http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:56:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossettihttp://feedburner.google.com  It’s newsletter time, which means… Rackety Kate and the Pirates Chapter 28 Firm Hands The story so far: To Kate's astonished relief, the Hormone Harlots step in and take control of the entire situation. In fact, they seem to wield an extraordinary degree of control over the wicked Comte de Nothos. Talk about ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/WEyPO8fxERc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/WEyPO8fxERc/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/03/04/firm-hands-rackety-kate-ch28/ Erica Hayes, fabulous new Australian urban paranormal writer is celebrating the release of her second novel,  Shadowglass, with an incredible giveaway. Five fantasy/paranormals by five Australian authors! Including me. *ahem* Erica's giving away a copy of Thief of Light - plus a book each from Nalini Singh, Keri Arthur, Tracey O'Hara ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/DGImVfHixvg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/DGImVfHixvg/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/03/04/the-great-aussie-fantasy-giveaway/ Did you see Dick Francis died? I feel personally bereft. I don't follow horse racing. let alone steeple-chasing. (In fact, I'm scared of horses, beautiful creatures though they are. They're so damned big.) But Francis was an uber-champion jockey. He rode for the Queen. He was also a real gentleman ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/7Ap7WObXb0c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/7Ap7WObXb0c/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/15/vale-dick-francis/ I'm here to tell you audiobooks rock! What? You already knew that? Well, duh! I've always been a late bloomer. It started with Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter. Not only a gorgeous voice, but so many voices. How a man with a dark velvety baritone makes himself sound like a fourteen ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/KCyz3oGzREw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/KCyz3oGzREw/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/11/audiobooks-rock/ Tell me, does this flip your switch? It passed the Rossetti giggle-out-loud test. Not many do. ;-) But wait, there's more. The rest of the joke goes like this - I e-mailed it to my Chinese doctor friend. He e-mailed back: "If the light stays on for more than 4 hours, call ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/nu48iHZoJtA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/nu48iHZoJtA/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/08/flipping-the-switch/  It’s newsletter time, which means… Rackety Kate and the Pirates Chapter 27 Punishment Is its Own Reward The story so far: To her astonishment, Kate discovers that she's been retained as counsel by the Comte de Nothos -- in an action against Cavanagh Enterprises. Legally, The Comte's position is untenable, but he's refusing ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/Rp55ltWPHgU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/Rp55ltWPHgU/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/04/punishment-is-its-own-reward-rackety-kate-ch27/ The winner of the matched set - Unlaced AND Laced with Desire - is -  Beth C. !!!  Come on down, Beth! Actually, email me at deniserossetti @ gmail.com (no spaces) with your snail mail to claim your prize. I'll hold it for seven days and then redraw. I had the ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/8ez-uStNcBk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/8ez-uStNcBk/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/04/cross-blog-winner/ Welcome to the Laced with Desire cross-blog.  This is our second 'corset' anthology together and we had such a blast with the Unlaced cross-blog, we decided to do it again. This time, Jaci Burton, Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill and I are talking about clothes - what they do (and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/AK98ES3fUjY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/AK98ES3fUjY/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/02/01/laced-with-desire-cross-blog-tour/ Sounds a little weird, doesn't it? A blog that's cross, but nope, I'm not mad. The exact reverse, actually. :-) To celebrate the release of LACED WITH DESIRE, our second anthology together, Jaci Burton, Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill and I are running what's essentially a blog tour. Starts Monday ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/661VcC80mIM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/661VcC80mIM/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/01/28/the-cross-blog-is-coming/ You know how people quip that they'd forget their heads if they weren't screwed on? I say that a lot. Because it's true. I've always been a trifle absent-minded, but OMG - is it getting worse, or what? Last year, My Beloved and I hid the spare car keys before we ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~4/Wms-oPPnWGo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnderAndOverWithDeniseRossetti/~3/Wms-oPPnWGo/ http://www.deniserossetti.com/blog/2010/01/16/forgetting-my-head/