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Anne Fontaine - The Mistress of the Perfect White Blouse

Anastasia Blackwell Wearing Anne Fontaine Blouse and Patent Leather Belt

THE HOUSE ON BLACK LAKE HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO SCREENPLAY. GO TO HOME PAGE TO VIEW PROVOCATIVE CINEMATIC TRAILER FEATURING ANNE FONTAINE, BLOUSE, JACKET, AND BELT.

French/Brazilian Anne Fontaine has created an international business out of creating the perfect white blouse. Her fashions have a sense of the naughty French maid mixed with the most feminine and romantic.

Her ruffled blouse, patent leather belt and cinched jacked are featured in the trailer in the scenes where Andre Labat (Tosh Yanez in photograph) seduces Alexandra in his studio.

The House on Black Lakeis available to purchase at Amazon.com. Barnesandnoble.com, e-readers, and by order through local book stores.

 

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Chateau Tivoli, Dark Garden, Plouf, The Box SF, Rich Redmond, Callie Khourie = an interesting mix!

I have spent the last two days sampling the best of the best~The beautiful sensuous creations of Dark Garden where corsettes are a custome work of art. Then there is the gorgeous B & B, Chateau Tivoli where I filmed the trailer for "The House on Black Lake" in S.F. It is the most sexy place to stay in S.F. and has incredible energy for those who desire more than the standard Hilton-like hotel. Evening spent on Belden Place at Plouf where Antonio taught us how a bartender can change the entire energy of a restaurant. Love him and ready to salsa at his other gig - will get the name to you soon~

 Then there is the passion of Rich Redmond, Nashville drummer on national tour for Brooks and Dunn. His drummer's workshop at The Box SF was passionate and inspirational.  Also, LOVE the venue. San Francisco is amazing in its unique places to find talent that is better than anything you will find anywhere else in the U.S.

Spent an afternoon at the Kabuki checking out Callie Khourie, screenwriter of "Thelma and Louise". The S.F. Film Festival has some of the most amazing indie talents converging on the city.

Book your room = book your tickets - let me know if you desire more information. The arts are alive and well - I'm off for the next adventure. Oh, and forgot a few nights before -Revolution Cafe in the mission - for long sensuous talks!

A.

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I Will Live As A Hero Fights And Never Speak From My Knees - Anastasia Blackwell

Anastasia Blackwell and Wade Russell

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Climactic Scene From The House on Black Lake

Anastasia Blackwell and Wade Russell

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THE HEROINE'S JOURNEY IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER

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San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Plays Host to Climactic Scene

Romance and legends surround San Francisco's Sigmund Stern Grove Park. And it has a nearly palpable mystique. When I was scouting locations for trailer I new this was the perfect spot to stage the climax of my novel. The fog rose up as we shot and enveloped us in an otherworldly vision of what it might be like to lose oneself in nature.

Both dangerous and seductive, the grove is also known as a natural "music box" and an annual music festival is head in the grove in the summer. Once a home to bootlegger's and those who wished to flee the restrictions of prohibition, it now lends itself to more wholesome pleasures. But, if you wonder deep inside you will feel something else rise up in you. It's a bit daunting, but not an altogether unpleasant fear of what might lie beyond the bend.

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Sexy Hotel Beds

THE HOUSE ON BLACK LAKE HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO SCREENPLAY. GO TO HOME PAGE TO VIEW PROVOCATIVE CINEMATIC TRAILER FEATURING SCENES WITH SEXY BEDS.

Actors Tosh Yanez and Anastasia Blackwell recreate scene from The House on Black Lake in Aimee Crocker Room of Chateau Tivoli in San Francisco. The hotel bed is nearly a character itself, a most spendid and sensuous piece of art.

        The carved and veiled four poster, spread with luscious linens, can be found in the Aimee Crocker room of the Chateau Tivoli in San Francisco.  A similar curtained and mirrored bed, with intricate carved dark wood, is housed in the Mark Twain Suite. The opulent Luisa Tetrazzini suite was also featured in  trailer for book. The bed is a luxuriously carved queen canopy from the Charles De Gaulle estate, with a private parlor with fireplace.

        Chateau Tivoli B& B is an opulently restored Victorian mansion located in San Francisco’s historic Alamo Square district. Built in 1892 as a private home and restored a century later, it features had-carved woodwork, crystal, chandeliers, period wall paper and oriental rugs. It hosted all interior shots of “The House on Black Lake interior videos, including the mysterious basement rooms with hovering ceilings.

        The unusual décor and luscious beds of the Tivoli can be viewed in trailer on home page.  More information on the Chateau Tivoli at www.chateautivoli.com.

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NEW PRESS RELEASE: Twilight Fans Feed On New Gothic Suspense

Hungry Mature Twilight fans feed on new gothic suspense, “The House on Black Lake”

Twilight moms and closet fans have ached for a story that addresses adult desires, and Anastasta Blackwell’s debut novel, “The House on Black Lake” delivers the goods.

PR Log (Press Release)Apr 14, 2010 – “The House on Black Lake” is a story of obsessive and forbidden love. But much more. It is an intoxicating journey into the underworld of Montreal society, where the power elite cavort with mystics, gypsies and soothsayers and create their own rules. The contemporary gothic suspense chronicles how a woman’s obsession with a charismatic man results in a dramatic transformation.

With her life falling apart around her, Alexandra Brighton escapes with you son, Samuel, to Black Lake – and into the home of the man who has haunted her thoughts for years. But little is as it seems in the idyllic world of Ruth and Ramey Sandeley, where modern luxuries co-mingle with ancient rituals. As the summer solstice draws near, Alexandra finds herself lured into a world of mystery and seduction that compels her to confront the forces that have shaped her life’s path. Ultimately she must decide where this journey will lead – if she and her son are to survive.

Set against the haunting backdrop of Montreal and its surrounding countryside, debut author Anastasia Blackwell’s novel explores how one woman’s pursuit of her divine path leads to a shadowy world of ruthless passion and dark secrets.

The journey to Black Lake is sensuous, erotic, romantic, and dangerous. Fasten your seat belt as you enter Zito Zahn 's cab and be prepared to take an odyssey into the unknown.

Author Anastasia Blackwell is an award-winning producer, writer, actress, voice-over artist. She collaborated with a noted cinematographer to produce a book trailer and created music videos based on scenes in book.

To learn more about the book, author, news, video, photographs and upcoming events go to www.houseonblacklake.com.

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A Rebirth of Creative Freedom!

A RENAIISSANCE BEGINS TODAY!

Shall we all join hands and give birth to a renaissance?  Shall we all pledge to seek out and explore that which all of the desires and passions that lie dormant begging for release? Shall we begin to paint, dance, write, wonder the earth, and love with unfettered abandon? Shall we search for ancient truths and discoveries and then enlighten them with our own creativity? Shall we speak the truth and seek others that support our vision of reality?

Shall we abandon commerce for commerce sake, and seek a creative light that makes commence our hand maiden and not the reverse?

Shall we wear the garments of the enlightened and create a beautiful shift in our globalized world?

A.

A Rebirth of Creative Freedom

 

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A Writer's Process: Genesis of Idea

 The inspiration for my story was my own experience. My young son and I flew from S.F. to Montreal and then on a long taxi ride to the home of our hosts  in an exclusive enclave of summer homes. The night we arrived we were rowed out to stay in a deserted Victorian on an island not much larger than the house.

The week was filled with intrique (as was the house). Many years later I used the story as a vehicle to explore a world weary woman's journey through the underground to transformation. I felt a certain repression and a powerful need to investigate beneath the social structures that contain our passions and creativity.

The journey I have taken since that mid summer's night has profoundly changed my life. I continue to follow the unexplored path, to seek truth and a desire to close the link between animal and civilized society, to give a voice to the "beautiful freak" - the soul that searches for freedom.

A.

Victorian House

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