Portia Da Costa's Blog, page 28
June 10, 2010
Another sale!
It's been a very good week. First I sold my story THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT to Rachel Kramer Bussel for her PASSION anthology... and now I've sold another story to different anthology! :)
This time it's a tale called FIRE AND ICE and it's going to be in the MAMMOTH BOOK OF HOT ROMANCE, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, which is due to be published in Spring 2011.
FIRE AND ICE is a fun story, and was a hoot to write. It's set at Christmas, and involves a boss and his P.A. So far, so good... but when the h...
This time it's a tale called FIRE AND ICE and it's going to be in the MAMMOTH BOOK OF HOT ROMANCE, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, which is due to be published in Spring 2011.
FIRE AND ICE is a fun story, and was a hoot to write. It's set at Christmas, and involves a boss and his P.A. So far, so good... but when the h...
June 7, 2010
PASSION - I'm in it!
I'm thrilled to announce that my short story THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT will be included in the forthcoming PASSION anthology, edited by the fabulous Rachel Kramer Bussel!
PASSION will be published in November 2010 and you can find more info and a mini snippet of my story here.
Isn't the cover divine?
June 6, 2010
A GENTLEWOMAN'S RAVISHMENT - cheeky excerpt
When Prudence is 'kidnapped' by a ruthless masked stranger, she ends up sequestered in a sumptuous Arabian Nights style boudoir to await his further pleasure. However, there are 'distractions' to keep her mind off her plight... and their names are Clarence and Yuri! ;)
Click here to meet the boys who love to serve
Or if you think you're ready for the Full Monty, buy from Harlequin and read the whole story!
June 3, 2010
Belated release day for A GENTLEWOMAN'S RAVISHMENT
"I'd love to be abducted and ravished by some handsome brigand or pirate..."
When the women of the Ladies' Sewing Circle share their private fantasies, some are shocked by Mrs. Prudence Enderby's secret desire. But Prudence cannot imagine life without such exotic daydreams—especially since they arouse her husband, too!
Yet Prudence never imagined she would actually be whisked off the street by a mysterious masked man who has his wicked way with her in a carriage. Taking her back to a boudoir ap...
May 30, 2010
New sales!
I'm thrilled to announce that Harlequin have accepted another of my short stories for the Spice Briefs line! This one is called A VERY PERSONAL ASSISTANT and is about what happens when the relationship between a dynamic female executive and her handsome and sexy P.A. takes an unexpected turn down the path towards pervy eroticism. I'm particularly delighted that this story will see the light of publishing day, because it's my first sale inspired by my latest muse, Patrick Jane from the The...
May 24, 2010
I know my Holmes!
The Game's Afoot!
Score: 100% (8 out of 8)Just took this quiz and scored a clean sweep! Sherlock would be proud...
Score: 100% (8 out of 8)Just took this quiz and scored a clean sweep! Sherlock would be proud...
May 21, 2010
Isn't this luscious?
Here's the sumptuous cover for my June Spice Brief, A GENTLEWOMAN'S RAVISHMENT. Isn't it divine?
If you want to learn more about this naughty story from the Ladies' Sewing Circle, there's a blurb and excerpt here.
And you can also pre-order if you so wish here at eHarlequin.
For maximum enjoyment, remember to read A GENTLEWOMAN'S PREDICAMENT first!
May 10, 2010
May 4, 2010
Fun with ebooks!
I think ebooks are brilliant, and I'm starting to build up quite a collection of them on my Sony Reader, but the problem for a writer is that with an ebook, you don't get the thrill of holding the individual volume in your hands when the crisp, immaculate author copies arrive... or do you? ;)
LOL! Yes, I've been playing with Photoshop again instead of getting on with my writing! Nifty, though, eh?
A GENTLEWOMAN'S PREDICAMENT has been out four days now, and it's received its first four star revi...
LOL! Yes, I've been playing with Photoshop again instead of getting on with my writing! Nifty, though, eh?
A GENTLEWOMAN'S PREDICAMENT has been out four days now, and it's received its first four star revi...
May 1, 2010
Yay, I'm a historical author now!
I'm thrilled to announce that A Gentlewoman's Predicament is published today! Although most people who visit here will know that because I've been battering on about my first historical Spice Brief and it's imminent arrival for long enough... :)
Have got to admit that I'm a bit nervous about this one. Though I experimented with some historical scenes in Gothic Blue, this is the first entirely historical work I've released and it's a definite challenge to create a period 'voice' when all I've e...
