Zombies? Seriously?

Yes, seriously. Zombies can have a place in romance and I'm here today to prove it.

I believe every good adventure romance needs a really good bad guy. Zombies can be GREAT bad guys! They're creepy. They're crawly. They're unstopable... well, mostly. They're hard to beat and easy to hate. The perfect bad guys. Along with those who made them, of course. ;-)

In my new series from Kensington Brava, the zombies have been created by a science experiment gone horribly wrong. A couple of the science team have gone rogue and want to sell the technology that created the zombies to the highest bidder. I'm sure there's a campy quality to this plot line that I don't try to hide. I know the "mad scientist" schtick has been done in countless books, movies and TV shows. I'm cool with that. I only hope I bring a new spin to it.

See, I was a mad scientist for much of my early working life. Well, maybe not "mad." But I definitely was a scientist. I ran a laboratory for the better part of a decade. So I've got the scientist part down. It's the "mad" part I hope to bring life to in the characters in this series.

The first novel is out now, called ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD. Here's the blurb:

Thrills, chills and a smoldering sexy hero combine to unforgettable effect in Bianca D'Arc's irresistible new novel of paranormal romance...

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 creature 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 facade. 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...

The second novel will be out in November, called A DARKER SHADE OF DEAD. There are two novellas in the series as well. The first is already out in the anthology titled HALF PAST DEAD. The other will be in the Brava Halloween anthology titled THE BEAST WITHIN, that releases in September of this year.

I'm currently working on the third, and perhaps final, novel in the series, which doesn't have a title yet. It will be out in late Summer of 2011, I believe. It's a fun, contemporary paranormal world to write in, peopled with lots of cool military men and strong, capable women. I hope you'll enjoy it if you get a chance to read it! You can find more information on my website and my blog. Happy reading!