eXXXile
About this ebook
Riley Cavanaugh spent her childhood as a preacher's daughter and her twenties as the infamous porn star Riley Jane. Now a single mother, she spends her days fleeing across state lines, changing towns every time a fan recognizes her, desperately shielding her daughter from the life she left behind.
After a detour lands her in small-town Texas, Riley is drawn into the unexpected orbit of an unconventional pastor's wife. For the first time ever, faith feels like sanctuary rather than prison. With the help of a fake name and hair dye, Riley lets down her guard, blinded by grace. But a sharp edge to this mercy stirs familiar suspicion. As the glossy paint peels, Riley wonders if this community that's built on godly performance hides secrets of its own.
eXXXile is a literary novel about what the church takes, what it gives back, and who gets left behind.
Published by Stage of Grace Press, an independent literary imprint.
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About the author
Natasha Lewin is an inaugural recipient of the Black List x Women in Film Feature Fellowship for her screenplay, Freedom Rides, she has contributed to Emmy- and Grammy-recognized projects, and is the writer and director of an Oscar-qualifying short film. Her debut novel, SUBMIT, was also published by Stage of Grace Press.