to some questions I’ve gotten recently.

I’ve had some people ask about the free short story sequel to Colters’ Woman that has been offered on my website until recently.  You’ll be able to download it from My Bookstore and More on April 6th when Colters’ Woman is re-issued.  It’ll have a gorgeous cover and be formatted in all the various ebook offerings unlike before where it was only available in PDF. It will also be made available from most other online retailers as well. And of course it’ll still be FREE. Here’s a peek at the cover for it

Another question, readers want to know if the expanded ending and the bonus material offered at the end of the re-issue of Colters’ Woman is just Colters’ Wife tacked onto Colters’ Woman. The answer is no. Colters’ Wife is completely separate and will be offered as its own ebook FREE.  The short story sequel called “Callie’s Meadow” that is offered in the Colters’ Woman re-issue has never before been published.

This week, two of my upcoming books have gone up for pre-order at Amazon. My October HEAT anthology, Four Play, has gone up, as well as my December release, No Place to Run, which is the SECOND book in the KGI series. Now this has caused some confusion as readers have wanted to know, But what about The Darkest Hour, the FIRST book in the series! I’ve been asked if the date was pushed back from September or if The Darkest Hour was retitled or if it will be delayed. The answer is no.  The Darkest Hour is set to release September first and will debut the KGI series. No Place to Run is the second book in the series and will release in December with the third book in the series, No Place to Hide, to release next March.  I have no idea why the other two books went up before The Darkest Hour. I’m sure it’s one of those little hiccups that will get resolved shortly.

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I now have a reader page at Facebook, so if interested, hop over and check it out :)

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I have a limited number of ARCs remaining for Sweet Temptation, which releases April 6th. If you are a reviewer or blogger who reviews romances, and are interested in receiving an advanced reading copy of Sweet Temptation, send me an email with review site or blog link along with mailing address to MAYA @ MAYABANKS.COM with a clear, identifying subject header so that you don’t get lost in all the other emails.

As stated, I do only have a limited number of ARCs remaining so while I’d love to give everyone a copy, it’s simply not possible.

Ideally, I’d like to get these in the mail next week.

Please do not post to the comments section of the blog. Email to above listed address with the requested information if you are interested.

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I was up late last night working on my rewrite. So I slept in this morning and hubby cooked breakfast. I do love that man. He’s been so great this past week as I’ve been panicking over finishing the book on time.  He’s cooked dinner every single night. He’s taken care of kid issues and cleaning and laundry so that I can focus purely on the writing.

Today he’s taken middle child to the mall to shop for clothing, because my middle child…Lord, but that child is tough on clothes and shoes. He has holes in the knees of his jeans within a month of us buying him a new pair. His shoes? A month, MAYBE six weeks before he’s worn them out as well. He’s a very active kid and he’s always on the move. As a result, we’re buying him clothes and jeans every couple of months.

So while they are out shopping, I am propped in bed upstairs with my laptop working furiously on the book. My daughter is cuddled into bed at my side and has just drifted off to sleep.

Life is good!

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although in my case? It’s going to be thank God it’s MONDAY, provided of course I get the rewrite done this weekend, but ooohhhh I’m looking forward to being finished with this book.

In the meantime, have you checked out the excerpt for Sweet Temptation that was posted on my website a bit ago?

And for those of you who have asked, I have the blurb for Colters’ Lady! It releases June 1 from Samhain Publishing, so not too long at all :)

Can their love give her the strength to overcome the tragedy in her past?

Colters’ Legacy, Book 2

When police officer Seth Colter sees the delicate, shabbily dressed beauty in line at the soup kitchen where he’s serving, he’s gut shot over the idea of her being on the streets cold and alone. More baffling is the dark, possessive instinct that tells him she belongs to him.

For Lily Weston, home is a secluded nook in a back alley—until Seth offers her a place to stay. She’s wary of his offer, but even one night out of the cold is too much temptation to resist.

Seth is convinced Lily is his. The problem is, when his brothers lay eyes on her, the same primitive instinct comes roaring to the surface. The Colters never imagined they’d follow the unconventional path of their fathers, but they can’t ignore their mutual need to offer Lily their protection—and their love. But before Lily and the brothers can forge a future together, they must heal the deep wounds of her past.

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Congrats! Email your address to mayaATmayabanks.com and I’ll get your book preordered for you :)

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ok so we’ve been looking at my new gorgeous covers *g* And I do love gorgeous covers. And it just so happens that in about a week, Jaci Burton has a new release that also has a really gorgeous cover! So I thought I’d give you guys a chance to win a beayoutiful book to pet, and covet and call George (or Georgette) whatever your preference :)

Bound, Branded, and Brazen

Bound by passion, branded by love, brazen enough to take it all…

In the wilds of Oklahoma, three sisters have a hot date with destiny. Valerie, Brea, and Jolene McMasters reunite on the family ranch that should have been called the Bar Nothing…

Bound…

When Valerie left for the big city, she kissed her foreman husband, Mason, goodbye—along with the best sex she ever had. Now, seeing him brings back sizzling memories. But their rekindled fire threatens to burn them both.

Branded…

Watching Gage wrangle untamed horses with a gentle but firm touch leaves Brea hot and bothered. But can she live out her fantasy with a man who may ask more than she’s willing to give?

Brazen…

Ranch hand Walker Morgan can’t afford to lose his job by getting too close to his new boss, Jolene, no matter how much she tempts him. But Jolene’s prepared to take the first step, because what Jolene wants, Jolene gets. And Jolene wants Walker.

Sounds yummy, no?

Now on to the good stuff!  I’m going to give away two copies, which you’ll receive as soon as Amazon will ship them to you :) To enter, tell me the  name of the last book you RE-READ. Now if you don’t ever ever reread a book (gasp!) I supposed you can get away with telling me what was the last book you read…

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For those of you who are familiar with Samhain’s print covers, you’ll notice that the “cover” is on the front and then on the back there is usually a solid color background with a Samhain graphic and the blurb etc and any quotes but the cover stops on the front page with no wrap. So for my Colters’ Legacy covers, Mandy aka Natalie Winters did a full wrap and carried over the front to the back so there is one continuous cover from front to back. And oh my but I am in love with this cover.

And as I told the Writeminded Readers Group this morning, I am sooooo in love with Mandy over these covers. Like serious leave my husband for another woman mad girl crushing going on.  She worked her ass off on these covers and it totally shows in the end result.

Here are the covers for the reissue of Colters’ Woman and also for the sequels, Colters’ Lady and Colters’ Daughter.  What do you think?

It’s been nutty around here for the last two weeks. Finished up the stuff we needed to in order to get our house on the market.  (check)  Went on a hell of a writing binge to get the Scottish historical done (check) Working on edits for a project and and am also writing the third KGI book (Garrett!)

The kids were out of school on Monday, coincidentally the day I needed to be done with the historical. Let’s just say I was up awfully damn late that night. My daughter got sick which sucked because she spent her entire day off feeling like crap. She’s been out of school ever since so today she’s curled up on the couch with me while I work.

Neither of us slept last night (or the night before) so right now, a good snuggle in bed followed by a nap sounds like heaven!

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