Did You Get a Kindle for Christmas!!! If so, feed your reader for FREE!!

Don't miss your chance to snatch up two books for your new Kindle for FREE!!!

For two days, snatch up your copy of Sophia's Cookbook for Mortals. A Non-Fiction with a Paranormal twist that is based on the highly talked about Fateful Trilogy which was based on the Frog Prince.

And hiding in Fateful's shadow, but not to be missed, is Fair Maiden, which is also free for two days. This unique spin on Sleeping Beauty is a YA Fantasy Romance set in the Victorian Era with a Medieval twist.

Both books will be available for free ONLY December 26th, and 27th. (Act now, this sale could end early without warning.) So please don't miss out. And, of course, thank you in advance for tweeting and posting about this on Facebook for me. XOXO

Sophia's Cookbook for Mortals:

If you're planning a fairy party, or a tea party, or just a nice dinner of comfort foods, this cookbook has something for you. If you're curious about the Fateful Trilogy, then this would be a good introduction.

Fateful has been my biggest seller, and still is. This cookbook is the perfect companion to the story that has been read by so many. Enjoy Ethan's chocolate cake just like Danielle did in Fateful. Make the magic fairy juice given to Ethan and Danielle by the fairies, minus the magic, hopefully.... Plan a tea party with finger foods just like Sophia's. These recipes will bring you inside the story allowing you to linger in the Fateful world a bit longer.

Shown in the picture above is a fairy cake as found in the cookbook. It's very light and moist, filled with made-from-scratch lemon curd and topped with buttercream frosting. So far this little cupcake is a hit.

There's no reason you can't just put your Kindle right on your cookbook stand like I do. And with an ebook, you can't slime the pages like Sophia slimes her apron!

Fair Maiden:
Synopsis:

It's the Victorian era in England, but Tessa is from the medieval past. She awakens within a castle she has never seen before. Knowledge of her name also evades her. However, even worse than not knowing who or where she is, she cannot recall how she died or why she is dressed as a bride.

Along with Christian, the earl of the castle she haunts, Tessa tries to discover who she is and break the spell holding her in a prison of death. They never imagined the curse keeping them apart is the only thing protecting her, until it's too late.

Review by Keni:
"This book is so great. I always enjoy a little bit of mystery in my novels, especially since Sherlock Holmes is my superhero. And there is plenty of mystery in Fair Maiden. There's also romance, fantasy, and a chivalrous Earl named Christian. This book is perfect for the little girl in all of us, and also perfect for the more mature side of us. I can promise that i will be one of the first to recommend this book to everyone and anyone i know who can appreciate a well written and gorgeous love story. In fact, this is so book is so extraordinary, i'm dropping what i'm reading now and picking this up. So, if you need me, i'll be curled up with a blanket, a cup of hot cocoa, and an absolutely amazing novel called Fair Maiden by the wonderful Cheri Schmidt."


SOPHIA'S COOKBOOK FOR MORTALS and FAIR MAIDEN are available around the world via Amazon:
(Choose your country from the links below.)

USA, and India:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=la_B004VVS8HQ_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1350939234&sr=1-6

Fair Maiden: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Z1DFAM

UK:
Cookbook: //www.amazon.co.uk/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1350939081&sr=1-1

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Z1DFAM

Germany:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.de/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1350939114&sr=1-1-catcorr

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004Z1DFAM

Canada:
Cookbook: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0082RYGVM

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B004Z1DFAM

France:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.fr/Sophias-Cookbook-for-Mortals-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_6

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004Z1DFAM

Spain:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.es/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1350939172&sr=1-6

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B004Z1DFAM

Italy:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.it/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1350939143&sr=1-6

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B004Z1DFAM


Japan:
Cookbook: http://www.amazon.co.jp/Sophias-Cookbook-Mortals-Fateful-ebook/dp/B0082RYGVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351201792&sr=8-1

Fair Maiden: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004Z1DFAM

Brazil:
Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0082RYGVM

Fair Maiden: https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B004Z1DFAM

The Order of Curse-Bound Knights, my NaNoWriMo project for November!

This is the first time I have ever joined NaNoWriMo so I'm not sure how it's going to work. I also don't know if The Order of Curse-Bound Knights is going to be a novella or a full-length novel...we shall see. (To read an excerpt of this book, please scroll down a couple of posts.)

Because of this writing goal, I probably won't be posting much in the month of November.  Between writing and family holiday stuff, I just won't have time.

If you're interested in winning signed copies of my books or book-themed swag while I work on Max and Nadia's story, then visit my Facebook Fan Pages... ;)

Author FB Page

Fateful FB Page

Before I sign off to the past and my world of vampires, here are a couple of announcements. My husband is working on formatting the update of Fair Maiden and Sophia's Cookbook for Mortals for print! I'm trying to get the Cookbook spiral-bound so it lays flat nicely. I'm still trying to find the perfect printer for that option.

Enjoy this preview of the new look for Fair Maiden and the front and back of the Cookbook. Plus, I'll be contacting everyone I know as I search for my Max and Nadia cover models...

More than I deserve & feeling slightly blown away by it...

Honestly, I don't really think I deserve as much praise as Emillia, one of my amazing readers, gives me with this. But I'm extremely humbled that my silly cookbook could touch someone's life in this way. Anyway, I was soooo moved, I just had to share it with you.

Emillia posted pictures of a fairy party she did for her daughters to help celebrate the life of her dear mother, who adored fairies. Emillia is a wonderful mother!!! Check this out!

"OK so I have to say I didn't handle my moms passing as well as I thought I would...I also do not want my girls to forget Grandma Kairlee...When my girls think of fairies they always think of my mom because my mom had loved fairies and such. she even glued a little fairy door in her room."

"I bundled up a party package with a letter from "Grandma Kairlee" and left it on our doorstep and doorbell ditched my house. I told them it was from Grandma Kairlee and read their notes to them. It really helped Itylee who was having a hard time with dealing with her death. So I thought it was time to throw another party. I had told my girls Grandma must of had help from the fairies to make all these magical fairy food. They were so happy just to think Grandma and Fairies had come to our house while they slept."

(I thought this was such a cute idea. ~Cheri)

"I was so lucky to have just bought the BEST cookbook in the world recently. It's called Sophia's Cookbook For Mortals by Cheri Schmidt. It's a cook book from a point of view of one of her character from her Fateful trilogy and has recipes from some of the stuff they ate in the books, and lucky for me there is a section of fairy food! It was perfect, and the recipes are amazing!!

I highly suggest all of her books and if your lucky you might be able to get them while they are on sale! I got Sophia's Cookbook For Mortal for only .99 cents. Best .99 cents I have ever spent!!"

(Now I'm blushing...~Cheri)

"This book is more than a cookbook to me. It's has really help in my healing process too. I know my mom would of totally loved all of Cheri Schmidt's books and I really wish I could of shared them with her, but for now when I read or make something like fairy food it really helps me remember my mom and how amazing she was and I know this is something she would do. So thank you Cheri you have really made a difference in my life with your books. Don't ever stop writing!"

(And now I'm crying...~Cheri~     If you'd like to read the entire post, go here.)

Dear Emillia took some great pictures. Below you'll see Raspberry-Kissed Lemon Fairy Cake, Fariy Cakes with a lemon curd filling, Fairy Fruit Dip, Inside-Out Cheescake Bites, and Magic Fairy Juice. All of these recipes are in Sophia's Cookbook for Mortals, but I think she added her own charming spin on them, and actually made them better than I do. (How sweet is this?)

One reason I was so very moved by this is that even though I haven't lost my mother yet, she also loves fairies, so obviously, I can really relate! My mother is probably the one who started my love for fairies in the first place. She had an old copy of this book:

I would spend hours upon hours of time just looking at all of the illustrations. So when I grew up and got married, I asked for it. My wonderful mom, said yes! The copy I have is an antique, and it's a bit tattered. Plus I fear I was the silly child who drew in it. : ( I don't remember doing it, so I suspect I was too young to know better.

And, you might like this if you love whimsical things, but The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies is in print again!!! I bought a copy of this too, so now I have an old one and a new one. So cool! Well, at least I think so...but I'm weird and sappy like that...

Anyway, because of my "fairy-loving past" I saw Emillia's idea as extremely thoughtful and charming. What a wonderful way to keep fond memories of Grandma in their lives!

An announcement about the cookbook mentioned in this post:

~This cookbook will be signed up into Amazon's Prime program sometime this week. So if you have Nook or Kobo, this is your chance to snatch up Sophia’s Cookbook for Mortals! Don't miss out!~

You can put your ereader right on your cookbook stand!  How handy is that? Or, if you prefer print, This cookbook will soon be available as a spiral-bound book. Just as soon as I finish with the back cover, it will be released.

To get the ebook of Sophia's Cookbook for Mortals with lots of fairy-friendly recipes click on one of the links below.

For Nook
For Kobo
For Kindle

Happy baking, and thank you for visiting my blog! xoxo