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

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! 😆

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 ...

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

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.

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 ... 🔗👇

I recently visited Virginia's "most photographed" ghost town. Read all about it in my latest blog post. 🔗👇

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.

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

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. 😁

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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! books2read.com/u/mBKOzp

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

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. 😄

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 ... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ "An absolute page turner" ~ "I hope this becomes a movie" ~ "a fun, wild ride" 💫 Read for FREE on KU! books2read.com/u/mZqEPe

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. 😀 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ "Empowering, fun, and excellently written" ~ "I hope this becomes a movie." books2read.com/u/mZqEPe

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

On the eve of the summer solstice and in the middle of National Pollinator Week, I thought you’d enjoy some butterflies, bees and birdsong. I love to watch the bugs feasting on my milkweed and coneflowers. #naturelover #gardener #milkweed

Pollinators are flocking to my milkweed, coneflowers and bee balm. Which is great because we’re in the midst of National Pollinator Week (June 16 to 22)! 😄 It’s also the first sunny morning we’ve had after several days of rain and mist. #nationalpollinatorweek #bees #garden #butterflies #milkweed

Be careful out there! 😆

How about some Friday folklore? The feng shui consultants in my Geomancer’s Apprentice series ring an ancient bronze bell to disperse negative and residual energy, including ghosts. In actual feng shui practice, bells and chimes—if hung in certain places—can ... 1/2 #readingcommunity #bookworm

Oreo looked a little sorry for himself when we brought him for his annual checkup today. We’re grateful he’s made it to 16.5 years with relatively few problems. If one human year is seven dog years, he’s 115.5 dog years old! #doglover

He’s had many names, lived many lives, worn many disguises. 🎭 a magician’s last act 💖 a burgeoning romance 🗡️ brothers at odds 📓 21 pages 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/H6oGDdB 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-final-ac... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... [ 🤏📚 ] [ 📚💙🪐 ]

With all the rain we've had, I don't think my #milkweed has ever looked lovelier! 😄 #nativeplants #gardener #garden

We had a special treat for our community center’s outdoor family movie night. We watched The Goonies on the movie’s 40th anniversary. That’s right. The Goonies was released June 7, 1985, exactly 40 years ago. The community center’s beautiful surroundings were a bonus! 😄

The dwarf Easter lilies I bought at a clearance sale last fall are working out well ... 😄 #garden #lilies #gardener #flowers

It's time for some Friday folklore! The protagonist from my Geomancer's Apprentice series wields a sword she calls the Energy Devourer. It’s made from the wood of a peach tree cut from the Shen Ting Mountains. I based the Energy Devourer on the peach wood swords used by ... 1/3

We rescued these penstemon digitalis plants, also known as the foxglove beardtongue, that were growing wild behind our garage. They were in an area that hubby likes to keep mowed. I hope they make it. The flowers attract bees and hummingbirds! 😄 #garden #naturelover #gardening

We were lashed by torrential rain and strong winds last night that stripped all the blooms from my rosebushes. You can see the before and after photos below. I’m glad I got to enjoy them for a brief period. At least I know there’ll be more! 🤞😄 #garden #flowers

Ready for a summer of adventure? An underdog ex-barista A struggling feng shui expert All hell about to break loose in Washington DC ... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ "truly original urban fantasy" ~ "A-level writing" Complete 5-book series available on Amazon and #KindleUnlimited! books2read.com/u/mZqEPe

Read for some Friday folklore? Junie Soong and Joe Tham, the underdog feng shui consultants in my Geomancer’s Apprentice books, use a luopan—also known as a feng shui or geomancer’s compass—to detect unnatural energies and entities. The luopan is an actual instrument used by real ... 1/4

How about some Friday folklore? In my Geomancer’s Apprentice series, my female protagonist Junie Soong is a feng shui consultant who can channel qi. What is qi? In ancient Chinese belief, the universe was thought to be sustained by a vital energy called “qi” (pronounced as “chee”) ... 1/4

Ready for some Friday Folklore? My urban fantasy series features a geomancer, Joe Tham, and his apprentice Junie Soong. What is a geomancer anyway? It’s basically a person skilled in feng shui, an ancient philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the natural energies ... 1/3 🔗👇

After days of heavy rain, many of the low-lying bridges in my area are under water. The streams are flowing faster than I’ve seen them, trees are down, and bare hillsides are eroding. We’re doing fine, though, compared to some other parts of the region. 😀

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! If you’d like to learn about AAPI cultures through fiction, please check out my Geomancer’s Apprentice 5-book #urbanfantasy series. The books’ magic system is based on feng shui. My 2 Asian MCs defend Washington DC against ... 1/2 🔗👇

Happy Mother's Day! Today, I'll be thinking about ... ghost stories. 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 ... To read the rest of the post: 🔗👇

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 #urbanfantasy mothers in our series and why you should discover their worlds.  More details: 🔗👇 1/2

How about some Friday Folklore? The magic system in my Geomancer’s Apprentice #urbanfatnasy books is based on the ancient Chinese philosophy of feng shui. What is feng shui anyway? Feng shui literally means “wind water” in Chinese ... 1/3 #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #readers #folklore

It’s been raining almost constantly here, so we took the opportunity to plant a fig and a maple tree. You can never have too many trees, and who can resist tasty figs?! 😋 #gardener #naturelover #urbanfantasyauthor

May is Asian American and Pacific Island Heritage Month! If you like ghost stories, what better way to celebrate than to read spooky stories based on Southeast Asian folklore? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ “Great spooky, creepy quick reads with cultural influence!” books2read.com/b/boakDA

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! If you’re interested in learning about AAPI cultures through fiction, please check out my Geomancer’s Apprentice 5-book #urbanfantasy series. The books’ magic system is based on feng shui ... 1/2 🔗👇

We took a walk in the woods yesterday to check on the bloom status of our pink lady's slipper orchids. It's still too early for them, but we found a showy orchis (another type of orchid) and woodland phlox blooming away! 😄 #naturelover #orchids #nativeplants

It’s always lovely to find a new reader review. It’s even more wonderful when the reviewer loved all 5 books in your series! Thank you so much, kind reader! I’m glad you enjoyed Joe & Junie's monster-slaying adventures. 🔗👇 if you'd like to check out the The Geomancer’s Apprentice series. 😀

As my last pinned post (skeet???) garnered a grand total of zero sales I'm trying a different approach. Here's hoping an out of date advert will work (the cover has changed since I did this advert). Gonnie buy my zombie book, eh?

Happy Earth Day! I’m trying to do my part for the planet by planting native trees and plants. The dogwood that we planted in fall is covered in white blossoms. Our creeping phlox is flourishing. In the beds, the common milkweed, coneflowers and black-eyed susans are shooting up everywhere. 😄

Walking along the Rappahannock River at dusk while visiting family on Easter weekend … 😄