How To Turn Your Existing Pool Area Into a Personal Oasis
Transform your existing pool area into a peaceful backyard retreat with updated finishes, comfortable seating, landscaping, lighting, and personal touches.
I'm Erica R. Buteau—writer, data analyst, publisher, homesteader, and lifelong storyteller in northern New Hampshire. Here, years of blogging meet the books I'm writing, the businesses I'm building, and the beautifully messy life in between.
One life. Many chapters. A North Country perspective.
I have never believed curiosity should fit neatly inside one category. I write about what I live, research what I want to understand, and build things that give good ideas a life beyond the page.
From books and businesses to family, farm life, and the North Country that grounds it all, this is where you can discover the person behind the stories.
Away from the writing desk, I also serve as an Emergency Medical Responder in my North Country community. Showing up for people matters to me as much as telling their stories.
Get to know Erica ↗Different ventures, connected by curiosity, storytelling, and North Country roots.

Explore the Androscoggin After Dark romantic suspense series, alongside the nonfiction, historical stories, and practical guides I've brought into the world.
Interested in representation, publishing, or adaptation opportunities? I welcome a thoughtful conversation.
Discuss a publishing opportunity ↗Published commentary, national features, interviews, and stories shared along the way.
Explore the press archive ↗Thoughtful opportunities welcome: let's find a great reason to work together.
Transform your existing pool area into a peaceful backyard retreat with updated finishes, comfortable seating, landscaping, lighting, and personal touches.
A practical way to enjoy a book when your reading time arrives in short, interrupted stretches.
Plan a solo luxury escape around what you enjoy most, from comfortable stays and memorable evenings to quiet mornings and thoughtful…