If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders—the Adept—was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s what twenty-three years in the magical backwater of Vancouver will get you—a completely skewed sense of reality. Because when the dead werewolves started showing up, it all unraveled … except for the cupcake part. That’s a universal truth.

Three months ago, I lost my foster sister, Sienna, to the darkness. As in blood magic and chaos and general mayhem. No one saw it until it was too late, but I should have. Now, I have a wounded heart and soul that I can’t even reveal to anyone around me, because I’m supposed to hate Sienna with the fiery passion of the justified. And I do. I just wish I didn’t feel so lost without her, so unsure of the path I thought I had carved for myself, and so outclassed by the powerful Adepts constantly by my side these days. I’m not even sure if they’re with me for my own protection or because my shiny new powers are rare and valuable. Assuming I ever figure out who or what I am, and how my magic actually works. Even chocolate can’t save the day every time … just most of the time. At least I’ve got that going for me. Note: This 82,000 word urban fantasy is the second book in the Dowser SEries by author Meghan Ciana Doidge

I hadn’t set foot in the human world for more than a few hours in over three and a half months. Sure, I was stronger and faster than I’d ever been before, and I had a shiny new sword, but I was seriously chocolate deprived. I don’t recommend quitting cold turkey. And the new sword was a problem—to my mind, anyway. It represented all the expectations of a powerful father and a new otherworldly life. A life that wasn’t the one I’d worked so hard to build. It also represented the responsibility I had to bring my foster sister Sienna to … what? Justice? I didn’t know if that was even possible. What I did know was that Sienna wouldn’t stop, and that I couldn’t just leave everything up to fate and destiny … or maybe I was. Maybe I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing. If you believed in that sort of thing. I just hoped that before the chaos and mayhem renewed, I’d manage to get my hands on some chocolate. It didn’t even have to be single-origin Madagascar. I was utterly prepared to lower my standards.

I had new cupcakes to bake, a new treasure to hunt, and a new dragon in town—literally. Who wouldn’t be ecstatic filling their days with chocolate, trinket collecting, and martial arts training? Yeah … me. Because no matter how much chocolate I ate, I couldn’t fill the dark pit in my soul. A darkness born from blood alchemy. A darkness that reeked of the black magic I now knew I was capable of creating. Maybe it was time to walk away. But what if there were important things left to do? What if I was the only one who could do what needed to be done? I wasn’t sure I could handle the responsibility, but as long as I had my chocolate stash and a good friend to back me up, I was willing to give it a try.

One treasure down, two to go … Three months ago, I nearly lost my best friend while retrieving the first instrument of assassination. I also inadvertently released a rival who was definitely unhinged, way more powerful than me, and obsessed with harnessing the deadly power of the artifacts I’d been tasked by the guardian dragons to collect. Add a sexy sentinel and a nearly immortal vampire to the mix, and what could possibly go wrong? Knowing my luck, I was about to find out.

I wasn’t even remotely interested in collecting the third instrument of assassination. It was far better for everyone involved—and for Warner, specifically—if I just let it be. And since I was the only one who could retrieve the artifacts, I figured it was my call to make. I was wrong. And though that wasn’t unusual, I was just so … so … wrong … about everything. I was wrong about who I was protecting and why. I was wrong about who and what I could control. And I was wrong about who I was becoming. Baker of cupcakes, maker of trinkets, half-witch, half-dragon, dowser, alchemist … Why couldn’t I just be Jade? Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic is the sixth book in the Dowser series, which is set in the same universe as the Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, Archivist, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. While it is not necessary to read all the series, in order to avoid spoilers the ideal reading order of the Adept Universe begins with Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1).

I had everything I’d ever wanted—a successful business with a second bakery in the works, a sexy fiancé who I adored, and good friends who loved to laugh almost as much as I did. So of course it couldn’t possibly last. Unfortunately, this time the trouble was homegrown in Vancouver, threatening my own backyard and those who were under my protection—whether they wanted to be or not. I was, after all, the wielder of the instruments of assassination. Apparently, cutesy cupcakes and being nice only stretched so far.

Two more elves were at large in Vancouver, but thankfully they’d been keeping a low profile while I faced the most daunting task of my twenty-seven years—planning and executing my wedding. I was dealing with a disgruntled grandmother with an extensive guest wish list of the magically inclined, all of whom didn’t particularly like each other. Plus a fiancé whose concept of time was altered whenever he stepped into a dimensional pocket, and a best friend who’d spent months planning what was certain to be an insane bachelorette party. How was I supposed to find time to worry about possible invasions, or the motley crew of magical misfits who had unrepentantly upended my peaceful existence? Not that I was complaining. Who didn’t love wielding deadly weapons, opening a bakery, and marrying their soul mate in the same week? Or was that just my sort of thing? Misfits, Gemstones, and Other ShatteredMagic is the eighth book in the Dowser series, which is set in the same universe as the Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, Archivist, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. While it is not necessary to read all the series, in order to avoid spoilers the ideal reading order of the Adept Universe begins with Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1).

The warriors have fallen. And those they previously protected must now band together to keep the invaders at bay.Mory, a young necromancer; Rochelle, a pregnant oracle; and Jasmine, a fledgling vampire, will do whatever it takes, whatever the cost, to prevent the fated future from unfolding. Even if that means they must become warriors themselves.—————————————Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things that Byte consists of three novellas narrated by Mory, Rochelle, and Jasmine, and is set in the Dowser series. It is intended to be read between Dowser 8 and Dowser 9. The Dowser series is set in the same universe as the Oracle and the Reconstructionist series. While it is not necessary to read all three series, in order to avoid spoilers the ideal reading order of the Adept Universe is as Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1)2.Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2)3.Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3)4.I See Me (Oracle 1)5.Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)6.Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5)7.I See You (Oracle 2)8.Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6)9.I See Us (Oracle 3)10.Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1)11.Tangled Echoes (Reconstructionist 2)12.Unleashing Echoes (Reconstructionist 3)13.Champagne, Misfits, and Other Shady Magic (Dowser 7)14.Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8) 15.Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things that Byte (Dowser 8.5)Other books in the Dowser series to follow.

I’d been compromised, then turned against those I loved. But no one controlled me. No one took anything I didn’t willingly offer. Not for long, anyway.If the elves wanted a war, I’d bring it. The instruments of assassination would come out to play. The dragon slayer would wreak bloody, sticky vengeance. And then I was getting freaking married—no elves invited.Even a baker of cupcakes and a maker of trinkets occasionally had to set aside the chocolate, the spice, and everything nice to save her friends. And her city.

Dowser 9.5 is a short novella (17k) written in celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1). And yes, this is what happens when the dowser and her two BFFs find themselves bored and restless. Mix in magical doorways, other dimensional ramifications, and cupcakes and chaos are guaranteed to ensue!Soulmates, Doorways, and Other Unruly Magic is a novella of the Dowser series, which is set in the same universe as the Oracle, Reconstructionist, Amplifier, Archivist, and Misfits of the Adept Universe series. It contains potential spoilers for every novel in the Adept Universe, and—at minimum—should be read after all the Dowser series books. But it will be better enjoyed if read after the second book in the Archivist series. The ideal reading order is as • Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1)• Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2)• Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3)• I See Me (Oracle 1)• Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)• Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5)• I See You (Oracle 2)• Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6)• I See Us (Oracle 3)• Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1)• Tangled Echoes (Reconstructionist 2)• Unleashing Echoes (Reconstructionist 3)• Champagne, Misfits, and Other Shady Magic (Dowser 7)• Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8)• Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things that Byte (Dowser 8.5)• Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic (Dowser 9)• The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0)• Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1)• Bonds and Broken Dreams (Amplifier 2)• Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3)• Idols and Enemies (Amplifier 4)• Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5)• Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6)• Misplaced Souls (Misfits 1)• Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0)• Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1)• Compelling Infinity (Archivist 2)