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Dowser Series: avoiding destiny

Putting together Chi Wen’s bio this afternoon, I found this great scene with Chi Wen (and Warner) from Dowser 4. Note: the first use of the title, dragon slayer. And, of course, Jade assumes the far seer is referring to the newly awoken Warner. Poor, poor Jade, little does she know … Warner stepped out […]

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Dowser 4: Bixi, aka ‘doom crosses our footsteps.’

I came upon this scene while putting together Bixi’s biography and it made me laugh. Flashback to Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)!! Click here for the reading order of the Adept Universe. Bixi most recently appears in Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0). “Earthly delights.” *side eyes Warner* LOL!!! A jet-black cat sauntered through […]

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Day. Made.

So this was waiting in my inbox for me this morning. How freaking cool is that? Here is part of the scene from Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). The single-storey buildings and homes of Hope Town were all painted in bright colors, dominated by seashell pink. Kandy cut up between buildings toward the […]

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Dowser 4: misprinted paperback giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS: LUCKY #28, 18, 52, and 48. In a startling turn of events #28 has deferred her winnings because of her close personal relationship with the author, so #51 turns out to be extra lucky! We are gearing up to move into a MUCH smaller place at the end of September, and I need to purge a […]

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Kandy’s birthday s’mores

In Dowser 4 Jade takes Kandy out to dinner for her birthday. They go to Fable Kitchen and have s’mores for dessert. Well, last Saturday I was lucky enough to dine at the same restaurant and partake in the same insane chocolatey goodness. The only problem was that I had to share it with Michael. 😀

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Dowser 4 – the paperback

This seriously pretty proof for Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4) showed up last Thursday, but I thought I would wait until it was available for purchase before mentioning it. As with all the Dowser paperbacks, the cover and the page break knife image were designed by the lovely and talented Elizabeth Mackey. […]

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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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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 […]