Ask the Author: Bianca D'Arc
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Bianca D'Arc
Not sure about Jack's book yet. Spirit Bear - Gus and Laura's book - will be next, for reasons that are obvious if you've read Bear Meets Girl. ;-) I'm almost finished the 1st draft now and hope to have it release in August.
I have my own little rule that I don't post the preorder until I've finished the 1st draft. That's just because in recent years, various calamities have struck my family, and it always seemed to happen when I was in the middle of a hard deadline. I like to give myself as few of those as possible these days, so now that I can control it, I do all in my power to preserve my mental health and lower my own stress level. LOL.
If all proceeds as planned, the preorder should go up in the next week or two. Thanks for asking! :) <3
I have my own little rule that I don't post the preorder until I've finished the 1st draft. That's just because in recent years, various calamities have struck my family, and it always seemed to happen when I was in the middle of a hard deadline. I like to give myself as few of those as possible these days, so now that I can control it, I do all in my power to preserve my mental health and lower my own stress level. LOL.
If all proceeds as planned, the preorder should go up in the next week or two. Thanks for asking! :) <3
Bianca D'Arc
Since you've read my books, I don't think I'm spoiling anything to say there WILL BE a happy ending! I don't let evil win. Ever. That said, I can't give you the rest of the story because that really would spoil everything. LOL. I will say this: first, we deal with the leviathan while Elspeth is regaining her strength, then we'll deal with her. It won't end this year. Possibly next, but more likely the year after. There are a lot of loose ends to tie up and I'll be going back to Leonora and the Brotherhood of Blood characters before the end, gathering all the really powerful characters to fight Elspeth. Hope that helps answer your question a bit! :)
Bianca D'Arc
Good timing for this question. I've had to re-work my writing schedule SO many times because of my Dad's various hospital stays last year. That's why The Captain's Dragon kept getting pushed back. BUT - if all goes well, I'll be jumping into that manuscript next week, right after I finish my current Work in Progress (WIP), Bear Meets Girl, which I hope to have out in May of this year. If that happens as planned, then I hope to have The Captain's Dragon out in July, but it will all depend how well the Captain plays along with my plans. ;-) Gift of the Ancients keeps getting pushed back too - mostly because people clamor for more of other series first. I have 3 more installments planned for that story line, but haven't gotten around to writing them yet. I'm not sure when I will get to them, but they are definitely on my To Do list. As always, you can check my Coming Soon page on my website for the most up-to-date info on what's coming out when. Just goto BIANCADARC.COM and click on Coming Soon in the top ribbon. Hope that answers your questions and thanks for the interest! I'm thrilled that you like my books enough to re-read them. As a reader myself, I understand what that means, and it's very humbling to think that other people like my books enough to do that! <3
Bianca D'Arc
Yes! :) You can sign up via my website here: https://www.biancadarc.com/newsletter
Bianca D'Arc
Yes! (LOL) I was waiting for them to come off contract with the original publisher. Then I had to re-issue them all, which happened last year, and now I'm just looking for a place in my packed writing schedule to fit it in! Keep watching my website (www.biancadarc.com) or facebook page for more info. Thanks for asking!
Bianca D'Arc
You can read either within each sub-series or there's a graphic on my website FAQ page that shows the overlaps up to Redstone Clan: Matt (which is a turning point in the entire world). After the Redstone Clan, we sort of reset with Grizzly Cove and only in recent months has that started to get complicated. (LOL) I'm working on a second graphic to explain where the overlaps are between Grizzly Cove and Were-Fey, though that didn't really happen until about Book 10 in Grizzly Cove. You can access the first graphic on my FAQ page here (you'll have to scroll a bit): https://www.biancadarc.com/faq
Bianca D'Arc
String of Fate is connected to all my other paranormals. Eventually, I will return to the big cats, but things have been happening in the over-arching story in other sub-series. When I get back to the cats, I have three pantera books I hope to write, but it'll be either later this year or next. Meanwhile, I'm moving the overall story along with Grizzly Cove and some of the other off-shoots (Were-Fey, Lick of Fire, etc). Hope that helps a little! :)
Bianca D'Arc
Duncan does show up in my most recent spinoff - the Were-Fey Love Stories. He plays a cameo role in both Lone Wolf and Snow Magic (which comes out next week!). I do eventually want to give him his own book, but I haven't quite found the right woman for him yet. ;-) I will, though! He's one of my favorite characters to write! :)
Bianca D'Arc
When I finally get back to writing Dragon Knights, I do plan for the snowcats to play a part in the ultimate resolution to the Citadel problem, so you will see them again. :) I just have had so many other things taking up my time that I didn't get back to the dragon world as I'd planned to do earlier this year (a cancer diagnosis and surgery took a few months out of my life, but it all worked out for the best and I'm considered "cured".) I'm working on my writing schedule right now and hope to be able to get back to dragons REAL SOON!!!
Bianca D'Arc
Yes, it is! :) It's just got the Howls Romance branding, but the book is definitely part of the ongoing Tales of the Were. A new off-shoot, if you will. ;-)
Bianca D'Arc
First, thanks so much for the kind words. It means a lot to hear nice things about my work. :)
The next Dragon Knights book will be about Livia's father and I'm definitely going back to the single-book format because a lot of people got very upset with me for writing a trilogy. lol.
Of course, Hrardorr's story was the only one that I felt HAD to be in trilogy format because it was so very complicated. Still, no matter how many times I said the word "trilogy" there were still quite a few angry emails and reviews for book 1. *sigh*
I had intended to have the next book ready for Summer of this year, but the sudden closure of Samhain Publishing has put a wrinkle in all my plans. Right now, the first 9 (or so) books of the Dragon Knights series are out of print. It would be foolish of me to put out a new book in a series that's mostly unavailable, so I'm going to have to get the old books re-published first, before I can put out the next one. I'm working on that right now and hope to have it done in the next month or two.
Once that happens, I'll be re-scheduling everything I had planned for this year. I'm hoping I can get back to dragons in the Fall or Winter. After Captain O'Dare's story, I'll be going back to the main story line with the remaining princes.
Thanks for asking! :)
The next Dragon Knights book will be about Livia's father and I'm definitely going back to the single-book format because a lot of people got very upset with me for writing a trilogy. lol.
Of course, Hrardorr's story was the only one that I felt HAD to be in trilogy format because it was so very complicated. Still, no matter how many times I said the word "trilogy" there were still quite a few angry emails and reviews for book 1. *sigh*
I had intended to have the next book ready for Summer of this year, but the sudden closure of Samhain Publishing has put a wrinkle in all my plans. Right now, the first 9 (or so) books of the Dragon Knights series are out of print. It would be foolish of me to put out a new book in a series that's mostly unavailable, so I'm going to have to get the old books re-published first, before I can put out the next one. I'm working on that right now and hope to have it done in the next month or two.
Once that happens, I'll be re-scheduling everything I had planned for this year. I'm hoping I can get back to dragons in the Fall or Winter. After Captain O'Dare's story, I'll be going back to the main story line with the remaining princes.
Thanks for asking! :)
Bianca D'Arc
Yes, we'll get back there. I still have plans for that story line! The issue at the moment is that both Wolf Hills and Wolf Quest have gone out of print with the closure of Samhain Publishing. So have the first 9 of my Dragon Knights books, plus a few others. :(
I have to get those books turned around and re-published before I can continue the story line, otherwise newcomers will have no idea what's going on (and probably be mad at me for continuing a story they can't get).
I'm also working my way back around to the major confrontation with Elspeth. Leonora is a powerful being and I want her available for the end battle, but not too much before that. I'm working on defeating the leviathan first, then we'll circle back around to Elspeth, so it'll be a few books before we go back there, but we'll get there eventually! :)
Thanks for asking and I'm so glad you're enjoying the books! :)
I have to get those books turned around and re-published before I can continue the story line, otherwise newcomers will have no idea what's going on (and probably be mad at me for continuing a story they can't get).
I'm also working my way back around to the major confrontation with Elspeth. Leonora is a powerful being and I want her available for the end battle, but not too much before that. I'm working on defeating the leviathan first, then we'll circle back around to Elspeth, so it'll be a few books before we go back there, but we'll get there eventually! :)
Thanks for asking and I'm so glad you're enjoying the books! :)
Bianca D'Arc
As soon as I finish my current projects, I plan to go back to the Brotherhood of Blood series and take a hard look at where we're going to go next. As things start resolving in Grizzly Cove, it'll be time to go back to the main story line soon. :)
Bianca D'Arc
Yes! I'm writing it right now. :) It'll be called The Bear's Healing Touch. Kind of a long title, I know, but I just started thinking of it like that and found it hard to change. lol.
Not sure how I'm going to release this. Possibly, it won't have much of - or any - preorder. I might just put it out once it's finished if I can get it all done in the next few weeks. I'll post in my blog here on GR and on facebook and my website when I figure that part out. :)
Not sure how I'm going to release this. Possibly, it won't have much of - or any - preorder. I might just put it out once it's finished if I can get it all done in the next few weeks. I'll post in my blog here on GR and on facebook and my website when I figure that part out. :)
Bianca D'Arc
First of all, thanks for the compliment! That's SO nice to hear! And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to see your question. I have a hard time navigating Goodreads, so thanks for bearing with me. LOL.
To be honest, Georgio wasn't in my original plan for Grizzly Cove, but when I wrote him, I really got intrigued with his character too! I'd love to write a story for him and I'm going to look at my plan for the series and try to fit him in somewhere because I find him super interesting and would love to flesh out his character more.
My original plan for the series calls for a few other stories first, so I'm going to continue with the plan for the next 2-3 books because I REALLY want to get to a story for Seamus in time for St. Patrick's Day next year. That's the plan, but I don't know if I'll hit the deadlines in order to make that happen. After that, I can figure out where to fit Georgio in. probably later in the year next year. Hopefully.
Thanks for asking! :)
To be honest, Georgio wasn't in my original plan for Grizzly Cove, but when I wrote him, I really got intrigued with his character too! I'd love to write a story for him and I'm going to look at my plan for the series and try to fit him in somewhere because I find him super interesting and would love to flesh out his character more.
My original plan for the series calls for a few other stories first, so I'm going to continue with the plan for the next 2-3 books because I REALLY want to get to a story for Seamus in time for St. Patrick's Day next year. That's the plan, but I don't know if I'll hit the deadlines in order to make that happen. After that, I can figure out where to fit Georgio in. probably later in the year next year. Hopefully.
Thanks for asking! :)
Bianca D'Arc
I write in 3 main genres - paranormal, sci fi and fantasy romance. Within those genres, there are series and sub-series. The paranormals are all broken down into sub-series, but most of them are set in the same world and you will see commonalities between the books - cameo appearances from characters from other books and the same overall problems and situations in the world. My website has all the books broken down by series and sub-series, so taking a look there might help. www.biancadarc.com
The main storylines began with weres (Tales of the Were) and vamps (Brotherhood of Blood). Originally, they were two separate storylines, but they crossed over and were brought together. All the subsequent sub-series (String of Fate, Redstone Clan, Grizzly Cove, etc) are all set in the same world, but follow separate groups of characters in different locations.
My main fantasy series is Dragon Knights - an erotic fantasy romance series set in a medieval-ish world where sentient dragons fight alongside their knights to defend their realm against evil. The series is ongoing, and I just released Dragon Fire, the second book in a trilogy set within the overall series. Book 3 in that trilogy - Dragon Mates - comes out in January.
The sci fi books are a bit more split up. There's the Resonance Mates series, which contains 5 books and is set on Earth after an alien invasion. Then there are the StarLords books, set in the far reaches of the universe in an imagined future. Then there are the Jit'Suku Chronicles, which is a space opera saga set in the Milky Way galaxy.
I hope that helps! I really suggest you visit my website to see the lists of how the series are broken down. Let me know if you need further clarification. I'm always happy to talk about my books! :)
The main storylines began with weres (Tales of the Were) and vamps (Brotherhood of Blood). Originally, they were two separate storylines, but they crossed over and were brought together. All the subsequent sub-series (String of Fate, Redstone Clan, Grizzly Cove, etc) are all set in the same world, but follow separate groups of characters in different locations.
My main fantasy series is Dragon Knights - an erotic fantasy romance series set in a medieval-ish world where sentient dragons fight alongside their knights to defend their realm against evil. The series is ongoing, and I just released Dragon Fire, the second book in a trilogy set within the overall series. Book 3 in that trilogy - Dragon Mates - comes out in January.
The sci fi books are a bit more split up. There's the Resonance Mates series, which contains 5 books and is set on Earth after an alien invasion. Then there are the StarLords books, set in the far reaches of the universe in an imagined future. Then there are the Jit'Suku Chronicles, which is a space opera saga set in the Milky Way galaxy.
I hope that helps! I really suggest you visit my website to see the lists of how the series are broken down. Let me know if you need further clarification. I'm always happy to talk about my books! :)
Bianca D'Arc
Short answer = Yes! :) Longer answer = there will be a new book out later this year titled simply "Diva". It's in edits now, but I'm not entirely sure of the release date yet. I was hoping for late September, but my editor is now on vacation and didn't get to it before she left. (LOL) Hopefully she can turn it around quickly enough, but I'm not going to take the chance and announce a date because we might not get it done that quickly after she gets back. ;-)
I recently redesigned my website (www.biancadarc.com) and now there is bit more information on upcoming books if you check the Coming Soon drop down menu. Diva is set in the time period of the Arcana books and will give us a little peek into Jit'Suku society through the eyes of an intergalactic superstar with a dark secret.
I'm working on more stories in the Jit'Suku Chronicles, and will, in fact, be re-issuing a novella formerly known as "Michael" in a new format with a new title. It'll now be called "Master of Her Heart" and will be somewhat changed from the last time it was available. (It hasn't been in print for a few years.) That story is set in the Sons of Amber timeline and I hope to have some more Sons stories for you next year, now that I've been able to get the first two stories modified and put back out.
Thanks for asking! (Sorry it took me so long to answer. I didn't get pinged about this for some reason and I only just saw it today. My apologies.)
B.
I recently redesigned my website (www.biancadarc.com) and now there is bit more information on upcoming books if you check the Coming Soon drop down menu. Diva is set in the time period of the Arcana books and will give us a little peek into Jit'Suku society through the eyes of an intergalactic superstar with a dark secret.
I'm working on more stories in the Jit'Suku Chronicles, and will, in fact, be re-issuing a novella formerly known as "Michael" in a new format with a new title. It'll now be called "Master of Her Heart" and will be somewhat changed from the last time it was available. (It hasn't been in print for a few years.) That story is set in the Sons of Amber timeline and I hope to have some more Sons stories for you next year, now that I've been able to get the first two stories modified and put back out.
Thanks for asking! (Sorry it took me so long to answer. I didn't get pinged about this for some reason and I only just saw it today. My apologies.)
B.
Bianca D'Arc
Grizzly Cove picks up right after Matt. Thing is, nobody's really sure that Elspeth has made it back to the world of men. She's recovering from her journey, so things are different but it's going to take a little time for everyone to figure that out. Grizzly Cove starts off kind of peaceful and idyllic, but things start to really heat up within the first few stories.
The Grizzly Cove stories (so far) are:
1. All About the Bear - novella
2. Mating Dance - novella
3. Night Shift - novella
4. Alpha Bear - novel
5. Saving Grace - novella
6. Bearliest Catch - novella (coming on July 26, 2016)
There will be another novella later this year, followed by another novel early next year, and maybe a few more after that, but this series will lead into something I'm calling the Trident Trilogy, which will deal with the leviathan once and for all. Three books - one for each of Trisha Morrow's Spec Ops brothers (who we met in the Redstone Clan book titled Red).
Hope that helps! :)
B.
The Grizzly Cove stories (so far) are:
1. All About the Bear - novella
2. Mating Dance - novella
3. Night Shift - novella
4. Alpha Bear - novel
5. Saving Grace - novella
6. Bearliest Catch - novella (coming on July 26, 2016)
There will be another novella later this year, followed by another novel early next year, and maybe a few more after that, but this series will lead into something I'm calling the Trident Trilogy, which will deal with the leviathan once and for all. Three books - one for each of Trisha Morrow's Spec Ops brothers (who we met in the Redstone Clan book titled Red).
Hope that helps! :)
B.
Bianca D'Arc
I'm currently working on 2 new Grizzly Cove stories. ALPHA BEAR will be a full-length novel. It's nearly finished - just a bit more to write and edits to get through. I can't predict the exact release date right at this moment, because both myself and my editor ran into some real life delays this holiday, but it should be soon.
I'm also nearly done with another Grizzly Cove story titled SAVING GRACE. I think this one will be novella length. At this point, I'm re-working my release schedule because house repairs and the holiday took their toll on my original plans. But I can say that both of these stories - as well as a new Dragon Knights novel called SEA DRAGON - will be out in the early part of 2016. Hope that helps and thanks for asking! :)
-Bianca.
I'm also nearly done with another Grizzly Cove story titled SAVING GRACE. I think this one will be novella length. At this point, I'm re-working my release schedule because house repairs and the holiday took their toll on my original plans. But I can say that both of these stories - as well as a new Dragon Knights novel called SEA DRAGON - will be out in the early part of 2016. Hope that helps and thanks for asking! :)
-Bianca.
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