Books by Erica R. Buteau
Nonfiction · Parenting · Crisis Support
Weathering the Storm
For the parents who love fiercely, carry too much, and are trying to find solid ground while their adult child is in crisis.
Weathering the Storm: A Survival Guide for Parents of Adult Children in Crisis
Part memoir, part practical field guide, Weathering the Storm grew from the book Erica went looking for during the most frightening days of her daughter’s life and could not find.
Written for parents navigating medical catastrophe, mental health crises, addiction, abusive relationships, disability, estrangement, arrest, homelessness, financial collapse, grief, and the complicated aftermath of crisis, the book combines lived experience with practical tools, scripts, checklists, reflection, and an A to Z Emergency Weather Field Guide.
It is not a book about simply letting go. It is about learning what is yours to carry, what requires professional help, where support becomes rescue, and how to remain a parent without disappearing inside your adult child’s crisis.
Foreword by Kendra.
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Companion Journal
Weathering the Storm Companion Journal
Guided Reflection for Parents of Adult Children in Crisis
Some things need more room than the margins of a book.
Designed to accompany Weathering the Storm or stand on its own, the companion journal offers a private place to pause, name what is happening, and hear your own voice again.
Inside are guided reflections, Weather Checks, Beacons of Light, One Thing for Today, A Line to Carry, and open writing space for the thoughts, questions, fears, limits, and hopes that can be difficult to hold during a family crisis.
There is no requirement to write every day, complete every prompt, or turn pain into productivity. Begin with the page that meets today’s weather.
Love does not require you to disappear.
Androscoggin After Dark
Dark North Country mysteries. Small towns. Old secrets. A river that never forgets.
About the Series
Androscoggin After Dark is a North Country romantic suspense novella series set along the Androscoggin River and the small towns of Northern New Hampshire. Each book follows a different season, a different mystery, and a different love story, while the river keeps pulling old secrets back to the surface.
The first three books, When the River Freezes, When the River Thaws, and When the River Runs, are available now. Book Four, When the River Burns, arrives September 1, 2026.
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Book One · Winter
When the River Freezes
Available now
The first book in the Androscoggin After Dark series begins with winter, old secrets, and a body the river was never supposed to give back.
Perfect for readers who love small-town romantic suspense, cold-case shadows, dangerous secrets, and the kind of setting that feels like a character all its own.
Book Two · Spring
When the River Thaws
Available now
As the ice breaks and the North Country begins to thaw, another mystery rises from the river’s edge.
When the River Thaws brings spring mud, buried truths, dangerous family history, and a romance forged in the aftermath of what winter left behind.
Book Three · Summer
When the River Runs
Available now
Summer brings tourists, town events, long days, and the kind of heat that makes secrets harder to keep buried.
In When the River Runs, the Androscoggin keeps moving, but the past is never as far behind as anyone wants to believe.
Book Four · Autumn
When the River Burns
Coming September 1, 2026
Autumn arrives in the North Country with firelight, festival crowds, and the final reckoning of the season.
When the River Burns closes the first seasonal arc of Androscoggin After Dark, where love, danger, and old secrets collide.
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Coming October 1, 2026
The Burn Line
A new book by Erica R. Buteau, available now for Kindle preorder with the paperback arriving October 1.
New Release
The Burn Line
Kindle preorder available now.
The paperback edition arrives October 1, 2026.
Preorder The Burn Line on Kindle
Paperback coming October 1, 2026.
