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Happy first day of summer! The Geomancer’s Apprentice series is on sale for U.S. and U.K. readers from today until June 24. The first book, The Geomancer’s Apprentice , starts at $0.99. Please check the stores for U.K. prices.  The series features two underdog feng shui consultants who find, to their dismay, that they must save the world (or at least the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area). The magic system is based on feng shui, the monsters are terrifying and straight out of Asian folklore, plus there are ghosts!  These books are for you if you like stories with high stakes, magical bloodlines, monster slaying, fast-paced action, family drama, and redemption and second chances.  What readers are saying ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ “Empowering, fun, and excellently written” ~ “non-stop action, that will leave your heart racing” ~ “truly original urban fantasy” ~ “An absolute page turner” ~ “These stories really are some of the most wonderful urban horror I've ever read and the way Taoism i...

If my mother told me ghost stories, it was my father who gave me my love for reading.  My father was a voracious reader. When I think of him, I invariably picture him on his favorite chair in the living room, his face buried behind a newspaper or in a book.  There was always a pile of books by that chair. He read widely, but he especially enjoyed spy thrillers, mysteries, and police procedurals. He got me my first library card, and we went together to the library until I was old enough to travel there on my own.  When my reading improved, I started borrowing his books after he finished them. I was probably too young for some of them, such as Peter Benchley’s Jaws , and William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist . I remember not understanding half the words in The Exorcist (which was probably a good thing).  I’m starting to look more and more like my father as I grow older. Like him, I’m often in my favorite chair reading the newspaper on my computer. I’m surrounded by book...

My father was an avid reader and gave me my love for reading, but it was my mother who told me ghost stories. She came from a family and a culture that believed wholeheartedly in ghosts, so she believed in ghosts too. That weird creak from the stairs? Must be a ghost. The strange shadow on the wall when nothing is near? Definitely a ghost. The noise in the middle of the night that almost sounds like someone calling your name? Don’t answer because it is most assuredly a ghost! I will always treasure the memories of me and my mother watching horror movies together on TV. She was of a time that didn’t believe in childhood trauma, so she had no problem letting her five-year-old watch the scariest programs. I will also treasure every ghost story that she told me. All of them were true, she said, and some were so frightening they made my hair stand. I myself am mostly skeptical, but I continue to love ghost stories, so much so that I’m now writing my own. I’ve tried to capture the flavor of ...

Happy Mother's Day! Today’s the day to celebrate all the incredible mothers in our lives, including the fictional ones! My author friends and I have come together to share some of the amazing urban fantasy mothers in our series and why you should discover their worlds.  One thing is clear, it takes all kinds of mothers to handle the urban fantasy world, from demons to witches to rogue Greek goddesses, there’s something for everyone 💗 Dive in now! The Briarmoor Chronicles by Victoria Vassallo:  https://geni.us/TheBriarmoorChronicles The Geomancer's Apprentice series by Yin Leong:  https://books2read.com/u/mZqEPe   The Magic & Motherhood series by A.L. Tippett:   https://altippett.com/rl/3608501   The Ashuan Lust series by Janna Ruth:   https://books2read.com/ashuanlust   The Valkyrie Bestiary series by Kim McDougall:   https://kimmcdougall.com/valkyrie-bestiary   The Bearsden Witches series by J.C. Yeamens:   https:/...

It's always lovely to find a new reader review. It's even more wonderful when the reviewer loved all five books in your series! Thank you so much, kind reader! I'm glad you enjoyed the monster-slaying adventures of Joe and Junie, my underdog feng shui consultants. If you haven't read The Geomancer's Apprentice series, check it out here .  Why you should leave a review if you love an author’s work It’s one way to make an author’s day, maybe even her week! It encourages your favorite authors to keep writing. You’re giving your favorite authors more visibility. You’re sharing good books with other readers. You’re helping your favorite authors to reach new readers. The more, and better, reviews a book has, the higher Amazon’s algorithms will rank it in search results. Even a rating helps! Make an author happy. 😄

This traditional festival is also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day. It occurs annually on the 15th day after the spring equinox.  Qingming is a time for Chinese people all over the world to honor and thank their ancestors. They observe the festival by tidying, sweeping and/or weeding the graves of their forefathers. They also burn joss paper and incense, and make food offerings at the gravesite (or columbarium, depending on where their deceased relatives reside). According to the Chinese concept of ancestor worship, it’s important to keep your ancestors happy. The ancestors will reward you by blessing your life.  The festival is referenced in my novella Offerings for the Dead .  Read the book for free by subscribing to my newsletter!