'Joss Paper' Is Free for a Limited Time; Check Out the Narratess Indie Book Sale!

Joss Paper, my collection of horror short stories, is free at Amazon from April 11 to April 13.

The sale is in conjunction with the Narratess Indie Book Sale, where you will find over 280 free or discounted fantasy, science fiction and horror titles. The sale is worldwide, with prices at free, $0.99 or $1.99.

Just in time for you to find some new reads for the weekend! 

Check out Joss Paper on Amazon.

Visit the Narratess Indie Book Sale. 

Some of you may know that I’m originally from Singapore. Joss Paper features ghost stories based on the folklore and folk practices of Southeast Asia. They’re basically the ghost stories I grew up with, re-imagined into new narratives set in the U.S. and Asia. 

Be warned: these tales of terror will give you chills … 

Want a look behind the stories? In the gray column to your right, you will find short write-ups about Joss Paper's underlying folklore. I also explain why I write ghost stories, and give the context and history behind the story “Tsunami.” 

Here’s the blurb for the book: 

Terror lurks in the prettiest places.

Holiday destinations. Sun-drenched beaches. Pristine rainforests. But what comes out to play when the sun sets? Vengeful spirits. Malignant ghosts. Horrific creatures from Asian folklore. Sometimes the old wives’ tales are real.

East meets West in this collection of seven horror short stories set in the United States and Southeast Asia.

American ghost hunters investigate a tropical island with a dark past …

A man returns to a Thai resort that was devastated by the 2004 tsunami …

A woman travels to Singapore to claim her inheritance after her father dies in a freak accident …

And more …

 

New Release: 'Conjuring the Rage Deity'

The prequel to the Pearl Dragon Adventures series is now ready for download! 

It’s available to my newsletter subscribers. If you’re not a subscriber but would like to read the novella, you can subscribe to my newsletter in the box below.

Here’s the blurb: 

A gangster’s mansion in San Francisco. Unguarded safes with untold riches.

Pearl Tham is paralyzed by grief. She recently lost her mother, and now her landlord is evicting her from the apartment she and her mother shared. 

She finally gives in to her boyfriend’s request to rob Donnie Chan, head of one of the most notorious gangs in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Pearl and David have the perfect opportunity. While the gangster languishes in jail, his mansion—located in an exclusive neighborhood high above the Pacific Ocean—will be left with minimal guards on the day his men meet to elect new leadership.  

This will be Pearl’s first major job. If successful, it could fund her budding career as an international art thief and tomb raider. Unfortunately for her, Chan’s residence is protected by something unnatural that never sleeps. 

She will need all her ingenuity and superhuman powers to make it out alive. 

Conjuring the Rage Deity is the prequel to the Pearl Dragon Adventures. This fast-paced urban fantasy novella series is for you if you like strong female antiheroes, Asian magic and mysticism, and terrifying monsters from myth and legend.  

Check out the first book in the series, Offerings for the Dead, available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

The Pearl Dragon series is a spin-off of The Geomancer’s Apprentice series, available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. The Geomancer’s Apprentice paperbacks are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Ebooks of the two series are also available for acquisition by libraries. Contact your local library to stock these ebooks.

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