Dowser 6: Attempted Murder T-shirt Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: WINNERS TBA

I’m giving away three Attempted Murder T-shirts today! This is the third of six giveaways to help celebrate the release of Dowser 6 on May 5, 2016.

Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6) is currently available for preorder on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Elizabeth models an 'Attempted Murder' T-shirt - black printing on charcoal
Elizabeth models an ‘Attempted Murder’ T-shirt – black printing on charcoal

 

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Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to shipping addresses within the USA due to Amazon Merch shutting down their international shipping. Hopefully they will resolve this issue sooner than later! Because as of right now, even I can’t get anymore of my own T-shirts!

So … would you like to win a T-shirt?

To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

  1. Which character in the Dowser Series would you like to see wearing this T-shirt. 😉

Notes/Rules: OPEN TO SHIPPING ADDRESSES IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY (Again, my apologies. The T-shirts were supposed to be available internationally). Each comment will be assigned an entry number. THREE winning entries will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

Contest closes WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

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You can find all three Dowser/Oracle T-shirts here.

PS. They fit small. Seriously small. I know I keep repeating myself, but please, please trust me! 

Dowser 6: excerpt #1

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*SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS*

CHAPTER ONE

I massaged the pineapple-and-coconut-scented shampoo through my hair, enjoying the steaming hot water pounding against my shoulder blades. That morning’s baking session had felt longer than normal. Every year, the holiday craze felt as though it hit earlier and earlier, then lasted longer and longer. Usually, business in the bakery was quiet through the end of December and into the new year, with just a slight bump around New Year’s Eve. But it was three weeks into January already, and I’d had to bake extra Hug in a Cup — a buttercream-topped dark-chocolate cake — and Lift in a Cup — a delicate white cake with coffee buttercream — when we’d sold out an hour after opening.

I’d also had to explain why I didn’t have a pumpkin-spiced, latte-flavored cupcake to fourteen different people throughout the day. At the end of January. And by people, I meant thirtysomethings on their way to midweek brunch, sipping from their personalized Starbucks mugs and —

A formal summons from the treasure keeper interrupted my thoughts when it materialized before me with a puff of smoky dragon magic. I squeaked at the appearance of a golden envelope in the steamy air, flinching harshly enough that the sudsy curls I’d piled on top of my head toppled down into my face. I might be half-witch/half-dragon, but shampoo in my eyes still stung.

“Son of a freaking hell.” I spun away, evading the envelope as I lifted my eyes and face to the showerhead. The summons remained suspended behind me, patiently waiting for me to pluck it out of the air. It was the fourth such missive I’d received in the last three months, and I still couldn’t figure out how they were getting through the magical blood wards on my apartment.

And speaking of brunch, I had dim sum with Warner on my mind, and was therefore in no way interested in ‘freeing the magic of Shailaja, daughter of the mountain,’ which had been the gist of the last three missives from the treasure keeper. The summons that had appeared two weeks ago had actually been signed ‘By order of the Guardian Council.’ A year or so ago, that single sentence would have had me quaking in my boots. But I knew there was no way the Guardian Council had gathered over anything as mundane as a rogue dragon — even one who’d been a bad girl over five hundred years ago, and who’d wound up with her magic locked away because of it.

You had to drag a greater demon into the dragon nexus to rouse all nine guardians at once. Trust me, I knew.

The simple remembrance of all that power gathered in one room still made my bones ache. The combined might of the guardians had obliterated every taste, sound, and sight, overwhelming my dowser senses and scrambling my brain.

Shailaja was beneath their combined notice. Whether she was the treasure keeper’s new pet or not.

TO BE CONTINUED …

– DOWSER 6 PREORDER NOW AVAILABLE –

Release date: May 5, 2016

Preorders currently available on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Dowser 6: Delight in a Cup

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“I’ll bake a batch just for her. I’m pretty sure her favorite is Delight in a Cup.

“Lemon buttercream?” Warner smacked his lips, sleepily appreciative.

I laughed quietly. “And white cake.”

“Fluffy … sweet … moist cake.” Warner grunted his approval. – Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6)

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Download the PDF recipe here: Delight in a Cup PDF

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– DOWSER 6 PREORDER NOW AVAILABLE –

Release date: May 5, 2016

Preorders currently available on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Dowser 6: audiobook CD giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: WINNER TBA

I’m giving away audiobook CDs today! This is the second of six giveaways to help celebrate the release of Dowser 6 on May 5, 2016.

Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6) is currently available for preorder on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

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Thanks to Tantor Media I have three audiobooks CDs to give away – Dowser 1, Dowser 2, and Dowser 3! YAY!

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So … would you like to win three audiobook CDs?

To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

  1. Which character from the Dowser Series would you most like to have a conversation with? And what question would you ask her or him?

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. ONE winning entry will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

Contest closes FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

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Dowser 6: Cake in a Cup T-shirt Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: THREE WINNERS TBA

I’m giving away three Cake in a Cup T-shirts today! This is the first of six upcoming giveaways to help celebrate the release of Dowser 6 on May 5, 2016.

Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6) is currently available for preorder on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to shipping addresses within the USA due to Amazon Merch shutting down their international shipping. Hopefully they will resolve this issue sooner than later! Because as of right now, even I can’t get anymore of my own T-shirts!

Elizabeth models the Cake in a Cup T-shirt - white printing on black
Elizabeth models the Cake in a Cup T-shirt – white printing on black

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So … would you like to win a T-shirt?

To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

  1. If you could visit the alternate universe in which the Dowser Series exists, which cupcake would you order from Jade’s bakery Cake in a Cup? [Your comment must include an actual cupcake mentioned in the Dowser Series novels. Such as (Blank) in a Cup.]

Notes/Rules: OPEN TO SHIPPING ADDRESSES IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY (Again, my apologies. The T-shirts were supposed to be available internationally). Each comment will be assigned an entry number. THREE winning entries will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

Contest closes WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

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You can find all three Dowser/Oracle T-shirts here.

PS. They fit small. Seriously small. I know I keep repeating myself, but please, please trust me! 

Dowser 6: Lift in a Cup

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Usually, business in the bakery was quiet through the end of December and into the new year, with just a slight bump around New Year’s Eve. But it was three weeks into January already, and I’d had to bake extra Hug in a Cup — a buttercream-topped dark-chocolate cake — and Lift in a Cup — a delicate white cake with coffee buttercream — when we’d sold out an hour after opening. – Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6)

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Download recipe here as a PDF: LIFT IN A CUP PDF

I’ll be posting a master list of all the recipes appearing in Dowser 6 this week. And yes, including the Hug in a Cup mentioned in the excerpt above.

Thank you to my test bakers and my proofreaders!!

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– DOWSER 6 PREORDER NOW AVAILABLE –

Release date: May 5, 2016

Preorders currently available on AmazonKoboiBooksBarnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Dowser 6: upcoming giveaways

Here is the schedule for the giveaways leading up to the release of Dowser 6, accumulating in all seven paperbacks from the Dowser and Oracle series on release day (May 5). Be warned, the giveaways will only run for 24 HOURS!!

The entry requirements will change, but you will need a favourite quote to enter the draw for the paperbacks. Though I’ve done so in the past, I won’t be accepting entries without one, sorry.

Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6) ebook

Cake in a Cup T-shirt – 3 winners – USA only – TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Attempted Murder T-shirt – 3 winners – USA only – TUESDAY, APRIL 26

Three audiobooks – autographed, 1 winner – International – THURSDAY, APRIL 21

GC & Gift to a Friend – Dowser/Oracle eBooks, 1 winner – International – TUESDAY, MAY 3

Dowser 6 eARCS – 6 winners – International – THURSDAY, APRIL 25

All 7 paperbacks – 1 winner – International (fav quotes) – THURSDAY, MAY 5