Banks was born and raised in Philadelphia and she currently resides in University City, Philadelphia.

Banks has contributed to magazines, newspaper columns, and has written commercial fiction for five major publishers: St. Martin’s Press (NYC), Simon and Schuster (NYC), Kensington Publishing (NYC), BET/Arabesque (NYC), and Genesis Press (MS).

Books one and two of The Vampire Huntress Legend Series (Minion and The Awakening, respectively), have been optioned for Hollywood films by GothamBeach Entertainment and Griot Entertainment. Originally a nine book series, The Vampire Huntress Legend Series has now been expanded to twelve books.

Leslie Esdaile Banks is a founding partner of The Liars Club, a networking group of professional in publishing and other aspects of entertainment that includes Gregory Frost, v, Jon McGoran, Duane Swierczynski, Ed Pettit, Laura Schrock, William Lashner and Kelly Simmons.

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ROMANCE

• Sundance (1996)
• Slow Burn (1997)
• Love Notes (2001)
• Love Lessons (2001)
• River of Souls (2001)
• Love Potions (2002)
• Still Waters Run Deep (2002)
• Tomorrow’s Promise (2002)
• Through the Storm (2002)
• Sister Got Game (2004)
• Keepin’ It Real (2005)
• Take Me There (2006)
• Better Than (June 2008)

• “Home For The Holidays” in Midnight Clear (et al.) (2000) (*)
• “Time Enough for Love” in After the Vows (et al.) (2001) (*)
• “Valentine’s Love” in Candlelight and You (et al.) (2003) (*)
• “Shameless” in Sisterhood of Shopaholics (et al.) (2003) (*)
• “A 'No Drama' Valentine's” in Valentin's Day is Killing Me (et al.) (2006) (*)

NON-FICTION

• How To Write A Romance For The New Market (1999) (*)

Leslie E. Banks

ROMANCE

• Soul Food: For Better, For Worse (2002)
• Soul Food: Through Thick and Thin (2003)

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NON-FICTION

• “Light at the End of the Tunnel” in Chicken Soup for the African American Soul (2004) (*)

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CRIME/SUSPENSE

• Betrayal of the Trust (2004)
• Blind Trust (2005)
• Shattered Trust (2006)
• No Trust (final book) (September 2007)

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CRIME/SUSPENSE

• Scarface, The Beginning, Volume 1 (2006)
• Scarface, Point of No Return, Volume 2 (TBD)

PARANORMAL

The Vampire Huntress Legend Series (12 books):

• Minion (trade paperback) (Book 1) (2003)
• Minion (mass market) (2004)
• The Awakening (trade paperback) (Book 2) (2004)
• The Awakening (mass market) (2004)
• The Hunted (trade paperback) (Book 3) (2004)
• The Hunted (mass market) (2005)
• The Bitten(trade paperback) (Book 4) (2005)
• The Bitten (mass market) (2005)
• The Forbidden (trade paperback) (Book 5) (2005)
• The Forbidden (mass market) (2006)
• The Damned (trade paperback) (Book 6) (2006)
• The Damned (mass market) (2007)
• The Forsaken (trade paperback) (Book 7) (2006)
• The Forsaken (mass market) (2007)
• The Wicked (trade paperback) (Book 8) (2007)
• The Wicked (mass market) (Book 8) (2008)
• The Cursed (trade paperback) (Book 9) (2007)
• The Cursed (mass market) (Book 9) (2008)
• The Darkness (trade paperback) (Book 10) (2008)
• The Darkness (mass market) (Book 10) (2008)
• The Shadows (trade paperback) (Book 11) (2008)
• The Shadows (trade paperback) (Book 11) (2009)
• The Thirteenth (trade paperback) (Book 12) (2009)

NOTE: The Darkness (10), The Shadows (11), and The Thirteenth (12) are called The Armageddon Finale to The Vampire Huntress (trademark) Legend Series.

Crimson Moon Novels:

• Bad Blood: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 1) (2008)
• Bite The Bullet: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 2) (2008)
• Undead on Arrival: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 3) (2009)
• Cursed to Death: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 4) (2009)
• Never Cry Wolf: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 5) (2010)
• Left for Unded: A Crimson Moon Novel (Book 6) (2010)

Dark Avengers Series ebook:

• Finders Keepers (Book 1) (2008)
• Loser's Weepers (Book 2) (2008)

OTHER PARANORMAL

• Stroke Of Midnight (et al.) (2004) (*)

(New York Times bestseller extended list 2004)

• Dark Dreams (edited by Brandon Massey) (2004) (*)
• Voices From the Other Side: Dark Dreams 2 (edited by Brandon Massey) (2006) (*)
• Love at First Bite (et al.) (2006) (*)
• My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (edited by P.N. Elrod) (2006) (*)
• Vegas Bites (et al.) (2006) (*)
• Creepin' (edited by Monica Jackson) (2007) (*)
• Dark Delicacies 2 (et al.) (2007) (*)
• On the Line (et al.) (2007) (*)
• Hotter Than Hell (edited by Kim Harrison) (2008) (*)
• The Darker Mask (edited by Gary Phillips and Christopher Chambers (2008) (*)
• The Ancestors (et al.) (2008) (*)

(*) Indicates story was featured in an anthology.

Articles

Articles written by Leslie Esdaile Banks:

• Fiction Factor — Building Characters Through Realism
• Authors Supporting Authors Positively

Interviews

• Romance in Color
• The Sister Circle Book Club
• WritersNewsWeekly.com Literary Spotlight

Reviews

• Paranormal romance Reviews
• The Best Reviews

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