Maida Malby

Bookish auction details

My romance book bundle

Along with @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social @tifmarcelo.bsky.social @junegray.bsky.social and many other FilAm creators, I have donated a bundle of my books including two that are coming out in 2026. Thanks in advance for your generosity. 🫶🏽

Bidding ends on Thursday, December 4 at 10:00 pm Pacific time.

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On this #givingtuesday please consider donating to Bookish Auction for the Philippines 🇵🇭

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This #bookishauction seeks to raise funds to support organizations who are helping Filipinos devastated by typhoons Tino and Uwan.

3D stack of Boracay Vows beside a cupcake topped with a sparkler.

#Booksky 💙 📚

Happy #birthday to me and happy 8th #bookbirthday to my debut novel BORACAY VOWS! 🥳🎈🎂📖
maidamalby.com/Boracay-Vows

To help in my own little way, I’m donating all royalties from 11/21-11/30 to the upcoming #charityauction to benefit survivors of typhoon Tino and super typhoon Uwan. 🌀

WORTH THE FIGHT by Liz Durano – Featured New Release WORTH THE FIGHT LIZ DURANO When the woman you've loved for years walks back into your life with a ticking biological clock... Six years ago, Cassie Reynolds was my Harvard mentor—the brilliant woman who taught me everything about business and left me wanting more than professional guidance. Now she's back as Pierce Enterprises' Chief Compliance Officer, hired to ensure I don't make mistakes as the company's newly appointed CEO.

Happy #BookBirthday to WORTH THE FIGHT by @LizDuranoBooks🥳🎈🎂📚🎊🎉

It's my #FeaturedNewRelease on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles.

Learn more about this #AgeGap #WorkplaceRomance at maidamalby.com

ALANNAH ROBERTS – Featured Author Alannah Roberts—wifey, mum to one beautiful baby girl, fur mum to a battalion of Pomeranians, corporate baddie by day, and aspiring author by night (fueled by crispy Coke Zeros and occasionally questionable decisions). Alannah lives in Australia, but she was born and partially raised in the Philippines. Books have been her escape, her comfort, and her obsession for as long as she can remember.

We travel to the Land Down Under to meet the latest #FeaturedAuthor on my blog. Carpe Diem Chronicles -- ALANNAH ROBERTS.

Learn more about Alannah and her books here:

A 3D stack of my books with military heroes

#Booksky 💙📚

Happy #VeteransDay 🫡🇺🇸

Honoring all who served through my heroes

Capt. John O’Connor — PANAGAT
Lt. Col. Aidan Ryan — GLOBAL CITY TRYST & SINGAPORE FLING
Rafael Balmaseda, Major (Ret) — PASKO NA, MY LOVE & FOREVERMORE, and
SMSgt Jordan Prins — LOVELOCK FREEWAY

maidamalby.com/books

My books and their MCs

Happy #characterbirthday to my Carpe Diem Chronicles MCs: ♏️

KRISTA - from BORACAY VOWS and NEW YORK ENGAGEMENT 🇵🇭🏝️🇺🇸🗽
AIDAN - from GLOBAL CITY TRYST and SINGAPORE FLING 🇵🇭🌃🇸🇬🌆

maidamalby.com/books 📚

🥳🎈🎂🎁🍾🥂🎊🎉

#filtheshelves
#multiculturalromance
#contemporaryromance
#destinationromance
#booksky

My books on a November flat lay

#BirthdayMonth #BookBirthdayMonth ♏️ 🦂

Accepting multiple book purchases and uplifting reviews all-month long. 🥳🎈🎂🎁🍾🥂🎊🎉

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Featured Author - Christina Sol

Christina and I at the Emerald City Romance Authors and Readers Event

I always enjoy meeting new-to-me romance authors when I attend book signing events, especially fellow Filipina Americans like Christina Sol.

Christina is the latest #featuredauthor on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles.
maidamalby.com/2025/10/30/christina-sol-featured-author/

#Authorsky

CHRISTINA SOL – Featured Author Christina Sol is an award-winning author who writes what she loves to read—romance books filled with heart, heat, and suspense. An avid reader from the get-go, Christina was obsessed with The Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley High, Christopher Pike, and all things V. C. Andrews. Her love for romance started with the Sunfire books, a YA historical romance series.

Closing the Filipino American History Month with my #featured author, fellow Filipina American @ChristinaSol.Author

Learn more about Christina and her work on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby.com.

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#Booksky

I’ve extended the $0.0 sale for GLOBAL CITY TRYST to celebrate Maddie’s birthday. 🎉 Get it if you don’t have it yet. It’ll return to paid at 12am US Pacific.
books2read.com/GlobalCityTryst

Get SINGAPORE FLING as well to complete the story.
books2read.com/SingaporeFling

One-click now! 👉🏽

Global City Tryst tropes

GLOBAL CITY TRYST tropes:
🇵🇭🇺🇸 multicultural romance
🥵 instalust
❤️‍🔥 weekend fling
☯️ opposites attract

Get it for $0.00 from www.milspouseauthors.com

#MilSpouseAuthors
#StuffYourKindleDay
#SYKD
#TodayOnly

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#Booksky 💙 📚

It’s #milspouseauthors #stuffyourkindleday 📚

GLOBAL CITY TRYST, a Carpe Diem Chronicles novelette and prequel to SINGAPORE FLING is zero pennies TODAY ONLY (October 26).

Get it from www.milspouseauthors.com under Fiction Books—Romance 💗

#SYKD
#FreeEBook

My spam folder

A spam email

A spam email

A spam email

I’m actually envious of those authors who are named and whose book titles are mentioned by these scammers. The closest I got was Hi Author. I didn’t even warrant the full AI spam treatment. So sad. 😞

#Authorsky 💙✍🏽

QR code of my books.

📚 If you want to preorder my books, please fill out this form today, Oct 17. forms.gle/DtqJvATjdce4...

💳 I accept cash, credit, Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle.

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I’m going to Romance Recess

Table 54

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More Romance Recess details!

📍I’m in Barn 2, table #54 Look for the blue suitcase and red hat. 🧳 👒

🅿️ Free parking is available behind the distillery in the large lots.

🕙 Check-in for readers starts at 9:40am, and doors will open at 10am.

See you there! 👋🏽

Attending Author

I’m going to Romance Recess

Attending Authors

#booksky 🩵 📚

PNW #romancebooklovers I’m attending Romance Recess PNW! 💕 📚 ✍🏽

This grownup book fair for #indie romance authors and readers will be held:

📅 Sat, Oct 18
⏰ 10 am - 2 pm
🏬 Dairyland, Snohomish, WA

More details on my website maidamalby.com/signing-events

Hope to see you there! 👋🏽

Archangel’s Eternity blurb

The Guild Hunter series ender news just hit my inbox. 😢 I know it’s coming but it still feels shocking to see it confirmed like this. These books, along with the Psy/Changeling series, helped get me through the lockdown. I will always love Nalini for crafting these amazing stories. 🪽

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THE EYE OF THE STORM by Zoey Fox – Featured New Release THE EYE OF THE STORM Zoey York BLURB Cassie Hawthorne never planned to come back to Freedom, Montana. But after a humiliating betrayal and a life that's crumbled beneath her feet, the quiet town she once called home is the only place left to run. Haunted by memories of her childhood, and the boy who shattered her heart, Cassie returns to rebuild her life-one step, one breath, one guarded heartbeat at a time.

My latest #FeaturedNewRelease is THE EYE OF THE STORM by @ZoeyFoxRomanceWriter

Check out the details on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby.com

#SmallTownRomance
#SecondChanceRomance

My books in the shopping cart Pasko Na, My Love New York Engagement Singapore Fling Boracay Vows

30% off Boracay Vows from Amazon

Whether you’re #prime or #antiprime you can order my #paperbacks between Oct 7-8 and enjoy deep #discounts and #freeshipping 🛒

Get 20% off for yourself and your friends from @bookshop.org and raise $$ for local bookstores.

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My books and logos inside hearts

Celebrating stories of family, friendship, culture, love, and joy during this Filipino American History Month. 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🤍 💙

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#filipinoamericanhistorymonth
#fahm
#filipinoamerican
#filamauthor
#filipinoauthors
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#booksky 💙 📚

Autumn flat lay with my books

Happy Fall! 🍁🍂 My favorite season of all.☕️ 💻 🗒️ 🖊️🧣

maidamalby.com/books 📚

#destinationromance
#multiculturalromance
#carpediemchronicles
#filtheshelves

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Giveaway details for The End Game

THE END GAME by Michael Scott Clifton checks all the boxes for an incredibly satisfying read.

Check out my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review and enter the giveaway c/o @lonestarlit.bsky.social on my blog

maidamalby.com/2025/09/16/the-end-game-by-michael-scott-clifton-lsll-book-campaign/

#LSLLTheEndGame

THE END GAME by Michael Scott Clifton – LSLL Book Campaign THE END GAME By Michael Scott Clifton Contemporary Sports Romance Publisher: Independently Published Publication Date: August 8, 2025 SYNOPSIS Eager to put his past behind him, Chris Cooper takes the head basketball job at Mayfield High School in Northeast Texas. Haunted by a history of rocky relationships, he’s surprised by the sparks his landlady, single mom, Jennie Sloan, ignites in him.

THE END GAME by Michael Scott Clifton is a heartwarming blend of sports drama and small-town romance. Couldn’t put it down! 🏀

Read my #review and enter the #giveaway on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby,com

#LSLLTheEndGame #TexasAuthor #LoneStarLit

3D stack of my books against back to school flat lay

August slipped away into a moment in time …

In the middle of September, we’d still play out in the rain …

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#bookstoread
#mounttbr
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#travelthroughbooks
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Giveaway details

#lsllcanyonofdeceit

Catch-your-breath action adventure. 2nd-chance romance. Faith-centered story. CANYON OF DECEIT by DiAnn Mills has it all.

Full review + giveaway c/o @lonestarlit.bsky.social —
maidamalby.com/2025/08/29/canyon-of-deceit-by-diann-mills-lsll-book-campaign-review-and-giveaway/

CANYON OF DECEIT by DiAnn Mills – LSLL Book Campaign: Review and Giveaway Canyon of Deceit By DiAnn Mills Romantic Suspense Publisher: Tyndale Fiction Pages: 338 Publication Date: September 9, 2025 SYNOPSIS A child. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. When survival expert Therese Palmer is called to find a kidnapped girl, she quickly realizes the truth is more dangerous than she imagined. Enlisting the help of Texas Ranger Blane Gardner, they track the girl’s last known location deep in the Guadalupe Mountains—where every clue leads to more deception.

From page one of CANYON OF DECEIT by DiAnn Mills, I was hooked. The romance? The tension? The stakes? Sky high.

See my review and enter the giveaway on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby.com.

#Texasauthor #Lonestarlit #LSLLCanyonofDeceit

TO CONDEMN A WITCH by Lisa A. Traugott – LSLL Book Campaign: Review & Giveaway TO CONDEMN A WITCH By LISA A. TRAUGOTT Historical Fantasy Publisher: Rose Castle Media Pages: 399 Publication Date: August 11, 2025 SYNOPSIS A stolen scroll. A cursed bloodline. A prophecy that binds three witches across life and death… Scotland, 1729. When clairvoyant healer Fiona MacLeod discovers an enchanted scroll, she awakens a prophecy linking her fate to two other women: Eleanor, a servant-turned-mistress caught in a scandal, and Matilda, a vengeful ghost burned for witchcraft.

Spells, scrolls, and secrets—TO CONDEMN A WITCH by Lisa A. Traugott has it all.

See my review and enter the giveaway on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby.com

#TexasAuthor #LoneStarLit #LSLLToCondemnaWitch

Me too! See you on Saturday!

3D stack of my paperback books

🏬 The Yakima Book Co
1115 W Lincoln Ave. Suite 107
Yakima, WA
📆 Saturday, August 9, 2025
⏰ 4 to 6 PM

See you there! 👋🏽

#bookevent
#booksigning
#romancebooks