I set myself a goal at the beginning of the year to read at least five more books than I did in 2018. I finished 2018 with 121 books under my belt. 2019? 135! Goal met! Whoo-hoo! Now here’s my last reading rundown for the year—featuring delightful food-centric contemporary romances like Adriana Herrera’s Mangoes &… Read More Mala’s December 2019 Cool Reads

I’m not gonna lie: November’s reading round-up kicked ass. Probably because I used the time I should’ve spent writing to read instead. Oops? I have no regrets, though, because playing hooky introduced me to some of my favorite books of the year. Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri is just as exquisite as last year’s Empire… Read More Mala’s November 2019 Cool Reads

October was light on the romance reads, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t bring some heat! I was so very glad to see erotic romance author Katie Porter back in the game with a steamy short, Christmas is Coming, and I tore through Olivia Waite’s hilarious and hellacious (in the best of ways!) demonic duology,… Read More Mala’s October 2019 Cool Reads

Yes, they’re cool reads now. Because I got tired of calling them hot. (And they were only hot because I ran out of book-related puns.) But enough about temperature! Let’s take a look at all the awesome books I read last month! Like Mia Sosa’s trade paperback debut, The Worst Best Man—which isn’t out until… Read More Mala’s September 2019 Cool Reads

Erotic romance and historical romance and a highly anticipated 2020 ARC, oh my! August saw me playing catch-up with authors like Joanna Shupe and Naima Simone, mainlining strong, sexy, debuts like Angelina Lopez’s Lush Money, and rewarding myself for working my butt off with my own writing by reading Kit Rocha’s upcoming Mercenary Librarians series-starter,… Read More Mala’s August 2019 Hot Reads

I was afraid I’d lost my reading mojo over the course of the summer, but July proved me wrong, offering up multiple riveting reads across multiple genres and subgenres. I might actually be on track to beat last year’s book total if I keep going at this rate! And that victory will be due to… Read More Mala’s July 2019 Hot Reads

A slew of DNFs put a major dent in my reading round-up for June and I’m kind of bummed out about only finishing seven books. All is not lost, though! While all seven were enjoyable, two of them were so immensely satisfying that it kind of makes up for my slump — Olivia Dade’s utterly… Read More Mala’s June 2019 Hot Reads