Hi, my name is Erin, and I like happy endings. Chorus: Hi, Erin The story can be amazing, with relatable characters and a gripping plot, but if it has a sad ending, the whole thing is ruined. Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop? I would have been okay if he just arrived in time, even…
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E.J. Kitchens
Hello! Thanks so much for joining the fun of Once Upon 2025! I am incredibly grateful and excited to be here again this year.Before we set off on this year’s adventure, let me introduce myself. I’m E.J. Kitchens (you can call me Elizabeth). I love tales of romance, adventure, and happily-ever-afters and spend a considerable…
Mary Mecham
Welcome to my party-in-a-blog! I’m Mary Mecham, a high stakes, high swoon, no spice author who LOVES fairytales and romantasy. I have lots of fun things for you today, so let’s get started!!! What’s Your Favorite Fairytale? Let’s begin with a super quick and easy poll: just vote for your favorite fairytale! I’m really excited…
Brittany Fichter
Welcome to my website, and thank you for attending Once Upon 2025! So who am I? I’m Brittany. I love Jesus, and I’m about a month away from celebrating ten years as a clean fairy tale author. I’m also a military spouse and mommy to two short people (although, they are quickly outgrowing that description)…
Welcome to Once Upon 2025
Welcome, fairy tale lovers! Believe it or not, this is our FIFTH year of the Once Upon parties! It all started during that fateful year of 2020, when we were all bored to tears and stuck in our houses. (Okay, so you introverts enjoyed it, but SOME of us need human contact to survive.) So…
A Wizard Awakened Launch Party
We’ve been talking about it for months, but A Wizard Awakened is finally here! Thank you so much for visiting my launch party! This book has been one of the most fun I’ve ever written, and I hope you find its birthday party fun and full of goodies! Magic just… isn’t her thing. Everleigh Clarkson…
A Wizard Awakened Soundrack
Want to listen to A Wizard Awakened with the full sensory experience? Pop these songs on, and you’ll hear the tunes that inspired me while writing the first part of Everleigh and Aithan’s saga! Haven’t grabbed Everleigh and Aithan’s story yet? You can do that here! The Epilogue…
Britt’s Free Series Starters
Before Beauty: A Clean Fantasy Retelling of Beauty and the Beast Book #1 in the Classical Kingdoms Collection The White Slipper: A Clean Fantasy Novella Retelling of The White Slipper Book #1 in the Nevertold Fairy Tale Novellas My Little Rock Airman: A Clean Military Contemporary Romance Book #1 in the My Air Force Fairy…
Christmases of Unmet Expectations
I don’t know about you, but as a kid, my entire year revolved around Christmas. I think I first began to understand the concept of time as it was related to Christmas. Thanksgiving? Close to Christmas. Family vacation? Far away from Christmas? Birthday? Closer to Christmas. You get the idea. In a way, I never…
Black Friday / Small Business Saturday Sale Catalogue
*Note: If the QR codes are too small for your phone to detect, hit those three little dots on the bottom and choose, “Enter full screen.” Why am I putting everything on sale? Because this is my way of saying thank you to you, my awesome Bookish Mages! Like I said, EVERYTHING in the store…