The Skye Trilogy: Isle of Skye, Isle of Night, and Isle of Dawn. * Bonus: Scrumptious Skye Confections Cookbook* (123 page)

“It was a small snake,” he said grinning

“It was a monster,” Morgan said excitedly

“Morgan,” Merrick admonished his brother. I had to stifle a smile. Both of the boys looked exactly like Mathias with their dark brown hair and whiskey colored eyes. Merrick was more serious minded while Morgan was more easy going and mischievous.

“What?” Morgan asked. “It was freaking huge.”

“Morgan Worthing,” I reprimanded. “I told you not to say the word freaking.”

“It’s better than the other one Mum,” he answered

“Morgan, listen to your mother,” Mathias said

“Sorry mum,” he said contrite

“It’s ok,” I said. “So it was big huh?”

“It was humongous,” Merrick said. “Dad ripped his head off and then Cupcake played with what was left of his body.”

“You are so giving that dog a bath,” I said to Mathias as Cupcake whimpered when he heard the B word

“Speaking of baths,” Mathias said. “Boys, you need to get cleaned up first.”

“Ok,” they both grumbled

“Hey stink monsters,” I said throwing my arms open, “How about a hug first for your mom?”

They both came over and gave me a big hug before rushing off to their room. Mathias had added two more levels to the tree house when the boys came into our lives. The boys had one big room and their own separate bath while Elizabeth’s was smaller and right off of our bedroom.

“Can I watch my show before my bath momma?” Lizzy asked

“Yes, but just one show and then you’re getting in the tub,” I answered. Lizzy yelled out happily and scampered off up the stairs.

“How was camping?” I asked Mathias as he sat on the couch and let out a sigh

“It was great,” he answered. “Merrick kept us all in line.”

I smiled. “I missed everyone but you especially.”

“Oh really?” he asked, his eyebrow raised with interest

“Something about you pitching a tent made me warm and tingly on the inside.”

“I do that every morning that I wake up next to you.”

“I knew you were going to say that,” I said as I got up and climbed into his lap

“I have a feeling those kids are going to bed early tonight,” he said as he started nipping my neck with his teeth

“Well, I have it on good authority that you are going to go to sleep tonight with a big smile.”

“That’s something else I do every night,” he said. “I go to bed with a smile and wake up with a giant hard…”

“Mom, Morgan didn’t wash his hair,” Merrick yelled

“Morgan,” I yelled warningly. A few seconds later I heard shouts and splashing. “I have to go check on them.”

Mathias’s phone rang, and I left the room when I heard him answer. I made sure the boys washed up and had just started running Elizabeth’s bath when Mathias walked into the room.

“Who was that?” I asked

“That was Lucian,” Mathias answered. His brow was furrowing in thought.

“What’s wrong?”

“Lucian needs our help,” he said

“He needs our help?” I repeated, “With what?”

“Apparently he was hired by the formerly ousted queen of the Fae witches to be her granddaughter’s bodyguard and he needs our assistance in finding some cursed stone or something.”

“That’s interesting,” I said. “You mean he doesn’t want me to kill anyone?”

“I think he needs your enhanced powers to help with locating the item.”

“No problem,” I said “but not until I use my enhanced powers on you first.”

“As you wish,” Mathias grinned

Playlist for Isle of Dawn

Echo ~ Jason Walker

Between~
Courrier

Bleeding Out~ Imagine Dragons

Just Breathe~ Pearl Jam

An Island Now~
The Canvas Waiting

Human~
Sarina Rose

Young and Beautiful~ Lana Del Ray

Wings~ Birdy

Sigh
No More~ Mumford+Sons

Magic~Coldplay

I've never seen a Witch~ Lydia

Never Let Me Go~ Florence+ the Machines

Siren Song~ Bat for Lashes

Fever~
The Black Keys

Do I
Wanna Know~ Artic Monkeys

Falling Through~ Ray
LaMontagne

One of those days~ Joshua
Radin

Uprising~ Muse

The Cursed Charm, Book One of the Fae Witch Series

will
be available in February, 2015!

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to my wonderful family and friends

who were my taste tasters. I know it was a

hardship
but thanks for sticking it out with me.

Dedication

This cookbook is dedicated to my three amazing children.

I love you Ethan, Wyatt and Lilah!

Foreword

I am so excited to be doing this cookbook! For years, I have talked about putting one together for my family and friends but I never got around to completing the book. When I first dreamed up Isle of Skye I knew that I wanted my character to be a baker and a whiz in the kitchen. I guess it was another way for me to connect myself as a writer with my main character.

When I finished Isle of Skye, I suddenly had an idea. Why don’t I also write a cookbook to accompany the trilogy when I get done? I knew that this was going to be a lot of work, but I also was aware that deep down this cookbook was also going to fulfill one of my dreams.

I love to cook and bake. I’m not sure if it’s because I love food so much or if it’s because I find that when I’m in my kitchen, I usually do some of my best thinking. To me, cooking is my therapy. It’s the time when I can focus on not only creating something delicious for my family and friends to eat, but also when I can be alone with my thoughts.

I decided to create this cookbook from Willa’s point of view and add little more tidbits about the characters and their favorite dishes. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed putting this together!

With love,

Shannon Barczak

Cookbook Recipe Index

Starters

Homemade onion dip

Spinach, Artichoke and Roasted Red pepper dip

Mom’s cheesy Artichoke Dip

Hot Crab Dip

Polly’s Stuffed Mushrooms

Prosciutto-wrapped asparagus

Sautéed Shrimp with a Spicy Aioli dipping sauce

Aunt Gussie’s Tomato Bites

Uncle Cuddy’s Hot Wings-3 ways-

Deviled Eggs-2 ways-

Roasted Potato Salad

Roasted Vegetable Salad

Parmesan Stuffed Potato Skins

Cabbage Salad

Scallop Chowder

Lemony Chicken Soup

Tomato Basil Tortellini Soup

Corn Chowder

Ode to Yuma

Bean Dip

Salsa Chicken

Taquitos

Polly’s Avocado Salsa

Dos Equis Fish Tacos

Mexican Meatloaf

Churros

Cormac’s Irish Dinner

Irish Colcannon

Braised Carrot & Cabbage Slaw

Honey Mustard Glazed Corned Beef

Moist Irish Soda Bread

Irish Crème Pound Cake

Chinese

Egg Rolls

Crab Rangoon’s

Orange Pork with Scallions

Thai Chicken Wraps

Mamma Mia Italian, Willa Style!

Lasagna with Pepperoni Sauce

Lemon Pasta with Arugula

Bow Tie Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper & Cream Sauce

Linguine with Asparagus, Parmesan & Bacon

Baked Ziti

Best Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

Chicken Marsala Cacciatore

Chicken Scaloppini with Spinach & Linguine

Chianti Braised Short Ribs

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Mathias’s Favorite Dinner

Pot Roast

Willa’s Awesome Roasted potatoes

Desserts & Breads

Apple Bread

Blueberry Muffins

Cinnamon Rolls