
Series: Yellowstone Descendants #1
Author: Anne Perreault
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date: October 1, 2025
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Western Romance
Return to Yellowstone with the next generation of our beloved characters from the original series.
Saddlehorn, MT
Ashton Anderson, former town sweetheart and prodigal son of rancher Clint Anderson, has finally returned home. Where has he been for the last ten years, you ask? Apparently, working a smaller rodeo circuit up north. With his strength and skill, he should have done well, but he has returned battered, bruised, and grieving the loss of his faithful gelding, Dusty. As for the girlfriend who turned down his marriage proposal all those years ago . . .
Kelsey Winters has left her less-than-idyllic past behind. She now helps others as a therapist at the therapeutic riding center outside of town, although her own personal life seems to be a solid mess. She’s tried to be a good older sister to her brother, Darren, but she can’t protect him—or herself—from his poor choices. They’re one bad decision away from homelessness when they’re robbed and Darren is put in jail for possession of a controlled substance.
Due to circumstances beyond their control, Kelsey and Ashton’s long-ago romance resurfaces. But will it leave the gate running, or suffer a colossal wreck?
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Excerpt 1
Too many memories of their shared past crowded into her thoughts. If she really wanted to move on, she needed to take that step now. He was her past. He’d been good to her until the end. Now, she wanted to move into her future. “Look. You don't need to be here any longer. As you can see, nobody has broken in. I need to see my brother, who is still in jail, and figure out what to do next.”
He shuffled his feet.
“And if you still doubt that I can take care of myself, meet Babe Ruth.”
She pulled out her trusty baseball bat from beside her bed. Ashton grinned. Then he took a step backward when she took a swing at him. The tip of the bat missed him by a few inches.
“You might want to choke up a bit on that bat. That was always your weakness.”
There he went, teasing her with so much familiarity. She couldn't continue like this.
Excerpt 2
As those inner rantings continued, she grew aware that the still sweet voice that usually advised her way in the deep recess of her heart was absent. Maybe not silent, but she was unable to hear and acknowledge it.
Sitting cross-legged on the couch, she closed her eyes and focused not on the anger and frustration, but on hearing that voice of wisdom.
Lord, let me hear Your voice instead of my own. Lead me, instead of me leading my heart.
That was when she heard it, so faint it was part of her heartbeat.
Compassion, not condemnation.
Mercy, not hate.
Forgiveness, not entitlement.
He was right with the last one. She felt entitled to be angry. After all, Ryley had kept them all in the dark for the last ten years. As the sky in the east lightened with the oncoming morning, Kelsey finally found it in her heart to forgive. After all, she wasn't about to allow unforgiveness to fester.
My Thoughts
Since I lived in Montana for over 20 years, I always like to read any story I can that's set in Montana. Throw in horses, and I'm definitely hooked!
Ashton is the first book I have read by Anne Perreault, and what an introduction! It's also the first of a new series, "Yellowstone Descendants." While I haven't read any of the original series, I didn't feel lost in Ashton. But I certainly would like to go read that series now.
Ashton is the returning "prodigal son" after having been injured in an accident. His former girlfriend, Kelsey, works as a therapist at a therapeutic riding center. She's out to prove her grandmother wrong, who always told her she would never amount to anything.
This story is full of emotion, compassion, forgiveness and growth.
If you enjoy contemporary Christian romance, set in the beautiful state of Montana, and horses, be sure to add this to your TBR list!
I received a complimentary copy. These opinions are my own.
About the Author
Anne Perreault was born and raised in Germany. By the time she was 14 years old, her family moved to Dubai, UAE. While living in this exotic place, she traveled extensively to various countries around the world. After graduating from an American boarding school in Austria, she attended college in England, where she met her husband. She graduated from New England College with a degree in biology, and settled down in Connecticut.
Anne became a horseback riding instructor as well as a certified therapeutic riding instructor. She and a group of friends started a therapeutic riding center in Bristol, CT. During that time, Anne also received a masters degree in secondary education and began to homeschool her three children. While raising their three children, she began to write an inspirational story primarily for her daughter. 12 years later, God commissioned her to write down her skating stories. That started a writing ministry she has enjoyed ever since.
Anne, her husband, and two of their grown children now reside in Southern Vermont, where they are building their home. Besides writing, Anne enjoys reading, spending time with her husband, grown children, and granddogger. Her oldest son and his wife recently welcomed their first child making Anne and her husband now grandparents. She enjoys visiting and seeing her grandlove a few times a year.
Connect with Anne by visiting intothelightfiction.weebly.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a blind date with a book prize package which typically includes a signed paperback, bookish stickers, chocolates or mints, sticky notes, bookmarks, a drink koozie, and other fun bookish things!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight April 6, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on April 13, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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