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The New Series gets
4 1/2 stars from
Romantic Times Magazine!
BAD BLOOD
St. Martin's Griffin
April 2008
ISBN:0312949111
Buy Bad Blood!
Read an excerpt!
The ROMANCE you are looking for is
coming in June!
BETTER THAN
Dafina
June 2007
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July 2008
One Step Closer To
Armageddon!
THE SHADOWS
St. Martin's Griffin
July 2008
ISBN:0312368755
Leslie Esdaile Banks
voted
Essence Magazine
Storyteller of the Year
Read Leslie's blog post for details!
THE SHADOWS
Book Eleven of the
Vampire Huntress™ Series
by
L. A. Banks
is in bookstores now!
The Dark Realms are taking cover after an angel onslaught from On High. The Antichrist has been injured and the fourth Biblical seal has been broken.
Seething in the underworld is the Unnamed One—so furious that he’s bringing the battle topside, unleashing a full frontal assault on mankind for the offenses committed by the Neteru Squad.
CRIMSON MOON RISING!
The first book in the fantastic Crimson Moon Novel series has arrived!
BAD BLOOD has hit bookstores this month, and people are frothing to see what L.A. Banks has come up now! Reviews are pouring in and copies of the books are flying out the door!
Sasha Trudeau knows all about working beneath the shadows, back-alley deals, and things that go bump in the night. She also knows that the world is unaware of the existence of the parnormal--and that the government would like to keep it that way.
As a highly trained Special Ops soldier, Sasha and her team are an elite group of individuals who are survivors of werewolf attacks, now trained to be loyal to only each other and their government. But when she returns from a solo mission, she finds that her team has mysteriously gone missing.
Shocking government conspiracies, double-dealing vampires, and a host of stunning revelations about who--and what--she really is are only just the beginning...
Hot Reviews for L.A. BANKS' "BAD BLOOD"
"An action-packed thrill ride! L. A. Banks tells a mean tale of love, redemption and horror. "Super talented Banks launches the complex and darkly thrilling new Crimson Moon series, which bursts with treachery and supernatural chills. The plot intricacies are carefully woven throughout, but Banks piles on the danger, making this one exciting thrill ride!" "Book one of the Crimson Moon novels, BAD BLOOD is a fantastic urban fantasy filled with action, intrigue, betrayal, double dealing and plenty of mano a fema as well as romance. The compelling story line uses the concept of the forces of good and evil vying for supremacy with the malevolent side cleverly disguising their activity as altruistic. The protagonists struggle to survive as there are traitors within the were, human, and shadow communities. L.A. Banks provides a spine tingling supernatural thriller that shows why her fans always clamor for more." |
Fresh Interviews
An audio interview with Leslie -=Chatting with Chase=-
Wildclaw Theater's BLOOD RADIO interview
June 2008
Better Than
by
Leslie Esdaile
from Kensington Dafina
For A Woman on the verge of a new life romance is at the bottom of her TO DO List....
With a New Year beginning, twenty-five-year-old Deborah Lee Jackson has a major list of resolutions. Newly divorced, unfulfilled by her job, and carrying a few extra pounds, Deborah's ready for a mind, body, spirit makeover, and she's starting at the local university. From yoga to painting to healthy cooking, finding a man is the last thing on her mind. But fate has other plans...
A successful, free-spirited painter--not to mention gorgeous afro-wearing black king--Jason Hastings is devoted to his career. He's agreed to do a teaching stint to help out a friend, but nothing's going to mess with his concentration, which is why he's sworn off women--until a tall, voluptuous, sultry-voiced sister adds a splash of color and spice to his bland classroom of bored housewives. Now, despite Deborah's wounded heart and Jason's celibacy, a magical romance begins. But can it hold up when real-life interferess...?
“Esdaile explores the challenges the couple must face with sparkling sensitivity, interweaving spiritual issues with earthy, practical ones.”
— Publisher's Weekly 4/14/08
THE DARKER MASK
Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss' Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards series, and Michael Chabon's McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, The Darker Mask is a collection of original prose stories offering new interpretations of the beings we call superheroes. Unique to The Darker Mask are characters and stories that color a universe beyond previous homages to pulp. These are tales of extraordinary folks who have been ignored, marginalized, stereotyped. They may lurk in the shadows of a soon-to-be-gentrified ghetto, the dreary rust-bolt of the city, or in another dimension or planet entirely. But they are heroes nonetheless. The Darker Mask offers an eclectic mix of bestselling, award-winning writers and artists exploring worlds gritty, visceral, and fantastic.
Including stories by: L.A. Banks, Lorenzo Caceterra, Christopher Chambers, Tananarive Due and Stephen Barnes, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Mat Johnson, Victor LaValle, Walter Mosley, Annie Nocenti, Gary Phillips, Jerry Rodriguez, Peter Spiegelman, Alexandra Sokoloff, Wayne L. Wilson, and Doselle Young
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This collection of smart and raw stories out marvels Marvel and makes me want to strip down to my inner tights. The Darker Mask cuts superhero mythology to the bone; leaving neither the characters nor the reader invulnerable to its mesmerizing power.
--Tom Fontana, Emmy-winning Writer/Producer of HBO's "Oz," NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street," and NBC's new hit "The Philanthropist." |
A Note From Leslie
Dear Readers,
You may or may not be aware that I write under several names--so many that sometimes the aliases get crazy and confusing (smile.) So, bear with me while I take a moment to introduce my full writing portfolio to you, given that I write various genres under multiple pseudonyms using the names: L.A. Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks and Leslie Esdaile, simultaneously with five major publishers: St. Martin's Press (NYC), Simon and Schuster (NYC), Kensington Publishing (NYC), BET/Arabesque (NYC), and Genesis Press (MS.).
Crazy, isn't it?
Thank you for viewing my work and I hope you find a genre you will be interested in reading. Enjoy!
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