Maya Banks lives in Southeast Texas with her husband and three children. When she s not writing, she loves to hunt and fish, bum on the beach, play poker and travel. Escaping into the pages of a book is something she s 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. Carol Marinelli recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put writer. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation and she put down the truth - writing. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed she crossed the fingers on her hand and answered swimming but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights I m sure you can guess the real answer."