Banks

"New York Times" best-selling author L.A. Banks has penned over 35 novels and 12 novellas in a wide range of genres. She was the recipient of the 2008 "Essence Magazine" Storyteller of the Year Award, as well as the 2008 Best 50 Women in Business Award for the State of Pennsylvania. Recently she was featured as a speaker on the HBO Special on Vampire Literature and Legends as a prelude to the "True Blood" premiere. She is most famous for her Vampire Huntress series, published by St. Martin's Press. She lives in Philadelphia.