Fan Art!

Lovely Sabrina from Germany drew this picture of Sunny and Rayne for me. I love Rayne's fangs!!

New Excerpt of Night School...

People have been asking for a second excerpt of Night School. Well, I'll post one when I get 2,000 people to "like" my Facebook page! If you'd like to keep up with all things Blood Coven and role play with the other vampires, please join us!! :)  

Also, if you haven't already, don't forget to sign up to become a vampire in training!

Dallas/Ft Worth area Blood Coven Fans

For those of you in the Dallas/Ft Worth area - I will be doing a talk, reading, and signing at the Haslet Public Library Saturday, September 18th at 2pm! Come out and meet me!!

Mari

Blood Coven eBooks

I thought I'd write out a list of where you can get the Blood Coven books via eBook, for those of you who like the instant gratification of downloading instead of heading to the bookstore/library. The series is available in all formats. And if you don't have an e-reader, but you do have an iPhone or an iTouch - then you can download a FREE ap to read iBooks from Apple or Kindle books - right from your iPhone/iTouch. Which is, let's just say, awesome. No more running to the bookstore!

Kindle e-books (USA)

Kindle e-books (UK)

iBooks from Apple (Download iBook ap on iPhone/iTouch/iPad and then search "Mancusi")

Nook (from Barnes and Noble)

Sony e-books

Night School - the cover!!!

Yay - I can finally reveal the cover of NIGHT SCHOOL! So pretty, isn't it? It'll be released in January! Hugs to Heather Brewer for the fab quote. She's been an honorary blood coven member since day one!

NIGHT SCHOOL

Vampires, Slayers and...FAIRIES? Sunny and Rayne McDonald are about to get SCHOOLED.

After their parents' shocking revelation about their fae heritage and an attack on their lives, the McDonald twins find themselves on the run--forced to hide out at Riverdale Academy , a boarding school for vampire slayers, deep in the Swiss Alps. With no cells, no internet, and no way to contact their vampire boyfriends--the twins are on their own.

Being a vampire stuck in a school full of slayers isn't easy. Especially with no blood substitute stocked on campus. Soon Rayne finds herself succumbing to her bloodlust and losing control--especially around the arrogant, but devastatingly handsome Corbin Billingsworth the Third--who isn't sure whether he wants to kiss her...or kill her.

But when Sunny starts acting strange, Rayne realizes Riverdale Academy may be hiding some deadly secrets of its own--leading to a showdown in Fairyland that may cost the twins their lives.

Night School Excerpt

I'm going to be posting an extended Night School excerpt once I reach 1,000 fans on my Facebook page. I'm already up to 963 so please join us if you want a sneak peek! Also we've set up some Blood Coven roleplaying characters - hope you will join in the fun!!

Mari

Back Cover of NIGHT SCHOOL (Blood Coven Vampires #5)

I know I've been giving hints here and there on my Facebook page, but here's the official back cover summary of NIGHT SCHOOL - Blood Coven #5! It comes out in January 2011 and is back to Rayne's point of view. (But Sunny's a big part of the story, too!)  And yes, Jareth and Magnus are part of the story as well.

Night School

Vampires, Slayers and...FAIRIES? Sunny and Rayne McDonald are about to get SCHOOLED.

After their parents' shocking revelation about their fae heritage and an attack on their lives, the McDonald twins find themselves on the run--forced to hide out at Riverdale Academy , a boarding school for vampire slayers, deep in the Swiss Alps. With no cells, no internet, and no way to contact their vampire boyfriends--the twins are on their own.

Being a vampire stuck in a school full of slayers isn't easy. Especially with no blood substitute stocked on campus. Soon Rayne finds herself succumbing to her bloodlust and losing control--especially around the arrogant, but devastatingly handsome Corbin Billingsworth the Third--who isn't sure whether he wants to kiss her...or kill her.

But when Sunny starts acting strange, Rayne realizes Riverdale Academy may be hiding some deadly secrets of its own--leading to a showdown in Fairyland that may cost the twins their lives.

Sunshine's Blog and a playlist

This was sent to me by one of my lovely Blood Coven readers!! For a school project Maria actually created the blog Rayne wanted Sunny to make in Boys that Bite about her experiences turning into a vampire. She did a great job, too! Check it out!!

http://sunshinemcdonald.blogspot.com/


In addition, she made a Boys that Bite soundtrack. You can hear the songs on the blog, but here's the track list. What do you think?

BOYS THAT BITE SOUNDTRACK:

Broken: Evanescence
Comatose: Skillet
Hanging By a Moment: Lifehouse
Monster: Skillet
My Happy Ending: Avril Lavigne
My Heart: Paramore
Yours to Hold: Skillet
What Hurts the Most: Rascal Flatts
Whispers in the Dark: Skillet

Sunshine and Rayne Art

Found this on Deviant Art...so cute!! :)



Sunshine and Rayne by ~Kiuolo on deviantART

Blood Coven Update!

A little video update for you on the Blood Coven future!

Adventures in Easter Baking!

As in Peeps sushi. Jacob found this blog entry yesterday and I couldn't resist. After all, Peeps are like my favorite food in the entire universe!

First I gathered my supplies. CVS didn't have fruit roll-ups so I substituted them with some kind of sour strip candy. It didn't work as well--not sticky enough--so if you're crazy enough to try this at home I'd suggest real fruit roll-ups.

Then I started beheading my peeps!

It was a sticky process...

But well worth it in the end!!

And there you have it! Peepshi! Just in time for Easter.

Marianne

Book 5

I've been waiting on breaking this news, because I have NO DETAILS yet and I know you guys will have a ton of questions, but I've decided I can't wait any longer. :) Yes, there WILL be a Book 5, published in the United States. Working title is "Night School" but it may change. As for release date, all I've been told is "early 2011." My guess would be January - exactly one year after Bad Blood's release.

So yay!!! No one will have to learn German! :)

The book is told from Rayne's point of view and the majority of it takes place at a secret slayer boarding school, deep in the Swiss Alps. Rayne and Sunny are hiding out from the (well, you know, if you read Bad Blood!) but find that they may be in even MORE danger from what's going on at the school.

And that's all I'm saying for now! Hopefully sometime over the next couple months I can post an excerpt.

MARI

Blood Coven at Barnes and Noble!

Great news for Blood Coven fans! Barnes and Noble is now carrying the entire series backlist - so you can get any of the books (with new covers) - Boys that Bite, Stake That, Girls that Growl, or Bad Blood - just by heading to your local B&N store!


Of course, as always, make sure you call or check online before you go - as you don’t want to get there and find out they’re sold out or a particular store didn’t receive their shipment yet. But looking at their website I can see a good majority of the stores have them available.

The Blood Coven revolution continues! And look for a big official announcement about Book 5 very, very soon!

MARI

Book 5 in German has a title!

Found out the German title for Book 5 today!


Beiß mich, wenn du dich traust

- which, translated, I'm told means:

"Bite me, if you dare!"

So cute! The book will be released in Germany in August. The editor said she loved it - I hope you guys will, too! We're now negotiating Books 6 & 7 in German.

For the rest of you, we're still hanging out, fingers crossed, waiting for my US editor to read Book 5 and hopefully commit to publishing it. Keep spreading the word about the series to your friends - the better it does, the more likely it will continue!

xo
MARI

MWAH!

Happy Valentine's Day weekend! I love you all!!!!

MWAH!





xo
MARI

Sk8er Boy Fan Video!

Came across this today - a fan video of my old Sk8er Boy book. I love who she picked out to play all the characters!!

Gamer Girl Fan Art

I hadn't featured any GAMER GIRL fan art for a while, so I thought I'd post some today. You guys are so creative! Maddy would be so impressed! :)

MARI



gamer girl sir leo by ~kittycatmg6 on deviantART


Sir leo redone gamer girl by ~kittycatmg6 on deviantART


GAMER GIRL m y v e r s i o n by *XCloseXToXNothingX on deviantART

Allora by ~4ever-artist on deviantART


Gamer Girl: Allora by ~WinxClub-Riven on deviantART


Gamer Girl- Maddy by ~AnimeArchAngel24 on deviantART


Allora 8D by ~Akatsukifanatic on deviantART

Bad Blood on Kindle

I know many of you have asked, so I'm pleased to say BAD BLOOD is now on Kindle! :) Go forth and download! :)

BAD BLOOD - AMAZON KINDLE.

MARI

Dog Sledding!

Greetings from Vermont! I'm up here this week shooting ski related stories for my day job at Better TV. And today was a special treat. Something to check off of the list of things to do before I die....I got to go dog sledding!!! And let me tell you, it was so much fun! And the dogs were great. So strong. One of them had actually done the famous Iditarod race in Alaska five times - and won three!

Anyway, if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it. Such a thrill. Faced paced and fun! (And only a tad stinky.)

I took a little iPhone video to illustrate the awesomeness.Check it out!





Mari

The winners of Mari's Christmas Book giveaway!

Cherie
Vampire Rayne
Simply Stacy
Jamie - jbbird@
Sarah - Seriously Kooky
Eva - eva.s.black@
danitza_07
Bianca - infinitemusic
Roxanne Rhoads
mleger0546
cfisher1504
Erica
theboockellar(at)wi.rr.com

If you see your name here, email me at mari@marimancusi.com and tell me your top three preferences for books and what you already have so I can try to avoid duplicating! Here's the list you can choose from. First choice is given in the order your names are listed above. (That's the order they were drawn by Random.org.)

Also in the email, give me your mailing address so I can get the books out to you!

Bad Blood (autographed) - Mari Mancusi
Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
Blue Bloods (complete 4 book series) - Melissa De La Cruz
Morganville Vampires (complete 8 book series) - Rachel Caine
Morganville new trade paperback (containing first two books in the series)
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker (autgraphed)- Leanna Renee Hieber
Shadowland AUDIO BOOK (Immortals series) - Alyson Noel
Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson
How to Ditch Your Fairy - Justine Larbalestier
Gentlemen - Michael Northrop
Ransom my Heart (Princess Diaries) - Meg Cabot
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (book 2 of Ally Carter's Galagher Girls series)
Rampant (autographed) - Diana Peterfreund

Thanks for ALL of you who entered! There were so many of you -- it was so great. I'm definitely going to have make this an annual Christmas tradition!!!

:) MARI