CAPA Blogging Today & Paranormal Update

I’m blogging today over at The Romance Studio Blog about my recebt CAPA win. Prince of Spies surprised the heck out of me by winning my very first CAPA. Many thanks to The Romance Studio!

WEBSITE UPDATE:

Since I get asked about those first three vamp stories A LOT - I just updated the paranormal index page on my website with an “Author’s Note” that attempts to explain what’s come before, what’s happening now, and what I hope will happen in the future with this series. I’ve also added a little chart that attempts to explain the internal chronology of the series, though they’ve been written so that each can be read on its own.

Check out the new content at: http://tales.biancadarc.com/

2008 EPPIE Winner: Hara’s Legacy

It’s official! Hara’s Legacy has won the 2008 EPPIE Award for Best Erotic Romance Science Fiction/Futuristic!

I can’t tell you how honored and thrilled I am to recieve this award. Thank you to EPIC, the readers and the judges who picked Hara’s Legacy out of a fantastic field of great books. I’m stunned. And I love the idea that I now have EPPIES for my two main categories of writing, since The Ice Dragon won the EPPIE for Best Erotic Romance Fantasy/Paranormal last year. Being recognized for writing the stuff I love to write is a feeling like no other. But I’ll stop gushing now and take this opportunity to remind everyone about the book that just won the award…

Hara’s Legacy

eBook ISBN: 1-59998-482-2
Print ISBN: 1-59998-742-2
Length: Novel
eBook Publication Date: May 29, 2007
Print Publication Date: March 25, 2008
Cover art by Anne Cain

It’s a serious game of cowboys and aliens when three psychically gifted brothers try to protect the one fragile, empathic woman who holds all their hearts against a menacing alien threat.

First in the Resonance Mates series.

Montana rancher Caleb O’Hara’s precognitive abilities saved his family from an alien attack that annihilated almost everyone on Earth. Now the aliens have come to study the remnants of humanity. Caleb knows the only way to ensure the safety of his young wife, Janie, and his beloved brothers, Justin and Mick, is to keep the family together on their isolated ranch.

All three O’Hara brothers love Jane. They grew up next door to the young, empathic beauty and she stole all their hearts at one time or another, though she married Caleb. Caleb foresees the shocking truth of what they have to do in order to survive, and Caleb’s visions never lie.

They’ll have to come to terms with a new world, and an evolving relationship, all while finding a way to protect two newborn babies who are innocent pawns in the aliens’ deadly game. Somehow, this one talented family holds the key for humanity’s survival on this new, conquered world called Earth.

Buy Now in Print from Amazon - Buy Now in eBook from MBAM

ARe Awards!

I won two awards last night! Wow! ARe hosted a great ceremony in their chat room with videos made by ScrapFairy Designs just for the occasion. You can see my winning vids on YouTube at:

Best Author: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2PVvh041Ww

Best Book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9lh7FnZdrs

Sorry, I have yet to learn how to embed a video on this blog (any WordPress fans out there willing to coach me through it?). If I can figure out how to post them to my website - which will undoubtedly be easier - I will.

Thanks to ARe for the honor!

ARe Best of 2007 Awards Tonight

I’ll be at the ARe Best of 2007 Awards tonight at 9pm. I hope I’ll see some of you there! Just go to allromanceebooks.com, click on the chat room and wish me luck!

Prince of Spies WINS!

Prince of Spies won the CAPA for Fantasy Erotic Romance! Many thanks to TRS for the honor. The competition was fierce and I truly didn’t expect my book to win. My best wishes to the other nominees and congratulations to my friends Beth Williamson, Maya Banks, Lora Leigh and Lauren Dane for their CAPA wins!

And now for the winners of my Valentines Anniversary Contest. Because it was my 2nd Anniversary, I decided to give away 2 downloads of Maiden Flight. Congratulations to Sandra and Kris. Thanks to all who entered!

If you’re able, please join me tonight at 9pm in the All Romance eBooks Chat Room for their Best of 2007 Awards Ceremony! I bet we’ll see a lot of familiar faces there, and I’m happy to support my friends at ARe.

I’ll also be at the FarPoint Sci Fi Con this weekend in Maryland. I hope you’ll stop by and say hello if you’re in the area!

Sweeter Than Wine is Book of the Month at The Howling Scribe

The Howling Scribe emailed me this morning to let me know she’d chosen Sweeter Than Wine as her first-ever Book of the Month for February!

You can see the posting on her forum here: http://scribe.citadelofthewolf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3

And you can read her review here: http://scribe.citadelofthewolf.com/reviews/book_reviews.php?id=38

I think you can vote on your opinion of the book, just for fun, and perhaps post your own opinions. (I’m not great with forums, as you all probably know by now. LOL)

My thanks to The Howling Scribe!!!

Fantasm Awards - Vote Now!

As you may know, a few of my books have Finaled in the Fantasm Awards this year. I hope you’ll consider voting for my books if you get a chance to go over to their site. http://fantasmawards.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Preditors & Editors News

Not all the results are in yet, but I just saw that Wings of Change finished in the Top Ten in the P&E poll - #6 to be exact - in the Short Story Science Fiction Fantasy category. Congrats to the winner and all the other Top Ten finishers! And many thanks to all of you who voted!!!

Rites of Romance Award Winner!

Thanks to everyone who voted for me and my books! I’m flattered and humbled by the results. Especially being named the “Best Sci Fi Author of 2007″! Wow!!!

Best Scifi Author 2007:
Bianca D’Arc
Honorable Mention: Lara Santiago
 
Best Paranormal Book 2007:
Forever Valentine-Bianca D’Arc
Honorable Mention: Here Kitty, Kitty-Shelly Laurenston
 
Best Shifter Book 2007:
Hara’s Legacy-Bianca D’Arc
Honorable Mention: Pack Challenge-Shelly Laurenston
 
Best Book Erotic 2007:
Hara’s Legacy- Bianca D’Arc
Honorable Mention: Forbidden: The Claim-Samantha Sommersby

Best Vampire Book 2007:
Sweeter Than Wine-Bianca D’Arc
Honorable Mention: Master Of Obsidian-Jamie Craig

Fantasm Finalists!

First a little unfinished business… The winner of the PDF download of Forever Valentine is: Chelsea H. Congratulations!

And now for some amazing news… The Fantasm Finalists were announced today and a couple of my books Finaled! Here’s the breakdown:

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance - Prince of Spies

Best Overall Paranormal Romance - Sweeter Than Wine

Best Epic Fantasy Romance - Wings of Change

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance - Hara’s Legacy

Best Space Opera Romance - Sons of Amber: Michael

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance - Hara’s Legacy

A big thank you to those of you who took time to nominate my books! Voting starts in February, according to the site. I’ll try to post when I know more. The competition is fierce this year and I’m really honored to have Finaled. What a great start to the New Year!