L.A. Banks
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Leslie Esdaile Banks is an author many literary hats, writing Crime Thrillers under her full name, the "Soul Food" series under "Leslie E. Banks," Romances as "Leslie Esdaile," and a series of Paranormal books including her Vampire Huntress Legend series and Scarface series as "L. A. Banks." Leslie is probably best known for her Vampire Huntress Legend series, which centers around a young twenty-something woman named Damali Richards who is a spoken word artist but is also The Neteru, a human who is born every thousand years to fight the Dark Realms. Damali's most dangerous and most constant enemy from The Dark Realms are vampires. The entire series is based on the never ending struggle between good and evil. The Vampire Huntress Legend Series is also about the strong bonds of love in all its forms, and there is also intense subject matter involving religion within this series. The Vampire Huntress Legend Series has grown to twelve books, and the first two in the series (Minion and The Awakening), have been optioned for films by GothamBeach Entertainment and Griot Entertainment.
Her other series include:
The Dark Avengers ebook series (Paranormal):
The Soul Food series (Romance):
Leslie Banks has won several literary awards, including the 2008 Essence Literary Awards Storyteller of the Year. To learn more about Leslie and her work, visit her web site at http://www.leslieesdailebanks.com/. |
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