Charlie Botting is the author of thirteen books, The Mountain in My Mind (2020), Gerry Bracewell: Guide Outfitter, Pioneer, Matriarch (2022), Are You Aware of Your Environment? (2022), Lead Like a Lead Mare (2023), Lessons From a Lead Mare (2024), the seven-book Six Principles anthology series (2024-2025) and Faded Ink is Better than the Best Memory (2025).
​Charlie Botting's first book, The Mountain in My Mind, tells the story of successes, struggles and lessons at the Chilcotin Holidays Ranch and in the wilderness. With the ranch's supportive, positive community philosophy weaved through the story, every challenge is overcome and every experience is an opportunity to learn and evolve.
Charlie Botting's second book, Gerry Bracewell: Guide Outfitter, Pioneer, Matriarch, is the story of British Columbia's first female hunt guide and guide outfitter, Gerry Bracewell. Gerry is an inspiration to a new generation of female hunt guides and her legacy is captured in this book.
Charlie Botting's third book, Are You Aware of Your Environment? The impact of Ed McMurray on the ranch community, tells the story of one of the the ranch's most inspirational community partners. Ed's life at the ranch and his impact on the philosophy and community partners is an inspiring story.
Charlie Botting's fourth book, Lead Like a Lead Mare, shares the values and principles that make a Lead Mare, an empowered female leader, taking inspiration from the lead mare horses who are calm, stable and reliable.
Charlie Botting's fifth book, Lesson From a Lead Mare, builds on the Lead Mare principles, sharing stories of how she applies them through her ranch lifestyle such as guiding eco-tourists and hunters, working with wild horses, running a trapline and living on a self-sufficient ranch.
Charlie Botting's seven-book Six Principles Anthology Series is a collection of blog stories written by the Trails to Empowerment community partners, including Charlie, about their experiences living the Six Principle philosophy.
Charlie's thirteenth book, Faded Ink is Better than the Best Memory is an anthology collection of blog stories and book summaries written by Charlie for the Trails to Empowerment community's website about the wilderness lifestly and the Six Principle philosophy.
​Charlie is also a content writer for the multiple websites of the Trails to Empowerment community where she is a community partner.
​​Charlie writes blog stories for Trails to Empowerment about the ranch and wilderness lifestyle and the Six Principle philosophy of Personal Development, Nature Connection, Nature Conservation, Self-Sufficieny, Empowerment and Conscious & Aware.
​Charlie's stories are shared by her community partners, family, wild horses from the Chilcotin region, barn cats, dogs, goats and chickens who want to be a part of every adventure!
Charlie Botting is the owner of Fortress Book and Web Ltd, her publishing company which publishes local interest, local history, wilderness lifestyle and personal development books.