tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post4446791694890941010..comments2024-03-28T23:06:34.406-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Guest Author -- Vanessa Kellypjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-64712995026397073152010-05-05T03:12:43.114-04:002010-05-05T03:12:43.114-04:00Congrats Vanessa! Romance is more delicious at a...Congrats Vanessa! Romance is more delicious at a dinner party so that would be my pick. If my "hero" and I can focus on each other more than on the parade of gourmet dishes and desserts, it must be love indeed!mrsshukrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081541541853441228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40728614948807905272010-05-04T23:32:51.165-04:002010-05-04T23:32:51.165-04:00Thanks, PJ! I'm exhausted from all the partyi...Thanks, PJ! I'm exhausted from all the partying, but it was great!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8953438017961352332010-05-04T21:21:18.960-04:002010-05-04T21:21:18.960-04:00Vanessa, thanks so much for being our guest today!...Vanessa, thanks so much for being our guest today! <br /><br />Thanks to everyone who stopped by to help celebrate the release of <i>Sex and the Single Earl</i>. Hope you all had fun!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-75251450178216450212010-05-04T21:17:24.816-04:002010-05-04T21:17:24.816-04:00Thanks, Dianna! I hope you enjoy it!Thanks, Dianna! I hope you enjoy it!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-82715041148382000232010-05-04T20:29:06.645-04:002010-05-04T20:29:06.645-04:00Woot! Hello Vanessa, I have been waiting on this ...Woot! Hello Vanessa, I have been waiting on this book forevah!hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-49115351382301460672010-05-04T20:04:29.183-04:002010-05-04T20:04:29.183-04:00OK, sounds like Anna and I would be doing the dinn...OK, sounds like Anna and I would be doing the dinner party by ourselves! The rest of you gals would be running around Vauxhall in your masks and dominoes, waiting for the rakes to show up. I'm down with that!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2959962384801392702010-05-04T17:39:11.026-04:002010-05-04T17:39:11.026-04:00Hi Vanessa,
Congratulations on your latest releas...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />Congratulations on your latest release. SATSE is on my BTB list and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Maybe here?<br /><br />Now that is some dinner party. Back then with the kitchen facilities being what they were, I don't think I'd want to be the cook! Or a dishwasher for that matter.<br /><br />I'd say masquerade is the way to go. Lots of Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-47292664305680475972010-05-04T16:31:24.609-04:002010-05-04T16:31:24.609-04:00Sounds like everyone is in the mood for a masquera...Sounds like everyone is in the mood for a masquerade and then a little one on one with a hot rake ;-) I *knew* I loved you ladies for some reason!! LOL!Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-69191746041846603492010-05-04T16:27:59.190-04:002010-05-04T16:27:59.190-04:00Vanessa--I am a bit tardy to the party....but you ...Vanessa--I am a bit tardy to the party....but you know a girl does need to make an entrance! LOL.<br />Congratulations on the release of this book. Sounds very good---anopther to be added to my tbr pile!<br />I would go for the rake--moonlight--music and Heavens not that much food. After eating for 5 hours can you really do anything fun?! (eyebrow waggle here) Hehe!Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675860477404744552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-1038613847039699092010-05-04T16:27:22.889-04:002010-05-04T16:27:22.889-04:00::running in from a very long day at work::
Hey V...::running in from a very long day at work::<br /><br />Hey Vanessa! Thank you so much for spending the day with us and for sharing your knowledge on the dinner parties. My goodness, those people loved to sit and eat and sit and eat!! I can't imagine spending 5 hours doing that! It's hard enough to sit down for 30 minutes and enjoy a meal :-)Buffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-78341146909584322702010-05-04T16:06:28.172-04:002010-05-04T16:06:28.172-04:00I just love the title of that book!I just love the title of that book!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689907834817517736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15074582078579051612010-05-04T15:59:31.852-04:002010-05-04T15:59:31.852-04:00Jen, it is a beautiful cover, isn't it? And t...Jen, it is a beautiful cover, isn't it? And the title is fun!<br /><br />Anna, thank you so much for your kind words! I have to admit that I would go for the dinner party, too. Love long hours over a dinner table with good food, good wine, and good friends. Great way to describe the MMO! A multi-course dinner party!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-86673980413684197692010-05-04T15:28:30.060-04:002010-05-04T15:28:30.060-04:00And the handsome rake had better make sure he keep...<i>And the handsome rake had better make sure he keeps those goodies comin'! Hmm, that sounded a bit naughty...</i><br /><br />LOL @ Anna! I love it!!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-88042787689848302492010-05-04T15:14:59.842-04:002010-05-04T15:14:59.842-04:00Vanessa, I'm really looking forward to the Mam...Vanessa, I'm really looking forward to the Mammoth Book of Regency Romance coming out too - it's a bit like a Regency dinner party, lots of different delishness in one spot!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-79938463499918763292010-05-04T15:13:55.310-04:002010-05-04T15:13:55.310-04:00Hey, Vanessa, just swinging by to congratulate you...Hey, Vanessa, just swinging by to congratulate you on the release of SEX AND THE SINGLE EARL! I love this story - I was lucky enough to read it in manuscript, yes, I know - I'm gloating! To continue the theme, it's a banquet for the senses! <br /><br />Actually I'm a pig, so the 75 dishes sound pretty good to me. And the handsome rake had better make sure he keeps those goodies comin&Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-71399606950731506782010-05-04T15:12:32.206-04:002010-05-04T15:12:32.206-04:00PJ: I love the word "assignation" It mak...PJ: I love the word "assignation" It makes the idea so much more palatable. <br /><br />Imagine preparing all of those dishes without a Cuisinart or KitchenAid...(yes, my POV is definitely "below stairs") <br /><br />Beautiful cover (beautiful man on the cover) Vanessa! Catchy title and though it's regency, the title reminds me of the romantic comedies from the sixties. PinkPeonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474965710589933443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-17962226636262809452010-05-04T14:53:00.358-04:002010-05-04T14:53:00.358-04:00Argh! Youth, not youthy!Argh! Youth, not youthy!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48184526138403774122010-05-04T14:52:09.175-04:002010-05-04T14:52:09.175-04:00I think the Mammoth book this year is going to be ...I think the Mammoth book this year is going to be spectacular!<br /><br />Gannon, I think the Regency Cougar story will be fun. The hero is a big, tough soldier, so he's certainly no weedy youthy!<br /><br />Runner10, I didn't think of picnics. What a great idea! Box Hill, but without all the drama.Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-57518295006926284662010-05-04T14:15:40.592-04:002010-05-04T14:15:40.592-04:00I would rather skip the 4-5 hour meal and just hav...I would rather skip the 4-5 hour meal and just have a picnic outside.runner10https://www.blogger.com/profile/09427817098754474884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-56055081288337439232010-05-04T13:53:51.353-04:002010-05-04T13:53:51.353-04:00Vanessa, I love the premise of your novella! Rege...Vanessa, I love the premise of your novella! Regency Cougar! LOL<br /><br />Definitely have to get the Mammoth Book of Regency Romance!!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2880541941584307612010-05-04T13:45:27.721-04:002010-05-04T13:45:27.721-04:00Oh, and I have to add that I am SO looking forward...Oh, and I have to add that I am SO looking forward to the Mammoth Book of Regency Romance!!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-28643847119442963692010-05-04T13:43:42.754-04:002010-05-04T13:43:42.754-04:00Hey, Vanessa! Happy Release Day to you! We're ...Hey, Vanessa! Happy Release Day to you! We're happy you could share it with us. :)<br /><br />Um, I don't have the patience for a five hour meal. I eat too fast! LOL <br /><br />I like the idea of attending a masquerade, too!! You can be someone other than who you normally are and no one (except your handsome rake) would ever know. Sounds delicious!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39798013858844946682010-05-04T13:26:28.660-04:002010-05-04T13:26:28.660-04:00PJ, my novella will be in a Kensington anthology, ...PJ, my novella will be in a Kensington anthology, along with a reprint of a fab Jo Beverley story and new stories from Sally MacKenzie and Kaitlin O'Riley. I'm doing a bit of a riff on Jo's story. She has a heroine who is quite a big younger than the hero - think Col. Brandon and Eleanor Dashwood. I decided to do a bit of a flip. My heroine is older than the hero - not too much Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-5260587192444610602010-05-04T12:28:22.372-04:002010-05-04T12:28:22.372-04:00Sorry the Dishies haven't been around much thi...Sorry the Dishies haven't been around much this morning. Pesky work (and other) commitments are interfering with our fun! ;-)<br /><br />Sounds like many of you are in the mood for a masquerade. So tell me, what costume would you wear to the party?<br /><br />I'll be back to play later this afternoon!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2951944050573025612010-05-04T12:24:50.288-04:002010-05-04T12:24:50.288-04:00Please excuse me if I don't respond to all you...<i>Please excuse me if I don't respond to all your comments on an individual basis - my novella is due next week, and I'm racing to the deadline. </i><br /><br />We understand, Vanessa! Next time you pop in, will you tell us about the novella and when it might be released?pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com