When a mysterious tunnel in Central Park allows a heartbroken college dropout to revisit her tragic past, will she ever move on and embrace the hopeβand the loveβin her present?
See the cover of BEAUTIFUL TO SEE YOU (again) by Lygia Day PeΓ±aflor on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles.
Details of Lent WIP written in a notebook
Iβm scaling down my personal social media activities for Lent. βοΈ I will be finishing several projects and spending the time in prayer and reflection. βπ½ π° ππ½π§π½ββοΈββ‘οΈ
Wishing everyone who observe a blessed Lent and Ramadan. π€²π½ π
#amwriting
#Lent2026
#fasting
#abstinence
Lunar new year flat lay with my books π
xīn niÑn kuà i lè
ζ°εΉ΄εΏ«δΉ
Happy New Year!
May the year of the Fire Horse see us all galloping towards success and happiness.
π₯ππ§§ππππ
2 books by Johanna Lindsey and 2 by Olivia Dade
Olivia Dade books with dust jackets.
Youβre welcome. Proud to show them off. Did I get the JL cover references correctly? TITS for Ship Wrecked and A Gentle Feuding for Second Chance Romance?
A cake with Seahawks decorations
Ready to root for the #Seahawks. π π No matter what happens today, we got cake. π
#superbowl #12s #darkside
My first #FeaturedAuthor of 2026 is the uber-talented ANNE KARINE QUINN.
Learn more about her and her books on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles at maidamalby.com.
Book announcement from Harper Collins
Blurb of Queen of Lombard Street.
Sheβs back! My Queen of Historical Romance is back! πΈπ»
Queen of Lombard Street, A Novel by Lisa Kleypas. Out October 20, 2026.
Nearly broke a nail preordering. Love her! π€©
Get this spicy freebie here: mikaylarand.com
#BookTok
#FantasyRomance
#MagicSchool
#BestFriendsToLovers
#WitchyReads
#SpicyReads
#SlowBurnRomance
#ReaderMagnet
#FreeBookAlert
#TikTokReads
#DarkAcademiaVibes
3D stack of my 5 paperbacks plus 2 upcoming ones
Happy New Year, #booksky ππ
Welcoming 2026 with the promise of (at least) 2 new books. π₯³π
πKwentitas Anthology #3
πthe much-delayed Samui Heat
More details coming soon! π
maidamalby.com/books
#newyear
#goals
#amwriting
Happy 100 Birthday Lola Naty! Balloons and 3D stack of Pasko Na, My Love
Itβs Pasko Na, My Loves! ππ
Join the Kwentitas in greeting Lola Naty a Happy Merry Christmas 100th Birthday! π₯³ππ π€Άπ½ππ
Celebrate this joyous occasion with stories by Elle Cruz, Maan Gabriel, Mia Hopkins, Sarah Smith, Tif Marcelo, and me in PASKO NA, MY LOVE. ππ π΅π πΊπΈ
β¨ books2read.com/PaskoNaMyLove
#Booksky π π
Book mail is the best mail. π¬ Just received my Second Chance Romance by @oliviawrites.bsky.social with the special wrap from @lovessweetarrow.bsky.social π
A paperback of Pasko Na, My Love beside a cupcake with three candles
#Booksky π π
PASKO NA, MY LOVE, the first #bookbaby by the Kwentitas, is THREE today! πΆ Happy #bookbirthday π₯³ππ§πΎπ₯
π Grab your copy if you donβt have it yet. ππ½ππ½βπ½ππ½ππ½
π books2read.com/PaskoNaMyLove
Thanks from the Kwentitas for your support. π«Άπ½
πβ€οΈπ
#booksky ππ
Last two hours. Weβre so close! Please bid on the donated items. π€²π½
www.32auctions.com/bookishaucti...
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. π«Άπ½
Bidding ends on Thursday, December 4 at 10:00 pm Pacific time.
#BookSky π π
On this #givingtuesday please consider donating to Bookish Auction for the Philippines π΅π
32auctions.com/bookishauctionfortheph
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 π π
Happy #birthday to me and happy 8th #bookbirthday to my debut novel BORACAY VOWS! π₯³πππ
maidamalby.com/Boracay-Vows
To help in my own little way, Iβm donating all royalties from 11/21-11/30 to the upcoming #charityauction to benefit survivors of typhoon Tino and super typhoon Uwan. π
Happy #BookBirthday to WORTH THE FIGHT by @LizDuranoBooksπ₯³πππππ
It's my #FeaturedNewRelease on my blog Carpe Diem Chronicles.
Learn more about this #AgeGap #WorkplaceRomance at maidamalby.com
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 ππ
Happy #VeteransDay π«‘πΊπΈ
Honoring all who served through my heroes
Capt. John OβConnor β PANAGAT
Lt. Col. Aidan Ryan β GLOBAL CITY TRYST & SINGAPORE FLING
Rafael Balmaseda, Major (Ret) β PASKO NA, MY LOVE & FOREVERMORE, and
SMSgt Jordan Prins β LOVELOCK FREEWAY
maidamalby.com/books
My books and their MCs
Happy #characterbirthday to my Carpe Diem Chronicles MCs: βοΈ
KRISTA - from BORACAY VOWS and NEW YORK ENGAGEMENT π΅πποΈπΊπΈπ½
AIDAN - from GLOBAL CITY TRYST and SINGAPORE FLING π΅πππΈπ¬π
maidamalby.com/books π
π₯³ππππΎπ₯ππ
#filtheshelves
#multiculturalromance
#contemporaryromance
#destinationromance
#booksky
My books on a November flat lay
#BirthdayMonth #BookBirthdayMonth βοΈ π¦
Accepting multiple book purchases and uplifting reviews all-month long. π₯³ππππΎπ₯ππ
maidamalby.com/books π
#Booksky π
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
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.
A woman in red holding a birthday cake. My books on the foreground.
#Booksky
Iβve extended the $0.0 sale for GLOBAL CITY TRYST to celebrate Maddieβs birthday. π Get it if you donβt have it yet. Itβll 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! ππ½
Global City Tryst tropes
GLOBAL CITY TRYST tropes:
π΅ππΊπΈ multicultural romance
π₯΅ instalust
β€οΈβπ₯ weekend fling
β―οΈ opposites attract
Get it for $0.00 from www.milspouseauthors.com
#MilSpouseAuthors
#StuffYourKindleDay
#SYKD
#TodayOnly
Logline of Global City Tryst
#Booksky π π
Itβs #milspouseauthors #stuffyourkindleday π
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 BooksβRomance π
#SYKD
#FreeEBook
My spam folder
A spam email
A spam email
A spam email
Iβm 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 didnβt even warrant the full AI spam treatment. So sad. π
#Authorsky πβπ½
QR code of my books.
π If you want to preorder my books, please fill out this form today, Oct 17. forms.gle/DtqJvATjdce4...
π³ I accept cash, credit, Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle.
#booksky ππ
Iβm going to Romance Recess
Table 54
#booksky ππ
More Romance Recess details!
πIβm in Barn 2, table #54 Look for the blue suitcase and red hat. 𧳠π
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ΏοΈ Free parking is available behind the distillery in the large lots.
π Check-in for readers starts at 9:40am, and doors will open at 10am.
See you there! ππ½
Attending Author
Iβm going to Romance Recess
Attending Authors
#booksky π©΅ π
PNW #romancebooklovers Iβm attending Romance Recess PNW! π π βπ½
This grownup book fair for #indie romance authors and readers will be held:
π
Sat, Oct 18
β° 10 am - 2 pm
π¬ Dairyland, Snohomish, WA
More details on my website maidamalby.com/signing-events
Hope to see you there! ππ½
