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  • Magicians for Good & Ill by Judd Baroff

    Editor’s note: The structure of this story is pretty traditional, but I love the surprising little details And I really wanted to know what happened next as I read through it. A very satisfying read. of her father, but any man who wed the princess would inherit the throne upon her father’s death. Her tone sang sweeter than honey, her melody made the sternest knights cry, and her rhythm carried all And the king said, “I must do what I think best for the kingdom, pray, and bear the consequences if I

  • Review by Kelly Jarvis: Wake Me Most Wickedly by Felicia Grossman

    She enjoys her dangerous work procuring the items and information her customers need, and she cares for her younger sister, saving money so that her sibling can make a respectable match. I loved it and I can’t wait for more installments in Felicia Grossman’s Once Upon the East End  series You can find it here. her at https://kellyjarviswriter.com/

  • Book Review: "Faerie Silver, Iron Cold" by Vic Malachai

    The novel follows the life of a girl named Ciar who, after losing her mother to illness, is sent to live with her grandparents on the border of the faerie world. When Ciar turns thirteen, her absent aristocratic father arranges to send her to school in the city and , despite a promise from Mael that he will be waiting for her when she returns each summer, the unlikely I loved it! You can find the book HERE.

  • Kate's Picks: Spray Edged Books

    This week's pick: Spray Edged Books Hello Enchanted Friends Well, a cold I thought I’d kicked is back—there around these days and it’s not done with me after all, so this pick will be very short and sweet as I So I checked out Etsy for “sprayed edge books,” and there are a number of shops catering to readers who The photos you see here are all from Kathy’s Bookish Shop, and her prices in euros are about right for

  • Review by Kelly Jarvis: Enchant cards from The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic

    I love sifting through my deck of Enchant cards as I think about my favorite fairy tales. I plan to use the cards to help me to teach my fairy tales classes and inspire me to write new fairy You can find the Enchant: Journal here. Her poetry has been featured or is forthcoming in Blue Heron Review, Mermaids Monthly, Eternal Haunted Her short fiction has appeared in The Chamber Magazine and the World Weaver Press Anthology Mothers of

  • Throwback Thursday: The Sleeper Awakened by Jeana Jorgensen

    You must remember that I smiled daily through sleep-stained eyes, accepted jewels from your hand, each Before, I had enough stories in me – some from books, some from mouths – to number as many as ants drawn Within weeks, I had enough stories to compete with stars in the sky, enough to keep me alive, but still Loyal to me, I should specify. I know how much you love your tea before story-time. Or should I? Jeana Jorgensen earned her PhD in folklore from Indiana University.

  • Curious Emma by Liz Bragdon

    How many times do I have to remind you?" Emma rolled her eyes, "But why?" "Can I have a blackberry?" it said. Some changes were promising, but others were not so agreeable, Emma decided, as she gathered an armload I didn't expect all of this weather and got blown off course into a hay bale." Emma smiled. I must arrive by midnight or I won't be able to find the secret door." Emma's eyes widened.

  • Review by Lissa Sloan: Hooked by A.C. Wise

    No one who smells of Neverland is safe, including Wendy Darling, her brothers, and her daughter Jane. Wise’s sequel to her incredible Peter Pan continuation, Wendy, Darling, reviewed HERE. While I wasn’t sure Wendy, Darling needed a sequel, I was wrong. Wise has so much more to explore with her flawed, relatable characters and intense, gripping prose. Her fairy tale poems and short stories have appeared in The Fairy Tale Magazine, Niteblade Magazine,

  • Cinderella’s Hearth: Fairy Tale Birthday Cards

    My family and I have been buying things from there for years. The set is impressive, and I promise that the $20 price for four is well worth it! I had been dithering over buying the set when I saw them in the Bas Bleu catalog over Christmas, but repetitive stress injuries to my hand made it unlikely that I’d ever write in them, so I passed.

  • Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

    The Forest Grimm begins with an evocative phrase: “Tell me again, Grandmere, the story of how I die.” Her grandmother has already foreseen her future, which includes a premature death, in a deck of cards When she learns her mother, Rosamund, has been given the same reading, she is willing to sacrifice her Clara longs to be the hero who can save her mother’s life. You can find the book here.

  • Cinderella’s Hearth: Rao’s Vodka Sauce for the Win!

    The marinara was lovely, but I wasn't sure I loved it enough to pay almost three times what I’d pay for Turns out Rao’s definitely makes good pasta, but since it’s nearly three times what I regularly pay, I think Rao’s vodka sauce would be delicious with meat sauce, but Todd and I eat meat only about once

  • Cinderella's Hearth: Sloan Birthday Cake

    Anyway, we feel very fortunate to have her on the team, and welcome aboard Lissa! (KW) So, I have a confession to make. I write recipes on old envelopes. I have a few of her recipe cards, written in her careful handwriting. Here, then, is a print-out and an envelope that frequently come out this time of year: Sloan birthday I think you’ll love it!

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