News from Rachel Caine

Prince of Shadows will be released February 4th. 
 
A thrilling retelling of the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series.

In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and—if they survive—marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.

Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him. At night, he is the Prince of Shadows, the greatest thief in Verona—and he risks all as he steals from House Capulet. In doing so, he sets eyes on convent-bound Rosaline, and a terrible curse begins that will claim the lives of many in Verona…

…And will rewrite all their fates, forever.

Check out the official trailer here. 
 

COMING TO YOU!

In celebration of PRINCE OF SHADOWS,  Rachel is taking to the road, hopefully to a bookstore near you. Please join her if you can to celebrate this romantic, vibrant adventure set in Shakespeare's Verona, featuring Benvolio, Romeo's cousin and close friend.

Tour stops:  
Feb. 3 - BookTalk Nation, online event with Melissa Marr - 7:00 pm EST (sign up here) 
Feb. 4 - Barnes & Noble SMU, Dallas, Texas - 4:00 pm  
Feb. 5 - The Book Spot, Round Rock, Texas - 6:30 pm 
Feb. 6 - Books-A-Million, Exton, Pennsylvania - 6:00 pm  
Feb. 7 - Anderson's Bookshop, Chicago, Illinois - 7:00 pm  
Feb. 8 - Books & Co, Dayton, Ohio - 1:00 pm  
Feb. 9 - Hasting's, Tullahoma, Tennessee - 4:00 pm  
Feb. 10 - Books & Books, Coral Gables, Florida - 7:00 pm 
Feb. 11 - Larry J. Ringer Memorial Library, College Station, Texas - 4:00 pm  
Feb. 15 - Adventures In Fiction, Dallas, TX - all day, followed by the not-to-be-missed PRINCE OF SHADOWS MASKED BALL!

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Now for some Morganville news... 

Morganville: The Internet TV Series

We've been promising big news on our upcoming digital television series, and it's HERE.

 Due to high demand from Morganville fans, we've decided to offer TWO roles to open auditions from anywhere in the world.These two roles are for CLAIRE and EVE.

If you'd like to audition for either of the roles in MORGANVILLE: THE SERIES, please read and follow these instructions. Failure to follow instructions will mean your audition won't be considered.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. You must be 18 years of age or older. Due to legal and logistical concerns, we can't consider actors below the age of 18 for these parts.

2. Download the PDF scene for the character of your choice. (You can audition for both parts if you wish, but they must be loaded as separate auditions.) 
Click here for Claire audition instructions and scene
Click here for Eve audition instructions and scene
(If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it free here)

3. Film your audition. (Hint: you can do it using a camera phone, your computer's camera, etc. Production values will not matter. You might find it easier to have a friend read you lines from the other character in the scene, but it's your performance that matters.)

4. Upload your audition to YouTube, Vimeo or a similar service as an unlisted or private video, and/or as a password-protected link.  Do not send us actual video files as they will be deleted.

 

5. Email the link to your audition to claireauditions@morganvilletheseries.com (for Claire) or eveauditions@morganvilletheseries.com (for Eve) with the subject line of AUDITION VIDEO. (If you're auditioning for both parts, send separate links to separate videos.)  In this email you may also include a headshot and resume, but it is not required.

 

DEADLINE TO AUDITION:
February 14, 2014. 

Cutoff for entries is
midnight US Central Time.

Audition links sent after that time
will not be considered.

WHAT'S NEXT? After the submission deadline, we will be reviewing all the auditions submitted with our casting director. If you're selected to proceed to the next round of auditions, we will contact you. Please do NOT contact us.

We're so excited about this... and we'll be following up with information about casting for other parts soon.

 

 

Fifty Shades of Grey Movie Poster

Who's excited about this movie? 

I still don't see how they are going to put this in theaters, but I can't wait to find out! 

Haven't read the trilogy yet? It's definitely worth the read! Check it out here.

 

L.J. Smith releases Vampire Diaries Fanfic

 This fanfic is based on The Vampire Diaries book series—also by L. J. Smith—and takes place after the volume Midnight.
Damon is back and enjoying his vampire existence to its fullest. Elena, Bonnie and their friends are in their third week at Dalcrest College, ordinary students aware of an extraordinary world that verges on their own campus.
Stefan is scarcely aware that he is living in a fragile paradise with Elena as his devoted girl . . . until one night it all shatters. He wakes from a dream to find Elena limp and white in his arms and rushes her to the hospital for a massive transfusion.
Elena survives, but Stefan decides that the only way she will ever truly be safe is without him. To make his exit complete, Stefan removes himself from the memories of Elena, her friends, and all of Fell’s Church.
Can first love ever really be forgotten? Will Damon finally have Elena by his side as his Princess of Darkness? The epic story begins in Evensong: Paradise Lost. 

Click here to buy it on Amazon for just $3.99.

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 Elena and her friends now have no conscious memories of Stefan—but each is having a difficult time adapting to a world without him. Damon can scarcely put out fires fast enough.

Bonnie feels as if she’s going insane. Her latest oddity is sleepwalking across the Dalcrest campus with only a golden-eyed white “dog” as a companion. This behavior terrifies the others, especially given the recent attacks in neighboring towns that leave girls drained of blood.

More, Bonnie finds herself caught up in her own love triangle with Matt’s shy new roommate, Bastian, and Damon. She realizes that Damon should be completely off limits, but she can’t help feeling there is someone else who is Elena’s perfect partner somewhere.

No one knows much about Bastian, who has white-blond hair and golden eyes, but he doesn’t seem to like Damon. Is Bastian just jealous of Damon’s affection for Bonnie or does he have some darker secret?

Meanwhile, both red roses and black are mysteriously appearing for Bonnie and Elena. Who are they from, and why do they seem so important? The War of Roses has just begun. . . . 

Click here to buy it on Amazon for just $1.99. 

Recycling Book Pages

So, my craft room has been taken over by book pages! 

When I remove them from the book to make the purse, I can't make myself throw them away - so they are stacking up in my craft room! There are just so many possible uses for these pages... You can look on Pinterest and find TONS of amazing ideas.

 

If you'd like to try your hand at some of these crafts I've created a listing in my Etsy shop just for you! 
Because it's a store, the lowest price you are allowed to charge is $0.20 - so these books are listed at $0.20 each; add in shipping and you can get 5 books for $8! It's just enough to cover shipping and packaging costs, there's no financial gain on my part, I'm just excited to get my room back!