Gus & Jo - The Early Years: An Early Years Novella of Family, Resilience, and Off-Grid Life in the Callahan Series (Where the Pines Still Stand)

From the Where the Pines Still Stand Universe

Before the Lodge.
Before the legacy.
Before survival became everything…

There was Gus and Jo.

Set well before the events in Last Light, this Early Years novella follows Augustus Callahan and Jolene as they build a life from the ground up—one choice, one hardship, and one hard-won victory at a time.

The land is unforgiving. The future uncertain. And the kind of life they’re trying to create doesn’t come easy.

But neither of them were ever meant to choose the easy path.

This is the story of the foundation—of love tested, strength forged, and the beginnings of the family readers will come to know and fight for.
For readers who love deep character, resilient families, and the quiet strength found in ordinary days, this is how it all began.