Mastered
by Maya Banks

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the
Surrender Trilogy and the Breathless Trilogy knows what
makes readers hot. Now she turns it up in Mastered,
the explosive first book in a new series of a desire too
dangerous to resist.

What he wants, he takes with no
remorse or guilt.

She stood out in his club like a
gem, unspoiled and untouched. A lamb among wolves, she
clearly didn’t belong. Drawn to her innocence he
watched as she was surrounded by men who saw what he
did—but no one but him could touch her. He summoned
her to his private quarters. He sensed her fear. He also
recognized the desire in her eyes. And he knew she
wouldn’t leave before he possessed her. She had no
need to know his secrets. Not until he had her under his
complete and utter control.

What he wants, she
isn’t sure she can give him.

The moment he
told her what he wanted, she couldn’t resist. Instinct
told her to run, but her heart said stay and walk the fine
line between pleasure and pain. Though she wasn’t sure
she could ever completely surrender, the primal part of her
wanted to try, even knowing this man could break her in ways
she never imagined. Because once he possessed her, he owned
her and it would be too late to turn back. She can only pray
that he doesn’t destroy her in the end.

Maya Banks' Bio

My name is Maya Banks and I live in Texas with my husband and three children and our assortment of pets. I’m more of a cat person, but my daughter became convinced she NEEDED a dog. So convinced in fact that it became her mission to convince her father and me. She prepared a two page handwritten proposal that detailed WHY she needed a dog, and well, after I sent her to her father (I knew he wouldn’t tell her no) we embarked on the search for the perfect dog. The journey that was two hours away and that I got pulled over for speeding while I was on the phone with my agent who had an offer from a publisher for one of my books… The officer wasn’t impressed. He wrote me a ticket anyway. Thus, I now tell my daughter that her dog turned into one very expensive concession!

When I’m not writing, I love to hunt and fish with my family. We all love the outdoors and go on family hunting trips every year. We also love to travel. One of our more recent trips was to Scotland, which was every bit as comical as National Lampoon’s European Vacation. You know the part about “Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament” as they went round and round the roundabouts? Yeah, that was us, only we couldn’t even get out of the airport in Glasgow without hitting three of those suckers.

Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of a writing career is getting to meet so many wonderful readers. There’s nothing better than dishing books with someone who loves the romance genre as much as I do. Romance readers are passionate and vocal. We love our books, love our happily ever afters, and we love to spend time talking to others about our favorites. THIS is why I love my job so much, and I’m so grateful to readers who gave ME a chance when I began my career.