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Too much story…

There is too much story running around my head this morning … and last night all I could dream about was Jade and Warner and all the conversations they need to have or will have but there isn’t ever enough time for any or all of that because life is always happening … or the […]

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Dowser 4 – Tease in a Cup

Presenting Tease in a Cup, Kandy’s second birthday cupcake, from Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). These blackberry chocolate cupcakes share the same base with Sass in a Cup but they’re iced with blackberry buttercream! The touch of lemon in the buttercream is definitely the secret ingredient. So tasty! ∞ Tease in a Cup was originally featured on the Reader […]

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Chocolate and Eggs

Yesterday a lovely neighbour messaged to see if I wanted a dozen of her eggs. Though I had a dozen in the fridge, I immediately said “yes, please,” jumped in the car, and tore off down the street to pick them up. Who says no to farm fresh eggs? Not me. Before I even got […]

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RIP Terry Pratchett and Wintersmith

I’m exceedingly sad to hear of Sir Terry Pratchett’s passing today. I could rant about the cruelty of Alzheimer’s, to which I lost my step-mother last year, but I’m not going to. I could also go on and on about what I loved about Sir Terry’s books – I’ve selectively read every one he ever […]

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Reintroducing Spirit Binder

Last December I decided to give my novel, Spirit Binder, which was originally published in June 2012, a freshening up. I had it reproofed, beta’d, and did some light editing myself. I’d received some consistent feedback that there were typos in the original (there were, damn it!) and that the opening chapter was a little difficult […]

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Spirit Binder – An Excerpt

Fractured. Unbound. Pieces splintered, seemingly irretrievable. An overwhelmingly dreadful, insanely painful energy crushed her together. Again. Then pulled her apart. She was undone. It was too much. She wasn’t going to make it through. How she had ever thought she was tough enough, focused enough, to even be here, she didn’t know. In fact, now […]

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Dowser 4: Sass in a Cup

Updated recipe: April 18, 2016 —————- Original Post: Presenting Sass in a Cup – one of Kandy’s birthday cupcakes – from Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). These blackberry chocolate cupcakes frosted with a generous swirl of blackberry chocolate buttercream happen to be my favourite of the four new cupcakes mentioned in Dowser 4. They’re […]

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Dowser 4 – NOW AVAILABLE on NOOK

Sorry if this is the third time you’ve seen this piece of news in a matter of minutes, but Dowser 4 is now available on Nook. Sorry for the delay. I apologize for cluttering everyone’s inboxes. I promised my nook readers that I would let them know when it was available, but I don’t have […]

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Dowser 4 – Happy Release Day!

Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4) is now officially available as an ebook on AMAZON,  KOBO, iBOOKS, NOOK, and SMASHWORDS. ETA: The nook version was delayed by formatting issues, but it is now available! I’m terribly sorry about the delay, but it was out of my hands 🙁 The paperback is currently being formatted, and if all continues smoothly […]

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Dowser 4 – giveaway #5 – three Dowser paperbacks and an eARC

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER TBA. Welcome to the final day of giveaways leading up to the release of Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). Giveaway #5 – three autographed Dowser paperbacks and an eARC of Dowser 4 I’d be happy to personalize the inscriptions 🙂 ENTRY QUESTION: What is Jade’s favourite cupcake? Comment on this blog […]