Welcome to My Wilderness

Hello! I’m so glad you dropped in. Please, grab your favorite beverage and relax here a while. Peruse these pages, drop me a line, and let’s wile away some time exploring stories together. Keep reading to find a free gift!

I’m author Naomi Musch. I was born and raised in central Wisconsin but have made my home for many years in the pristine north woods, where my husband Jeff and I live as epically as God allows, enjoying the families of our adult children. Amidst it, I write about imperfect people who are finding hope and faith to overcome their struggles, whether the story venue is rich in American history or along more contemporary lines. In short, I write to change the story. Along the way, my own is sometimes changed.

Besides writing, my biggest joys are loving on my passel of grandchildren, encouraging homeschoolers and new writers, gardening, camping, kayaking, and fellowshipping with friends.

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I’d love to connect with you! I am available for speaking, workshops, and book groups. I love engaging with others and I’m always on the search for kernels of a new story.

Please, grab your favorite beverage and relax here a while. Peruse these pages, drop me a line, and let’s wile away some time exploring stories together. And right now, as my thank you for stopping by, I invite you to download this free phone wallpaper or the printable 2024 Read-By-Genre Record or both! I’ve included a simple black & white version if you’d rather avoid color printing.

    

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New Release!

Polly ~ Apron Strings, Book One ~ a 1920s Vintage Romance

One cookbook connects them all…

Polly ~ Book One in a string of heartfelt inspirational stories, featuring different women throughout the decades from 1920 to 2020.
 
The Great War has ended, but Polly Holloway’s heart is shattered when her fiancé finally returns home—with a French war bride. Now her future feels desolate, until she fastens onto the idea of using her skills and a special cookbook to turn her grandfather’s Victorian house into a fashionable ladies’ tea room. Yet, how will she endure the patronage of the woman who stole her sweetheart? Moreover, the suave tavern owner down the block is interfering in her business, personal and otherwise. Heaven only knows what goes on behind his doors.

Ross Dalton can no longer sell liquor in his establishment. With prohibition in force, it’s a mixed blessing. Ross met God on the battlefield, and he wants to start fresh, but he must earn a living. Converting his bar into a coffee house offers a partial solution. Still, bootleggers are pressing him to pedal their moonshine, and the girl up the street is convinced his place is a front for a speakeasy. She’s awfully cute when she turns up her pert little nose at his friendly overtures. How can he convince her he isn’t going to tarnish the neighborhood or ruin her business? And will she believe he’s a changed man when the bootleggers double down?

A new Apron Strings book releases every month by a different author, through November, 2024. Investigate the series here, and sign up for my newsletter below for monthly updates.

 

Did you miss any of these previous releases that garnered award status? That’s not all! Click on the Books tab above to have a look at more titles.

     

Song for the Hunter, the much-anticipated sequel to Mist O’er the Voyageur ~ from Smitten Historical Romance/Iron Stream Media. Click the cover to order! 

Tragedy brought them together, but learning the truth might tear them apart.

Métis hunter Bemidii Marchal has never played his flute to court a maiden, but considers the possibility at Fort William’s Great Rendezvous. However, when rescuing his sister causes an influential man’s death, the hunter becomes the hunted. Bemidii flees for refuge to Lake Superior’s Madeline Island and takes the name his French father called him, Benjamin.

Carrying a secret, Camilla Bonnet travels with her husband into the wilderness where tragedy awaits. Now left alone, she fears “Benjamin” but is forced to trust him. As she does, their friendship grows and turns to deeper feelings. Then Bemidii discovers more about the man he killed. Now the secret he hides might turn Camilla’s heart away—and demand his life.

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A mail-order husband might be the craziest idea Maggie’s ever had—or the best.

When widow Maggie Duncan sends a letter up north to the logging camps in search of a hard-working husband—in name only—to help her save her farm, she knows she’ll have to sort through all kinds of comers to find a man who can even stick his toe in Bobby’s shoes. Then Jack McCallister, one of Bobby’s old acquaintances, takes up her offer for a trial run. Once Maggie decides it’s safe to set aside her scattergun, she’s discomforted by the way Jack settles right in like the place was his from the start. She’s discomfited by other things about the man too. After all, she has no expectation of ever marrying for love again. 

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The realities of WWII come to a Wisconsin farm bringing hope and danger.

Only last year Fannie O’Brien’s future shone bright, despite the war pounding Europe. Since her father’s sudden death however, with one older brother captured and the other missing, Fannie has had to handle the work of three men on their 200-acre farm, with only her mother and two younger siblings to help. That is until eight German prisoners arrive as laborers and, as Fannie feared, trouble comes with them.

Crops take precedence, even as accidents and mishaps happen around the farm. Are they leading to something more sinister? Suspicion grows that a saboteur may be among them. Fannie is especially leery of the handsome German captain who seems intent on cracking her defenses. Can she manage the farm and hold her family together through these turbulent times, all while keeping the prisoners—and her heart—in line?

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