Chivalry & Chocolate
Dassia Temperton trades a sword for a cocoa whisk and discovers that being known may be the bravest quest of all.
M. J. Gillbright
Small magic for ordinary days.
Cozy fantasy, gentle essays, found family, magical hospitality, and soft places to land for readers building softer lives in a loud world.
Just launched
Valor & Vanilla is here.
Princess Vera’s warm-hearted quest is officially out in the world. Pack the cookies and follow Vera, Garrett, and Merp through four dragon realms, one sentient cottage, and a recipe no one thought to learn.
Reader Doorways
Pick a cozy doorway.
Whether you arrived for books, essays, extras, or a warm note in your inbox, there is a chair waiting.
Step Into the Chocolate Shop
An immersive, scrollable taste of Chivalry & Chocolate — dragons, desserts, and one very bright chandelier.
Follow the Prophecy of Tending
An immersive, scrollable prologue to Valor & Vanilla — four dragon kingdoms, one hidden fifth ingredient.
Play the Valor & Vanilla Playlist
Follow Vera and Merp’s warm road through the dragon kingdoms, one song at a time.
Play the Chocolate Shop Playlist
Queue the companion mix for Chivalry & Chocolate, arranged by story mood.
For Press & Book Clubs
Contact, media resources, book club questions, and discussion-friendly materials.
From the Bookshelf
Cozy fantasy with room to grow.
The M. J. Gillbright shelf begins with chocolate, opens toward vanilla, and now reaches across time for strawberry—each story a new doorway into warmth, wonder, and found family.
Valor & Vanilla
Princess Vera follows a recipe no one thought to learn, carrying vanilla-sweet courage into the dragon realms to help cure a spreading magical affliction.
Steadfast & Strawberry
Isolde escapes an unwanted throne by selling strawberry iced cream across the centuries, only to build an inn for time-lost travelers and fall for the timekeeper trying to impound her shape-shifting cart.
Fresh from the Hearth
Latest dispatches.
Gentle essays, book notes, and practical little sparks for readers who like their fantasy warm without losing its courage.
Small Magic for Ordinary Days
A gentle note on the small rituals, practical kindnesses, and everyday enchantments that make hard days feel survivable.
Building a Softer Kind of Fantasy World
A behind-the-scenes look at designing fantasy settings around hospitality, emotional safety, and communities that choose one another.
Chivalry & Chocolate is LIVE! 🍫🐉
Chivalry & Chocolate is officially live! Grab your copy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or direct from us. A cozy fantasy about a knight, a chocolate-obsessed dragon, and the shop that changed everything.
About M & J
Stories warm enough to hold.
We are a husband-and-wife writing duo who believe stories can be a soft place to land. Under the M. J. Gillbright name, we write cozy fantasy about found family, everyday enchantment, and the quiet courage it takes to choose kindness in a complicated world.
