Wildflower Valley
Preorder The Long Winter now!
Preorder The Long Winter now!
Preorder the fifth book in the series here.
The harvest is in, and after both the struggles and joys of the autumn season, with both its harvest and heartbreak, Abby and her family are settling into a long, snowy winter in Wildflower Valley, with all the joys of Christmas to look forward to, as well as the challenges of recent events. Homeschooling blues and nights drawing in darkly bring their own challenges for the Bryant family, as they dig deeper into their homesteading life. Bethany is considering a career change and Jack's YouTube channel takes a surprising turn! But when a shock discovery brings a sense of uncertainty to the whole Bryant family, will Abby and Josh have what it takes to keep their lives there on an even keel? The fifth book in a beloved and heartwarming series, for fans of The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, by a multimillion selling author.
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They say there is a spender and a saver in every marriage, but that’s just a nicer way of saying one person is sensible, and one person… isn’t.
At least that’s what I’m thinking when my husband Josh comes bounding into the kitchen one gray February afternoon, a look of excited determination on his face. It’s a look I know well, and it usually means I need to brace myself.
“Abby,” he says. “I have an idea.”
My husband has a lot of ideas. After nineteen years of marriage, I’ve learned to listen to them with a mostly undisturbed equilibrium because often these ideas peter out without too much fanfare or fuss, although occasionally they’ve sputtered on longer than they should have, which takes another, more stalwart kind of patience.
“Okay,” I say as I start slicing some mushrooms for the casserole we’re having for dinner, even though two out of my four children don’t like mushrooms. I like them. I glance into the adjoining family room, to see if any of our four kids is sprawled there, listening with a silent, wide-eyed alertness, because they have the unfortunate tendency of either reacting with melodramatic horror to Josh’s idea (moving to the Falkland Islands) or unfettered excitement (buying a school bus and tricking it out like a camper van to travel the country) and neither is helpful when it comes to the notions that can occasionally grip Josh like a fever.
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A Leap of Faith (Book 1)
When Abby Bryant's husband Josh tells her he wants to move to West Virginia and homestead, she's incredulous... as well as worried. Josh has had some pretty out-there ideas before, but this one takes the cake! They have a perfectly nice life in suburban New Jersey, even if it's as busy and frenetic as everyone else's. And while Josh is his typically eager self, ready to start hammering nails, planting corn, and whatever else he's meant to do according to those YouTube videos he's watched, Abby is a lot more cautious. Binge-watching Alone doesn't mean you're ready to go off-grid, and they like their life in the suburbs... don't they?
But then their kids get involved... sixteen-year-old Bethany, fourteen-year-old William, eleven-year-old Toby, and six-year-old Rose are all more on board than Abby could have ever expected, even if little Rose really just wants a cat. Abby starts to suspect she's the only one dragging her feet... but for how long? When their suburban life starts to come off the rails in all sorts of ways, Abby realizes something has to change. But is homesteading really the answer, especially when they're such newbies? Josh certainly seems to think so. With the help of her family, can Abby take that leap of faith? -
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Both Feet In
The Bryant family have taken the plunge and moved to Wildflower Valley, West Virginia! Tackling house renovations, barnyard disasters, homeschool high jinks and a garden that doesn't seem to want to grow, Abby and Josh and their four children must face every setback together, along with their motley crew of neighbors--Hooch, the self-proclaimed redneck with a heart of gold, the Hofhenburgers, a retired couple who seem to know everything about homesteading but don't necessarily want to share that information, Lily and Robby, the newlyweds with a dream of off-grid living who just might be in over their heads, and Barbara, a former flower child who talks to the earth.
As they take on troubles together, Abby and Josh's faith in their homesteading future is sorely tested--but when you're both feet in, maybe you just need to keep going... no matter what gets thrown your way. The second book in the heartwarming Wildflower Valley series, following the Bryant family on their homesteading adventures! -
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Time to Grow
IT'S SUMMERTIME IN WILDFLOWER VALLEY...
Abby and Josh have weathered a few storms as they settled into their new life in Wildflower Valley, and now it's summer and time to grow their garden! New joys and challenges await as they start this new season and enjoy their spacious house addition... there's finally enough room for Abby's father to come and live with them, but is he having second thoughts? Meanwhile Bethany makes new friends, William finds an unexpected chess partner, and Rose gets her precious kitten at last. But will Jack have enough self-control to learn how to fire a gun--and can Josh trust him with it? As they pull together to face new setbacks and opportunities, the Bryants will have to discover if they have what it takes to keep going. -
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Safely Gathered In
It's harvest time in Wildflower Valley, and the Bryants are gathering in their bounty, getting ready for the long winter ahead, and helping their neighbors, too, as they face their own struggles. But there is plenty else in store for the family--who will take Bethany to the barn dance, and what about William?! Jack might finally get his dearest wish and a surprise visit from a Princeton friend has Abby seeing their homesteading life in a whole new way. As the leaves turn and the nights draw in, the Bryants must pull together to get ready for a new season in Wildflower Valley, with all its hopes and heartaches.
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The Long Winter
The harvest is in, and after both the struggles and joys of the autumn season, with both its harvest and heartbreak, Abby and her family are settling into a long, snowy winter in Wildflower Valley, with all the joys of Christmas to look forward to, as well as the challenges of recent events. Homeschooling blues and nights drawing in darkly bring their own challenges for the Bryant family, as they dig deeper into their homesteading life. Bethany is considering a career change and Jack's YouTube channel takes a surprising turn! But when a shock discovery brings a sense of uncertainty to the whole Bryant family, will Abby and Josh have what it takes to keep their lives there on an even keel? The fifth book in a beloved and heartwarming series, for fans of The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, by a multimillion selling author.
