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Explore Maya Banks books in order with quick summaries, series guides, and where-to-start tips, so you can pick the perfect romance or suspense read next.

Last updated: January 13, 2026

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Wherever You Are

by Maya Banks

2021

On a rare break, Skylar Watkins expects rest, not a nightmare. When she becomes the target of a violent attack, KGI pulls her into protective custody, and the man guarding her discovers he can’t keep his distance.

Highland Ever After

by Maya Banks

2020

A marriage meant to keep the peace becomes something far more personal as two people learn to trust across clan lines. With enemies circling and loyalty tested, they fight for a future that belongs to them, and a love that feels like home.

Until Midnight

by Maya Banks

2019

Lady Jenna is promised to a man she can’t stand, and she refuses to waste her present. She bargains for nights with Grayson Douglas, a notorious rake, and what starts as pleasure turns into a choice between duty and real love.

Her Majesty, My Love

by Maya Banks

2019

Princess Isabella Chastaine escapes to England with a sacred map and enemies on her heels. To reclaim her island throne, she must return home, brave the caves that hide ancient relics, and trust the man who can help her survive.

Duchess of My Heart

by Maya Banks

2019

Jillian St. James greets her husband’s death as freedom and refuses to play the grieving widow. When Justin, Duke of Whittington, tries to shield his family from scandal, he finds Jillian is a woman in danger who needs help escaping her past.

Beyond the Night

by Maya Banks

2019

After years chasing legends with her father, India Ashton wants a quiet place to belong. A man hungry for adventure pulls her into one last risky expedition, and together they discover that home may be the biggest leap of all.

Just One Touch

by Maya Banks

2017

One touch is enough to spark both attraction and warning bells. When Devereaux Security takes on a case tangled with psychic secrets, a woman and her protector must trust instincts they can’t explain, before the enemy strikes again.

Brighter Than the Sun

by Maya Banks

2017

When a new threat puts someone vulnerable in the crosshairs, KGI has to move fast and stay invisible. A hardened operative becomes her shield, but the closer they get, the harder it is to keep emotions out of the fight.

With Every Breath

by Maya Banks

2016

Eliza Cummings escaped a monster, but freedom comes with a new kind of fear. Devereaux Security assigns a protector who refuses to let her face it alone, and Eliza has to reclaim her life, one breath at a time.

Kept

by Maya Banks

2016

A woman with a target on her back makes a desperate bargain with the man who once held all the power. In a world where control is currency, they have to decide what they’ll sacrifice to keep each other alive, and kept.

Dominated

by Maya Banks

2016

She has spent years running from the choices that nearly destroyed her. The enforcer who takes her case doesn’t do soft, but he does do loyalty, and their power play turns into a fight for redemption and a future.

Safe at Last

by Maya Banks

2015

She’s ready to step out of hiding, until a threat resurfaces and forces her back into the shadows. With Devereaux Security closing ranks, she and the man guarding her must untangle lies and decide what safety really costs.

Mastered

by Maya Banks

2015

In an exclusive club, an enforcer spots an innocent woman who clearly doesn’t belong. He pulls her into his private world of control, determined to possess her, but the closer she gets, the more his secrets threaten them both.

In His Keeping

by Maya Banks

2015

Abandoned young and taught to survive alone, she knows better than to trust anyone, especially a Devereaux Security operative. When her past catches up with her, he becomes her shelter, and the only person who can keep her alive.

Darkest Before Dawn

by Maya Banks

2015

A KGI mission turns personal when a woman tied to the team becomes a target. The man assigned to guard her has lived in the dark for too long, and bringing her into his life means risking everything he’s protected.

When Day Breaks

by Maya Banks

2014

Supermodel Eden Sinclair hires KGI after threats turn personal and frighteningly close. The operative assigned to her doesn’t trust easy glamour, but Eden’s secrets run deep, and someone is determined to make sure she never talks.

Taking It All

by Maya Banks

2014

A man with a reputation for control meets the one woman who won’t play by his rules. Their relationship pushes past the club’s walls into real life, where trust, jealousy, and love become the final tests.

Letting Go

by Maya Banks

2014

Newly widowed Josslyn is searching for something her marriage never gave her: surrender. Inside a private club, she meets a dominant man who offers control and safety, but opening up means facing grief she thought she’d buried.

Keep Me Safe

by Maya Banks

2014

When a woman with dangerous secrets becomes a target, Devereaux Security takes her case. The agent assigned to protect her discovers the threat isn’t only human, and keeping her alive may mean believing in the impossible.

Giving In

by Maya Banks

2014

A woman who keeps everyone at arm’s length makes a risky bargain with a man who reads her too well. As they explore boundaries at The House, both have to face the secrets that made them afraid of intimacy.

After the Storm

by Maya Banks

2014

A violent storm drops an injured woman into the path of KGI’s Donovan Kelly. Helping her feels simple until the danger she fled follows her, and Donovan realizes protecting her could become the most personal mission of his life.

Rush

by Maya Banks

2013

A billionaire who likes his life orderly makes an offer that should be simple: pleasure, privacy, and rules. The woman he wants has her own reasons for agreeing, and their arrangement turns dangerous when jealousy and real attachment show up.

Highlander Most Wanted

by Maya Banks

2013

Genevieve has been held captive and branded with scandal, and Bowen Montgomery is determined to bring her to safety. When she hides at an abbey to heal, Bowen follows, refusing to let her face her shame alone, even as danger closes in.

Forged in Steele

by Maya Banks

2013

Steele has spent ten years searching for his missing wife and refusing to let go. When a lead finally surfaces, KGI races to bring her home, but the woman he finds has been changed, and so has their marriage.

Fever

by Maya Banks

2013

A powerful man who lives by control makes a no-strings arrangement with a woman who refuses to be owned. Their deal turns into something messier, and the real risk becomes feelings neither of them planned on.

Colters' Gift

by Maya Banks

2013

Lauren Wilder is broken by a past she can’t outrun, and the Colters send Liam and Noah to guard her. They take her to a remote Colorado cabin to heal, but the man she fled has money, power, and a plan to take her back.

Burn

by Maya Banks

2013

A restless billionaire becomes obsessed with the one woman who won’t be bought or intimidated. When he offers protection on his terms, she pushes back, and their battle of wills turns into a relationship neither can control.

Whispers in the Dark

by Maya Banks

2012

A woman with a stalker starts receiving late-night calls from a man who seems to know her every move. When the threat turns lethal, a KGI operative steps out of the shadows and their secret connection becomes a lifeline.

Undone By Her Tender Touch / Undone

by Maya Banks

2012

Pippa is pregnant after one night with entrepreneur Cameron Hollingsworth, a man who keeps emotions under lock and key. Cameron is haunted by loss and afraid of loving again, but walking away isn’t an option, not with Pippa and the baby.

Theirs to Keep

by Maya Banks

2012

Cade Walker and Merrick Sullivan find Elle injured and terrified, with no memory of her past. Protecting her becomes personal as all three explore an unconventional bond, while someone from Elle’s life is still searching for her.

Tempted by Her Innocent Kiss / Tempted

by Maya Banks

2012

Ashley Carter learns her marriage to Devon is just another business deal, and decides to beat the system by making her husband fall in love for real. With a baby on the way, their cold arrangement starts to heat up in unexpected ways.

Sweet Addiction

by Maya Banks

2012

Cole can’t stop thinking about Ren, his childhood sweetheart, even though she’s with someone else. When her dominant boyfriend proposes a controlled arrangement, Cole steps in believing it’s temporary, until feelings make every rule impossible.

Softly at Sunrise

by Maya Banks

2012

A woman on the run needs KGI’s protection when her past catches up with her. The operator assigned to guard her doesn’t expect their closeness to turn into need, especially with danger closing in from every side.

Shades of Gray

by Maya Banks

2012

Former KGI sniper P.J. has built a quiet new life, until a case drags her back into the line of fire. Working with the man who once broke her heart is risky, but the mission may cost them both everything.

Never Seduce a Scot

by Maya Banks

2012

Eveline Armstrong is forced into marriage with Graeme Montgomery to stop a clan war, and she’s hiding a secret behind her quiet reputation. As enemies close in, Graeme must learn who his bride really is, and protect the love growing between them.

Exiled

by Maya Banks

2012

While traveling to a tropical island, a woman is drawn to a mysterious prince living in exile. What begins as a tempting escape turns dangerous as secrets surface, and she must decide whether to trust him with her heart and her safety.

Echoes at Dawn

by Maya Banks

2012

Rio has spent a year believing his wife died on a mission. When evidence suggests Grace is alive, KGI mounts a desperate rescue, but the enemy who took her isn’t finished, and Grace holds a secret worth killing for.

Colters' Promise

by Maya Banks

2012

Years after finding love on the Colter ranch, Lily is ready for a long-awaited family reunion. When the whole clan gathers for the holidays, old wounds surface and surprises hit hard, reminding everyone that family means showing up, every time.

Cherished

by Maya Banks

2012

A two-novella collection pairing Maya Banks and Lauren Dane. In Banks’s story, a woman is drawn to an enigmatic prince living in exile on a tropical island, and discovers danger and desire in equal measure.

Wanted by Her Lost Love / Wanted

by Maya Banks

2011

Developer Ryan Beardsley finds Kelly Christian broke and pregnant after the betrayal that ended their engagement. Still furious and still protective, he takes her back to New York to uncover the truth, and decide if there’s anything left to save.

Sweet Possession

by Maya Banks

2011

Pop star Lyric Jones is used to getting what she wants, until her past threatens her safety. Bodyguard Connor Malone is hired to keep her alive and in line, but the more time they spend together, the harder it is to stay professional.

Soul Possession

by Maya Banks

2011

A woman is haunted by a presence she can’t explain, and the man drawn to her is the first person who believes she isn’t imagining it. As the mystery deepens, they uncover a connection that feels older than this lifetime.

Seduction of a Highland Lass

by Maya Banks

2011

Alaric McCabe has always kept his heart locked away, but a determined young woman refuses to be dismissed. With danger circling the clan, Alaric must choose between protecting his people from afar, or risking everything for love.

Never Love a Highlander

by Maya Banks

2011

Ewan McCabe is sent to escort a young widow accused of treason, only to find a frightened woman with a secret. Protecting her draws him into a deadly clan conflict, and Ewan must risk everything to prove her innocence and keep her safe.

In Bed with a Highlander

by Maya Banks

2011

Warrior Caelen McCabe agrees to marry Rionna McDonald to secure a fragile peace. Injured and bitter, he expects duty, not desire. But as Rionna fights for her place in his home, their forced alliance turns into something real.

Hidden Away

by Maya Banks

2011

A quiet single mother becomes the target of a ruthless predator and turns to KGI for help. The team’s most elusive operative steps in as her protector, and discovers he wants far more than a job with her.

Colters' Daughter

by Maya Banks

2011

Callie Colter thought she was over Max, until he shows up in her brother’s bar like nothing happened. The man who once vanished wants a second chance, and Callie has to decide if the heat between them is worth reopening old wounds.

The Darkest Hour

by Maya Banks

2010

Ethan Kelly never believed his wife died in a jungle ambush. When KGI uncovers a lead that Rachel may be alive, Ethan launches a rescue that could save her, or shatter what’s left of their marriage.

Sweet Temptation

by Maya Banks

2010

Micah has been hollowed out by loss and keeps everyone at arm’s length. Angelina has been at his side for years, seeing the man behind the darkness. When friendship shifts into something deeper, Micah must decide if he can let her in.

Pillow Talk

by Maya Banks

2010

Late-night pillow talk between two friends turns into a daring proposition. What starts as flirting becomes a real relationship with real stakes, and they have to decide whether to keep it private, or risk everything for love.

No Place to Run

by Maya Banks

2010

KGI operative Sam Kelly is sent to recover a woman who survived the unthinkable. Keeping her safe means helping her heal, and facing the people who still want her silenced, before she can finally be free.

Linger

by Maya Banks

2010

A one-night connection refuses to stay in the past. When two people keep running into each other, the tension turns into a slow obsession, and they have to decide whether to protect their hearts, or finally give in and linger.

Golden Eyes

by Maya Banks

2010

Aliyah Carter has spent months trapped in cheetah form after being taken for an illegal hunt. Escaping brings her to a small-town sheriff who senses she’s hiding something. To survive, Aliyah must trust him with a secret that could cage her again.

Four Play

by Maya Banks

2010

On what should be a simple honeymoon, a couple discovers their fantasies don’t fit inside traditional rules. A flirtation with another pair turns into an experiment in trust and jealousy, and everyone has to decide what commitment means.

Colters' Lady

by Maya Banks

2010

Officer Seth Colter spots a fragile young woman at a soup kitchen and can’t shake the need to protect her. As he offers shelter, she reveals a brutal past, and Seth has to prove his love can be safe, not another threat.

Billionaire's Contract Engagement / A Contract Engagement

by Maya Banks

2010

A ruthless billionaire proposes a contract engagement to solve a business problem, expecting convenience, not feelings. The woman who agrees has her own reasons, and the closer they get, the harder it is to keep love out of the fine print.

Amber Eyes

by Maya Banks

2010

A shy cougar begins visiting the remote cabin of Hunter and Jericho, two men who live far from town and questions. As the animal keeps returning, they realize she isn’t just a wild creature, and the truth behind her fear puts them all at risk.

The Tycoon's Secret Affair / The Affair

by Maya Banks

2009

Jewel Henley starts a new job and discovers her boss is Piers Anetakis, the man from a one-night vacation mistake. When she’s pregnant and about to lose everything, Piers refuses to let her walk away again, and offers a deal.

The Tycoon's Rebel Bride

by Maya Banks

2009

Isabella Caplan is no longer the girl Theron Anetakis remembers, and she wants him to see it. When the Greek tycoon tries to arrange her marriage for business reasons, Isabella turns seduction into a strategy, and risks her heart.

Sweet Seduction

by Maya Banks

2009

Salon owner Julie Stafford has been quietly falling for her client Nathan Tucker for years. When she finally makes a bold move, Nathan realizes what he’s been missing, but winning Julie means proving he’s not too late.

Sweet Persuasion

by Maya Banks

2009

Serena has spent years pretending she doesn’t want more, until she meets Damon Roche at a private club. He offers the kind of control she craves, but the surrender he asks for is emotional as well as physical.

Songbird

by Maya Banks

2009

Emily grew up tangled in her love for the Donovan brothers, even after Greer and Taggert pushed her away. She married Sean for love, then tragedy shattered their lives. Now she must find her voice again, and choose her future.

The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress

by Maya Banks

2008

Marley Jameson wakes in a hospital with no memory, and a baby on the way. Greek hotel magnate Chrysander Anetakis claims she was his mistress, and as her memory returns, Marley must decide if she can trust him with her future.

Sweet Surrender

by Maya Banks

2008

Dallas cop Gray Montgomery is hunting the man who killed his partner, and Faith becomes the key witness. Their connection pulls them into a world of dominance and trust, all while the case turns deadly and the killer closes in.

Stay with Me

by Maya Banks

2008

A crisis forces two people to rely on each other when they’d rather keep their walls up. What begins as practical help turns into something intimate, and staying together may be the only way to survive what’s coming.

Red-Hot Summer

by Maya Banks

2008

A summer that’s supposed to be carefree turns into something much hotter, and much more complicated. When a fling starts to feel real, two people have to decide whether to walk away when the season ends, or fight for more.

Reckless

by Maya Banks

2008

Sheriff J.T. Summers promised to keep an eye on his best friend’s little sister, until Nikki Durant stops acting like a kid and starts coming for him. As danger brews in town, J.T. fights desire and the need to protect her.

Into the Mist

by Maya Banks

2008

Falcon leader Eli Chance has always hidden that he’s a shifter. After a chemical agent changes his mercenary team, a rescue mission becomes a fight for survival, and Eli must keep his men, and the woman he wants, alive.

Into the Lair

by Maya Banks

2008

With Falcon’s new shifter abilities spiraling out of control, another mission drags them into a hidden world of experiments and betrayal. Tracking their enemy to its lair becomes personal, especially when love is the one weakness they can’t afford.

Be with Me

by Maya Banks

2008

When a hard choice brings two people back into each other’s lives, old chemistry flares fast. They’re both carrying baggage, and the only way forward is to be honest about what they want, and what they’re afraid to lose.

Undenied

by Maya Banks

2007

Two people who have been circling each other for years finally give in. What starts as a temporary arrangement becomes impossible to keep casual, especially when old baggage resurfaces and forces them to decide what they truly want.

Overheard

by Maya Banks

2007

A chance overheard conversation exposes what two people have been hiding in plain sight. As boundaries blur, they have to decide whether secret desire can turn into something real, without wrecking the friendships around them.

Love Me, Still

by Maya Banks

2007

A couple on the edge of losing everything is forced to face what broke them, and what still binds them. In the heat of a second chance, they have to decide whether love can be rebuilt, or if it’s time to let go.

Long Road Home

by Maya Banks

2007

A man comes home carrying scars he can’t talk about and a past that won’t stay put. When he reconnects with the woman he never forgot, they face hard choices, old pain, and the possibility of starting over for real.

For Her Pleasure

by Maya Banks

2007

A woman who knows what she wants meets a man who refuses to follow anyone’s rules. Their affair starts as a private game of pleasure and control, but as trust deepens, both have to decide whether desire is enough, or if they want more.

Enticed by His Forgotten Lover / Enticed

by Maya Banks

2007

Pregnant Bryony confronts Rafael de Luca, only to hear him ask, “Have we met?” With his memory gone, she returns with him to the island where they once fell hard, hoping the truth comes back before her heart breaks again.

Colters' Woman

by Maya Banks

2007

On the Colter ranch, brothers Adam, Ethan, and Ryan have always shared everything, including the pull they feel toward Holly. When she returns to Sweetwater, their unconventional bond becomes impossible to ignore, and trust is the only way forward.

Brazen

by Maya Banks

2007

Jasmine left Sweetwater Ranch to escape loving Seth and Zane Morgan at the same time. A year later she comes back determined to stop running, make them see her as a woman, and claim the life she wants, on her terms.

Understood

by Maya Banks

2006

A man realizes too late that his feelings for his best friend aren’t just friendship. With a wedding looming and desire getting louder, he has to choose between staying silent, or risking everything with one honest confession.

Seducing Simon

by Maya Banks

2006

She makes a living seducing her clients into confidence, but Simon isn’t a routine assignment. Their playful chemistry turns real fast, and the rules she depends on start to crumble the moment Simon asks for more than a night.

Where should I start?

If you want romantic suspense with rescues and a found-family team: The Darkest HourNo Place to RunHidden Away
If you want steamy contemporary with power games: RushFeverBurn
If you want erotic romance with kink and big feelings: Sweet SurrenderSweet PersuasionSweet Seduction
If you want Scottish Highland romance: Never Seduce a ScotHighlander Most WantedHighland Ever After
If you want protection romance with a paranormal edge: Keep Me SafeIn His KeepingSafe at Last

Author bio

Maya Banks writes romance with a wide comfort zone, from action-heavy romantic suspense to Scottish-set historicals and high-heat contemporary stories. She also publishes under the name Sharon Long, a detail longtime readers sometimes spot in reissues and backlist projects.

She lives in Texas with her husband, three children, and an assortment of pets. On her own site, she’s admitted she’s more of a cat person, but family life won out. One of her kids decided the household needed a dog, wrote a detailed two-page pitch, and Banks has joked that sending that pitch to Dad was the real power move.

Banks has said she has loved escaping into books since she was a kid, and that early habit shows up in the way her stories move, fast, immersive, and built to pull you through “just one more chapter.” Over time she’s written across several romance lanes, often keeping the emotional core front and center even when the plot turns dangerous.

Her bibliography is big, well over fifty novels, and it stretches from short category romances to long-running series. Along the way, her work has landed on major bestseller lists, but she tends to talk about the day-to-day work more than the spotlight. She’s also been open about using a pen name for privacy, especially while writing stories that run hotter than what a small town might expect to see on a bookstore shelf.

If you come to her for romantic suspense, the KGI novels are often the entry point. Books like The Darkest Hour and No Place to Run revolve around a tight, family-run rescue and security team, which means you get danger on the page and a steady sense of people who show up for each other. The Slow Burn books take that protective-energy setup and add a twist of the uncanny, with “psychic elements” woven into the threats the characters face.

Found family is one of her favorite engines.

She likes a happily ever after.

For readers who want a kink-forward romance, there’s another side of her shelf. The Sweet Surrender and Breathless books lean into power dynamics, negotiated control, and the messy business of trust. The heat is explicit, but the stories still spend real time on boundaries, communication, and what it costs to let someone see the parts of you you normally keep guarded.

Then there are the Highlands. In series like Montgomerys and Armstrongs and the McCabe trilogy, Banks shifts into medieval Scotland with clan rivalries, forced alliances, and marriages that start as strategy and become something else entirely. These books keep the stakes close to home, loyalty, honor, and survival, and often give the heroines plenty of backbone in a world that expects them to stay quiet.

She’s also comfortable writing shorter, punchier stories and reissuing older work in new ways. The Vault Collection gathers romantic adventures and historical-set romances that can be read in any order, and it shows how long she’s been playing with different tones and settings. Away from the keyboard, she’s shared that she enjoys the outdoors, fishing and hunting, along with downtime like playing poker and traveling.

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