Freebie for Sony eReaders!

If all goes as planned, my debut zombie novella with Kensington Brava will be given away for FREE from March 1st to March 4th on the Sony site.

I say “if all goes as planned” because this was supposed to occur a while back but some behind the scenes glitch stopped it from happening. So keep your fingers crossed! With any luck, this time it’ll actually work!

Look for HALF PAST DEAD for free while it lasts, as a little tie-in to the release of ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD. Check it out!

Here’s the link to the Sony site:

http://ebookstore.sony.com/

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD – Available Now!

New in Print!
ISBN 978-0758247292 Thrills, chills, and a smoldering sexy hero combine to unforgettable effect in Bianca D’Arc’s irresistible new novel of paranormal romance… Buy Now from Amazon	When police officer Sarah Petit investigates a disturbance in an abandoned building, she expects to find a few underage drinkers. Instead, she’s attacked by creatures straight out of a horror movie. Waking a week later in a hospital, Sarah is visited by Special Forces soldier Captain Xavier Beauvoir. The zombies who attacked Sarah are the result of military research gone terrifyingly wrong, and Sarah’s immunity to the virus makes her the perfect person to help Xavier eradicate them. But his smooth Cajun accent, whiskey-colored eyes, and dizzying kiss are risky to her in a very different way. Sarah attracts danger like a magnet—and the smart, fearless cop attracts Xavier too, instilling a bone-deep need that’s undermining his steady façade.   Enlisting her aid is a necessary gamble, but vicious undead creatures are not the only enemy they face. And the only way to keep each other safe is to trust in an instant connection that could be their greatest strength—or the perfect way to destroy them both…
ISBN 978-0758246974 There are good guys, there are bad boys, and then there are men with a danger all their own—these are the ones who take you places you never imagined… and will never forget. Buy Now from Amazon ISBN 978-1605045436 Three mortal women discover the loves of their lives… the vampires of their dreams. Buy Now from Amazon	Half Past Dead contains the novella: Simon Says Special Forces soldier Simon Blackwell ended his affair with Mariana Daniels three years ago, but he hasn’t stopped protecting her. Mariana has no knowledge of the dark, deadly creatures that lurk in the forest surrounding her clinic, or of the mysterious powers that make Simon the only one who can defeat them. But soon he’ll have no choice but to reveal the truth, and urge her to trust in an explosive passion that never faded… BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD contains all three novellas: One and Only: Vampire Atticus Maxwell stands at the edge of his own oblivion…until the faint heartbeat of a desperately wounded mortal woman calls him back. The terrible crash that almost took both their lives has brought him a woman who just might give him a reason to live again. No barrier to their love seems too great—until they learn the crash was no accident at all… Rare Vintage: Marc LaTour is drawn to Kelly when she goes to work for the newlyweds Atticus and Lissa at their vineyard. He moves into the mansion on the pretext of needing a place to stay while his own home is remodeled. Then an upstart vampire challenges him to a fight to the death. Kelly is willing to trade her life for his—but can he save her from himself? Phantom Desires: Dmitri Belakov enters the scorching hot dreams of the woman who just bought the farmhouse that rests above his secret lair. He must either bargain with her or kill her, but she is much too intriguing to dispose of so easily. When he discovers she is his One—his perfect match—he’ll do anything to keep her by his side… forever.
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New Cover: The Beast Within

Got a new cover to show off — the Halloween anthology which will contain my 3rd zombie story called SMOKE ON THE WATER. This cover is so hot, I sort of wish my story was a werewolf tale!

The novella in this book is a little side adventure featuring John Petit, the older brother of the heroine in ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD. He’s a CIA operative and former Marine. (I know – there are no “former” Marines. Once a Marine, always a Marine, right? Semper Fi.) He’s been tapped to join the select team of people fighting the zombie infestation because of his CIA resources and combat experience. Plus the fact that is baby sister is involved up to her neck and she can’t hide anything from her all-too-observant older brother.

John is sent on a mission to San Francisco with a female partner who is only on the team because she was attacked by a zombie and survived. She was a graduate student in chemical engineering when her life altered forever. Now she’s part of the team and it’s up to John to take her under his wing and show her how it’s done.

She makes some mistakes along the way, but when they follow the trail to a fishing camp in Middle Tennessee, they are on their own. The team back at base has their hands full and John and Donna must fend for themselves against a small army of zombies and the insane woman who created them.

It’s kind of a fun story with a fair bit of adventure in it along with a whole lot of romance as John and Donna fall in love. John’s a total hottie and sharp as a tack – the total package of brains and brawn - and Donna is the perfect partner for him – intelligent, caring and adventurous.

So what do you think of the cover? I’m liking those abs. Yum.

New Sale! WARRIOR’S HEART

I’m so glad to finally announce the sale of WARRIOR’S HEART to Samhain Publishing. This story was out once before, early in my writing career, with an epublisher that has since gone out of business. So I’m thrilled to have it reissuing (with a lot of refreshing, rewriting and reediting along the way) so that I can now continue the series of stories I had planned.

The story is that of a military hero who’s returned from the desert with some special powers that were given to him – and the rest of his team – in the fabeled Tower of Babel. It’s sort of paranormal/super hero stuff with a military edge and lots of adventure. It’s also a tale of the guy who comes home to finally claim the girl he loves, who just happens to be his best friend’s little sister.

I’ll share more later, but for now I can tell you that it’s tentatively scheduled for release in April.

Now in Print – BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD

Three mortal women discover the loves of their lives… the vampires of their dreams. 

One and Only
Vampire Atticus Maxwell stands at the edge of his own oblivion…until the faint heartbeat of a desperately wounded mortal woman calls him back. The terrible crash that almost took both their lives has brought him a woman who just might give him a reason to live again. No barrier to their love seems too great—until they learn the crash was no accident at all… 

Rare Vintage
Marc LaTour is drawn to Kelly when she goes to work for the newlyweds Atticus and Lissa at their vineyard. He moves into the mansion on the pretext of needing a place to stay while his own home is remodeled. Then an upstart vampire challenges him to a fight to the death. Kelly is willing to trade her life for his—but can he save her from himself? 

Phantom Desires
Dmitri Belakov enters the scorching hot dreams of the woman who just bought the farmhouse that rests above his secret lair. He must either bargain with her or kill her, but she is much too intriguing to dispose of so easily. When he discovers she is his One—his perfect match—he’ll do anything to keep her by his side… forever. 

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If you prefer eBooks, each of the three Brotherhood of Blood novellas are available separately in eBook formats

BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD – Released Today!

The long awaited PRINT volume containing all three formative vampire novellas that laid the groundwork for my paranormal world comes out today. Here’s the official blurb:

Three mortal women discover the loves of their lives…the vampires of their dreams.

One and Only
Vampire Atticus Maxwell stands at the edge of his own oblivion…until the faint heartbeat of a desperately wounded mortal woman calls him back. The terrible crash that almost took both their lives has brought him a woman who just might give him a reason to live again. No barrier to their love seems too great—until they learn the crash was no accident at all…

Rare Vintage
Marc LaTour is drawn to Kelly when she goes to work for the newlyweds Atticus and Lissa at their vineyard. He moves into the mansion on the pretext of needing a place to stay while his own home is remodeled. Then an upstart vampire challenges him to a fight to the death. Kelly is willing to trade her life for his—but can he save her from himself?

Phantom Desires
Dmitri Belakov enters the scorching hot dreams of the woman who just bought the farmhouse that rests above his secret lair. He must either bargain with her or kill her, but she is much too intriguing to dispose of so easily. When he discovers she is his One—his perfect match—he’ll do anything to keep her by his side…forever.

Warning: This book contains three individual tales of vampire lust, sexy neck biting, a little naughty dreamwalking, a touch of ménage action and lots of everlasting love.

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD Reviews

Got a very nice 4 Star review from RT for my upcoming debut zombie novel, ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD. Here’s what they said:

“D’Arc introduces a world filled with gory zombies, evil, greedy scientists and the military forces trying to combat them. Within her landscape we meet two strong characters who, in fighting the enemy, find a connection and love with each other. D’Arc deftly blends horror, romance and action for a thrilling, sexy tale.” – Melanie E. Bates

Woo hoo!

And none other than Harriet Klausner had this to say about the book: “This is a fun zombie romance in which the love subplot is shockingly between two humans. The story line is fast-paced and filled with plenty of zombie action…readers will enjoy the cop and the soldier battle the paranormal, the brass (his and hers) and love in Bianca D’Arc’s exciting supernatural military romance.”

Thanks to both ladies for such very nice reviews!

Sexy Saturday

Trying something new on The D’Arc Side… Stella Price had this cool idea to post a little contest each Saturday. I loved the idea and decided to play along.

The contest goes like this: I post part of a love scene from one of my books and you tell me what sort of music or a particular song that you think would best fit the scene. I’ll pick the answer I think is closest and post the winner on Monday. The winner gets a free PDF download of the book. Sound good? All right, let the reading and music musing commence!

Here’s a little snippet from my latest release – CAT’S CRADLE – which just came out in ebook formats from Samhain last Tuesday. Enjoy!

Gina awoke to kisses. A hot mouth trailed wet, licking kisses down her arm and while the tongue was a little rough, it was way too big to be her cat’s.

“Cade?” Her sleepy voice was rough to her own ears.

“You’re safe, Ellie,” he whispered into her ear, his mouth trailing over her neck and onto her other arm.

Safe? She wasn’t so sure. “Uh… did Gina and your friend get out of town okay?” Elaine rose up on one elbow blinking awake, then pushed herself up to a sitting position.

Cade gave her only a little room as he sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her with those almost reflective silvery blue eyes. They disconcerted her. They distracted her. They turned her on.

“The Escort met them just outside of town. They should be okay.” Cade trailed the fingers of one hand down her arm, raising goose flesh.

“Stop that.” Elaine moved away, but he stalked her, not letting her put space between them.

“Stop what?” He moved closer.

“You know what you’re doing. Knock it off.” Her voice was a breathless whisper as he closed in on her.

She scooted backward against the headboard, unable to move farther away. Cade prowled forward, hovering over her, his breath warming her cheek as he lowered his head.

“Just give me one kiss, sweetheart. I want to taste you.”

Something rippled to life within her as he came closer. His hair draped forward a tad, framing both their faces in darkness as his lips grazed over hers.

She was a goner at the first brush of his lips. She succumbed with a gasp of pure desire. He took full advantage of the small opening. His talented tongue dipped into her mouth, drawing out her response, making her surrender her pleasure. She’d never felt anything like it. He commanded and coaxed in equal measure and beyond the startling sensations coursing through her body, she couldn’t focus on anything else.

When Cade lowered her to a reclining position beneath him on the soft mattress, she went willingly. His arms boxed her in, but she reveled in his possession. The soft ends of his hair trailed over her cheeks adding their own caress to the harsh male demand of his body over hers.

If you can’t wait and want to read more right now(!), you can purchase the book from Samhain Publishing HERE.

CAT’S CRADLE Available Now!

CAT’S CRADLE is a new paranormal big cat shifter tale that starts a new trilogy I’m calling the String of Fate series… Here are the details:

Most lovers kiss. This one pounces.

String of Fate, Book 1

As bad days go, this one qualifies as one for the books. Elaine knew being late for her jiu jitsu class could earn her a reprimand from her sensei. But the sensei’s not there. And suddenly, neither is her car. Even walking home becomes problematic when she stumbles onto things that most definitely do go bump in the night. One of whom is too handsome for his own good—and too sexy for hers.

An Alpha Pantera Noir—black panther shifter—Cade operates on his immense skill, superior strength, and dominant personality. There’s something about this small spitfire of a human woman that threatens to bring him to his knees. She blundered into the middle of his mission to transport his queen to safety, and now it’s his responsibility to keep Elaine safe as well. Except no matter what he does, danger finds her at every turn.

Thrust into a world where the supernatural is commonplace, Elaine finds her considerable martial arts skill tested to the limit—and her ability to resist Cade crumbling by the second. But when nothing is as it seems, the last things she can trust are her own instincts…

Buy Now: http://www.mybookstoreandmore.com/shop/product.da/cats-cradle

Pre-Order GRADY’S AWAKENING

The PRINT version of GRADY’S AWAKENING releases on June 1st, but it’s already on Amazon for pre-order (and I assume a few other places too). Here’s the blurb for the 4th and penultimate (love that word!) installment in the Resonance Mates series…

An alien warrior discovers what it is to love…and to share.

Alien super soldier Grady Prime’s missions routinely lead him in unexpected directions, but his latest assignment-to kill a rogue warrior-is far beyond routine. This time he meets a woman who embroils him in an adventure of the highest order. Love.

Gina has lived among aliens so long, she’s lost her fear of them. She is undeniably attracted to Grady, even though their respective duties force them apart. Then, on a mission to a far-flung outpost, an encounter with a man from her past leaves her torn between her flaming desire for Grady, and her still-simmering love for an old flame.

Jim and his group of human dissidents live in secret, away from alien patrols. He has responsibilities, and covert operations to manage. But when Gina re-enters his life, only one thing matters-being with her.

Brought together by chance, the three form an alliance that pushes the boundaries of desire and make unexpected connections that could save the human race from alien conquerors…

Here’s the Amazon link. Reserve your copy today!