We here at Fiction Fare adore Sherry Thomas… from her historical romance to her YA fantasy we can’t get enough of her! We have one of her favorite holiday recipes to share with you but before we do that, we want to tell you about some of her books!
With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.
When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She’ll have help from friends new and old—a kind-hearted widow, a police inspector, and a man who has long loved her. But in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society’s expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.
It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning.
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she’s been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.
Guided by his mother’s visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission—and her life.
Sherry’s Pumpkin Spice Bars
Ingredients
4 eggs
1½ cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
½ cup chopped nuts
For the cream cheese frosting
6 ounces room-temperature cream cheese
2/3 cup softened butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Up to 4 cups of powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15”x10” sheet pan or line it with parchment paper. (If you don’t have a sheet pan of that exact size, feel free to substitute other bakeware and adjust baking time accordingly.)
- In a standing mixer or with a handheld mixer, beat together eggs and sugar until well mixed. Add the vegetable oil and the pumpkin puree, mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground cloves and chopped nuts. Add the dry mixture by small amounts to the pumpkin mixture. Stir well after each addition.
- When no specks of flour remain, add in raisins and distribute well.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While the cake is cooling, prepare cream cheese frosting. Mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract. Add powdered sugar until it reaches your desired sweetness.
- After the cake has cooled completely, spread cream cheese frosting on top.
- Cut into bars. Makes a lot of bars. Sufficient for any occasion you might need to take them to! J
About Sherry Thomas
Sherry Thomas is one of the most acclaimed romance authors working today. Her books regularly receive starred reviews from trade publications and are frequently found on best-of-the-year lists. She is also a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA® Award.
English is Sherry's second language—she has come a long way from the days when she made her laborious way through Rosemary Roger's Sweet Savage Love with an English-Chinese dictionary. She enjoys digging down to the emotional core of stories. And when she is not writing, she thinks about the zen and zaniness of her profession, plays computer games with her sons, and reads as many fabulous books as she can find.
Sherry’s next book, The Immortal Heights volume three of her young adult fantasy trilogy, will be available fall 2015.
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