Is Isabelle McGee the Same Author as Isabelle Herrscher?
Yes! Isabelle McGee and Isabelle Herrscher are the same person, me. McGee is my maiden name, and Herrscher is my married name. I got married on August 5th, 2026, and I’ll be publishing under Isabelle Herrscher from here on out.
Here are the quick answers to the questions I keep getting.
Is Herrscher a pen name?
No, it’s my real married name.
Which books are under Isabelle McGee?
My first three publications stay under McGee:
Prompt to Grow, my very first publication, a guided journal
Get Out of the Swamp, my second guided journal
Chasing 25, my first full-length book
Are you republishing those books under Herrscher?
No. I’m keeping them under McGee on purpose. They mark a chapter of my life, and I want them to stay part of that chapter.
What’s coming under Herrscher?
The book I’m working on right now. The second it’s finished, it’ll be published under Isabelle Herrscher, and so will everything after it.
A little about the McGee books
Prompt to Grow was my very first time publishing anything. Even though it’s a guided journal, it taught me so much about the whole process.
Get Out of the Swamp is where I took everything I learned from that first attempt and made it better in so many ways. I expanded the idea into a quote, a challenge, and a journal prompt for each week. Both journals were made to take the pressure off of daily journaling.
Chasing 25 is my first full-length book, and I’m super proud of it. I wrote it before I met my husband, and I want to keep it under McGee because I learned those lessons, and I want my life to keep evolving for the best.
Want the full story behind the name change? Read it here.
Isabelle Herrscher
Wear the Bayou: A Look at What's in the Shop Right Now
A look at what's currently in the Bayou Bound Books shop, shirts, mug, and art prints, and why none of it feels separate from the stories.
Wear the Bayou: A Look at What’s in the Shop Right Now
I don’t talk about the shop enough, honestly. So today I will try and do a little better.
If you’ve been around here for the books and the stories but haven’t made it over to the merch page yet, here’s what’s actually in the shop section of my website at the moment.
The Shirts
There’s a black tee with the full swamp scene on the back. Spanish moss, cypress trees, a skull stacked on books, moonlight, and the words “Where the stories rot beautifully” across it. Comes in a classic unisex fit and a crop top, so wear the bayou however feels most like you.
There’s also a grey tee, a little more understated. “Ink dipped in soul, bound by the bayou” sits on the front where a pocket would be, and a bayou house on the back.
The Mug
For anyone who does their best reading with something warm in their hand. It is available in three different sizes. Whether you are a hot coffee or tea lover it will be perfect for you or make a great gift!
The Art Prints
Original pieces, born out of the same voice and atmosphere as the books. You may notice that my artwork may not look how my brand sounds and the honest reason for this is just because I create what I feel inspired to create and for some reason my visual art expresses itself a little differently than my stories. It is what it is kind of situation but a reminder that Bayou Bound Books is so much bigger than just a book brand, it is an entire creative world.
Everything in my shop ships straight to you. None of it is separate from the brand, it’s all just another way to hold onto the same world the books live in.
You can find all of it at bayouboundbooks.com.
The Books
If you have not noticed yet, I am sure you will notice soon. My books are not on there. Let me tell you why and where you can find them.
You can find my books on Amazon. They are not on my shop because I have not yet found a place where I like how the printing turns out and to be honest the best way I can get more blogs, merch, books, etc. for you guys is to not have my house turn into a full out fulfillment center. My books are currently only on Amazon because it allows me to have more availability and right now that feels very important to me while I continue to build the Bayou Bound Books brand. Never say never though because I am slowly working on a plan to make it to where I can also have my books on my website that I have worked so hard on.
Who knows, maybe there will even be special editions and signed copies available for purchase when they finally get here! For now I will just have to link them down below. Something else to note is that my 3 books are published under my maiden name, Isabelle McGee, for more information on that feel free to binge some of my blogs where I further explain why.
Chasing 25: https://a.co/d/03tanyvh
Get Out Of The Swamp: https://a.co/d/04gP2Hxg
Prompt To Grow: https://a.co/d/0aVPvrla
More soon. 🖤
Mrs. Herrscher: A New Name, A New Chapter
By the time you're reading this, I'm officially Mrs. Herrscher.
I got married on August 5th, and from this point forward, that's the name I'll be signing. Yes, my maiden name was McGee, and no, I'm not going back and republishing anything I already have out under Isabelle McGee. Everything moving forward is simply going out under my new name. That's it. That's the whole transition.
I'm so excited. And for the ones of you who know, you know the last six years of my life have been quiet something. Not always easy, not always loud about it, just quiet in the way you carry things you don't talk about yet. So here's to a new last name, to healing, and to happily ever after.
I can't wait to share more with you when I get back from our honeymoon. Until then, thank you for being here, for reading, for sticking around through every version of my name and every version of me.
More soon.
Isabelle Herrscher