Joli Stewart is raised in the lap of luxury on her father's plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. High spirited, non-traditional and head strong, Joli refuses to accept any interference in her life or her romantic decisions. Follow her life dur
A novel about a family during World War II, set on the homefront in Springield, Mass., and in the South Pacific. The book focuses on four characters and how their lives were affected and changed during the war years.
Best-selling author of erotic romances goes ancient Egyptian with her historical novel about the Female Pharaoh, Hatshepsut.
Background
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Maria Isabel Pita was born in Havana, Cuba. Her family left the country when she was ten months old and she grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. Reading, writing and history, especially ancient Egypt, have been her abiding passions ever since she can remember. She attended Florida International University, where she majored in World History and did a double minor in Cultural Anthropology and English Literature. Maria is well known for her literary erotic romances, two of which are set in contemporary Egypt, and for her book Guilty Pleasures, a critically acclaimed collection of romantic erotic stories set all through history.
Birth Place
Havana, Cuba
Accomplishments
2nd Place in the New England Association for Science Fiction Fantasy Award
Finalist in the Science Fiction Writer’s of the Earth Award
Finalist in the L Ron Hubbard Award for SF/Fantasy