A change of cover...

I've made a new cover for my erotic BDSM short, NAUGHTY THOUGHTS. I very much liked my old cover for this title, but after listening to the thoughts and advice of a bunch of smart self publishers, all of whom are far bigger sellers than I am, I realized I ought to try something a bit more eye-catching...

So, what do you think? I think it's fun and saucy and does suggest the 'naughty thoughts' that the heroine Vickie has, the BDSM fantasies she indulges in when she's making love with her man, Terrence. Luckily for her, Terrence is a perceptive fellow... and a dominant... so pretty soon he's making her dreams into reality.

You can buy Naughty Thoughts from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and there's a sexy sample here.

Naughty Thoughts is part of my Delicious Masters series.

Delicious Masters ~ when women meet the Doms of their dreams ~

Here's the previous cover for comparison. More dreamy and mysterious, I think.

NB. If you've bought my anthology DARING INTERLUDES, please don't buy NAUGHTY THOUGHTS, as it's included in that collection.

What's new with me...

First of all, many apologies for the very sporadic blogging. I'm getting more and more hopeless at keeping up with my blog in my old age...

So, what's been happening?

My main news is that I'm writing again for my most long standing and best loved publisher, Black Lace. Perhaps in the light of recent publishing developments [50 Shades, what else?] this iconic line of erotica for women and erotic romance is relaunching in September, and as well as writing something new for the line, I have a couple, thus far, of Black Lace Classic reprints scheduled. THE STRANGER will be out this September and THE DEVIL INSIDE, next September [the latter was going to be out in Jan '13, but that's been changed]. Black Lace will have a new cover 'look', which I know is going to be utterly fabulous and the cover image guy for THE STRANGER is absolutely scrumptious. Not quite as gorgeous as the wonderful Paul McGann, on whom my Paul was modelled, but definitely easy on the eye. I'll be revealing covers as soon as I receive the final versions. In the meantime here's a lovely piccie of *my* Paul... ;)

Yum! And he even wears the outfit too.

There's also another very exciting Black Lace 'thing' that I'm waiting for a few more details of before I start plugging it. Won't be too long though... definitely by August.

But it's not just reprints. I'm working on a new title, even as we speak. This one's called THE ACCIDENTAL CALL GIRL, and in it, as you might gather from the title, the heroine Lizzie Aitchison gets mistaken for an escort in the bar of a posh hotel, and decides to play a long with the misconception because the 'punter', one John Smith [yes, really] is an absolute dish. Initially only intending to play 'the game' for one delicious interlude, Lizzie, masquerading as 'Bettie', finds herself mesmerised by the handsome and dominant Mr Smith, and as he only seems to want a temporary companion, she continues with her masquerade as a high class hooker. For just the one very special and extremely kinky client.

Needless to say, I'm having enormous fun with this one, and have already written about 20K words so far.

I've also recently been working on an erotic romance novella called TEMPTED BY TWO. This one's a ménage a trois story, about Katie, who's taking a country holiday in order to reassess her life, and who becomes involved with famous and charismatic artist Marcus Dane, and his handsome manager, muse and lover, Owen. I'm hoping this story might be available in a couple of weeks or so.

There's a load of other stuff going on, but lastly, here are two important snippets of news for right now!

If you fancy a rather dotty but fun erotic horror story, free, gratis and for nothing, you can download WESLEY AND THE SEX ZOMBIES from a variety of outlets. There's a taster of it here, along with the links. For the moment, while Wesley is free at Amazon.com,  I'm still waiting for it to go free at Amazon.co.uk, but I'm hoping that'll happen soon, and I'll post here, and tweet and Facebook it when it does!

Finally, if you're looking for some BDSM romance reading after you've finished the infamous Fifty Shades, my buddy Lucy Felthouse has assembled a hot half dozen titles, by various authors, that you might like to try.  Check it out here:

Fed up of Fifty Shades? Six Saucy Suggestions

Quite by chance... yeah right... my title IN SEBASTIAN'S HANDS is amongst the selections! ;)

BDSM-apalooza is now on!

NOW ON - CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE FUN!

Here's an exciting blog event to check out, being held at the home of my buddies the Smutketeers.

BDSMapalooza is a celebration of all your favourite erotic punishment fiction, with interview contributions from a stellar roster of authors, including yours truly, and selection of fantastic giveaways.

Don't forget to head on over there now, the event spans both 9th and 10th of May!

And while you're in the mood for BDSM flavoured fiction, why not check out my latest offering?

Naughty Thoughts is also part of my Daring Interludes anthology, but I thought I would pull it out and offer it separately for those who love a short 'n' saucy spanking treat. I've gathered this and my other BDSM stories together as a sort of semi series, called Delicious Masters.


~ Delicious Masters - when women meet the Doms of their dreams ~

Vickie and Terrence both have sexual secrets, and neither one quite knows what's going on in the other's head when they're making love. But one day, Vickie reveals her "Naughty Thoughts", her dark and dangerous fantasies about being punished and dominated... and discovers a brand new, thrilling side to Terrence, and a powerful man who likes to play spanking games. The Dom of Vickie's dreams is the familiar lover who's already in her bed.

You can find an excerpt and buy links for Naughty Thoughts here!

Delicious Masters - get them here!

New release - DELICIOUS PAIN

DELICIOUS PAIN is my latest self published release, a super hot bundle comprising all my BDSM related self pub stories in one edgy package. Ideal for those who know they like the erotic punishment vibe and who also like a super bargain price.

The stories included comprise:

An Appointment with Her Master - Mary-Anne finally gets to meet her online master in the flesh, and being punished by him is every bit the thrill she hoped for... and much, much more!

Forbidden Treasures - a chance find at a vintage market prompts married couple Alice and Julian to explore the pleasures of BDSM and spanking, prompting a revelation from Julian's secret past.

In Sebastian's Hands - in this 'BDSM love story in three acts', Megan meets and falls under the spell of darkly dangerous Sebastian Holmwood, succumbing to his games of delicious pain and dazzling pleasure. What starts out as in interlude becomes a journey to lasting joy.

DELICIOUS PAIN is available from Amazon US and Amazon UK, and also All Romance Ebooks [Mobi/Epub], with other outlets to follow very soon.

A new release from Madelynne!

Check out this new release from my writing buddy, Madelynne Ellis!

ANYTHING BUT VANILLA

One Girl, Two Guys, No Strings

Kara North is on the run. Fleeing from her controlling fiancé and a wedding she never wanted, she accepts the chance offer of refuge on wild, rocky Liddell Island, where she soon catches the eye of the island’s owner, erotic photographer Ric Liddell. Wickedly sexy by day and just plain wicked by night, Ric rules his domain like a feudal lord. But pleasure comes in more than one flavour when Zachary Blackwater, the charming ice-cream vendor also takes an interest, and wants more than just a tumble in the surf. Zach offers her warmth that she never felt from her ex, and soon it’s not just the ice cream that’s melting. When Kara learns that the two men have been unlikely lovers for years, she becomes obsessed with the idea of a threesome. Zach is reluctant, until he sees the dynamic effect Kara has on Ric’s emotions. She might be the key to finally capturing Ric’s heart.

Read more about this sizzling hot menage novel here! There's a hot excerpt and a chance to get your hands on a copy of the book at 50% off. 

Can you resist such a delicious bargain?

New look for Power of Three

I decided to give my menage erotic romance POWER OF THREE a brand new look! I liked the old cover, but somehow, I didn't feel it was quite right for the story, so here's Laurie, the heroine, looking all seductive and knowing... and why shouldn't she when she's the cherished lover of two hot men!

Here's the blurb:

It's no fun being dumped almost at the altar, but newly *not* engaged Laurie decides to make the best of things and enjoy her honeymoon at an exotic Caribbean resort all on her own. The plan is to lie in the sun, read a book, do a bit of birdwatching and exploring... anything to take her mind off her rat of an ex fiance and the bimbo he got pregnant.

But it's not easy to forget about love and sex when everyone around her at the resort is getting in on. Pretty soon, she's using her binoculars to spy on creatures a bit higher up the evolutionary scale - the hot threesome in one of the adjacent cabanas, and the pair of gorgeously hunky gay guys who are also staying just across the courtyard.

These delicious men especially fire Laurie's senses and make her forget her romantic woes. So when she realises that they're watching her while she's watching them, what else is a girl to do but accept the invitation of a lifetime, and become part of a threesome herself?

But what if her luscious faux honeymoon menage is only the beginning of better and hotter things to come?

You can find an excerpt here:

http://www.portiadacosta.com/powerof3.html

POWER OF THREE is available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Links to other online outlets here

Daring Interludes - special low price at Amazon!

Apropos of nothing, and just because I can, I've decided to put my self published title DARING INTERLUDES on special offer at Amazon for a limited period!

Daring Interludes is a little collection of three short stories, based around the general theme of "games lovers play". Each one features an established couple, who've been together for a while, and the enrichment that a bit of sexual experimentation brings to them. All three are different, and range from the almost sweet [but still hot] to the very, very edgy indeed.

In Concubine, Merry spices up her lover Rick's convalescence after a broken ankle, by telling him a sexy fantasy tale, a la Scheherazade, and casting herself as an exotic courtesan, and Rick as a noble, all powerful prince.

In Silver Screen, things take a much riskier turn when the heroine is compelled to take a walk on the wild side at the behest of her dangerously inventive lover... and the outcome is even wilder than she'd anticipated.

In Naughty Thoughts, Vickie and Terrence's love life moves up to an even more sizzling level when she admits to him that she fantasizes about being spanked while they're having sex!

These three stories add up to a satisfyingly chunk ten thousand plus words, but the Kindle ebook also contains another tempting two thousand words of tantalizing tasters [try saying that when you've had a few!] for some of my other titles, namely, IN SEBASTIAN'S HANDS, FORBIDDEN TREASURES and POWER OF THREE.

You can read a teaser for DARING INTERLUDES here and purchase it from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Get it while it's hot... and cheap!

I'm a guest blogger again!

This time I'm at the Risky Regencies Blog, where I've been interviewed by Janet Mullany about the Naughty Victorian world of my Ladies' Sewing Circle stories.

Portia Da Costa and those Naughty Victorians

I'd love it if you'd surf on over and leave a comment there. One lucky commenter at the Risky Regencies blog will win a copy of In The Flesh!

I'm elsewhere today!

Check out my guest spot over at the sexy steampunky Smutketeers blog today!

I'm guesting at RomCon

Zip on over to the RomCon site to read a spicy excerpt from IN THE FLESH! Leave a comment there [not here... although you can comment at both, if you like!] and you'll go in a draw to win a copy of the book!

Click here!

Looking for my books at Amazon?

It's come to my attention that it's not always possible to find all my books at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and other Amazon sites... even though the books are available to purchase there!

The problem occurs when someone tries to search for my titles via the Home page, using the 'All' tab in the search box. Using that method brings a nice list of Portia titles... but no Spice Briefs!!!! And some of my titles from Black Lace, Total-e-Bound don't show up either. :(

However, if you search for my titles with 'Books' selected in the search box tab, or you search from the Books page, it's a different story, and lo and behold there are my Spice Briefs titles and more of my Black Lace novels  etc too.

YES!

A search for Portia Da Costa "Books"

And if it's specifically ebooks that are your choice, try the 'Kindle' tab, or search from the Kindle page, and a full range of my digital titles springs into view.

YES!

A search for Portia Da Costa at "Kindle Store"

Happy hunting, guys! And if you ever have problems with availability of my titles, just drop me a line:

portiadacosta [at] gmail [dot]com

Historical romance novelist? Moi?

Here's my first full length historical romance novel - IN THE FLESH. It's had a weird road to publishing... it was going to be an erotica/erotic romance title, for Harlequin Spice, but when that line was closed, the book was moved over to the HQN line, and now it's listed as historical romance. For anyone that wonders, though, it's still the *same* book and it's just as hot! Luckily, it was always a traditional romantic love story too, with a journey towards a happily ever after ending, so it fit right into it's new home very nicely... despite an inordinate amount of bonking and other sexual shenanigans between it's stunningly beautiful covers. :)

This is what it's all about ie. the blurb:

"Society already believes she's a scarlet woman... why not become one?"

Posing nude to please her now ex-fiancé perhaps wasn't the most prudent idea Beatrice Weatherly has ever had. With the photographs scrutinized up and down society and her brother running them into debt, Beatrice's hopes of ever making a respectable marriage are dashed.

After one glance at Beatrice's infamous racy cabinet cards, wealthy, powerful Edmund Ellsworth Ritchie is soon obsessed with Beatrice's beautiful face and body. His indecent proposal--one month of hedonistic servitude in exchange for enough money to pay her brother's debts--is one she can hardly refuse.

Determined not to let the rogue best her, Beatrice sets out for the infamous House of Madame Chamfleur to learn how to appease Ritchie's well-known sensual appetite. Soon the couple is playing out exquisite fantasies...and feeling emotion that goes deeper than flesh. But Ritchie harbors a shocking secret, and Beatrice must decide if she's prepared to give up everything for a man who can offer her nothing, but who's come to mean the very world to her.

Read an excerpt here

IN THE FLESH is officially available today from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Barnes and Noble in a mass market paperback edition. It's due out in an ebook form on 1st April [some would say that's very apt when it's something I've written... LOL] in the epub format from venues like eHarlequin, Barnes and Noble, All Romance eBooks and Diesel eBooks.

A Kindle ebook will surely appear before long, but I suspect it won't be before 1st May. If I had my way, all editions would come out simultaneously all over the world on the same day, so everybody who wants a book can buy it in whatever form they like best. But alas, publishing doesn't work like that.

I'll certainly be posting here as soon as a Kindle version pops up, and also tweeting the news too. Or you could join my mailing list for the latest news on IN THE FLESH and other titles.