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Portia Da Costa

			"award winning, multi published author of intense passionate erotic romance" Female 56 years old Wilds of the North, United Kingdom Last Login: 5/14/2008
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MySpace URL:

http://www.myspace.com/portiadacosta

Portia Da Costa's Interests

General	Reading, writing, television, cats, chocolate, computers...
Music	Eighties power pop, film soundtracks, classical, jazz divas...
Movies	Basic Instinct, Pirates of the Caribbean, Withnail and I, and a gazillion others too numerous to mention...
Television	Law and Order:Criminal Intent... and also cop shows in general, documentaries, films, comedy like Green Wing, intelligent quiz shows like QI and Mock the Week... loads of other stuff.
Books	Books by Thomas Harris, Anna Campbell, Len Deighton, J R Ward, Emma Holly, Saskia Walker, Madelynne Ellis, Ian Fleming and many others
Heroes	Robert Goren and Professor Charles Eppes
Groups:	Romance Divas, Passionate Ink, Romance Novel Promotion, The Romance Cafe, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Black Dagger Brotherhood, Spice Briefs View All Portia Da Costa's Groups

Portia Da Costa's Details


Status:	Married
Here for:	Networking, Friends
Orientation:	Straight
Body type:	Average
Zodiac Sign:	Gemini
Smoke / Drink:	No / No
Education:	Grad / professional school
Occupation:	author

Portia Da Costa's Networking

Nightlife - Marketing - Promoter

Portia Da Costa's Companies

Virgin Books London, UK author Black Lace	1994 onwards
Ellora's Cave Ohio, US author Contemporary	2005 onwards
Robinson London, UK author Scarlet	Late 1990s
Heartline London, UK author Romantic Fiction	Circa 200
Little Brown London, UK author X Libris	1990s
Headline London, UK author Liaison erotic fiction	1990s
Virgin Books London, UK author Nexus	Early 1990s
Virgin Books London, UK author Sapphire	Circa 2000
Masquerade Inc New York, US author Erotic fiction	Early 1990s

Portia Da Costa is fed up... as usual, she's been sent a faulty phone!

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Portia Da Costa's Blurbs

About me:

Isn't this a fabulous cover? I love pink!!!! IN TOO DEEP comes out in September in the UK and November in the US

Here's me in a local Waterstones with copies of my books. Saskia Walker took the photo!

Here's my cat Kuffer asleep the day after his dental operation.

Hi guys, I'm Portia Da Costa, author of romantic erotic fiction for Black Lace and various other publishers over the years.

For more information about me and my books, please visit:

http://wendyportia.blogspot.com

http://www.portiadacosta.com

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Who I'd like to meet:
Readers, writers, friends... and Detective Robert Goren and Professor Charles Eppes

Portia Da Costa's Friend Space (Top 24)

Portia Da Costa has 1021 friends.

Saskia Walker

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Madelynne Ellis

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Sara

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SheVibe.com

Alison Tyler

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Emily

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Michelle Pillow, Romance Author

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Eden Bradley

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Deja Blue	May 14 2008 4:05 AM Thank ya ma'am...it suits me I think :)
Deja Blue	May 14 2008 3:43 AM Sorry to hear about your phone. What kind is it?
Starr Sanders, Author of BloodLust: The Beginning	May 13 2008 6:15 PM I hope you're having a great week! hugs Starr S.
Bubba loves Apryl	Apr 23 2008 12:41 PM Your cats are beautiful - great slideshow!
Saskia Walker	May 3 2008 2:07 PM I hope you have a super bank holdiay weekend. Wahay, are ALL those covers in the block from the last two years? :) hugs Saskia
Annette Blair	May 2 2008 9:03 AM Have a magical weekend all. Annette Blair
Lauren Blades	Apr 30 2008 7:42 AM Have a HOWLING good week! Love, Lauren
Ashley	Apr 24 2008 7:31 AM I can feel virginal if I want. It's a credit to my boundless imagination and long-term memory ;-)
Barbara	Apr 22 2008 1:45 PM Hi Portia; Thanks for friending me. I love your cover art and your gorgeous cat at your profile. Best wishes for many sales, high royalties and continued success with your books. Barbara K.
helgaleena	Apr 16 2008 8:24 PM I read your blog faithfully. Thanks so much for hanging with me! Now open!! http://www.darkroastpress.com Helgaleena says: http://blog.myspace.com/helgaleena
Rick R. Reed	Apr 16 2008 5:17 AM Hey Portia! Pleased to make your acquaintance. Your books sounds fascinating...can't wait to explore them.
Pamela Tyner	Apr 15 2008 8:04 PM Just dropping by to say hello :)
Lisa Whitefern	Apr 15 2008 8:12 PM Congrats! I told you it was an unusually awesome story! lol
Saskia Walker	Apr 13 2008 11:39 AM Hey you, love your new avatar! :) Hope you're having a good weekend. hugs Saskia
Stacy ~	Apr 13 2008 9:00 AM Hey Portia! I hope you're having a lovely weekend. And that the weather is better there than it is here in Chicago. Take care :)
AdelleLaudan	Apr 9 2008 8:22 AM Happy Hump Day! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm happy to tell you that wasn't my experience lol It was a joke. Have a good one! Adelle 'Legs' Laudan
Bubba loves Apryl	Apr 4 2008 12:55 PM Oh, he's so pretty! Thanks for adding Bubba. LOL
Saskia Walker	Mar 30 2008 11:20 AM I've just finished! :) Pheeeew. LOL!
ShipMate	Mar 29 2008 8:37 AM Have a relaxing weekend!!!
Douglas	Mar 25 2008 5:23 PM Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. • Anaïs Nin
Bella Nye	Mar 22 2008 3:00 PM Happy Easter!
Lisa Whitefern	Mar 22 2008 2:02 AM You know if you want to stop bots from posting on your page you can just set it to captcha instead of forbidding HTML comments. Happy Easter! <3 <3 <3
Brearedhead	Mar 21 2008 6:44 PM Wishing you a blessed Easter and fantastic weekend. Bobbie
Anna	Mar 17 2008 9:00 AM Hello Portia Da Costa hope you are well...look forward to reading your latest book.
XoXo Publishing	Mar 16 2008 8:09 PM Hello Portia, Wishing you a safe and HAPPY ST. PAT'S DAY! XoXo Publishing Staff
Bailey	Mar 13 2008 5:04 AM sigh Okay, I'll be patient, since you're writing and all. :)
Bailey	Mar 12 2008 7:12 AM Okay, I keep checking for those cat photos - where are they? LOL
Shauna Hart	Mar 9 2008 1:54 PM Hi Portia, Thanks so much for the add :) I hope you are enjoying your weekend, Shauna
Anna	Mar 2 2008 12:38 PM Hello Portia Da Costa, pleased to be on your friends list...look forward to reading your books
Bailey	Mar 2 2008 5:05 AM Hey, where are those cat pictures you promised. Load 'em up lady. LOL
Saskia Walker	Feb 28 2008 12:50 PM You've been so productive recently, I'm hoping it will rub off on me LOL! big hugs Saskia
Saskia Walker	Feb 22 2008 12:40 PM Thank you for a wonderful day! The time goes too quick! hugs Saskia