About the Book

Book: The Wanderer’s Legacy (The Wanderer Series Book Three. It can be read as a standalone.)

Author: Natasha Woodcraft

Genre: Biblical Fiction

Release date: April 10, 2025

Adah lives trapped between the life she yearned for and the life she chose. Childless and desperate, she’s failed to produce an heir for her once-devoted husband, Lamech. As his love turns to obsession and control, Adah finds herself drawn to whispered legends of a mysterious Wanderer.

When Lamech takes a second wife, Adah’s world shatters – sending her fleeing to her family home. There, a fragile sense of freedom awakens long-buried hopes. But her body hides a secret that will propel her back into the heart of danger.

As survival becomes a daily challenge, can a legend offer her the salvation she craves? Or does someone else hold the power to help her dwell in safety?

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About the Author

Natasha Woodcraft lives in the UK with her family of boys and menagerie of animals. She holds an honours degree in Theology and believes stories have power to communicate deep truth and transform lives. Her novels explore God’s redemptive purposes for ordinary, messy people living in biblical times.

More from Natasha

I wrote The Wanderer’s Legacy because I believe stories have the power to communicate deep truths and transform lives, and Bible stories are no exception! Lamech, the first man to have two wives, features way back in Genesis 4, after Cain & Abel and before Noah. It’s not even a story, really, it’s a little poem stuck at the end of a chapter. What is it doing there, and what can it teach us about God’s goodness during a really dark time in humanity’s history?

That’s what this novel is about. It was an excuse to engage deeply with that story and the result is full of biblical truth that I hope will draw the reader closer to Jesus, understanding how his redemptive purposes are woven through the fabric of the whole Bible, even obscure little poems that almost feel like a sidenote.

Rather than telling you more, I’m just going to share the opening with you, to give you a taster…

“Adah presses her back to the pillar, squeezing into its evening shadow. Her heavy breathing is almost as loud as the heartbeat pummelling in her head. Surely someone will hear?

Her chance to escape diminishes with every moment of delay. She is a desert jerboa – alert, aware of every sight and smell, yet frozen in place as she awaits her predator’s pounce.

Azurak should be occupied. Her son arranged it when she pleaded with him on hands and knees, eyes streaming in desperation. But Adah is sure she hears him. His rasping breath and distinct blood-soaked-campfire smell linger, fusing her feet to the ground.

Unless it’s someone worse than Azurak. Perhaps her husband will find her.”

Author Interview

What is your favorite genre of books? Why?

Although I write Bible-based fiction, I actually love reading all sorts. Historical fiction I find fascinating, and also literary fiction. I don’t need something to be fast-paced, but I do need my characters to have depth or I fail to connect with them and get bored! I love to learn and teach truth through stories, so I’m not into shallow things, unless I need a complete brain-switch off, when I might turn to a Regency romance!

Are you a one project at a time author or do you have multiple projects going at once?

I often have multiple projects going on because I write prayer journals too, but I’m also an editor, so I am always working on other people’s books. This means my brain does get a bit full. I love a good writing day where I can escape for a chunk of time to focus on my “big” project. The Wanderer’s Legacy was an epically big project – the biggest one to date!

How has your life experience helped in your writing journey?

All my books contain a truth that God has revealed to me for a season. For example, The Wanderer’s Legacy is based on Psalm 4:8, “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Adah’s life is really tough, and she must learn to trust that God is looking out for her and not try to make her own way. My characters all begin believing a spiritual lie, and their journey is one of finding the truth and drawing closer to the Father. Whenever I am writing or releasing a book, I always feel that truth being tested in my own life, and I have to spend a lot of time on my knees.

Where do you find your greatest inspiration?

From the Word of God! I’ve written 3 books based on Genesis 4 and this is the third (but it’s a standalone story, so you don’t have to have read the others.) I really wanted to explore how one man (Lamech) could get to the point of openly admitting to murder. Lamech is a descendant of Cain, the first murderer, but where Cain hid his crime, Lamech admitted it. Why?

What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?

I have a hopelessly messy desk – I am really, really bad! To stay focused, I tend to sneak somewhere quiet (I have a very noisy house full of animals and kids) and I write best in blocks of time – like taking one week a month off work – rather than in short, regular bursts. I find it really hard to get my head in the game if I’m squeezing writing into regular life.