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. 

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

The most powerful woman of all time. Truth is the Soul of the Sun - A Biographical Novel of Hatshepsut Maatkare by Maria Isabel Pita, ISBN 1448652685, 564 pages, Kindle Edition, July 17, 2009 Hatshepsut’s life is a passionate story of love—for her beliefs, her country and two of its most fascinating men. Rich in sensual and meticulously researched detail, Truth is the Soul of the Sun is a uniquely compelling biographical novel. The 565 page book includes a reference section and more than one-hundred footnotes. Now available as a Kindle ebook and coming soon in paperback.

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