AN INDEPENDENT NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESSMade in the North Country. Read everywhere.

Media Kit

Publisher information, approved biographies, book materials, interview topics, and media contacts for Stearns Brook Press and founder Erica R. Buteau.

Press Downloads

Download the complete press package, browse the media kit, or use the editable biographies for interviews, reviews, and event coverage.

Complete Press Package (ZIP)
Media Kit (PDF)
Press Biographies (DOCX)

Stories Rooted in New England

Stearns Brook Press is an independent publishing house based in Milan, New Hampshire. Founded by author and public historian Erica R. Buteau, the press publishes atmospheric fiction, romantic suspense, mystery, children’s books, memoir, practical nonfiction, regional history, and true crime.

Its books are united by a strong sense of place, thoughtful storytelling, careful production, and a commitment to work that carries meaning beyond the final page.

Fast Facts

About Stearns Brook Press

Short Description

Stearns Brook Press is an independent New Hampshire publisher creating atmospheric fiction, meaningful nonfiction, children’s books, regional history, and stories rooted in place.

Standard Description

Stearns Brook Press is an independent publishing house based in northern New Hampshire. Founded in 2026 by author and public historian Erica R. Buteau, the press publishes atmospheric romantic suspense, mystery, children’s literature, memoir, practical nonfiction, regional history, and true crime.

Full Boilerplate

Stearns Brook Press is an independent publishing house headquartered in Milan, New Hampshire. Founded by author, researcher, and public historian Erica R. Buteau, the press publishes distinctive fiction and nonfiction with a strong sense of place and purpose. Its catalog includes the North Country romantic suspense series Androscoggin After Dark, the private-investigator mystery series The Peri Files, the Legacy Acres children’s collection, memoir and practical resources, and narrative works exploring New England history and true crime.

Erica R. Buteau

Short Biography

Erica R. Buteau is a New Hampshire author, public historian, and founder of Stearns Brook Press. Based in Milan, she writes romantic suspense, mysteries, historical true crime, practical nonfiction, and stories for children. Her work draws on northern New England’s landscapes, local history, and the lives that unfold far from the spotlight.

Standard Biography

Erica R. Buteau writes across genres, from the small-town secrets of Androscoggin After Dark to historical true crime, nonfiction, and children’s stories. A public historian and founder of Stearns Brook Press, she lives in Milan, New Hampshire, where the rivers, forests, and towns of the North Country inform much of her work. Erica holds a master’s degree in public history and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Her background in research, communications, and analytics shapes how she approaches both the archive and the page: with curiosity, attention to detail, and respect for the people involved. Through Stearns Brook Press, she creates books for readers with very different interests, while keeping the same standards of care.

Full Biography

Erica R. Buteau is an author, public historian, and founder of Stearns Brook Press, an independent publisher based in Milan, New Hampshire. Her writing ranges from romantic suspense and mysteries to historical true crime, memoir, practical nonfiction, and children’s stories. Much of it begins with a question: What does a place remember, and what have the people who lived there left unsaid?

Her Androscoggin After Dark romantic suspense series follows the secrets and relationships of fictional characters in northern New Hampshire, with familiar rivers, roads, and towns woven into the stories. Her historical crime research draws on court records, newspapers, and other archives, weighing conflicting accounts rather than forcing tidy conclusions. In nonfiction, she writes about caregiving, loss, and the practical demands of uncertain times.

Erica earned a Master of Arts in Public History and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. She has worked in research, public relations, and analytics since 2011 and serves as an Emergency Medical Responder. Outside her writing and publishing work, life at her family’s North Country farm offers its own steady source of stories. She founded Stearns Brook Press to give books across genres a carefully made publishing home.

Author Photograph

Approved caption: Erica R. Buteau, author, public historian, and founder of Stearns Brook Press.

Portrait of Erica R. Buteau wearing a sage-green shirt in front of bookshelves.
Erica R. Buteau, author, public historian, and founder of Stearns Brook Press.

Download the official author photograph (JPG)

Selected Credentials

Preferred attribution: Erica R. Buteau, author and founder of Stearns Brook Press.

Books With Place, Purpose, and Staying Power

Romantic Suspense

Atmospheric suspense centered on dangerous secrets, complicated relationships, small communities, and northern New England landscapes.

Crime & Investigation

Character-driven mysteries featuring buried truths, regional history, and protagonists with hard-won perspective.

Farm & Nature Stories

Family-centered books connecting young readers with animals, seasonal rhythms, stewardship, and life on the land.

Memoir & Practical Support

Honest books for grief, crisis, caregiving, transition, and everyday realities.

New England True Crime

Narrative history grounded in archival research, regional context, and ethical storytelling.

Preparedness & Organization

Practical tools helping families organize essential information and navigate difficult circumstances.

Featured Books and Series

Androscoggin After Dark

A North Country romantic suspense series where rivers, forgotten motels, missing women, and small-town secrets collide.

The Peri Files

Former New Hampshire State Police detective Nora Kincaid takes on buried truths and missing people.

Legacy Acres

Farm stories inspired by family, animals, stewardship, seasonal work, and the littlest farm crew.

Weathering the Storm

Compassionate support for parents navigating an adult child’s crisis, unsafe relationship, estrangement, or devastating loss.

Nurtured to Death

A dark history of trusted women whose places inside New England homes concealed murder.

The Oh Shit Binder

A practical system for organizing the information loved ones may need during a crisis.

Suggested Topics

Selected Cover Art

These individual web-resolution cover images are available for book reviews, interviews, event listings, and editorial coverage. Please reproduce them without altering the artwork or removing credits. The complete press package is available in the downloads above. For print-resolution artwork or additional covers, contact media@stearnsbrookpress.com.

Cover of Nurtured to Death
Nurtured to Death
Open cover image ↗
Cover of The Burn Line
The Burn Line
Open cover image ↗
Cover of Androscoggin After Dark: The River Series Omnibus
Androscoggin After Dark: The River Series Omnibus
Open cover image ↗
Cover of Brown Paper Packaging
Brown Paper Packaging
Open cover image ↗
Cover of When the River Freezes
When the River Freezes
Open cover image ↗
Cover of When the River Burns
When the River Burns
Open cover image ↗
Cover of Cluck, Quack, Good Morning!
Cluck, Quack, Good Morning!
Open cover image ↗
Cover of Where the Forest Heals
Where the Forest Heals
Open cover image ↗

Media Assets

Materials are available for editorial coverage, bookselling, library listings, reviews, and event promotion. Use the press downloads above, the official author photograph, and the individual cover images in the gallery.

For review copies, publisher logos, catalog details, or additional image formats, email media@stearnsbrookpress.com.

Media Usage Guidelines

Permitted Uses

Please Do

Please Do Not

Request an Interview or Additional Material

Contact us regarding interviews, podcasts, features, speaking, review copies, photography, fact-checking, or other media needs: media@stearnsbrookpress.com.

Working on Deadline?

Put MEDIA DEADLINE at the beginning of your subject line and include the required date and time.