tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post4882208622457325973..comments2024-02-07T15:31:14.706+00:00Comments on Lust Bites: Sweeter than Wine - a sneak preview of Suite Seventeen by Portia Da CostaMadeline Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-26569318780510853302007-04-13T23:13:00.000+01:002007-04-13T23:13:00.000+01:00I'm late to the party, but wow, wonderful teaser. ...I'm late to the party, but wow, wonderful teaser. You know I'm looking forward to this book, and not so very long to wait now :-)<BR/><BR/>Madelynne xxVincent Copseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233265999577106740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-33949105435018028372007-04-13T19:27:00.000+01:002007-04-13T19:27:00.000+01:00Fab, Wendy! Something else to add to my post-exams...Fab, Wendy! <BR/><BR/>Something else to add to my post-exams book list. ;)Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185883760690309984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-78890477423972711882007-04-13T19:11:00.000+01:002007-04-13T19:11:00.000+01:00Ooh very sexy Wendy! Can't wait to read the rest!!...Ooh very sexy Wendy! Can't wait to read the rest!! Lucy xLucy Felthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164383675268417252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-43969224992767692682007-04-13T18:21:00.000+01:002007-04-13T18:21:00.000+01:00Ooh, lovely excerpt to read first thing on a brigh...Ooh, lovely excerpt to read first thing on a bright sunny Friday morning! Valentino sounds scrumptious-and I'm very partial to that name!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-72269316600429700462007-04-13T18:01:00.000+01:002007-04-13T18:01:00.000+01:00That's it?! That's where you're leaving us/it/us? ...That's it?! That's where you're leaving us/it/us? Thanks, I have to work now...MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-43400417150754989522007-04-13T17:19:00.000+01:002007-04-13T17:19:00.000+01:00Wow, thanks, Saskia! I'm glad you liked that hook....Wow, thanks, Saskia! I'm glad you liked that hook... The 'past her prime' sentiment is taken from real life, though alas, in my case, it's true!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad people are enjoying this excerpt, because it's another of those books that's a little bit a book of my heart, 'cos of the hero. But then, all my books have been that way because I always have some huge crush on somebody or other! AndPortia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-34239695792769752042007-04-13T16:57:00.000+01:002007-04-13T16:57:00.000+01:00I'm with Alison - yummy way to force my eyes open ...I'm with Alison - yummy way to force my eyes open - coffee and Valentino, please...<BR/>maybe a coffee shop with erotica excerpts and special coffees, 'A cafe au lait with chocolate sprinkles and Chapter Eight of "Suite Seventeen" please.<BR/>"Oh, waiter, another cafe au lait and Chapters nine and ten..."<BR/>and so on into the lunch specials and dinner hour. Midnight comes...make mine a decaf Madeline Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485601071092171174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-12814122504010139012007-04-13T16:56:00.000+01:002007-04-13T16:56:00.000+01:00I've had "Entertaining Mr Stone" on order from Ama...I've had "Entertaining Mr Stone" on order from Amazon since January and the sods keep saying delivery is delayed.<BR/><BR/>Grrr.Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-33087872802413364762007-04-13T15:09:00.000+01:002007-04-13T15:09:00.000+01:00Oooh, I just love these Friday excerpts. What a de...Oooh, I just love these Friday excerpts. <BR/>What a delightful post to wake up to!<BR/>Congrats, Wendy...<BR/><BR/>XXX,<BR/>AlisonAlison Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587155568248573683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-26830476602477699722007-04-13T14:16:00.000+01:002007-04-13T14:16:00.000+01:00younger master ?? one pleaseyounger master ?? one pleaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-30095397251039801162007-04-13T14:14:00.000+01:002007-04-13T14:14:00.000+01:00Oh, damn it, another book to put on my to buy list...Oh, damn it, another book to put on my to buy list. Hot and steamy with hints of submissions, oh, I think I'm in love.t'Sadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708681580853057497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-23023252983790725692007-04-13T14:08:00.001+01:002007-04-13T14:08:00.001+01:00I've had the (absolute!) pleasure of reading the w...I've had the (absolute!) pleasure of reading the whole novel, and I can tell you the steam you see here is CONSTANT! Oh and there is a plot, despite Portia's insistance that there isn't. ;)<BR/><BR/>What was interesting and an unusual hook for me was reading about a widow heroine who thought she was past her prime, and discovered she most definitely wasn't! <BR/><BR/>Love the cover too.Saskia Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487645520140379667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-73310325335399362812007-04-13T14:08:00.000+01:002007-04-13T14:08:00.000+01:00Ann, don't worry, Clever Bobby Stone is in Suite S...Ann, don't worry, Clever Bobby Stone is in Suite Seventeen as well... as a key supporting character, along with Maria.<BR/><BR/>Basically, Annie is the nextdoor neighbour of Maria and Stone, and she visits one of their favourite haunts, the Waverley Hotel, where she meets Valentino. As Maria was a fairly young heroine, and Mr Stone older, I wanted to try the other dynamic. Annie is older than Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-20601493748935853232007-04-13T13:37:00.000+01:002007-04-13T13:37:00.000+01:00:DThats another one on my wishlist,then...So nice ...:D<BR/><BR/>Thats another one on my wishlist,then...<BR/><BR/>So nice being able to picture exactly what a character looks like :-)<BR/><BR/>Have to say I agree with Ann...Annie=each and every Valentino lover<BR/><BR/>Eliza xxxxxElizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959658025489249091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-59639194285811544692007-04-13T13:23:00.000+01:002007-04-13T13:23:00.000+01:00WendyAnnie = all vdo/valentino lovers and I want m...Wendy<BR/><BR/>Annie = all vdo/valentino lovers and I want more more more Robert Stone<BR/><BR/>lotsa luv ann xxxxannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520900940014508061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-82661888426010035672007-04-13T12:53:00.000+01:002007-04-13T12:53:00.000+01:00Glad you like the excerpt, guys! It was a fun book...Glad you like the excerpt, guys! It was a fun book to write and Valentino has turned out to be one of my favourite ever heroes!<BR/><BR/>Plot? You're kidding me, Janine... this is PDC, remember, the queen of the plotless wonder! LOL<BR/><BR/>It's sort of spinoff from Entertaining Mr Stone... just wanted to do more in that world, really, but needed new characters as Stone and Maria's story is Portia Da Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145185188242876124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-52340680036365293662007-04-13T12:39:00.000+01:002007-04-13T12:39:00.000+01:00Very hot! Adding to my wishlist!Very hot! Adding to my wishlist!Amy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17202603187907169256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-3429666717231939482007-04-13T12:12:00.000+01:002007-04-13T12:12:00.000+01:00Hot excerpt!Can you tell us a bit more about the p...Hot excerpt!<BR/><BR/>Can you tell us a bit more about the plot Portia? And how you came to write it - what inspired the characters - is it different from your earlier books?Janine Ashblesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840188081214225153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-63821890416648220662007-04-13T12:00:00.000+01:002007-04-13T12:00:00.000+01:00oh this book is top of my wish listoh this book is top of my wish listannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520900940014508061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-75111702172394896972007-04-13T10:20:00.000+01:002007-04-13T10:20:00.000+01:00Whimpering... Can I have him, please? Oh - he's l...<I>Whimpering...</I> Can I have him, please? Oh - he's lovely - and that picture makes me melt... The one thing that usually troubles me about dom/sub relationships is the artificiality - whereas this is just transcendant. Mixing roles and sincerity is a masterful achievement. (Mmm, masterful...) Now I must go shopping. <I>Again.</I>Megan Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702395970450200829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-33583293555770393462007-04-13T08:49:00.000+01:002007-04-13T08:49:00.000+01:00Blimey, Portia! Love it. Gorgeous cover, too! Cong...Blimey, Portia! <BR/><BR/>Love it. <BR/><BR/>Gorgeous cover, too! Congratulations!Nikki Magennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085757122187578766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685152641201332954.post-73407714230317498402007-04-13T08:37:00.000+01:002007-04-13T08:37:00.000+01:00WOW That was a hot excerpt *g* I can't wait to rea...WOW That was a hot excerpt *g* I can't wait to read the rest of the book. The first book of yours I read was The Tutor. So far your books have never disappointed me *g*Erin the Innocenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074095793492216013noreply@blogger.com