Victoria Janssen's Blog, page 38
May 13, 2012
“The Kiss,” Siegfried Sassoon
The Kiss
To these I turn, in these I trust–
Brother Lead and Sister Steel.
To his blind power I make appeal,
I guard her beauty clean from rust.
He spins and burns and loves the air,
And splits a skull to win my praise;
But up the nobly marching days
She glitters naked, cold and fair.
Sweet Sister, grant your soldier this:
That in good fury he may feel
The body where he sets his heel
Quail from your downward darting kiss.
–Siegfried Sassoon
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems, 1918
May 11, 2012
Audiobook release of “Under Her Uniform”
“Under Her Uniform, a Spice Brief” is now available as an audiobook: at Audible.com. It’s read by Kelsey Larsen and lasts one hour and thirty-five minutes. It costs $2.95 if you don’t have an Audible account, or is free if you sign up for a trial membership.
Also, I’ve updated the list of places where you can buy the e-book:
Kindle, $2.99; Nook, $2.99; Harlequin e-book (Adobe editions), $2.39. Google e-book from Powell’s. The Sony Bookstore. Mills and Boon e-book (UK).
If you’re new to this...
May 9, 2012
10 Things About Me and Comics
I went to see The Avengers in 3-D on the U.S. opening night, and I was grinning like a fool the whole way through. Here are some reasons why.
1. My favorite t-shirt when I was a kid? The Incredible Hulk. I still have that t-shirt, much faded.
2. My brother read comics when I was a pre-schooler. He kept them in a stack in the bottom of his closet. To me, they were all that was desirable in the universe, lent an aura of coolness because he liked them.
3. I started reading comics, seriously, i...
May 7, 2012
Rand Morgan – Hot Pirate
I bet you thought I was done with talking about The Windflower by Laura London. But how could I be done when I have not yet talked about Rand Morgan, Pirate Extraordinaire?
I loved the sheer over-the-top pirateness of Rand’s characterization.
Rand Morgan. They say he wore an emerald slit from the belly of a priest when that unfortunate divine had swallowed it to prevent its theft. Ten years ago the Queen Anne had disappeared without a trace, and whispers said that Morgan had seized a fortu...
May 6, 2012
“Fratelli,” Giuseppe Ungaretti
Fratelli
Mariano il 15 luglio 1916
Di che reggimento siete
fratelli?
Parola tremante
nella notte
Foglia appena nata
Nell’aria spasimante
involontaria rivolta
dell’uomo presente alla sua
fragilità
Fratelli
– Giuseppe Ungaretti
May 4, 2012
Avengers Assemble!
The Avengers movie is out today!
May 2, 2012
Remember Hailey?
For those who don’t remember Hailey, or didn’t read The Moonlight Mistress, I thought I’d post a little excerpt to remind you of who she is.
She’s currently the star of Under Her Uniform, a Spice Brief. Go here for the Harlequin e-book store to buy for $2.39. Nook edition and Kindle edition are $2.99. Mills and Boon e-book (UK).
This excerpt, however, is from The Moonlight Mistress. It does contain a spoiler for that book.
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“Sister, I hate to bother you, but–”
Lucilla turned and stared. “You...
May 1, 2012
“Under Her Uniform” is here!
Available today, at Harlequin! Go here for the Harlequin e-book store to buy for $2.39. Nook edition and Kindle edition are $2.99. Mills and Boon e-book (UK).
“Under Her Uniform” by Victoria Janssen
Isobel Hailey has disguised herself as a man so she can fight in the British Army in World War I. Only a few people know the truth, including her two officer lovers–so why can’t she stop thinking about handsome Corporal Andrew Southey instead? Hailey has to keep her wits about her and her eroti...
April 30, 2012
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd – WWI Challenge
My April book for the The WWI Challenge was A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd, a mystery novel set (mostly) in England while the war was still going on. Heroine Bess Crawford is the daughter of a colonel in the British Army, who grew up in India and other farflung places before returning to England. When the novel opens, she’s been serving as a nurse on a hospital ship.
I really liked this little slice-of-life excerpt from the very beginning:
And now we were in the Kea Channel, just off t...
April 29, 2012
“Grabinschrift im Sternwald 1914″
Grabinschrift im Sternwald 1914
Es ruhen in diesem Grabe vier,
Nimm auf sie Herr zu Dir.
Sie sind vom Leibregiment,
Das weder Furcht noch Feigheit kennt.
Es waren vier tapf’re Helden,
Laß ihnen nichts entgelten.
Sie taten treulich ihre Pflicht
Und scheuten die Gefahren nicht.
Der Leiber achte Kompagnie
Vergißt die Kameraden nie.
Am Westrand des Sternwaldes, 1 Meter hinter den
Schützengraben, da, wo Oblt. Otto Graf La Rosée als erster seiner
Kompagnie aus dem Walde getreten war und den Heldentod gefu...
