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June 17, 2013
Maiden Flight is FREE for a Limited Time!
Maiden Flight
War is coming for the dragon knights…but love may find them first.
Dragon Knights, Book 1
Download the eBook FREE from Amazon
Also available from Barnes & Noble
Samhain – Kobo – Diesel – ARe
Releasing in Print September 2013
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June 16, 2013
An All New Dragon Knights Novella
Only a little more than 15 days left until the release of The Dragon Healer, an all new Dragon Knights novella. You can pre-order it now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Samhain‘s site. Meanwhile, here’s a little bit about it…
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.
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June 15, 2013
I Know I Shouldn’t…
But I started looking at the reviews for Maiden Flight on Amazon. Oh, boy. First, let me preface by saying, I looked at the page to see if something my editor told me about that I’m not supposed to mention (but it may have something to do with it being free for a while *wink, wink*) had gone live yet. It hadn’t and the newest review caught my eye. It was from a fellow author who said a lot of things that had me nodding and other things about other reviews on the book that had me freaking out!
You see, a few years back, my publisher decided to give this book away for free for about a month. Up ’til that point, I mostly had good reviews for it on Amazon. Then the negative reviews started pouring in. Here’s a sample:
“i have never read a more pointless book in my life. there is absolutely no charactor development or much of a storyline at all! … . this book read like a short story and seems as though a second grader with a dirty mind wrote it. seriously my dog could write better. dont be stupid by wasting your money on this book.”
I left in her lack of punctuation and misspellings, to be fair. 
And kudos to her dog!
Or this…
“I was so disillusioned with this (I hate to even call it a book). It has to be one of the worst written and tragically immature hunks of garbage I’ve started in quite some time.”
Or this…
“I thought there might be dragon shape shifters, but there wasn’t any. I gave it 2 stars instead of 3 to balance out the 5 star reviews (two of whom are people I suspect get paid to review books)”
FOR THE RECORD - I have NEVER paid anyone for a review. It disgusts and alarms me that someone would assume I would. 
What disgusts me even more is that “5 of 7 people found this review helpful.” Yeah. Make of that what you will.
And how about this one…
“This reads like bad Eragon fanfiction and I’m sincerely glad I didn’t pay a penny to read it.”
Thanks for pointing out that you got the book for free! 
And again, for the record, I believe my book was published before Eragon. Maybe that’s a fanfic of mine? ;-P
And another…
“If this had not been a free book, I would want my money back.”
*sigh* Well, I’m glad I could make someone happy.
There are lots of positive reviews, but unfortunately, most of the “yes” answers to the question “was this review helpful?” seem to be people who hate me and my books. I’m not sure what that does to my rankings on Amazon, but it can’t be good, right?
I’m truly sorry that people got a freebie they turned out to hate. Unhappily, the same has happened to me in the past, but I didn’t feel it important enough that I go out and trash the writer over it. Maybe I’m just nicer, or have less free time than other people. *shrug*
Maiden Flight is about to enter another freebie period again, so I suppose I should brace myself for more bad reviews. Honestly, it’s hard to read these things. It feels like one person is holding my arms back while another delivers body blows to my abdomen. Pow, pow. Ouch!
There might also be something sinister going on. There was a lot of controversy a few months back about authors who created fake Amazon personas and went on to give their own books glowing reviews. Some even admitted to using those same personas to trash competitors. I’m not accusing anyone, but I’ve heard hints from people in the know that this has been going on with some of my books. I don’t know how much stock to put in these whispers because honestly, I’ve trained myself to mostly ignore reviews. For all the great ones, it’s the small percentage of awful ones that really stick with you and get you down. (At least it does that to me.)
But people I trust in the industry have said that my reviews have been skewed by such tactics in the past. Seeing no way to prove it, I just shrugged and moved on, but those comments have sat in the back of my mind for a while now, and actually going in and seeing the terrible things people said about this book… well… I honestly don’t know what to think. I can only hope that karma is real.
For now, I just wanted to set the record straight about the accusation that I somehow paid for reviews. I also want to thank those readers who have enjoyed my books over the years and written reviews to that effect. (Psst – the check is in the mail. *wink*) And fair warning – the Negative Nellies will no doubt be showing up again sometime soon after Samhain does its thing and makes Maiden Flight free again for a short, promotional period. BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!
Oh, and if anyone feels motivated to go over to Amazon and hit the “like” button on the reviews they agree with (oh, boy, hope it’s not the negative ones!), you can do so by clicking here.
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June 4, 2013
Excerpt from Tales of the Were: Grif
I just added an excerpt from Grif to my website and will post it here for your enjoyment…
Excerpt: Grif
Copyright 2013 Bianca D’Arc. All Rights Reserved.
PROLOGUE
His people were hunted. The hunters didn’t always realize the intelligence behind the sparkling feline eyes, but they recognized the challenge. For that reason, his people had always been hunted along with their brethren of the animal kingdom.
But his people were not animals.
Nor were they completely human. They were somehow…both…and neither. They were a people out of legend.
Griffon Redstone was proud of his power and his skill. Proud of his family and protective of his siblings. Growing up, he’d gone off on his own from time to time, as his kind often did, but he always returned to his family, the loving bond between them strong and sure.
So when his family home in Nevada was violated by the stench of evil magic and violent death, something ripped loose in his soul, never to be righted. His beloved mother, the matriarch of their Clan, had been murdered in her own backyard.
She’d not only been killed in the most violent fashion, but her body had been mutilated after death. When threatened, she’d shifted shape to her animal form and the killers had taken part of her pelt as some kind of sick prize.
She’d been skinned. It was the crudest form of desecration in the shifter community. He would never forgive himself for not being there when the devil came to visit. For only pure evil could have committed such a brutal act. His baby sister, twelve-year-old Belinda, whimpered in one corner of the lush garden their mother had been so proud of. Poor Belinda had found their mother’s mutilated body and Grif feared she would carry that emotional scar for the rest of her life.
It was up to him to take her away from the heartbreak, to help her heal as best he could. She was his responsibility now. Griffon Redstone was now the eldest of the Redstone Clan. He was the caretaker who had failed in his duty to protect his mother. He would not let little Belinda suffer alone.
Chapter One
The woman’s divine scent teased his senses, but she was all too human. Grif watched the pretty waitress traipse across the worn linoleum, alternately mothering and flirting with the somewhat questionable, mostly male clientele of Ed’s Diner. The men’s eyes followed her, but she treated all equally, her very elusiveness part of her charm. She had a great smile too, and killer legs, long and muscular beneath the rather blah uniform skirt.
She was neat and tidy, and if the middle button of her cotton uniform seemed to strain from time to time as she leaned forward to place a plate before a customer, it had everything to do with the superior quality of her breasts and the inferior quality of the one-size-fits-most uniforms Ed’s waitresses were made to wear. Grif appreciated the view though, realizing she was pretty much unaware of the covetous looks aimed at her from all over the room.
She appeared naturally outgoing and friendly to all, and he could scent no sexual interest coming off her as she talked with and sometimes teased the other male patrons who watched her with desire in their eyes. Grif had spotted the other werefolk in the diner as soon as he’d walked in. Mostly they were wolves from the local Pack. He’d seen some of them in one form or another as he ranged over his territory.
The wolves had given him a wide berth, aside from their Alpha male coming to his cabin shortly after he moved in to welcome him to the neighborhood. The welcome consisted of a half-hour grilling about his intentions and a reading of the riot act about the rules this Pack adhered to, and expected any werecreature in their territory to live with as well.
Grif had taken it all in stride, knowing that the dominant number of werewolves in the Wind River mountain range of Wyoming allowed them to call the shots, even if Grif ran one of the most influential Clans in the country. He was on vacation. Roaming with his little sister in tow. Seeking space to run and forget their shared troubles for a little while. A place to heal, away—for the most part—from humans.
The Wind River wolf Pack’s rules were pretty straight forward. No hunting owned animals, no stalking humans for kicks, and that sort of thing. It was easy to just agree with the Alpha male and get him out of Grif’s cabin so he could enjoy his solitude. If enjoyment was something he could still feel.
He spent most of his time now in his fur, letting the aggressive nature of his were side help him forget the tragedy in his life. He and his little sister roamed over their new territory for days on end, only stopping at the cabin once in a while. But they had to be human sometimes and as humans, they needed supplies from town every now and again. When he came to town, Grif stopped in Ed’s Diner more often than not, nodding to the other shapeshifters that would acknowledge him and enjoying human food he didn’t have to cook himself.
This pretty waitress was new, or at least he had never seen her here before on one of his infrequent trips into town. He watched her deal efficiently with the last of the lunch crowd as he settled at the counter. She placed a cup and saucer before him with one hand while holding up a carafe of coffee with the other. A raised eyebrow and questioning expression asked if he wanted some of the caffeinated brew. When he nodded, she filled his cup without a word and sashayed down the narrow space behind the counter to the pickup window, filling another customer’s order as he perused the menu.
He already knew what he wanted, but he took his time looking at the plastic covered menu, studying her covertly. What was it about the woman? She was undeniably human, which normally wasn’t a big turn-on for him. He’d never had a bed partner that wasn’t a shapeshifter of some kind, not for lack of opportunity, but for lack of desire on his part.
But this woman was different. She moved fluidly and her scent called to him. She was strongly built, not some delicate hothouse flower. He liked that. And he found himself admiring her shapely, muscled calves and short-nailed fingers. She had working hands, but they weren’t rough. They looked pretty and capable, and he wondered what they’d feel like stroking over his skin. He wondered vividly what she would feel like under him.
Cursing himself for a fool as his libido stirred to uncomfortable life, Grif turned back to the menu, pulling his eyes from the disturbing human female. Her alluring scent wafted nearer as she moved toward him.
Damn it all.
She was coming over to take his order and he had no choice but to look up from the menu and meet her gaze. She stood only feet away behind the counter watching him. Her eyes flashed, her smile somehow innocent and so lovely, she stole his breath.
“The chili’s fresh today.” Her voice washed over his senses like warm rain in the jungle. “And we have a great pecan pie.”
Grif actually felt the sound of her melodic voice drift over his senses. He looked down in momentary confusion, staring hard at the menu, trying to get a grip.
With a deep breath that only made things worse as he inhaled yet more of her lovely scent, he steeled himself to look back up at her. The eyes that met his sparkled with intelligence, a surprising innocence, and expectation. She was waiting for him to place his food order, he realized with a bit of chagrin.
He’d been so preoccupied with her mere presence, he’d lost sight of his ultimate goal — lunch. It was a small goal, to be sure, but after the hell of the past few months, he’d learned to take one thing at a time, set priorities and see them through. To lose sight of even such a small goal as this, was a shocking misstep to a man who prided himself on his control of all within his realm.
Grif ordered the steak special without much fanfare, taking her measure and studying the hidden fire in her eyes. He would definitely like to experience that flame more closely, but he knew this was neither the time nor the place. He counseled himself to settle down, even as the fit of his jeans suddenly became almost too tight to bear.
This distracting female was worth examining further, he thought, as she brought him his food a few minutes later. He resisted the urge to flirt with her. The place was busy with the lunch crowd and he would no doubt be interrupted. He had time. He would wait until the place cleared a bit. Then he would make his move.
*******
To read more, get your copy of Grif now from: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Smashwords, or wherever ebooks are sold.
And don’t forget, Grif will be in print soon! So if you’re a fan of print books, look for it toward the end of the month.<!--<br />
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June 3, 2013
Grif – On Sale Now!
Tales of the Were: Grif
Redstone Clan #1
Griffon Redstone is the eldest of five brothers and the leader of one of the most influential shifter Clans in North America. He seeks solace in the mountains, away from the horrific events of the past months, for both himself and his young sister. The deaths of their older sister and mother have hit them both very hard.
Lindsey Tate is human, but very aware of the werewolf Pack that lives near her grandfather’s old cabin. She’s come to right a wrong her grandfather committed against the Pack and salvage what’s left of her family’s honor – if the wolves will let her. Mostly, they seem intent on running her out of town on a rail.
But the golden haired stranger, Grif, comes to her rescue more than once. He stands up for her against the wolf Pack and then helps her fix the old generator at the cabin, making it habitable for her while she completes her task. He’s friendly and all too attractive, but she has a job to do, regardless of the cost to herself or her budding relationship with the local handyman.
When she performs the ceremony she expects will end in her death, the shifter deity has other ideas and turns the tables on them all. Grif’s dual nature is revealed and Lindsey learns there is much more going on than she thought.
Thrown together by fate, neither of them can deny the deep and true attraction between them. They come together, but in the end will an old enemy rip them apart?
Warning: Cats are frisky and they get up to all sorts of naughtiness, including a frenzy-induced multi-partner situation that might be a little intense for some readers. You have been warned.
Buy Now from: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Smashwords
Come over to The D’Arc Side… www.biancadarc.com
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June 2, 2013
Guest: Lila Dubois – The Fire and The Earth
The Fire and The Earth by Lila Dubois
He can protect her from anything, living or dead. Except from himself.
Glenncailty Castle, Book 2
Sean Donovan knows all too well the horrors of Glenncailty Castle. Ten years ago, after a young woman’s death, he boarded the place up himself—and almost lost his own life doing it.
It would be easy to avoid Glenncailty, if it weren’t for the woman who now runs it as a hotel. Something about the angel-faced redhead calls to him—and calls him to protect her from the darkness seething in the castle walls.
Sorcha has gotten used to calming rattled guests who claim to have met a spirit from the castle’s tragic past. But two years after Sean’s attempt to convince her to leave melted down into an unforgettable kiss, she realizes she needs his help.
The ghosts of the castle are restless, and growing more so. When one of the staff is attacked, Sorcha turns to Sean, not knowing the kind of danger she’s put him in. Working together blows the lid off desire long denied, but laying the ghosts of Glenncailty to rest means facing her own past. If she doesn’t, the ghosts might tear Sean apart from the inside out, and that would mean never knowing what could have been…
Warning: Unpronounceable Irish names, a hero who knows the power of love, a stubborn heroine and more than a few ghosts.
You can get your copy at Amazon, Samhain, Barnes & Noble or Kobo.
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June 1, 2013
Guest: Mari Carr – Screaming Orgasm
Last week was a big week for releases among my small group of author friends. Don’t miss this HOT book from Mari Carr…
Screaming Orgasm by Mari Carr
Cocktales, Book Four
Jayne Kent has watched her best friends and business partners fall in love while romance continues to pass her by. When Books and Brew regular Elias Clark offers her a Screaming Orgasm, she wishes it was the sexual variety rather than a lousy drink. She’s been lusting after Elias forever and suspects he could bring all her naughty, kinky fantasies to life.
Elias has resisted his attraction to Jayne for years, assuming his dominance in the bedroom would send sweet, romantic Jayne running for the hills. Or would it? Alone in a snowstorm, Elias tests the waters and is blown away by Jayne’s innate submissiveness and eagerness to stretch her boundaries. Ice play? Bondage? Flogging? Bring it on.
Soon it’s no longer a question of whether or not Elias should pursue Jayne, even if she’s not sure she’s brave enough to submit to him forever. She’s made for him, and this determined alpha male will stop at nothing until he’s claimed her—completely.
Screaming Orgasm is available at Ellora’s Cave, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.
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May 31, 2013
Guest: Jess Dee – More Than Friends
More Than Friends, by Jess Dee
My buddy, Jess, has a new release! The first book in her brand new More Than Series, More Than Friends.
It’s a classic friends to lovers tale, with a very big erotic twist.
MORE THAN FRIENDS - THE BLURB:
He was her best friend…until he became her fantasy.
A More Than story.
Lucy Lawson’s got it bad. Bad as in stunned speechless by the situation she’s in, by the feelings sitting on her chest, ready to explode. She’s in love…with her best friend.
Problem is, telling Sebastian Blackford could destroy the best thing in her life, but the longer she keeps her feelings under wraps, the stronger the need to spill her secret.
The last thing Seb suspects is that his best mate is madly, wildly in love with him, or that he’s the star of her seriously dirty fantasies. Worse, he’s just started seeing someone he’d like to see again–and Lucy knows it.
So why does her confession hit him like a runaway train? And why can’t he get her explicit description of her fantasies out of his mind? They’ve never been more than friends, but now that he knows how Lucy feels, everything is out of whack.
Seb figures it’s up to him to get their relationship back on track. He’ll do it too, just as soon as he establishes which track is the right one.
Warning: After reading this, you may just be tempted to jump your best friend. It’s recommended you keep your partner on speed dial or a toy with fresh batteries on standby.
You can buy your copy at Amazon, Samhain, Barnes & Noble or Kobo.
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May 30, 2013
Grif is now on B&N for Nook!
Tales of the Were: Grif is now available for Nook via Barnes & Noble! It remains available on Amazon and Smashwords, and more sites will be coming online in the next couple of weeks, including iTunes and Kobo. Here are the links so far:
And don’t forget – Tales of the Were: Slade and Tales of the Were: Rocky are also available in both ebook and print formats. (Grif will be available in print in a couple of weeks.)
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May 28, 2013
Tales of the Were: Grif – Now for Kindle!
I was going to wait until all the links went live, but I figured it was about time to let the cat out of the bag (LOL) and let you know that Tales of the Were: Grif is out and available now from both Amazon (for Kindle) and Smashwords (in multiple formats). Barnes & Noble should be going live any minute now, and then in the next week or so, other sites (like Kobo and iTunes, etc) will come online.
In the meantime, here’s the blurb:
Tales of the Were: Grif –
Redstone Clan #1
Griffon Redstone is the eldest of five brothers and the leader of one of the most influential shifter Clans in North America. He seeks solace in the mountains, away from the horrific events of the past months, for both himself and his young sister. The deaths of their older sister and mother have hit them both very hard.
Lindsey Tate is human, but very aware of the werewolf Pack that lives near her grandfather’s old cabin. She’s come to right a wrong her grandfather committed against the Pack and salvage what’s left of her family’s honor – if the wolves will let her. Mostly, they seem intent on running her out of town on a rail.
But the golden haired stranger, Grif, comes to her rescue more than once. He stands up for her against the wolf Pack and then helps her fix the old generator at the cabin, making it habitable for her while she completes her task. He’s friendly and all too attractive, but she has a job to do, regardless of the cost to herself or her budding relationship with the local handyman.
When she performs the ceremony she expects will end in her death, the shifter deity has other ideas and turns the tables on them all. Grif’s dual nature is revealed and Lindsey learns there is much more going on than she thought.
Thrown together by fate, neither of them can deny the deep and true attraction between them. They come together, but in the end will an old enemy rip them apart?
Warning: Cats are frisky and they get up to all sorts of naughtiness, including a frenzy-induced multi-partner situation that might be a little intense for some readers. You have been warned.
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