About the Author

I’m Regan McLaughlin, an Oklahoma author who can’t stop writing about pine trees, mountain cabins, and the kind of hope that shows up when life is at its hardest.

My historical-fiction series, Once Upon a Territory, is set in the late 1800s in what would become southeastern Oklahoma. It’s full of frontier grit, found family, and quiet, luminous moments by the fire—exactly the kind of world I love to escape into and share with readers.

Once Upon a Territory

The series begins with Into the Kiamichi, where sisters Molly & Genevieve escape an abusive father and travel into the rugged Kiamichi Mountains. There, among wolves, winter storms, and unexpected friendships, they begin to build a life that is both fragile and fiercely beautiful.

Book two, A World Apart, follows both sisters beyond the mountains and back again, weaving together far-off places and the wild, green heart of Indian Territory. The stories that follow continue through generations, tracing the legacy of the Forrester family and the hidden valley they call home.

These books are my love letter to Oklahoma’s landscape, to quiet courage, and to the people who make a home wherever they plant their hearts.

Welcome to Wildwood Valley

If you’ve spotted the name Wildwood Valley around my shop, you’ve already brushed up against the world of my books.

In the Once Upon a Territory series, Wildwood Valley is the tucked-away mountain hollow where Molly Forrester builds her lodge—a place of warmth, good coffee, quilts, pine boughs, and crackling fires.

Here at Green Country Gifts, the Wildwood Valley Collection is my way of bringing that fictional place into real life. The plaids, cabin-style patterns, woodland creatures, and cozy textures are all inspired by scenes from the stories and the valley itself. Think of it as a small piece of Molly’s lodge you can hold in your hands.

Stories have always been my way of making sense of the world—of honoring the land I love, the histories that shaped it, and the quiet, everyday bravery of people trying to do the next right thing.

Whether you’re here to curl up with a future copy of Into the Kiamichi, to explore the world of Wildwood Valley, or simply to find something warm and gift-ready for someone you love, I’m so grateful you’ve found your way to my little corner of the internet.

Thank you for reading, shopping small, and helping bring this story-world to life.

— Regan McLaughlin