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Yin Leong
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Writer/gardener. Author of urban fantasy and horror books including The Geomancer’s Apprentice & Pearl Dragon series. Fan of ghosts, cryptids and magical folk.
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I’m holding a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale for the first two books in my Geomancer’s Apprentice series.

The ebooks for The Geomancer’s Apprentice and The Forgotten Guardian are $0.99 each in the U.S. from now until Dec. 2.

Please check them out! More details 🔗👇
I’m holding a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale for the first two books in my Geomancer’s Apprentice series.

The ebooks for The Geomancer’s Apprentice and The Forgotten Guardian are $0.99 each in the U.S. from now until Dec. 2.

Please check them out! More details 🔗👇
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’ve refreshed the cover for Joss Paper, my horror short story collection.

The newer look includes a clearer title and darker colors that signal the horror genre.

The book was a passion project that I published in 2021. I wanted to write and share stories based on the folklore ... 1/2
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This new review for Into a Vault of Blood made me smile. Thank you so much! 😄

#bookreview #urbanfantasy #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Into a Vault of Blood, book 3 of my Pearl Dragon #urbanfantasy novella series, is now available on Amazon and Amazon Kindle Unlimited!

This new series features the early treasure-hunting adventures of grave robber and art thief Pearl Tham. Please check it out if you love badass female ... 1/2 🔗👇
October 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Into a Vault of Blood, book #3 in my Pearl Dragon series, is now available for preorder!

The novella will be released Oct. 15, in the midst of spooky season. Bwahahahaha …. 🔗👇

This series is for you if you love fast-paced urban fantasy quick reads with badass female antiheroes ... 1/2
September 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Harvesting the last of the tomatoes …

My garden has been sadly neglected because I’ve been busy with Into a Vault of Blood, the 3rd novella in my Pearl Dragon series.

I can’t wait to release the book so I can spend more time in the garden! 😆
September 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Happy September! I’m celebrating the start of the month by sharing with you the cover for book #3 of the Pearl Dragon series.

The pre-order for Into a Vault of Blood will be available soon. Stay tuned! 😆

🔗👇 if you'd like to check out the first two novellas in the series ...
September 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Folks, it’s that time of year again.

This is the 7th month of the lunar calendar. It’s the Chinese Hungry Ghost Month, which began Aug. 12 and ends Sept. 21.

Those of the Taoist or Buddhist faiths believe that during this period, the gates of hell are open and hungry ghosts wander the ... 1/3
August 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s a pleasant surprise to find that The Geomancer’s Apprentice is within the top 100 in three of its categories in Amazon Canada.

Thank you so much, Canadian readers! 😄

🔗👇 if you'd like to check out the book.
August 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Look what I got today from a fortune cookie at the Panda Express. Not bad for an author, right? 🤣

If you'd like to read about my spooky experience with a fortune teller machine ... 🔗👇
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I recently visited Virginia's "most photographed" ghost town.

Read all about it in my latest blog post. 🔗👇
August 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Yay! Offerings for the Dead, book #1 of my new series, is in the top 100 for two of its Amazon subcategories!

Thank you so much for reading. 😁

The link is below if you'd like to check the book out. Book #2, Under a Hunter's Moon, was just released Aug. 1.
August 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Under a Hunter’s Moon, the second novella in my new Pearl Dragon series, is out now!

This series is for you if you’re ready for fast-paced urban fantasy quick reads with monster slaying, treasure hunting, and badass female antiheroes.

The novellas (2 so far) are available on (🔗👇) ... 1/2
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you love #vampires, why is today special?

Because 2 #movies were released that have become popular pop culture icons with respect to the bloodsuckers.

The Lost Boys was released July 31, 1987, while Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) was released on the same day in 1992. 😁
July 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don’t often check Amazon UK, so it was a nice surprise today to find that I have 2 books in the top 100 on Amazon UK’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature eBooks category.

Both books are the first in 2 different #urbanfantasy series. 🔗👇 if you’d like to take a look at the books.
July 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How about some Friday folklore?

Every now and then, you’ll come across the words “Diyu” in my Geomancer’s Apprentice #urbanfantasy series.

Diyu is the Chinese version of hell. In Chinese mythology, Diyu is a subterranean maze with several levels or “courts” that dole out ... 1/3
July 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Like your first kiss, or your first love, or the first steps your baby takes … your book’s first review is always special.

Thank you so much, dear reader! 😀

🔗👇 if you’d like to check out my #urbanfantasy novella Offerings for the Dead.
July 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We saw Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va., over the long weekend.

I was especially excited to see the mausoleum of W. W. Pool, otherwise known as the Richmond Vampire. The #vampire supposedly awoke from sleep after the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad’s Church Hill tunnel collapsed in 1925.
July 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
All this heat and rain has made my thyme a monster. It’s taken over half the planter!

And the bees love it so. 😄

#herbs #gardening #gardener #thyme
July 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My novella Offerings for the Dead is now available on Amazon and KU!

It features art thief Pearl Tham in an early tomb raiding adventure. Things go wrong, the monsters emerge and she must rely on her wits, her superpowers, katana and gun to survive.

Please check it out!

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July 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How about some Friday folklore?

The two underdog feng shui consultants in my Geomancer’s Apprentice series use Chinese rice paper talismans for several purposes, including to immobilize vampiric folklore monsters known as jiangshi.

In Taoist practice, talismans are strips of ... 1/3
June 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This recent review on Amazon for The Geomancer’s Apprentice made me chuckle.

I would love for the books to be turned into a movie or a Netflix series. Maybe I can get a walk-on part, like a passerby or some random person dining at a restaurant. 😄
June 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Are you ready for a summer of adventure? 😄

An underdog ex-barista
A struggling feng shui expert
All hell about to break loose in Washington DC ...

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~ "An absolute page turner"
~ "I hope this becomes a movie"
~ "a fun, wild ride"

💫 Read for FREE on KU!

books2read.com/u/mZqEPe
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's the LAST DAY of the sale of my Geomancer’s Apprentice series in the US and UK. Don't miss out!

The sale ends tonight, June 24. Please check the stores for UK prices. 😀

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~ "Empowering, fun, and excellently written"
~ "I hope this becomes a movie."

books2read.com/u/mZqEPe
June 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy summer solstice!

I’m celebrating the first day of summer with a sale of my Geomancer’s Apprentice series in the U.S. and U.K.

The sale is from June 20 to 24. Please check the stores for U.K. prices. 🔗👇 1/3

#urbanfantasy #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
June 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM