Susannah Paul is running from the cult and Samuel Grayson, leader of the cult, to save her imperfect 2 week old infant, Melody, from possible death or adoption into another family. Cold Plains, Wyoming has been infiltrated by the Devotee's and only the absolute "perfect" people reside. Brainwashed, Susannah is shocked to action when her beautiful daughter is born with a large raspberry birthmark covering part of her face. The town's midwife has helped Susannah but now she is lost in the forest until stumbling across a farm where she and the infant take refuse in a soft hay loft. Exhausted, and Melody lethargic from dehydration, Nathan Pierce finds them and takes them, albeit reluctantly, into his house. Nathan does not want trouble knocking at his door involving the cult, even though this is the first time his libido has reacted to a gorgeous woman in over 4 years.

Nathan and his family soon become attached to Susannah and Melody, but know she must leave and hide before the Devotees find them. Nathan's ward and autistic niece, 6 year old Sara, becomes responsive to Susannah when no one else has that ability. Having lost an ex-wife to the cult, Nathan is an exit counselor against the cult programming and strives hard to work with Susannah. They quickly fall in love when Susannah willingly goes back to the compound to save Nathan's family from being killed. Approached by Devotees packing guns and rifles, this is her only course to save them as well as her infant. Being forced with plans to marry Jonathan Miller, a Devotee of high standing, to produce lots of "perfect" children, Susanna learns a secret that will save the sheriff's life but reveal her true belief. Nathan is able to rescue Susannah once again but she fears her deeply kept secret of her past will cause Nathan to shun her.

Linda Conrad is continues Wyoming series with the second book of her saga of the Wyoming Devotees in Cold Plains with the RANCHER'S PERFECT BABY RESCUE. She has managed to capture the chilling facts surrounding a cult while at the same time including emotional feelings of the characters. Love comes to a young mother who desperately loves her new infant and refuses to relinquish her because of the imperfection, even though she firmly believes in the Devotees. You will be riveted to every page as all of her tales are inclined to do.

Book Summary

Cult member Susannah Paul had been grateful to the Devotees for helping her when she was pregnant and alone. But when her baby was born with a minor defect, she discovered the horrible truth about Cold Plains. And she ran. Desperate and exhausted, she found refuge at the Pierce ranch…and a savior in surly Nathan Pierce.

Nathan had plenty of reasons to distrust the Devotees…and Susannah had been one of them. But as the delicate beauty insinuated herself into his life and his heart, Nathan realized she was different. And very much in danger. Soon nothing mattered more than protecting Susannah and her child from the evil closing in around them. Perfect, Wyoming: Where perfection has a deadly price.

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