Marry Me By Midnight is an enchanting romance novel that twists the pattern of a Cinderella story. Isabelle Lira, a Jewish heiress living in London, 1832, is looking for a husband. Because her father, a prominent businessman who occupied a seat on the community Commission, has recently passed away, Isabelle must find a partner who will allow her to retain control at work. Instead of relying on a matchmaker as her family tradition dictates, Isabelle decides to host a series of festivals that announce her desire to marry, and she invites all eligible Jewish bachelors. When she meets Aaron Elle ..read more

People who know me know I am a dedicated meditator. I began doing it in 2016, when I had a feeling things were about to go a little crazy in the world, and it helped keep me sane through the deaths of both my parents, the pandemic, the increasingly bizarre political situation in the US and some dreary health problems. Eventually, I took an online course to become a teacher--a rigorous course that took me 16 months to complete. It opened up my life to exploring a variety of meditation practices, and not just the mindfulness I've had the most training in. Nonetheless, mindfulness meditation ..read more

Books about the fae have been all the rage recently, and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries is truly a standout among them. If you’re a fan of the fae, or any type of fairy tales or fantasy, this is absolutely the book for you. I found this book absolutely impossible to put down. The world building of this story is fantastic, with unique and tricksy fae breeds, and plot surprises around every corner. Dr. Emily Wilde travels north in this tale to uncover more about types of fae that no one has seen before, but she meets a problem when her enemy and academic rival (and suspected fae) Dr. W ..read more

Book-loving introverts: Are you ready to escape the world and snuggle in with a sweet treat, a hot cuppa and an absorbing book? We at The Fairy Tale Magazine have discovered the subscription service for you. Introverts Retreat is a monthly book box offering “Everything you need to avoid people.” Here’s what’s included:   "A BRAND NEW NOVEL OF YOUR CHOICE. You'll get to choose your own paperback novel (including brand new releases) from our bookstore. Or we'll send a surprise novel in your choice of genre. Plus we'll send a cute metal bookmark. CANDLE, BATH SALT SOAK AND SCENTED SOAP ..read more

About 10 years ago, I found an outstanding vegetable soup recipe on a blog called Cooking Classy. It delivers a savory, healthy taste. And, at less than 200 calories per serving, it’s perfect for people watching their weight, but it is very much not diet food in terms of taste.  It’s a soup that is special enough to serve guests, accompanied by a salad and bread. In fact, I originally called it “Holiday Vegetable Soup,” because it’s good enough to serve to company, on, say, Christmas Eve. How fancy you make it is up to the occasion you are making it for--will vegetarians and vega ..read more

Listen, child, and I’ll give you the tale you want. Yes, there will be a fairy godmother. But a love story? My dear, I can’t promise you that. Once upon a time—that era deep in the caverns of your imagination—if you were to travel past vales and vineyards, through plains and pastures, you would find a kingdom nestled between the roaring currents of rivers and the sighing mists of mountains. In this land, the king and queen were beloved by all, for they ruled their people with just and generous hands. But you’ve heard these stories before, and you know there must be a catch. No, the queen do ..read more

A Sweet Sting of Salt is a beautiful, sapphic retelling of selkie legends set along the coast of Nova Scotia in the mid-1830s. Jean, a midwife who lives in an isolated cottage, hears cries outside of her window one stormy night, discovers a strange woman named Muirin, and helps her to deliver a baby boy born with webbed fingers and toes. Muirin is the wife of a fisherman named Tobias, and as the two women form a friendship, Jean discovers that Tobias has stolen Muirin from her family and forced her into wedlock. As Jean and Muirin grow closer, the midwife vows to save her friend and her ..read more

Now that Easter dinner is done and digested (thanks, Mississippi Pot Roast!) I’m turning my mind back to regular meals, and one of my favorite food influencers is Julie Pacheco. This young wife and mother of two burst onto YouTube during the early days of the pandemic, and now has over one million followers across several platforms. I’ve watched her grow ever more confident and resourceful in her videos, and it’s fun to see a young person succeeding in such a tough market. More importantly, her recipes are easy and flavorful, and while Julie does use shortcuts and some convenience foods, she ..read more

Wind Spell   —after Joy Harjo  In the time before, it was never written down   No pens. A long line of mouths. A wolfman hovers  beyond the tree line, taste of flesh on his tongue.  A basket over a girl’s arm, crumbs fallen.    The predator prowls the woods,  the path, the outlying cottages. He eats  every unfortunate passerby. What he cannot eat,  he saves for later. He makes wine. Jars flesh. Waits.    Rumors run like pigs. Like school children.  Like a mother’s butterfly stomach, weighted  for the wind’s howl. Like ..read more

Well, I can't believe it, and I'm sure Lissa can't either, but it's here! Glass and Feathers, Lissa Sloan's brilliant continuation of Cinderella's story, and a book unlike anything you've read, is finally here! Now please buy it!!! Read it!!! You'll love it!!! I'm giddy so I'll stop. Here's the link again. Kate ..read more