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Maestra (book) Maestra (book) Maestra is a 2016 erotic thriller novel by British author Lisa Hilton, writing under the penname of L.S. Hilton, and the first book in a trilogy. The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2016 through Zaffre Publishing and was released in the United States on 19 April of the same year, through G.P. Putnam's Sons, who also re-released "Maestra" in the UK. "Maestra" has received comparisons to E. L. James's popular "Fifty Shades" trilogy, and Hilton received a three-book deal and a prospective film based on "Maestra"'s first draft. Sales for "Maestra" have