MAYA BANKS has loved romance novels from a very (very) early age and, almost from the start, she dreamed of writing them as well. In her teens, she filled countless notebooks with over-dramatic stories of love and passion. Today her stories are only slightly less dramatic, but no less romantic.
She lives in Texas with her husband and three children and wouldnât contemplate living anywhere other than the South. When sheâs not writing, sheâs usually hunting, fishing or playing poker. She loves to hear from readers and she can be found online at either www.mayabanks.com or www.writemindedblog.com, or you can e-mail her at [email protected].
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The Tycoonâs Pregnant Mistress © 2009 Maya Banks The Tycoonâs Rebel Bride © 2009 Maya Banks The Tycoonâs Secret Affair © 2009 Maya Banks
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To Marty Matthews and Shara Cooper. That bar conversation at RT 2007 was the first kick in the behind to do something about my long-standing dream of writing for Desireâ¢. I still remember that gush-fest fondly.
To Roberta, for saying, âLetâs do itâ when I outlined my career goals in the summer of 2007. Hey, we did it!
To Amy: You of all people know how much I love category and just how excited I was to be given a chance to write it. Thanks for being just as thrilled as I was.
To Dee, who I think wanted this for me as much as I did and was with me every step of the way. Thank you!
And finally to Steph, who started it all for me. Without you, I wouldnât have written The Tycoonâs Pregnant Mistress and I wouldnât have submitted. It was that phone call that started everything in motion. Iâll always love you for that.
Pregnant.
Despite the warmth of the summer day, an uncomfortable chill settled over Marley Jamesonâs skin as she settled on the bench in the small garden just a few blocks from the apartment she shared with Chrysander Anetakis.
She shivered even as the sunâs rays found her tightly clenched fingers, the heat not yet chasing away the goose bumps. Stavros wouldnât be happy over her brief disappearance. Neither would Chrysander when Stavros reported that she hadnât taken proper security measures. But dragging along the imposing guard to her doctorâs appointment hadnât been an option. Chrysander would have known of her pregnancy before she could even return home to tell him herself.