Seven Malas: A Love Story

by John Leslie Lange

"....a most impressive debut." --Roland Merullo, Author of Breakfast with Buddha

When James Wilder signs up for a yoga retreat, something he's never done before, he's desperate to hit the reset button on life. Divorced, fighting cancer, and convinced he's hearing the whispers of the gods, he writes love poetry inspired by the great Sufi masters, Rumi and Hafiz. And in his wallet, he carries the business card of a beautiful woman he's never met. When she unexpectedly turns up on the mat next to his, everything changes.

From the foothills of Boulder, Colorado, to the turquoise waters of St. John, from the rice paddies of Bali to a dusty trailer park in San Diego, the gods lead James on a spiritual quest to find Great Love. Driven by ideals and bedeviled by his own flaws, he encounters a series of teachers--all female incarnations of Shakti, the Divine Feminine--who guide his evolution as a poet, a yogi, and a man.

457 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2019

About the author

John Leslie Lange is a writer from Boulder, Colorado. He's also been a certified yoga teacher, a personal finance professional, an international investment banker, a geologist and a carpenter. As a young man he spent time in seven different universities and graduate schools in three countries, earning a degree in geology as well as a master’s degree in international business management. Today, his life motto is "Seek, create, and enjoy beauty," and his writing reflects his deep interest in spirituality, science, travel and the larger questions in life. To date, he's written two novels, five screenplays and a book of poetry.

Reviews

[Sjoera · Rating 4 out of 5]

James Wilder is divorced, fighting cancer, and looking for his true love. We follow James on his path to becoming a yogi and a poet, meeting several women along the way. Women who were his teachers in one way or the other, making his journey an emotional one. But James is a very relatable character, the more he learned, finding his path in life, the more I rooted for him to find his true love. And not just in a romantic way, but his life’s purpose too. Fantastic read entwined with some beautifully written poems!

[Truly Trendy PR]

Seven Malas: A Love Story by John Leslie Lange is a heartwarming story that is sure to tug at your heartstrings. A story of love, loss, and second chances. Lange has written a beautiful story that anyone who loves a good romantic story is sure to love.

[Fee (Ebook Addicts) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The authors love of yoga and spirituality flows through this book as we follow James Wilder's story as he journeys on resetting his live following divorce as well as fighting cancer. I loved the poetry throughout the book that James was writing on his journey. This is a story of love, loss, and second chances for James, and at times it was all about reconnecting with the female form for James, he had a few bed partner in this story - but after divorce and cancer I don't blame him!

Seven Malas was quite an heartwarming and at times emotional read, but one that made think more on my own spirituality and also the adage of "life is too short".

[Caryn Hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every so often you come across a book where, while reading it, you can actually feel the heart and soul that went into each word. This is one of those rarities. Voltaire said, “Writing is the painting of the voice.” I can’t think of a better description for this book. John Leslie Lange has created a beautiful piece of art in Seven Malas.

[Catherine Geist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

This book was hard to read at the beginning. but it got better as it went along.The characters were great & it has a happy ending.Wmell worth reading.

[MariaElena G · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read ! The story is about a middle age man looking for true love after divorce and cancer, beautiful written, he take you places, will make you laugh and cry, absolutely love it !!