The Homestead by Douglass Hoover tells the story of a group of people who have, for one reason or another, left life on the outside world to live in a Utopia they have created in the Alaskan wilderness. Their lives are undisturbed and each is...

The Long Road to Loving Jackson is a novel in the women’s fiction, equine-related fiction, and interpersonal drama sub-genres, and was penned by author Alicia Hope. The novel forms the second book in The Long Road series. In this sweet and clean novel, we meet...

The Cherry Stone: A Family's Struggle to Homestead in Cherokee Territory is a work of fiction in the historical drama, Western, and slice-of-life genres. Penned by author Sandy Salisbury, the plot follows Paulina and Gerhard, a couple who navigate the challenges of homesteading in Oklahoma...

Puggie cannot escape the bullies at school, especially Sammie and her groupies. Puggie's sister Gigi does her best to protect her brother from those students who ridicule Puggie's weight and his super "nerd" status, but her efforts are not always effective. There is no escape,...

Victoria Pitts Caine's novel, The Tempering Agent, is a romantic novel set against the backdrop of Egypt. Dr. Priscilla Hackling is working with the police to find the murderer of her fiance, Trey Whittington. He was murdered by Zarka El Din, an Egyptian artifacts trafficker....

The Guitar of Mayhem is a work of children’s fantasy fiction penned by author Jessica Renwick and is the sequel to the award-winning The Book of Chaos. We continue the adventures of our heroine Fable Nuthatch and her faithful friends a little while down the...

The Road to Jericho by Mark Reefe is the story of a man who did one good deed and his reward was devastating. All Finn McCallan did was to save the life of a woman. She was badly injured and he helped her; however, this...

The House That Dorothy Built by Dorothy Ainsworth is an empowering nonfiction work about a woman who takes a chance on an unforgettable dream. This is a collection of articles that Ainsworth has written for Backwoods Home, with advice and how-to guides that contain humor...

The Book of Chaos by Jessica Renwick is a book of fantasy and magic meant for middle-grade readers. The story centers around a twelve-year-old girl named Fable who possesses raw magical abilities that she must learn to control and hide from the real world. She...

Wow! Where do I begin? First let me say that this is a good book. It is a snapshot of a time and a place and a life. To me it is fascinating. The Man Called Red by N.B. "Red" Sorensen takes place in another...

If you’re interested in the history of American farming and hog breeds in general or preserving heritage hog breeds from extinction in particular, Saving the Guinea Hogs: The Recovery of an American Homestead Breed by Cathy R. Payne is for you. I found it to...

In Finding the Way: From Prussia to a Prairie Homestead by author Alfred Wellnitz, readers are taken on a journey into the past. Much like life, the story is sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes heartwarming, but certainly worth the ride. Follow the story of Karl Mueller, a...

If you want to be more focused and in charge of what goes into your body, gardening is one way to do this. Gardening offers several benefits for optimum health depending upon the land, water, and plants that you consider for your gardening odyssey. In...

Devil by the Tail by Caroline Lavoie is a young adult paranormal novel set in the hauntingly beautiful landscape of northern British Columbia, inspired by French-Canadian folklore. The story follows Alex, a young woman grappling with fear and loss as she confronts the legend of...

Singing the Land: A Rural Chronology by Chila Woychik is a chronological collection of poetic year-in-the life essays about life on an Iowan farm. The author covers a kaleidoscope of experiences in the heartland, from rainstorms to farm animals to wild animals to snowstorms and...

Darkshine is the first volume in The Darkshine Series by R.D. Vallier. Miriam always felt like something wasn't quite right in her life. While she is married to someone who - from the outside - seems to be the ideal husband, people do not see...

Sister Witch: The Life of Moll Dyer (Legends of the Family Dyer) by David Thompson is a paranormal tale with a dark edge, a story that powerfully demonstrates the irresistible pull of evil and allows the reader to follow one woman’s journey as she struggles...

Norway to Washougal: An Unusual History Book Inspired by Homesteaders Anna and Engel Engelsen is a work of non-fiction in the world heritage, history, and culture sub-genres, and was penned by author Susan Tripp. Looking into the author’s own past and ancestral family life as...

North of Familiar: A Woman's Story of Homesteading and Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness by Terry Milos is a memoir of the author’s experiences homesteading in the Yukon for 19 years. The story begins in 1974 as Terry meets her husband and they decide to...

It's the present day and Josh Alexander is going through his grandparents' musty attic looking for information on his ancestor, Rafe Alexander, the pirate. Rafe supposedly sailed with the famous female pirate, the Black Widow. Then Josh comes upon an old trunk and in it...