Welcome to badnecklace — which gets its name because Mala means “bad” in Spanish and “necklace” in Bengali. (My Spanish fluency is questionable, but my Bengali is pretty good!) I rarely update this blog anymore, but since you’re here, you might as well get to know the basics!

I’m a writer and editor who came up through entertainment journalism. I’ve worked as a Features Editor at RT Book Reviews and a Senior Editor at  The National Enquirer, GLOBE magazine and The National Examiner. I spent seven years at Soap Opera Weekly and also worked with Soap Opera Digest and their tween baby sister, Pixie. I have also served as a contributor to Macmillan’s romance site, Heroes and Heartbreakers, a contributor to Frolic, and a contractor for Audible, helping build the pages for their romance subscription platform. More recently, I’ve returned to the world of soap opera journalism as a contributor to Soaps.com.   

My primary publishing life these days is as romance author Suleikha Snyder —  a best-selling and award-winning writer of contemporary and erotic romance, whose works have been showcased in Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, The Times of India, and NPR.