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Maida Malby

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November 21

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Filipino-American author Maida Malby cooks up foodie, multicultural, and contemporary destination romance stories filled with heat, sizzle, spice, and a whole lotta love.

She is a member of select writing groups and romance book clubs. Her To-Be-Read Mountain and book reviews are featured here on her blog Carpe Diem Chronicles. Readers can also find her on Lone Star Literary Life via her regular Texas Reads Roundup Romance column.

When not writing, reading, or reviewing books, Maida discusses current affairs with her husband, records her son’s Travels and Eats videos, cooks the dishes she features in her stories, procrastibakes at least once a month, and watches golf and food shows on TV.

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	Stand For Ukraine by Trinity Wood (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robin Andrews (Goodreads Author), Alana Ash 4.58 avg rating — 137 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boracay Vows (Carpe Diem Chronicles #1) 4.22 avg rating — 113 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big City Heat by Hazel Storm (Goodreads Author), P.E. Kavanagh (Goodreads Author), Phoebe Alexander (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pasko Na, My Love, A Holiday Romance Anthology by Maida Malby (Goodreads Author), Maan Gabriel (Goodreads Author), Mia Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York Engagement (Carpe Diem Chronicles 1.5) 4.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	19th Hole Fiesta 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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SWEET COMFORT Comfort and Joy Trilogy, #1 by KIMBERLY FISH Women’s Fiction / Later-In-Life Romance Second-Chance Romance / Cozy Mystery Publisher: Fish Tales Page Count: 359 pages Publication Date: January 21, 2023 Scroll down for a giveaway! Welcome to the hometown everyone wants to call their own. Gloria Bachman, a retired bank executive,...Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

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