The Elysian Legacy
✨ Praise for The Elysian Legacy ✨
"Tales of the Mistress is a study of what very well may have taken place in early days—a study of ancient wisdom, alliances and traditions … driven by passions about love of family and a quest for belonging."
— Reader Review
"This is the story of a young girl disguised as a boy baker in an agrarian kingdom where nothing is as straightforward as it seems.
Betrayal, subterfuge, fantasy—this story has it all.
When a young girl, Eleone, is deserted by her mother and blamed for her murder, she becomes Epi, a baker of very special bread.
Her knowledge came from her mother's wisdom and teaching, and she yearns to know the truth.
Though danger lurks in all the shadows outside the oven's fires, Epi journeys through the Mediterranean lands of the 16th century to discover what happened to her mother.
Fascinating characters and detailed world-building create a wonderful backdrop for the journey of discovery."
— Reader Review
"Bread of Dreams is a poetic tour-de-force with intriguing characters, wonders, and enticing recipes that will have you dreaming of bread."
— Clifford A. Wright, James Beard Award-winning author of A Mediterranean Feast
"This cookbook might make you dream of not only heavenly breads, but also sweet cookies, rich stews, and rustic dishes that will make you wish for a time machine..."
— Debra Borchert, author of Soups of Château de Verzat
"Ambrosial bread recipes based on ancient wisdom lead the reader on a journey of discovery across the Mediterranean, revealing the secrets of long-lost bread-making..."
— Jonell Galloway, The Rambling Epicure
"Flavors and methods will delight the creative cook and enrich many a feast..."
— Madeleine Vedel, Provence Cooks LLC
Coming July 2025
The Mistress of Apples and Bécasse
Book Two of The Elysian Legacy
A mystical tapestry.
Haute cuisine.
A rare bird.
Miel Nerra has left the kitchen behind—until a fateful cookbook shoot lures her to a remote French Auberge where nothing stays still, especially not the past.
Guided by the ghost of Madame Bouquin and haunted by a bird she once set free, Miel uncovers a hidden society, a legacy of women and wildness, and a truth she’s not sure she’s ready to face.
A story of memory, myth, and food as transformation.
Tales of the Mistress
A novel of myth, memory, and the fire of forgotten bread
Chocolat meets The Song of Achilles in this origin story of the Mistresses of Psomi—keepers of ancient agrarian wisdom, wild grains, and rituals hidden from history.
Epi, the Guild’s youngest baker, hides more than sourdough secrets in the shadowed ovens of Ceres. Sequestered and silenced, Epi bakes crowns of bread for the very people who destroyed their past. But when the Guild demands a dangerous mission, Epi’s journey will unravel everything: their identity, their mother’s disappearance, and the world’s oldest recipe for resistance.
Tales of the Mistress is the first novel in The Elysian Legacy, a spellbinding series of stories, cookbooks, and portals between what is cooked...and what is remembered.
The Bread of Dreams
Recipes and Portraits of the Mistresses of Psomi
From ancient port cities to mountain villages and orchard groves, this richly imagined cookbook companion brings to life the sacred, sensual, and rebellious flavors of Tales of the Mistress.
With every recipe, a new voice rises:
– Duck stuffed with cracked rye
– Chickpea sourdough from Eleusis
– Semolina cookies from the port of Massalia
– Walnut, honey, and orange cakes from the forests of Thrace
The Bread of Dreams is not just a cookbook—it’s a compendium of agrarian magic, family memory, and culinary devotion.
These are not simply recipes.
They are devotions.
Taste the legacy.
Feed the dream.
Awaken what was once forgotten.
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