Night School Book Video

Check out the book video I made for NIGHT SCHOOL. Only 72 more days!!

Pre-Ordering Night School

We're three months away from Night School's release! So I thought I would do a little round-up of where you can pre-order the book if you want to make sure to get it on release day!! Last January Bad Blood sold out of a lot of retailers on day one and it took them a few days to get more copies in--so if you want the book day of, this is the one way to ENSURE you will get it on time. :)

Amazon.com

Borders

Barnes and Noble

Book Depository  (Free shipping worldwide and currently 25% off! A great deal for foreign readers!)

Agnes & Robertson (Australia)

Chapters (Canada)

Also, since I'm getting asked this a lot - Night School will be available on Kindle and other e-book formats. I don't know if it will be available on release day or a couple weeks later. Bad Blood was available for e-book download immediately but Kindle took a little longer. But fingers crossed Night School will be available from the start on all formats!

:)
MARI

Video Book Reports

Found this video book report about Boys that Bite on Teacher Tube. :) I love when students feature my books in book reports. So if you've done one, please feel free to let me know and I'll post it for everyone to see!

Come see me tomorrow in Texas!

For those of you in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, I'll be doing a talk, reading and signing tomorrow at 2pm the Haslet, TX Public Library (just north of Ft. Worth). Hope to see some of you there! You can bring your own books for me to sign or I'll have some for purchase.

Here are the details: Hope to see you there! Feel free to email me if you have questions!

Haslet Public Library
100 Gammill St.
Haslet, TX 76052
(817) 439-4278

Some more fan art

Did I mention I **love** fan art? Here are a few new drawings I've found:



jareth and rayne by ~babyj213 on deviantART


Sunny McDonald by ~Unique-Winds on deviantART


Rayne McDonald by ~Unique-Winds on deviantART


Sir Leo by ~MangaWarrior5453 on deviantART


Allora by ~sakurahinata23 on deviantART


Allora by ~Sakura-Uchiha93 on deviantART


Allora The Elfen Mage Princess by ~KemmiTheFox on deviantART

Another Great Vamp Series - Go Check it out!

If you like the Blood Coven Vampires series then I know you love vampire series with humor. So you need to be checking out my fab author friend Lucienne Diver's books as well. The first was VAMPED and the second, which just came out, is called REVAMPED. So much fun! In Revamped, the newbie vampire heroine Gina--who's like one of the popular kids--has to go undercover as a goth girl. Which is funny because it's like the exact opposite of Girls that Growl where goth girl Rayne had to become a cheerleader! :)

Anyway, you can learn more about Vamped and Revamped--and possibly win an iPod!--at the Bitten By Books event here.

Mari

Blood Coven Vampires Book 6: BLOOD TIES

At long last I can reveal the cover for Blood Coven Vampires Book 6, Blood Ties! This comes out in August AFTER Night School (which is out in January.) Yes, two Blood Coven books next year! Yay! And the cover is sweet!!




The final battle is brewing between Vampires and Slayers. But for Sunny McDonald, the true war is being fought over her heart.

Though now officially back in the arms of her vampire boyfriend Magnus, Sunny finds she still can't forget the gentle mortal Jayden who once saved her life. And when the darkness threatens to steal his humanity, Sunny finds herself with a choice. Stay true to Magnus and the Blood Coven or defy them in a desperate attempt to save Jayden’s soul.

Meanwhile, the Blood Coven is gearing up for its toughest fight yet--going head to head with a splinter group of Slayer Inc who's regrouping in Tokyo, Japan, still determined to take over the world. In dark blood bars and hidden temples, it'll be Vampires vs. Slayers in a showdown that could cost Sunny not only her heart...but also her very life.

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