Antwan Banks

Genre's Fiction; Crime Thrillers, Drama, Erotica and Special Interest

Best Selling Author; ANTWAN BANK$ is a native of S.C where he attended College at Mid Lands Tech.; after college he joined the Army and did a four year tour. During his last year in the Army; Antwan got married then moved to Las Vegas (Sin City). It is from that point that his life took a turn in the opposite direction. Unemployed; he and his wife separated and after some searching; he took a job as a bartender and Dj at a Vegas strip club 4 days a week and worked part time at the USPS during the day. After a few months at the club he found himself addicted to the money, women and everything that came with that life. It was then that Mr. BANK$, fell in love with the adult industry and decided to leave the temp job at the USPS. After awhile in Vegas; he decided to move back down south to open his own Gentlemen's club in S.C. He ran his club successfully for 12 years, although causing much turmoil and headache for law enforcement in the Bible belt area; financially; it was a success and legal to boot. So needless to say; he and the cops would have several run ins through-out his 12 year stay. Threats were made, laws were broken, deals were done and life went on as normal as could be with his attorney by his side; as he counted every hard earned dollar. During that time; Antwan also expanded his business and started an Urban Mens Magazine with offices in Charlotte; N.C and Atlanta; where he worked with several video vixens, Urban models, Hip Hop and R&B Artist and Reality TV Stars. After a while he grew tired of fighting with the cops, the threats, dealing with the competition, etc. So in September of 2010 with earnings lower than prior years; he decided to close the club then moved to Atlanta to take on his first love of being a writer. ANTWAN states that; he use to always say; "Boy if these club walls could talk; Oh; the stories they would tell!"

Growing up down south for Antwan was a challenge; he states that he could remember telling his friends that as soon as he got of age he was leaving because there was nothing for him there. Being his Mother’s only son and with two younger sisters, he seen what his mom went through to raise them by herself and how important family was then. The lessons learned back then molded him into a good husband but the allure of Sin City for a naïve country boy would prove to hold precedent. Thus leading him on his life journey; after all, the biggest trick the devil ever pulled was fooling you into believing that he didn’t exist. At the core of all of Mr. BANK$ stories you will find a common thread of Good versus Evil, the war that goes on everyday in all of us.