# Maya Banks > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maya_Banks > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maya_Banks.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Banks > Source revision: 1351469614 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American author}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox writer | name = Maya Banks | image = Maya Banks.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Maya Banks at the Romance Writers of America Conference in July 2015, New York, NY | pseudonym = Maya Banks
Sharon Long | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [United States](/source/United_States) | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Novelist | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = 2006–present | genre = [Romance](/source/Romance_novel) | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = 3 | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|http://www.mayabanks.com/}} | portaldisp = }} '''Maya Banks''' is an American bestselling author of [erotic romance](/source/Erotic_romance_novels), romantic suspense, [contemporary romance](/source/contemporary_romance), and Scottish [historical romance](/source/historical_romance) novels. ==Career== Banks has written over fifty novels. Her story, ''No Place to Run'', landed on [''The New York Times'' Best Seller list](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list) in December 2010,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-12-26/mass-market-paperback/list.html |title=Paperback Mass-Market Fiction |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=December 26, 2010 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}} while many others have been ranked on the ''[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)''{{'}}s Best-Selling Books list.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/search/author/maya%20banks/ |title=USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |accessdate=August 16, 2015}} In September 2012, [Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books) announced that a trilogy of erotic romance novels by Banks had been acquired for publishing. Her trilogy was described as similar to the [''Fifty Shades'' trilogy](/source/Fifty_Shades_trilogy), featuring three billionaires.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/09/17/fifty-shades-watch-erotic-book-trilogy-sells-for-seven-figures |title='Fifty Shades' Watch: Erotic book trilogy sells for seven figures |first=Tara |last=Fowler |magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |date=September 17, 2012 |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029052110/https://ew.com/article/2012/09/17/fifty-shades-watch-erotic-book-trilogy-sells-for-seven-figures/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/09/cliterature-cash-maya-banks-gets-7-figures-for-fifty-shades-like-erotic-book-trilogy-337610/ |title=Cliterature Cash! Maya Banks Gets 7-Figures For 'Fifty Shades'-Like Erotic Book Trilogy |first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming |website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |date=September 17, 2012 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}} In a 2013 interview, Banks stated that she had not read ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', as she usually avoids reading books [written in the first person](/source/First-person_narrative). She added that many readers felt her ''Sweet'' series had "ripped ''Fifty Shades'' off" despite being published several years prior.{{Cite news |url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/01/interview-best-selling-author-maya-banks |title=Interview with best-selling author Maya Banks |first=Angela |last=Corry |work=The Celebrity Cafe |date=January 15, 2013 |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711150056/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/01/interview-best-selling-author-maya-banks |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }} In 2013, Banks signed with [Avon Books](/source/Avon_Books) for a three-book deal in the contemporary romance genre featuring "psychic elements".{{Cite news |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/60237-maya-banks-closes-second-7-figure-deal-of-2013.html |title=Maya Banks Closes Second 7-Figure Deal of 2013 |work=[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly) |first=Rachel |last=Deahl |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=August 26, 2015}} ==Personal life== She lives in Texas with her husband and three children.{{Cite news|url=http://mayabanks.com/bio.php |title=Meet Maya |work=Mayabanks.com |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.samhainpublishing.com/author/26/maya-banks |title=Maya Banks Profile |publisher=Samhain Publishing |accessdate=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151025091552/https://www.samhainpublishing.com/author/26/maya-banks |archive-date=October 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }} When writing, she prefers absolute quiet and avoids music with lyrics.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2013/04/02/maya-banks-interview-fever/2044589/ |title=Interview: Maya Banks, author of 'Fever' |first=Joyce |last=Lamb |work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |date=April 2, 2013 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}} Of her approach to writing, Banks has said "I approach writing the way I approach reading, because I am a voracious reader, and so I write what I love to read." ==Published works== ===Colters' Legacy Series=== # ''Colters' Woman'' (October 2006) # ''Colters' Wife'' # ''Callie's Meadow'' # ''Colters' Lady'' (May 2011) # ''Colters' Daughter'' (February 2012) # ''Colters' Promise'' (June 2012) # ''Colters' Gift'' (November 2013) ===The Unbroken Trilogy=== # ''Understood'' (December 2006) # ''Overheard'' (January 2007) # ''Undenied'' (May 2007) * ''Unbroken'' (January 2017) [Collects ''Understood,'' ''Overheard,'' and ''Undenied''] ===The Brazen & Reckless Duology=== # ''Brazen'' (September 2007) # ''Reckless'' (June 2008) ===Falcon Mercenary Group Series=== # ''Into the Mist'' (February 2008) # ''Into the Lair'' (October 2008) ===The Sweet Series=== # ''Sweet Surrender'' (March 2008) # ''Sweet Persuasion'' (June 2009) # ''Sweet Seduction'' (October 2009) # ''Sweet Temptation'' (April 2010) # ''Sweet Possession'' (March 2011) # ''Sweet Addiction'' (April 2012) ===The Anetakis Trilogy=== # ''The Mistress'' (January 2009) [Originally published as ''The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress''] # ''The Bride'' (May 2009) [Originally published as ''The Tycoon's Rebel Bride''] # ''The Affair'' (July 2009) [Originally published as ''The Tycoon's Secret Affair''] ===The Wild Series=== # ''Golden Eyes'' (April 2010) # ''Amber Eyes'' (May 2009) * ''Wild'' (July 2010) [Collects ''Golden Eyes'' and ''Amber Eyes''] ===The KGI Series=== # ''The Darkest Hour'' (September 2010) # ''No Place to Run'' (December 2010) # ''Hidden Away'' (March 2011) # ''Whispers in the Dark'' (January 2012) # ''Echoes At Dawn'' (July 2012) # ''"Softly At Sunrise"'' (E-book Novella) (August 2012) # ''Shades of Grey'' (January 2013) # ''Forged in Steele'' (June 2013) # ''After the Storm'' (January 2014) # ''When Day Breaks'' (June 2014) # ''Darkest Before Dawn'' (October 2015) # ''Brighter Than the Sun'' (March 2017) # ''Wherever You Are'' (January, 2022) - never actually published as of April 2026. ===The McCabe Trilogy=== # ''In Bed with a Highlander'' (August 2011) # ''Seduction of a Highland Lass'' (September 2011) # ''Never Love a Highlander'' (October 2011) ===The Pregnancy & Passion Series=== # ''Enticed'' (September 2011) [Originally published as ''Enticed by His Forgotten Lover''] # ''Wanted'' (November 2011) [Originally published as ''Wanted by His Lost Love''] # ''Tempted'' (March 2012) [Originally published as ''Tempted by Her Innocent Kiss''] # ''Undone'' (May 2012) [Originally published as ''Undone by Her Tender Touch''] * ''Unforgettable'' (September 2014) [Collects ''Enticed'' and ''Wanted''] * ''Undeniable'' (April 2015) [Collects ''Tempted'' and ''Undone''] ===The Montgomerys & Armstrongs Series=== # ''Never Seduce a Scot'' (September 2012) # ''Highlander Most Wanted'' (March 2013) ===The Breathless Trilogy=== # ''Rush'' (February 2013) # ''Fever'' (April 2013) # ''Burn'' (August 2013) ===The Tangled Hearts Trilogy=== # ''Theirs to Keep'' (October 2013) # Always Mine # Forever Ours ===The Surrender Trilogy=== # ''Letting Go'' (February 2014) # ''Giving In '' (May 2014) # ''Taking It All'' (August 2014) ===The Slow Burn Series=== # ''Keep Me Safe'' (October 2014) # ''In His Keeping'' (January 2015) # ''Safe At Last'' (June 2015) # ''With Every Breath'' (August 2016) # ''Just One Touch'' (May 2017) # ''His Only Weakness'' (March 20, 2018) ===The Enforcers Series=== # ''Mastered'' (December 2015) # ''Dominated'' (May 2016) # ''Kept'' (October 2016) ===Stand Alone Novels=== * ''Seducing Simon'' (June 2006) * ''Love Me, Still'' (September 2007) * ''Long Road Home'' (November 2007) * ''Stay With Me'' (May 2008) * ''Be With Me'' (November 2008) * ''Songbird'' (September 2009) * ''A Contract Engagement'' (March 2010) [Originally published as ''Billionaire's Contract Engagement''] ===Novellas=== * ''Pillow Talk'' (October 2010, in ''Four Play''] * ''Soul Possession'' (October 2011, in ''Men Out of Uniform'') * ''Exiled'' (August 2012, in ''Cherished'') ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * [http://www.mayabanks.com/ mayabanks.com] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Banks, Maya}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American novelists Category:American romantic fiction writers Category:American erotica writers Category:American women erotica writers Category:American women romantic fiction writers Category:21st-century American women novelists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maya Banks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Banks) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Banks?action=history)). 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