- Moonlight Beach (Book 1 in the series) was winner of the 2020 Hollywood Book Festival Award for Genre Fiction.
- Moonlight Duology (Books 1 & 2 together) was winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Book Festival Award in the Sequels Category.
Moonlight Duology
Genre: Suspense Thriller, Paranormal Suspense
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The Moonlight Duology includes two complete novels: Moonlight Beach and its sequel, Moonlight Canyon. These two novels have been described as a cross between The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda and On the Road by Jack Kerouac—only more intense!
Moonlight Beach: Book 1 in the Murder and Magic Series
4.1 stars, 50+ ratings
Bodies are washing up on Moonlight Beach in the idyllic, seaside community of Rancho, California, worrying the privileged one percent in the gated communities of one of SoCal’s ritziest enclaves. Speculation centers on sharks, satanic rituals, and greedy venture capitalists, but then two more people are killed on a cliff overlooking the beach—and all their organs are missing. What the hell is going on? They better figure all this out before more people get butchered or, God forbid, Rancho’s inflated property values plummet.
Moonlight Canyon: Book 2 in the Murder and Magic Series4 stars, 30+ ratings
The rural paradise of Silver City, just south of Moonlight Canyon, is under attack. Half-eaten, mutilated bodies are showing up in public places. The peaceful residents of Silver City are in a panic. Is it drug smugglers? A biker gang? Some sort of dark ritual? Space aliens? Whatever is terrorizing Silver City must be stopped and fast before this pastoral heaven becomes a living hell. "A mystical tale that walks a thin line between paranormal and crime-based stories." ~Amazon Review.
"Intriguing mix of murder mystery and fantasy." ~Amazon Vine Voice Review
"Never think that everything is exactly as it seems in these books, because chances are that just when you think you have some idea of what is going on, the author is going to blow your mind." ~Goodreads Review
WITH A PARANORMAL TWIST
Yurie lived and worked in Asia for decades before coming to America and taking an extensive backroad journey all across the United States and Canada. Yurie also sailed solo from Mexico to the Canadian border, retracing a well-traveled road journey by sea in a small, live-aboard sailboat.
Yurie currently lives on that sailboat, cruising between various ports in the Pacific Ocean. Sailing, writing, and photography are Yurie's primary passions.
Yurie does not use pronouns (for a reason). For one thing, it keeps the reader guessing—is Yurie male, female, non-binary, or even a machine? No one really knows for sure…except maybe Yurie's beloved cat, Fluffy, who also knows where all the bodies are buried and is not allowed to leave Yurie's sight.
You can learn more and read excerpts of Yurie's work by visiting YurieKiri.com.
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