We’re going to…

…Kansas City. Kansas City, here we come! The ladies of International Heat are taking the BBQ capital by storm as we all converge in the Midwest for the Romantic Times Convention. Valerie will arrive Sunday afternoon, while Lexxie and I hit the hotel late Sunday evening. Lila and Rhian (and Mr. C.) will arrive Monday around dinner time, and Bianca (her dad) and Jess are joining us Tuesday midday. To say we’re all excited about this opportunity to hang out, while attending fun sessions and drinking at the bar with reader friends is an UNDERstatement! We’ve been practically giddy for months!

There are two events that are open to the public. If you’re a KC local, we’d love to meet you!

DAY PASSES ARE AVAILABLE!

On Thursday, May 2 from 4 – 6 pm, there will be an ebook expo with more than 300 e-book and small press authors and many graphic novel authors. RT recommends that you download any QR Code Reader from iTunes since many authors will have a QR (Quick Response) Code on their promo materials. With this QR Reader you can scan the code on your mobile device and go right to the book you want to purchase. You can buy your E-Book, Indie Publisher and Graphic Novel Expo ticket at the door for $5. The location is at the Sheraton Kansas City Crown Center, 2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, Mo., 64180. Tickets can be purchased on site and we suggest you arrive at 3:30 pm.

FOR THOSE WHO *CANNOT* ATTEND THE EXPO IN PERSON

Join in the virtual EXPO event!

THIS YEAR THE RT EXPO IS GOING GLOBAL! ARe is the official bookseller for RT’s Expo and this year they are making the book lover event global so that everyone from home can participate. Join in the fun by visiting this page on May 2 from 4pm to 6pm and attend the virtual event! Just click on any author’s name and it will take you to her unique author page on All Romance e-Books website where you can begin purchasing. If you do not already have an account with ARe, you should set one up before the EXPO begins to make your purchasing easy on the day of the event.

This year’s giant book fair will take place on Saturday, May 4th from 11am – 2pm.

For those bringing collectibles and “keeper” books, they have a system to separate these books for you, so as not to mistake them for new books! You can purchase a $5 ticket at the door to attend just the book fair.

We hope to see you in Kansas City!

What Bianca’s Been Doing Lately

I’ve taken up line dancing. Seriously. I’m now up to 2 nights a week, learning how to line dance and getting a heck of a lot of fun exercise in the process. I highly recommend it!

Other than that, I’ve been getting NEW books out – finally! It was a long dry spell for me that I think I can comfortably say is now over. Here’s a little bit of what’s been going on…

1) Tales of the Were: Slade is now available in both ebook and print.

2) Tales of the Were: Rocky is also in ebook and print, but Amazon had decided to put the print version on sale for about 36% off the cover price of $9.99. It’s currently at about $6.37, but I have no idea how long that will last.

3) The cover for Tales of the Were: Grif (Redstone Clan 1) has been finalized. Isn’t it gorgeous? Our own Valerie Tibbs has created another masterpiece for me!

Grif is the first in a sub-series of 5 stories – 1 for each of the Redstone brothers. Grif will be first, followed (probably) by: Mag, Steve, Bobcat and Matt. I plan to write and release these stories throughout the rest of 2013 and into 2014.

Grif’s story picks up where Slade leaves off, with Grif retreating to the wilderness with his traumatized younger sister, giving them both time to heal from loss and discover the peace of the forest. Grif also discovers a woman – the one woman meant to be his mate. But she’s done something to piss off the local wolf Pack and he has to stake his claim to guard her safety.

4) Dragon Knights: The Dragon Healer is scheduled for release on 7/2/13, but is available for pre-order from Amazon. This is a novella that will go into print alongside the very first Dragon Knights novel, Maiden Flight. It’s sort of a “companion piece” that goes back and tells the story of how the healer, Silla, was seduced into joining with two knights and living at the Border Lair. Here’s the blurb:

What’s better than a knight sweeping you off your feet? Two knights.

Silla is a healer riding circuit on the border, helping those in need. When she hears the pained cries of a dragon in distress, she comes to his aid, using most of her precious supplies to help the badly injured creature.

The dragon’s knight, Brodie, is fascinated by the woman – the miracle worker – who has come to help his friend. She is both beautiful and kind hearted and he quickly realizes she is his destined mate. And if she is Brodie’s mate, she is Geoff’s as well, for Brodie’s dragon was mated to Geoff’s dragon many years ago.

Geoff doesn’t believe in the tales of love at first sight among knights, but he knows that when either he or Brodie finds a wife, they will share her. Hearing about the dragon’s injury, Geoff and his dragon race to help, only to find the dragon on the mend and Brodie in bed with the most stunning woman Geoff has ever seen.

Love at first sight turns out to be real and it strikes them all as they come together and realize that no matter what the obstacles, they are meant to be together. Silla is the missing link that will join their lives and make them a true Lair family.

Warning: Knights like to get frisky and these two are no exception. Beware the passion, playfulness, a bit of bondage and a whole lot of three-way loving with a tiny bit of exhibitionism thrown in for good measure.

5) Dragon Knights: Master at Arms is scheduled for release on 8/20/13, and is finally available for pre-order from Amazon. This is also a “companion piece” – by which I mean a novella – that tells the story of the war along the border and how a noblewoman comes to be married to two dashing knights. Here’s the blurb for this one…

When Cara’s half-brother is gravely wounded, she rallies the defenders of their keep as best she can. She knows how to fight, but is smart enough to realize she cannot-and should not-lead men into battle. No, that is the job of the Master at Arms, a mysteriously attractive foreign fighter named Tristan.

But when deadly, venomous creatures called skiths attack, only dragons can save them. A flight of dragons arrives in the nick of time-among them an unpartnered dragon named Rath and his mate with her handsome knight partner, Sir Thorn. Until Rath finds a knight and both knights find their lady, the dragons cannot be together. But fate may have just stepped in to help both dragons and men.

Caught on the ground, Rath is in serious danger from a rogue skith when Tristan comes to his rescue. His courage impresses the dragon greatly. This is a man who could be a knight… if his loyalties can be won by dragonkind.

And all is not as it seems with Cara’s family and the half-brother who wants nothing more than to pack her off to a loveless marriage, sold to the highest bidder. It will take all the diplomacy and skill of both Thorn and Tristan to set things right… and win Lady Cara’s heart for themselves.

Warning: When two dragons really want something, it’s best not to stand in their way. And when their knights are focused on a single woman, nothing and no one will stop them from getting what they want. Beware! This trio gets up to all kinds of naughtiness in the pursuit of true love.

6) Arcana: King of Stars has a cover, but has been put off for a bit – until after the big RT con in May at least. Sorry about that. But – when it does come out, I’m toying with the idea of putting all four Arcana stories together into a “boxed set” of ebooks and, depending on length, into print as well.

7) As I just mentioned, RT is coming up and I’m under the gun to get things together for the big trip. I have to mail lots of boxes ahead and I’m scrambling to get things packed and ready. I also have NO IDEA what to wear! LOL! The con is from May 1-5, but I’ve done this event enough times now to know that it really takes up most of the month before in prep and then at least two weeks after in recovery.

So that’s the update. Now I have to go do some laundry so I have something to wear to line dancing lessons tonight! (Yes, this is the glamorous life of an author. LOL)

Tales of the Were: Slade by Bianca D’Arc

Looks like it’s my turn to blog again on the IH blog this week! I figure I’d take today to talk about my latest book. It just became available in print.

Slade is the follow-up to Tales of the Were: Rocky, which came out at the very end of last year. Slade released just before Easter in ebook and now the print version is showing up on various sites, including Amazon. It’s a paranormal romance with a bit of naughty threesome action, though it’s not a permanent ménage.

As with Rocky, the cover was done by the incomparable Valerie Tibbs! Isn’t it great? All that purple goodness…

Here’s the blurb:

The fate of all shifters rests on his broad shoulders, but all he can think of is her.

Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters – those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They’ve sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know.

Kate is a priestess serving the Goddess and the large community of shifters that have gathered around the Redstone cougars. When their matriarch is murdered and the scene polluted by dark magics, she knows she must help the enigmatic man sent to track the killer.

Together, Slade and Kate find not one but two evil mages that they alone can neutralize. It’s a tricky situation because Slade finds it hard to keep his hands off his sexy new partner, the cougars are out for blood, and the killers have an even more sinister plan in mind.

Can Kate somehow keep her hands to herself when the most attractive man she’s ever met makes her want to throw caution to the wind? And can Slade do his job and save the situation when he’s finally found a woman who can make him purr?

Tales of the Were: Slade is now available in both ebook and print from Amazon and other fine booksellers. For more information and more links, visit my website at: www.biancadarc.com

Tales of the Were: Slade – New from Bianca D’Arc

Just taking a few moments out of our regularly scheduled program to let you all know about my newest release…

Tales of the Were: Slade is now out in ebook formats and the print version will be releasing during the first week of April. Here’s a little bit about it:

The fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.

Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters – those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They’ve sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know.

Kate is a priestess serving the Goddess and the large community of shifters that have gathered around the Redstone Clan of werecougars. When their matriarch is murdered and the scene polluted by dark magic, she knows she must help the enigmatic man sent to track the killer.

Together, Slade and Kate uncover not one, but two, evil mages that they alone can neutralize. It’s a tricky situation because Slade finds it hard to keep his hands off his sexy new partner, the cougars are out for blood, and the killers have an even more sinister plan in mind.

Can Kate somehow keep her hands to herself when the most attractive man she’s ever met makes her want to throw caution to the wind? And can Slade do his job and save the situation when he’s finally found a woman who can make him purr?

Buy now from: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Smashwords

Bianca’s Back Online

Sorry guys, I had a computer issue this week and finally got fully back up and running yesterday. But I’m back and I have lots of news to share!

First, I showed off the cover for Tales of the Were: Slade in my last post and I actually have a little more news about that series…

1st) Within the next few days, or so, Tales of the Were: Rocky should become available in print form! I’ll post the links on my blog, facebook, my website, etc…

2nd) I’m aiming to release Slade on/about March 18th. Again, I’ll post the links all over the place as soon as they go live.

3rd) Slade will be available as a print book in early April!

I’ve added a little graphic to this post that you can swipe and share if you feel like it. Slade’s love story isn’t a permanent menage, but somehow a bit of menage action crept into it while I was writing it. After all, cats can be very frisky!

And in related news, for those of you who are interested in print books, Brotherhood of Blood: Wolf Hills came out in print on Tuesday. This is the first book I’ve ever had nominated for an RT Book Award. We’ll find out in May at the big RT conference if it won, but I have to admit, I was THRILLED to have it nominated!!! It’s such a huge mark of recognition and it means a lot to me.

The sequel to this book, which is titled Broterhood of Blood: Wolf Quest is awaiting edits and is scheduled for release in December. I finished writing that book last August, but for whatever reason, Samhain Publishing has decided to hold onto it for a bit. I’m not thrilled with the delay, but I really don’t see any alternative at the moment. So I guess we all just have to wait.

Meanwhile, I’ll be expanding the Tales of the Were more throughout the year. I’m getting Slade out before conference season heats up, but I hope to release books for a few of the Redstone Cougar Clan this summer. Lots happening here, so stay tuned!

And, as always, you can find the latest information on my website at WWW.BIANCADARC.COM.

- Bianca