L. A. BANKS was the author of the Vampire Huntress Legend series and the Crimson Moon Novels, including "Left for Undead" and "Never Cry Werewolf". She had a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and a master's in fine arts from Temple University. Banks considered herself a shape-shifter, writing romance, women's fiction, crime and suspense, and of course, dark vampire huntress lore. She lived with her daughter in Philadelphia until her death in 2011.