Maria Lima

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Maria Lima, is the award-nominated writer of the Blood Lines series published by Pocket Books. Born in Matanzas, Cuba she discovered the magic of books after her family emigrated to the United States. She started writing her own stories and has been at it ever since.

Life and career

In 2006, Lima's first full-length novel, "Matters of the Blood" was published by a small press. It went out of print briefly, then was picked up by Juno Books, an imprint of Wildside Books. "Matters of the Blood" was re-released in 2007 from Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books.

Lima has published two sequels to "Matters of the Blood" as part of the Blood Lines series. "Blood Bargain" was released on September 29, 2009 and "Blood Kin" was released on October 27, 2009.

The next chapter in the Blood Lines series, "Blood Heat", is scheduled for release on October 26, 2010.

In addition to the Blood Lines series, Maria has contributed nonfiction essays to the fan publications "Filled with Glee", "A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger's Guide", and "In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural".

Lima is listed as an editor for Chesapeake Crimes II.

Bibliography

Blood Lines series

Book 4: Blood Heat Pocket Books (October 26, 2010) Mass Market Paperback ISBN 978-1439167779

Book 3: Blood Kin Pocket Books (October 27, 2009) Mass Market Paperback (reprint) ISBN 9781439156766

Book 2: Blood Bargain Pocket Books (September 29, 2009) Mass Market Paperback (reprint) ISBN 9781439156759

First Time in Print: Juno Books (November 29, 2008) ISBN 978-0809573059

Book 1: Matters of the Blood Pocket Books (August 25, 2009) Mass Market Paperback /reprint. ISBN 9781439156742

First Time in Print: Juno Books (September 29, 2008) ISBN 978-0809573035

Short Stories & Other Works

Home Is Where the Bar Is, essay in A Taste of True Blood Trade Paperback, SmartPop Books, 2010 ISBN-10: 1935251961 ISBN-13: 978-1935251965

Another Roadside Attraction, essay in In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural Trade Paperback, Smartpop Books 2009 ISBN-10: 1933771631 ISBN-13: 9781933771632

Chesapeake Crimes II editor (with Donna Andrews) Trade Paperback (reprint) ISBN-10: 0870335820 ISBN-13: 978-0870335822

Chesapeake Crimes I including Maria’s Agatha Award nominated short story The Butler Didn't Do It Lulu.com (January 7, 2007) Trade Paperback (reprint) ISBN 978-1430305255

First Time in Print:

Hardcover (2004) ISBN 0974960802
Paperback (2005) ISBN 0977007014