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Colters’ Gift ARC giveaway!

Hey gang, I have several paperback ARCs of Colters’ Gift so of course I’m going to give them away :)

To enter, just drop me a line and tell me one of the two following things

What is your favorite installment in the Colters’ Legacy series OR

If you haven’t yet read the Colters’ Legacy series, tell me you’d like to start it with Colters’ Gift :)

I’ll leave entries open until WEDNESDAY of THIS WEEK (Sept 25) and you’ll have until FRIDAY to email me your snail mail address once I post the list of winners. The ARCs will then be mailed out by the following Monday. Sound good?

Then let’s get to it!

xoxo

Coming SOON news!

I’ve been promising you all an update on THEIRS TO KEEP, book 1 of the Tangled Hearts trilogy which I had originally planned to publish last fall. I’m happy to say that things have been finalized and that Theirs to Keep will release October 22 of this year! So not a long wait at all and definitely something to tide you over until the Surrender trilogy debuts next February :)

Since I am self publishing this trilogy, it gives me more control over pricing and distribution. I’ll be offering the book at a lower price than my trade editions of the past, and because I’m self publishing it, there will be no geographical restrictions. The book will be available worldwide in digital AND in print.

The print edition will be offered only through online retailers in print on demand. It won’t be stocked in the usual physical bookstores as my other books are, but it was important to me not to exclude my print readership so I ensured that you can at least order the print edition online.

If you saw the original covers on my website or last Fall when I had originally planned to release the first book, then please note that the covers will be different and redesigned. The story remains the same however and if you haven’t yet seen the blurb check it out below.

When Cade Winslow and Merrick Sullivan find Elle hiding in the cabinet of a gun store, they know they can’t just walk away from the fragile woman with no memory of who she is or who tried to kill her. Merrick is training for the title shot in the heavyweight division as a mixed martial artist and can’t afford distractions, but neither can he turn his back on the woman who tugs at his heartstrings.

Elle feels safe with her two protectors, and the longer she spends with them, the more she realizes that she has no desire to remember her past. Not when it could compromise her future with Cade and Merrick.

Cade has his own set of concerns when it comes to Elle, and it quickly becomes clear to the two men that for the first time in their friendship, a woman is coming between them. But what if they just kept her there? Between them. Where she belongs.

The Tangled Hearts trilogy will be written and published in ADDITION to all of my other planned books/series and will not affect the publication of those planned stories. And as such, since I’m fitting the trilogy into an already crowded writing schedule, I won’t announce publication dates for Always Mine (book 2) and Forever Ours (book 3) until I’m certain that the date won’t change. Also, it is my plan not to have long periods of time between the books. Since the books are closely connected, it’s my hope to get them out to readers in fairly quick succession. But also note, even though the books follow the same cast of characters, none of the books end in cliffhangers. Promise! Each story arc will have a definite end and resolution and won’t cut off leaving you to wait for the next story to find out “what happens”

The Tangled Hearts trilogy is a series of stories I LOVE. Theirs to Keep has been written for two years now and wasn’t written under contract. I wrote it because I loved it and it had to be written. My readers have been so utterly fantastic to me this year, and every year of my career to date, and so I wanted this to be a special treat for all of you. An “extra” if you will. And I wanted to set a lower price point, again, as a thank you for supporting me and my career since it began seven years ago.

It’s very much in the same vein as the Colters’ Legacy series. It has the same “feel” and “tone” but a completely different story. But the Tangled Hearts trilogy incorporates MANY of my very favorite tropes. It’s over the top and utterly cracktastic, my favorite kind of book to READ, so it follows that it would be my very favorite kind of story to WRITE :)

I want this to be a FUN and heartfelt read for my readers. It’s emotional and angsty and while it is erotic in nature, the focus is not sexual at all. The emphasis is on the story, emotion and the romance, and in fact, there are few love scenes in the first book. Though the stories follow an untraditional relationship, at its heart, it’s still about romance and falling in love. And it’s absolutely possible to write a story about a polyamorous romance without it being nothing but endless sex and kink. MANY of my “menage” stories are not highly eroticized at all! (Stay With Me, Amber Eyes, Love Me, Still, just to name a few!)

So my hope is that you enjoy the Tangled Hearts trilogy and that you will love it as much as I do :))

xoxo <3 <3 <3

Maya

For Her Pleasure winners!

Hey gang, so here is the list of the winners of the signed copy of For Her Pleasure. Please note the comment NUMBER is listed in front of the name so there is no confusion in case there are same or similar names. If there is any question, simply look up the comment number so you’ll know whether it’s YOU or not :)

You’ll have until the end of the week to email my assistant and provide your mailing address so she can ship your copy out to you. PLEASE put FOR HER PLEASURE GIVEAWAY in the subject header so she’ll know exactly what the email is and it won’t get lost in the shuffle :) Her email address is twelty75@gmail.com

Here’s the list!

270 Ana Oviedo
3 Katie
548 Tena Kralj
131 Vicki Lake
705 Summer G
412 Ashley Boger
50 Meghan Stith
529 Alissa Shields
153 Amber
331 Penny Culberson
604 Jonie Wilcoxson
206 Kandy Hendrix
15 Ruth Gutscher
984 Emily B
733 Heather Syearns
440 Brandi Harmon
109 Tracy Graczykowski
647 Nicole Buckley
57 Ursula Yost
813 Christy Reagan
292 Jeannie McMillan
758 Judy
33 Sandra S
581 Beth Johnson
136 Crystal
51 Yvette Crawford
489 Kaillee Brown
956 Katelyn Lee
823 Laura
117 Katina
7 Melissa Chestnut
172 Elaine Howell
455 Samantha Moynes
594 Wendy
921 KB
155 Tracy Gilpin
323 Crystal Clark
711 Terri Norris
372 Holly A
626 Leza
61 Angie G
310 Susana Uribe
329 Heidi
910 Joan
874 Pam T
83 Beth Jones
925 Sacha Rollock
557 Astrid Stegbauer
350 Jessica Johnson
949 Rene Mahood
18 Casie
107 Gina Burgos
58 Danielle Washington
904 Xenia
668 Charity
349 Lisa
611 Maggie
404 Evan Blanc
31 Randi Palmer
306 Jacy
8 Angie Baker
718 Sonya Parke
537 Jolanda
864 Latricia
900 Megan Amburm
11 Meghan R
659 Breia B
978 April
803 Ronda Thayer
515 Jennifer Beck
150 Jordan
379 Andrea Kress
902 Corrie
49 Terry Mock
857 Kim Knox
251 Madelyn
99 Rebecca C.
585 Kathy Espitia
171 Sarah Struck
81 Jennifer P. Cajas
506 Dacee Chellberg
708 Kylee Hainey
750 Lisa Andrade
969 Tammy Hogue
504 Samantha
746 Khris
354 Nikki Flannery
74 Heather Lasala
217 Kelly Wilson
551 Cheryl Martin
764 Mariekris
610 Angelia Sanchez
299 Melissa Mattern
152 Julie Pryor
401 Cammie S.
234 Audrey Beany
192 Kerrie Todd
600 Karen Scotti
533 Ashley Bateman
204 Lisa Miller
727 Anna Crone
982 Daniella Mee
264 Arivanh Cullum
67 Kelly Mann
453 Denise
603 Hope Jones
851 Jaime
205 Mary Badillo
899 Debra Wright
503 Sue Peterson
640 Sarah Dickerson
821 Patty Presley
222 Natasha House
653 Jenna Underwood
883 Tammy Kotiuk

Huge giveaway!

As I promised on Facebook, I’m going to give away MANY copies of For Her Pleasure. The giveaway will be for the ORIGINAL trade paperback with the original cover that was published in 2007. My publisher is reissuing the book in mass market and they updated the covers for both the trade and mass market edition. So they sent me several cases from the warehouse of the old version and in turn I’m going to sign those copies and give them away here on the blog :)

Sound good?

I’ll be out of town for Labor Day Weekend so I’ll leave the contest open until TUESDAY, September 3. That will give everyone the opportunity to enter. Entering is easy peasy! Just drop me a comment and tell me you want a copy. If you’ve never read some of my older works, here’s your opportunity to read my very first book that Berkley published of mine. If you’ve read it but want an autographed copy, feel free to enter as well!

Please note: Due to the volume of books I’ll be giving away and the time and effort it will take to mail all the individual books, I won’t be personalizing the copies. I’ll just be autographing each of them.

Also, my contests, when possible, are ALWAYS open to international entrants, so no worries there! I’m quite used to shipping internationally :)

I’ll try to draw winners by Wednesday Sept 4th and here’s the important thing. You MUST check back to see if you won on Sept 4th. I can’t chase every one down to make sure they claim their prize. Winners will be instructed to email me with their mailing address and I’ll give everyone a few days to do so, but after that I’m afraid the book will be awarded to someone else.

With that said, let the contest begin! I don’t know the exact number as I haven’t counted all the copies yet, however, I do know I have over 100 copies to give away. I’ll worry about counting when it’s time to know how many winners to draw lol

Enter away and good luck!

xoxo

Maya

Coming in 2014!!

Hey gang, so as promised here are the covers and blurbs for the SURRENDER TRILOGY releasing in 2014 :))  Hope you love!!

LETTING GO

 

LETTING GO

 Josslyn found perfection once, and she knows she’ll never find it again. Now widowed, she seeks the one thing her beloved husband couldn’t give her. Dominance. Lonely and searching for an outlet for her grief and wanting only a brief taste of the perfection she once enjoyed, she seeks what she’s looking for at an exclusive club that caters to people indulging in their most hedonistic fantasies. She never imagined that what she’d find is the one man who’s long been a source of comfort—and secret longing. Her husband’s best friend.

Dash has lived in an untenable position for years. In love with his best friend’s wife and unwilling to act on that attraction. He’d never betray his best friend. And so he’s waited in the wings, offering Joss unconditional support and comfort as she works past her grief, hoping for the day when he can offer her more.

When he finds her in a club devoted to the darker edges of desire, he’s furious because he thinks she has no idea what she’s getting herself into. Until she explains in detail what it is she wants. What she needs. As realization sets in, he is gripped by fierce, unwavering determination. If she wants dominance, he is the only man who will introduce her to that world.  He is the only man who will touch her, cherish her…love her. And the only man she’ll ever submit to.

GIVING IN

 

GIVING IN

Kylie sees the way Jensen looks at her. The dark promise in his eyes. That rough edge of dominance she knows he possesses. But dominance is the one thing that frightens her above all else. She and her brother barely survived a childhood steeped in violence and abuse. She could never give up total control and submit to a man. Especially a man like Jensen. Could she?

Jensen sees the shadows in Kylie’s eyes. Knows he has to tread very carefully or risk losing any chance he has with her. All he wants is the opportunity to show her that dominance doesn’t equal pain, bondage or discipline. That emotional surrender is the most powerful of all, and that to submit—fully to him—will fulfill the aching void in her heart in a way nothing else ever will.

TAKING IT ALL

 

TAKING IT ALL

Chessy and Tate have been married for several years. In the beginning, their relationship was everything she wanted. Passionate. All consuming. She offered her submission freely and Tate cherished her gift with a tenderness that made her feel safe. Content. Wanted. And loved beyond all measure. But as the years have gone by, Tate has become more immersed in making his business the success it has become, and Chessy has taken a back seat to his business obligations. Growing unhappier with the status of their once blissful marriage, Chessy knows that something has to give. Or they stand to lose it all

Tate loves his wife. Has always loved her. Providing for her has always been his number one priority. But lately she’s seemed unhappy, and he’s worried. Worried enough that he arranges for a night together that he hopes will reignite the fire that once burned like an inferno between them.

But a business call at the wrong time threatens everything. Chessy’s safety, his concentration, his wife’s faith in him as her husband, a man sworn to love and protect her above all else. Gutted with the realization that he’s going to lose her—has already lost her—he readies for the fight of his life. Whatever it takes, he’ll get her back. And prove to her that nothing is more important than her love. And that if she’ll allow him to prove himself one more time, he’ll take it all. Everything. But he’ll give far more back. Himself. His undying love.

HUGE thank you to all my readers!

This last week has been a little surreal for me. On Wednesday I learned that BURN was the #1 bestselling book on the USA Today as well as hitting the top spot on the NYT Trade Paperback list, the NYT digital list and the paperback/digital combined list. A clean sweep!

I’ll admit, I did NOT expect to hit the #1 spot on the USA Today or the NYT digital. I had some really TOUGH competition with JK Rowling in the top spot on the Trade Paperback list and her book under her other pen name was #1 on the USA Today last week and still going very strong! Not to mention James Patterson had a new release out on the same day as BURN and he is a very consistent top placing author on those lists! So I was STUNNED when I learned that BURN had earned the top spot.

But you know what? I should have had more faith in my AWESOME, AMAZING readers and for that I apologize! You guys are SO good to me and it’s solely because of YOU that BURN hit that top spot.

I say it every time, but as an author *I* don’t hit those lists. All I do is write the book and unleash it in the wild and hope for the best because once it’s out of my hands, it’s squarely in the hands of the READERS as to whether it becomes a bestselling book or not.

So THANK YOU. I owe you all more than I can ever hope to repay! But I hope to at least give back SOMETHING by continuing to write and give you stories that you enjoy and want more of. I am SO grateful to have such wonderful, supportive readers. Without you, I would not be living my dream of writing stories that fill my mind.

In the very beginning of my career, it was a dream, and in my mind a PIPE DREAM, to even HIT a list like the NYT and the USA Today. The very first time I ever accomplished that (because of YOU!!!) I was flabbergasted and so very grateful.

To a new author, reaching the top spot on ANY list is one of those things you kind of wistfully think in the back of your mind “oh one day… One day I’d love that” but you don’t really ever think it will happen!

So imagine by shock, amazement and utter gratitude when it happened! It finally happened!

I’ve written and published over 50 books in the 7 years I’ve been published. (My 7th anniversary was June 6 of this year) and with each one, I’ve been absolutely humbled and a little baffled at how wonderful my readers have embraced them.

If someone had told me back in June 2006 when I published my very first book that 7 years later I would have a USA Today and a NYT #1 bestseller, I would have laughed and said NO WAY. But it happened. And it happened because of YOU.

I will never be able to properly express my gratitude to my readers. I know it sounds corny, it likely doesn’t sound genuine. Simply because I’ve thanked my readers after every single time one of my books has hit the best seller lists. But you know what? I am one hundred percent sincere. *I* did not hit the best seller lists. YOU did that. YOU put the books there. And for that, I will be eternally grateful and so very humbled by your support.

xoxo

And PS: I’ll be posting news this week! New covers (OMG are they AWESOME) and blurbs for my next trilogy which will be releasing starting in February 2014 :)) So be on the lookout Tuesday for the reveal!

Love,

Maya

BURN ARC winners!

Ok as promised guys, here are the FIVE lucky winners of an ARC of BURN! If you see your name below, please email me at maya@mayabanks.com and provide your mailing address so I can ship your book out to you.

You have until Monday morning (early) to claim your book as my assistant will be popping everything in the mail Monday morning before we head off to Girlie’s World Series next week :)

I made my assistant write down all 1300 plus numbers and draw winners by comment number. I’m sure she LOVES me about now hahahah.

So here they are. And Congratulations!

Comment #26- Nancy Bozeman
Comment #711-Sandie Buckley
Comment #852- Marlo Whitfield
Comment #1101- Mistie M
Comment #1257- Kristina Longoria

As I said, you have until MONDAY morning EARLY to get your info to me. If you fail to provide your address by 10:00 am CST Monday then your book will be given away on twitter. So get to emailing me! :))

Thanks to everyone for playing! xoxo <3 <3 <3

BURN giveaway!

Hey gang!

Soooo, right before I left for Book Bash in Orlando, I received ARCs of BURN in the mail. We’re just a month away from release day! Anyway, I thought I’d give you guys a chance to win an advanced copy of BURN :)

To enter, simply post below and tell me who you’re favorite “guy” in the Breathless trilogy is. Granted you haven’t gotten to read Ash’s story yet, but you’ve gotten glimpses of him in the previous two books *g*

That’s it! I’ll leave the contest open until Thursday of this week and post winners by Friday morning. At that time you’ll have until Monday morning to claim your book by emailing me and providing a mailing address. Any unclaimed books will be given away on twitter next week.

I’m giving away FIVE copies. Ready? Set? GO!!!

Book Bash winners!

Ok gang, I’m a bit late posting winners but I didn’t get in until LATE last night from the event in NYC. So I”m posting winners below. You’ll have until Friday to email me your info and claim your ticket! If I don’t hear from you, I’ll award the ticket to another entrant.

Here are the winners!

Brenda Hans
Patricia French
Michelle the romance witch
Ginger Groover

Ok ladies! I need you to email me at maya@mayabanks.com with BOOK BASH TICKET WINNER in the subject header. And remember! You MUST claim your ticket by Friday!

xoxo

Maya

Book Bash TICKET contest!

Hey guys,

I now a lot of you WANTED to attend Book Bash  but when you tried to get tickets they were sold out :(  Attendance for this event ROCKS at right around 1200 readers. What a fabulous time to be had in Orlando June 29th!

SO, here’s the scoop. I have FOUR tickets to give away to the sold out event. There are a few stipulations so be sure and read the below points CAREFULLY.

1. Only one ticket will be awarded to the winning entries.

2. You MUST be absolutely certain that you will attend the event. It wouldn’t be fair to enter and win if you aren’t 100 percent sure you’d go because then someone else would be denied the opportunity!

3. You can read all about Book Bash here.

4. This contest will only be open until Wednesday June 19th! That will ensure time enough to get winner’s info and sent on to the awesome folks at Book Bash so they can get you registered

5. You ONLY have ONE day to email me to claim your ticket. After one day, you forfeit the ticket and it will be awarded to another winner.

So, to enter, just tell me WHY you want to go to Book Bash and which authors you’re looking forward to seeing most and what books you want to get signed at the event! I’ll draw a winner Wednesday night and the winners will have until Thursday night to email me to claim your ticket.

Ready, set, GO! :) And Good luck and I hope to see you there!