Leslie Esdaile Banks

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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2002
  • Latest Book:
    September 2007
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About the Author

Leslie Ann Peterson was born on 11 December 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania Wharton undergraduate program with a Master's in Fine Arts from Temple University. Under different pennames, she wrote over 40 novels, 20 novellas y some non-fiction books in a wide range of genres and. She mysteriously shape-shifts between the genres of romance, women's fiction, crime/suspense thrillers, and paranormal lore. She wrote as Leslie Esdaile, Leslie E. Banks, Leslie Banks, Leslie Esdaile Banks and L. A. Banks. In 2008, she was the recipient of the Essence Magazine Storyteller of the Year Award, as well as the Best 50 Women in Business Award for the State of Pennsylvania. In 2009, she was the recipient of the Romantic Times Booklover's Career Choice Award for Paranormal Fiction, and in 2010 was named Living Legend by the Black Alumni Society of University of Pennsylvania. This full-time writer passed away in 2 August 2011.

Full Series List in Order

Soul Food

For Better, for Worse (Oct-2002)
No Mountain High Enough (Sep-2003)

Book List in Order: 7 titles

  • For Better, for Worse

    Soul Food

    Three very different sisters--Teri, a beautiful and practical attorney; Maxine, a loving wife and mother seeking additional fulfillment; and Bird, a successful businesswoman with an ex-con husband--pursue their individual paths to happiness. Original...

  • Through Thick and Thin

    Sometimes the recipe for a good marriage needs a few new ingredients. Maxine and Kenny love each other very much, and nothing can tear them apart. So why do they feel so distanced from one another? Maybe it's because Maxine wants to spread her wings...

  • No Mountain High Enough

    Soul Food

    Teri Joseph may be taking a much-needed breather from her law career, but she's never one to sit still for too long. She decides the perfect project to keep her busy is reopening the family-owned grocery store, vacant and in shambles since the fire t...

  • Betrayal of the Trust

    Darien Price, Ill, privileged son of a wealthy family and executive director of Philadelphia's prominent Educate America program, is in deep trouble. Certain "inconsistencies" have been found in his business accounts--and no one could be happier to h...

  • Blind Trust

    From the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean to Philadelphia's halls of power, this suspenseful sequel to Betrayal of the Trust follows gutsy Laura Caldwell, a financial genius and brilliant beauty who is ready to put a dangerous chapter in her life behind h...

  • Shattered Trust

    Brilliant beauty Laura Caldwell and her new husband, detective James Carter, try to begin a peaceful new life in a Cayman Islands paradise, free from the enemies of the past. It's a beautiful dream--but for this passionate pair, can it ever come true...

  • No Trust

    Financial genius Laura Caldwell seems to have it all--beauty, brains, wealth, and love with her courageous husband, detective James Carter. But between nature's wrath and criminals who just won't give up, will these newlyweds ever have peace in their...



Award-Winning Books by Leslie Esdaile Banks

Blind Trust
2005 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- African-American Fiction Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Leslie Esdaile Banks has published 7 books.

Leslie Esdaile Banks does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, No Trust, was published in September 2007.

The first book by Leslie Esdaile Banks, For Better, for Worse, was published in October 2002.

Yes. Leslie Esdaile Banks has 1 series.
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