The sixth book in the Partnership in Blood series, Reluctant Partnerships, releases today. It's a spin-off more than a sequel in the sense that it explores the relationship of a new couple rather than focusing on the couples from the war, but all your favorites make an appearance, and I'm hopeful you'll fall as in love with Martin and Denis as I did.






Thanks to the efforts of Raymond Payet and l’ANS, vampires now have the same legal rights as mortals, and research at l’Institut Marcel Chavinier is focusing on the mysterious partnership bonds between wizards and vampires. But the battle for public opinion rages on. When Detective Adèle Rougier encounters Pascale Auboussu, a shy young woman turned into a vampire against her will, Raymond and Denis Langlois, chef de la Cour nearest the crime, fear a public relations nightmare.

The vampire responsible for Pascale’s turning must be brought to justice, but Denis is distracted by an unlikely potential partner—Canadian researcher Martin Delacroix, who is spending a year’s sabbatical at l’Institut—and Denis’s lingering feelings for his deceased lover prompt him to reject the bond. There’s no denying the attraction between them, though, and the allure of companionship is nearly as strong as Denis’s grief.

Growing familiarity and yearning for a true mate may induce Adèle and Denis to soften their stances against new partnerships, but Adèle will have to accept a deeper intimacy with Pascale when she has never considered a relationship with a woman, and it will take a near-deadly attack to make Denis admit his most hidden desires. Now he has to hope Martin will be willing to stay.


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Nicki Bennett and I are featured authors this weekend at Rainbow eBook. That means a free download of , 50% off the rest of the Exploring Limts series, and 20% off everything else either of us has written, whether together or separately. The sale goes from now through Sunday night!

Here are a few reminders in case you've forgotten some of our offerings.







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For anyone who might be interested, the short story I wrote for the Hot Summer Days anthology on the m/m romance group at Goodreads is now available. You can read it here.

Also, I'm having trouble with spam bots, so I'm disabling comments on this post. You can leave a comment at Goodreads or e-mail me at arieltachna at gmail dot com

Ariel

It's been too long since I lived in France for any appreciable amount of time and my slang has apparently deserted me, so I'm throwing myself on the mercy of les Francophones on my flist. What would be a good expression of surprise/outrage comparable to "What the hell?" or "What the fuck?" in English.

Thanks in advance!

Ariel

Join me today as I chat with Jessewave on her blog! You can read the interview here and comment on her post to be entered in a drawing for one of my books!

Daniel and Frank's first race as a team...


Overdrive by Ariel Tachna
Now available from Dreamspinner Press
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Blurb:

All his life, French racer Daniel Leroux has dreamed of one thing: winning the World Rally Championship. To do that, he needs a co-driver he can trust. If only he could find one….

At the end of a disastrous season, Daniel’s manager replaces his incompetent co-driver with Frank Dufour, a young Canadian whose rally team let him go because he was gay. Daniel’s in heaven, thinking he might find more than just a teammate, but his manager puts the brakes on, declaring Frank firmly off limits. Frank isn’t any more ready to risk his second—and last—chance at making it in the WRC, no matter how attractive he finds Daniel. Sex and cars don’t mix.

Amidst a bitter rivalry with another driver, sabotage attempts, extreme weather conditions, and the stress of racing, Daniel and Frank forge a partnership that defies the odds, but just as things start to heat up between them, a family emergency calls Frank away. Will they find their way back together or will the separation and the spotlight be too much for their fledgling love to survive?

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I'm having a contest for my new release. To enter, you have to leave a comment on this post!

I'll share a couple of different excerpts over the course of the day, but I want to start with this one to introduce you to Daniel and the world of WRC racing. I also realized I don't have an icon for Overdrive. Anyone want to make me a pretty from the cover?


Overdrive by Ariel Tachna

Now available from Dreamspinner Press

Buy link

Blurb:
All his life, French racer Daniel Leroux has dreamed of one thing: winning the World Rally Championship. To do that, he needs a co-driver he can trust. If only he could find one….

At the end of a disastrous season, Daniel’s manager replaces his incompetent co-driver with Frank Dufour, a young Canadian whose rally team let him go because he was gay. Daniel’s in heaven, thinking he might find more than just a teammate, but his manager puts the brakes on, declaring Frank firmly off limits. Frank isn’t any more ready to risk his second—and last—chance at making it in the WRC, no matter how attractive he finds Daniel. Sex and cars don’t mix.

Amidst a bitter rivalry with another driver, sabotage attempts, extreme weather conditions, and the stress of racing, Daniel and Frank forge a partnership that defies the odds, but just as things start to heat up between them, a family emergency calls Frank away. Will they find their way back together or will the separation and the spotlight be too much for their fledgling love to survive?

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Hello, everyone!

It's release day so I'll be around at various intervals all day today celebrating my latest novel, Overdrive.



I want to start by sharing a video with you. This is not my video. I haven't ever had the chance to attend a World Rally Championship race, much less in Sweden, but it should at least give you an idea of what my guys do for a living.

Enjoy!