tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post481312312485049107..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: GEMINI HEAT - keepin' it old school, baby!Madeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-66455937582522655042008-04-27T09:58:00.000+01:002008-04-27T09:58:00.000+01:00Yes, it is a lovely cover, isn't it, Kim?It nearly...Yes, it is a lovely cover, isn't it, Kim?<BR/><BR/>It nearly had a very different one, which was striking, but gave a totally wrong impression of the book!<BR/><BR/>Eventually it was changed, for which I'm very grateful! :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-52670757330481428912008-04-27T09:55:00.000+01:002008-04-27T09:55:00.000+01:00Glad you enjoyed the excerpt, rlr60! Hope you're a...Glad you enjoyed the excerpt, rlr60! Hope you're able to find Gem Heat in your local bookshop. :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-51532962060406406242008-04-27T09:35:00.000+01:002008-04-27T09:35:00.000+01:00hot excerpt, this would your first book i tried. l...hot excerpt, this would your first book i tried. lvoe the cover<BR/><BR/>kim hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-31153391134855170192008-04-27T05:52:00.000+01:002008-04-27T05:52:00.000+01:00Wow! That is one hot excerpt! I'll definitely look...Wow! That is one hot excerpt! I'll definitely look for this in my local bookstore.rlr260https://www.blogger.com/profile/14310312548030412460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-27351393048233273232008-04-26T14:05:00.000+01:002008-04-26T14:05:00.000+01:00Thanks ever so much, Madeline! I'm so glad you enj...Thanks ever so much, Madeline! I'm so glad you enjoyed the clip. :)<BR/><BR/>I find it very, very difficult to choose excerpts. Selecting little 'scenes' that can be enjoyed as stand-alones, yet whet the appetite of the reader for more, is quite an art.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear that the erotica section in your local book store isn't well stocked. In the nearest town to where I live, there's one Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-23221564460310988442008-04-26T13:47:00.000+01:002008-04-26T13:47:00.000+01:00Ah, that's better. Wonderful excerpt Portia. It ...Ah, that's better. Wonderful excerpt Portia. It leaves the reader wanting <BR/>more, which is exactly what we want in an excerpt (speaking as a reader and a writer.)<BR/><BR/>Long live and write the Queen.<BR/><BR/>I pop into my local Coles from time to time to see how the erotica "section" is coming along. Naturally I convinced them to carry a few copies of 'Wild Card' for awhile but the lastMadeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-60255543134638718192008-04-26T10:31:00.000+01:002008-04-26T10:31:00.000+01:00Thanks, Ilona! Makes me wonder how many bedside ta...Thanks, Ilona! Makes me wonder how many bedside tables my books are on across the world. LOL<BR/><BR/>And yes, Gemini Heat is pretty much crammed with bonking and whatnot... Although there's a story, too, and a good resolution for all the characters. Not quite a trad happily ever after, but there's certainly the possibility of it for both the twins and the beaux they end up with.Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-83646959760065334492008-04-26T10:23:00.000+01:002008-04-26T10:23:00.000+01:00"Full-on Shagathon"!!! Loved that phrase, so apt :..."Full-on Shagathon"!!! Loved that phrase, so apt :D<BR/><BR/>Gemini Heat sounds like the kind of book I want on my bedside table but any of your books will do instead - you have a wonderful way with words. Very hot and sexy :Dfelinewyvernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728861458087960056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-52262786801233387312008-04-26T09:22:00.000+01:002008-04-26T09:22:00.000+01:00Hope that the excerpt lives up to your expectation...Hope that the excerpt lives up to your expectations on Saturday, Mad! And that the accompanying coffee is good... :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-57156451301310456072008-04-26T09:18:00.000+01:002008-04-26T09:18:00.000+01:00Hi LimecelloYou wouldn't believe how long it takes...Hi Limecello<BR/><BR/>You wouldn't believe how long it takes for me to find the right pictures for posts! And then there's the cropping and resizing and mucking about in Photoshop to make them look different to the originals...<BR/><BR/>I think I got the idea of twins from category romance, actually. There used to be a trend for 'masquerading twin sisters' at one time, and I thought, I could Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-72680599615853512002008-04-26T03:49:00.000+01:002008-04-26T03:49:00.000+01:00It's been a mad mad mad mad day. I will read the ...It's been a mad mad mad mad day. I will read the blog Saturday with coffee and post coherent (hopefully) comment...something to look forward to! I bet it's terrific and I think Portia is a gem.<BR/><BR/>xoxo Mad MooreMadeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-39233905708615885232008-04-26T02:47:00.000+01:002008-04-26T02:47:00.000+01:00That was a great excerpt -and the pictures you pos...That was a great excerpt -and the pictures you posted went so well with it! I'm intrigued by the idea of twins sharing a guy. I really like Jake's personality from what I read. Slightly disturbed, probably because Biography is on, and it's about Ted Bundy...limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-53771000100347014562008-04-25T18:14:00.000+01:002008-04-25T18:14:00.000+01:00Thanks, Kate! In some ways it seems like yesterday...Thanks, Kate! In some ways it seems like yesterday, but in others, it's almost as if an entirely different Portia wrote those words. I think I've learnt a lot, and grown as a writer in the intervening years.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully... ;)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-51902381435492925152008-04-25T17:05:00.000+01:002008-04-25T17:05:00.000+01:00Great excerpt-what a trail blazer you were Portia!...Great excerpt-what a trail blazer you were Portia! Congratulations!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-3465988364158817852008-04-25T16:11:00.000+01:002008-04-25T16:11:00.000+01:00Thanks, t'sade! :)Actually, I think my erotic roma...Thanks, t'sade! :)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think my erotic romances are fairly shagathonic too, only they tend to involve a couple who are falling in love at the same time as they're wallowing in lust.<BR/><BR/>They're fun to write too!Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-30363934589830010462008-04-25T15:48:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:48:00.000+01:00Mmm, shagfests. But, that is a lovely-sounded book...Mmm, shagfests. But, that is a lovely-sounded book. I suspect I haven't gotten to the "erotic romance" style of writing yet, mostly bouncing between shagfests and having fun writing.<BR/><BR/>Looks like a lovely book though.t'Sadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708681580853057497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-30627483430064298982008-04-25T15:36:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:36:00.000+01:00Wow, thanks, Angell! I'm so glad you liked the exc...Wow, thanks, Angell! I'm so glad you liked the excerpt... and Happy Birthday, whenever the big day falls. :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-25482555202075200562008-04-25T15:34:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:34:00.000+01:00Yes, Leah, Black Lace were the pioneer publishers ...Yes, Leah, Black Lace were the pioneer publishers of erotica for women, making a huge impact and breaking new ground in women's writing long, long before all the current crop of erotic romance imprints were even a twinkle in an editorial director's eye.<BR/><BR/>It was a revolutionary concept, and a lot of things that *seem* like daring and envelope pushing ideas in today's erotic romance novels Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-80936181253164205842008-04-25T15:31:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:31:00.000+01:00WOW - that is definately HOT. I will be pre-orderi...WOW - that is definately HOT. I will be pre-ordering this one too.<BR/><BR/>My wish list is getting very long - and it's going to be an interesting birthday if everyone sticks to the list. :DAngellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752214549343627320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-11046414019524545232008-04-25T15:24:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:24:00.000+01:00Glad you enjoyed the excerpt, JudieBabie! Hope the...Glad you enjoyed the excerpt, JudieBabie! Hope the rest of the book lives up to your expectations. :)Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-47083262360573303072008-04-25T15:05:00.000+01:002008-04-25T15:05:00.000+01:00I can't wait to read this book! I have it on pre-o...I can't wait to read this book! I have it on pre-order at Amazon.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you mentioned that it was not written as erotic romance. If I know something is straight erotica, then I read it as such and don't have some expectation of otherwise.<BR/><BR/>There is something titillating for me about the idea that this book was published long before the current boom in erotica and erotic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-6102263251372019862008-04-25T14:54:00.000+01:002008-04-25T14:54:00.000+01:00That was totally hot! Can't wait to read this book...That was totally hot! Can't wait to read this book! Keep up the great workjudiebabiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673060315114415932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-49910976176640002402008-04-25T10:34:00.000+01:002008-04-25T10:34:00.000+01:00Thanks ever so much, Olivia. Jake is a bit of an u...Thanks ever so much, Olivia. Jake is a bit of an unapologetic womanising rogue and sexual gourmet, isn't he? Huge fun to write!<BR/><BR/>I use two fonts called NatVignetteOne and NatVignetteTwo for my dividers. Got them from MyFonts.com. They're very useful. I can't remember where the pic of the lips came from... but the legs in suspenders are Paris Hilton's! LOLPortia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-20074358074407446692008-04-25T10:26:00.000+01:002008-04-25T10:26:00.000+01:00Hi LisabetI always feel a bit awestruck to know th...Hi Lisabet<BR/><BR/>I always feel a bit awestruck to know that my book was the one that inspired you to write erotica in the first place. I can't believe that something *I* wrote could have such life changing effect on someone, because I always see myself as just another writer. One who has golden moments of inspiration, as all writers do, but generally not particularly remarkable.<BR/><BR/>I'm Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-90138346621573090282008-04-25T10:20:00.000+01:002008-04-25T10:20:00.000+01:00Yes, Janine, at least on the 15th Anniversary repr...Yes, Janine, at least on the 15th Anniversary reprints they've put 'erotica' on the cover, which is what the books were at the time. I think my earliest stories had a little bit of a romantic vibe, but couldn't be described as romances in the generally accepted meaning of the word. <BR/><BR/>I think my most recent books do consciously conform to the conventions of erotic romance, and I like it Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.com