Author of the Month: March 2011

Maya Banks
"Maya Banks lives in Texas with her husband, three children and assortment of pets. When she's not writing, she can be found hunting, fishing or playing poker."source

Bio from Author Website:

"My name is Maya Banks and I live in Texas with my husband and three children and our assortment of pets. I’m more of a cat person, but my daughter became convinced she NEEDED a dog. So convinced in fact that it became her mission to convince her father and me. She prepared a two page handwritten proposal that detailed WHY she needed a dog, and well, after I sent her to her father (I knew he wouldn’t tell her no) we embarked on the search for the perfect dog. The journey that was two hours away and that I got pulled over for speeding while I was on the phone with my agent who had an offer from a publisher for one of my books… The officer wasn’t impressed. He wrote me a ticket anyway. Thus, I now tell my daughter that her dog turned into one very expensive concession! [...]

When I’m not writing, I love to hunt and fish with my family. We all love the outdoors and go on family hunting trips every year. We also love to travel. One of our more recent trips was to Scotland, which was every bit as comical as National Lampoon’s European Vacation. You know the part about “Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament” as they went round and round the roundabouts? Yeah, that was us, only we couldn’t even get out of the airport in Glasgow without hitting three of those suckers.

Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of a writing career is getting to meet so many wonderful readers. There’s nothing better than dishing books with someone who loves the romance genre as much as I do. Romance readers are passionate and vocal. We love our books, love our happily ever afters, and we love to spend time talking to others about our favorites. THIS is why I love my job so much, and I’m so grateful to readers who gave ME a chance when I began my career. So thank you."Source

My Thoughts: I've heard and read so much about this author. She's a new-to-me who's in the amazon.com cart as we speak. Her blurbs are wonderful, she has smokin covers (have you seen the men?) AND you can tell just by her bio that she has a passion for the romance genre. Her name was entered into the nomination for this month's AotM, so I just had to choose her. I am constantly receiving recommendations from readers to read something by her, and I can't wait to tell you when I fall in love with her books (should be any day now! lol). What is YOUR favorite book by Maya Banks?

And there is your Author of the Month for March 2011

*For more info on Maya Banks, you can visit her website: (http://www.mayabanks.com)