title: The Mistress: An Anthology (Bestselling Author Collection)
author:  Maya Banks 
description: Maya Banks lives in Southeast Texas with her husband and three children. When shes not writing, she loves to hunt and fish, bum on the beach, play poker and travel. <br /><br /><br /><br />Escaping into the pages of a book is something shes loved to do since she was a child. Now she crafts her own worlds and characters and enjoys spending as much time with them as possible. <br />
zlib_text: # PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF MAYA BANKS
  
  “Incredibly awesome . . . I love Maya Banks and I love her books.”
  
  —Jaci Burton, _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Maya Banks writes the kind of books I love to read!”
  
  —Lora Leigh, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author
  
  “Maya Banks . . . really dragged me through the gamut of emotions. From . . .
  ‘is it hot in here?’ to ‘oh my god’ . . . I’m ready for the next ride now!”
  
  — _USA Today_
  
  “[A] one-two punch of entertainment that will leave readers eager for the next
  book.”
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  “For those who like it naughty, dirty and do-me-on-the-desk hawt!”
  
  —Examiner.com
  
  “A cross between the _Bared to You_ or Fifty Shades series and the Wicked
  Lovers series by Shayla Black.”
  
  — _Book Savvy Babe_
  
  “Hot enough to make even the coolest reader sweat!”
  
  — _Fresh Fiction_
  
  “[For] fans of Sylvia Day’s _Bared to You_ .”
  
  _—Under the Covers_
  
  “Grabbed me from page one and refused to let go until I read the last word.”
  
  — _Joyfully Reviewed_
  
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