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Chautona Havig

Chautona Havig

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1841-1941

A legacy of faith, love, and family that spans a century of change.

This eleven book saga begins with Deepest Roots of the Heart, a combination prequel and sequel–the tale of a Mexican soldier who escaped death at the Battle of San Jacinto and the heritage he began in the lives of a Californio family and an Americano named Cherith.

The remaining books each focus on a decade of California history and how it affected the Carrillo family of Napa Valley, California.  Follow them through the end of the Californio era, into statehood, and through the Gold Rush.  As the nineteenth century gives way to the twentieth, join the family as they expand the vineyards, see prohibition rip at their livelihood, and discover deeper faith as the depression compounds their troubles.  And finally, as World War II looms on the horizon, weep with them as the end of a respected heritage seems inescapable.

Deepest Roots of the Heart–the prequel/sequel is available on Amazon and other major retailers.

Legacy of the Vines
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Bonus Episode: A Chat with Becca Wierwille
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I can’t be the only person who cut her reading teeth on mysteries, and author Becca Wierwille has a great series for young readers with THREE new books coming out. Listen in and learn all about the new Scout & Barnaby books AND how you can get them early!

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Don’t miss Becca’s Kickstarter! You only have a couple of days left! Find that HERE!

Also, don’t miss the first interview about this series HERE.

Scout & Barnaby Series by Becca Wierwille

The Scout and Barnaby Mysteries are funny, heartwarming Christian chapter books for kids ages 6-10 by award-winning children’s author Becca Wierwille. These lightly illustrated mysteries star a girl named Scout and her unusually perceptive dog, Barnaby. They team up to solve mysteries at a Christian wilderness camp using her love of big words and his super sniffer.

The series begins when Barnaby eats Scout’s dictionary—and after that, he can understand words!

Written as a bridge between chapter books and longer middle grade works, these books combine fun whodunit mystery elements with faith and humor. Books feature a larger font for emerging readers, stay short at approximately 15,000 words, and include illustrations by award-winning illustrator Brad Smith.

This campaign is not just for one book, but for the next THREE books in the Scout and Barnaby Mysteries (books 4-6)!

Learn more about Becca on her WEBSITE and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub.

And listen to her PODCAST HERE.

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Bonus Episode: A Chat with Becca Wierwille
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July 20, 2026
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July 18, 2026
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July 13, 2026
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Episode 559: A Chat with Lisa Phillips
July 11, 2026
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Episode 558: A Chat with Felicia Hurd
July 6, 2026
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July 4, 2026
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Episode 556: A Chat with Sharon Wilharm
June 29, 2026
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Episode 555: A Chat with Jil Koller
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