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May 6, 2013
RT Recap! With Photos!
I’m back! I had such a wonderful time at the RT Convention. I met the most wonderful people, from readers to bloggers to booksellers and authors. Everyone was incredibly friendly and amazing, and I can’t wait to go to the next conference.
How about some pictures? 
With Julie James at the Carina Press cocktail party.
With Sylvia Day at the Fan-tastic Day event.
At the Book Fair. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by my table!
I met THE Jude Deveraux and had quite the blubbering fangirl moment. It wasn’t my finest moment, but I got her to sign A Knight In Shining Armor for me, which is one of my favorite books. It’s already sitting pretty on my keeper shelf. Meeting her was a conference highlight for me.
Jaycee Clark, one of my long time friends, a great writer, and Biker Dude thinks she makes the best cookies ever. 
I was so very honored to receive a Career Achievement Award this year for Erotic Romance. Here I am trying not to completely blank on my acceptance speech. (Those lights are bright up there, y’all.)
And here is my amazing award. Thank you again to RT BookReviews for this incredible honor.
Had a great convo with Leigh, Angela and Francesca of Under The Covers Book Blog. They were so much fun to hang out with.
The Erotic Romance Panel – Me, Lauren Dane, Maya Banks, Tiffany Reisz and Sylvia Day. We had a blast.
Me and Biker Dude. This is me in flip flops before the temperatures dropped into the 30′s and it freakin’ SNOWED in Kansas City! It was a little cold there, y’all.
On the bench with my friends–Maya Banks, Lillie, and Shannon Stacey.
Me with my bff, the awesome Shannon Stacey
With Shannon Stacey and Lynda Ryba (@FishWithSticks). And we have tiaras! (Shouldn’t everyone?)
I sat and visited with so many more people I didn’t get photos with, like the super amazing Jill Shalvis and the awesome Alyssa Day, some of my Twitter friends like Young Librarian. I’m bummed about that. But I had a wonderful time. Now I’m exhausted and need to sleep for a week, but copyedits for Hope Flames have arrived, and I have a book releasing tomorrow. It’s time to get back to work. 
I also brought home a lot of books and swag to share, so look for a giveaway soon!
April 29, 2013
On the road again…and Wild Nights coming up!
Those two things in the blog title are unrelated, because I’m long past the age where I go on the road and have wild nights. Heh.
I’ll be at the RT convention this week, so if you’re going, I hope to see you! I’ll be posting pictures to my Twitter account, so look for them! Otherwise, I’ll post some pictures here to the blog when I get back.
Next week is the release of Wild Nights, my digital novella that was formerly part of the now out-of-print Exclusive anthology. Wild Nights features that hottie Mike Nottingham from Wild, Wicked and Wanton. I thought I’d leave you with an excerpt from Wild Nights. More info, another excerpt and ordering info for Wild Nights is here.
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“I’ve done it all, Grace. It’s hard to get excited about it anymore. It’s like I’m pushing the sexual envelope, looking for the next conquest before I’ve even finished the one I’m with.”
“And it’s not fun anymore,” she replied, nodding.
He laughed. “Well, sex is always fun. But lately it’s been a little…unsatisfying.”
She crossed her arms. “I know the feeling.”
“Really?” He couldn’t believe he was telling her this. Or that she of all people was a kindred spirit. Grace was like a shrink—easy to talk to. He didn’t really spend a lot of time talking to women. When he was alone with a woman, talking typically wasn’t something they did. Then again, she was a stranger. A beautiful, intelligent, eloquent stranger, and different from most of the women he knew.
After tonight he’d never see her again, so why not? It wasn’t like he had anyone else remotely close to open up to about things like sex. No way would his male friends understand how a man who got as much pussy as he did could possibly be dissatisfied with his sex life.
“People always wonder about me,” she said. “Why I opened this club. How I must have suffered some sexual trauma that made me want to explore the wild side of sex, when the truth of the matter is, I always felt sex should be openly celebrated. I’ve always enjoyed it. There is no dark history in my life—no rape, no incest, no horrors in my past that caused me to want to investigate my deviant side. I just love sex. That’s why I moved here and started this club.
“As I mentioned, I was dissatisfied with those who preached morality, that sex was something to be hidden as if it was bad. There’s nothing bad about sex as long as it’s consensual.
“But the problem is, when you engage in so much open and free sexuality, when you can have anything you want anytime you want it, you become desensitized to it. Then what does it take to be satisfied?”
“Is that why you don’t partake of the fun and games at Wild Nights?” he asked, curious whether it was choice or just part of the mystique.
She shifted, stared out at the lights of Las Vegas again. “Partly. I have responsibilities at the club and if I spend all my time engaged, I can’t cater to my clientele. But yes, I’ve also become a bit jaded. I used to play a lot more than I do now. Because I’ve done it all. It doesn’t have the allure it once did.”
“When you’ve experienced everything, and more than once, there’s no thrill.”
She looked at him. “Yes. That’s it exactly. I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever find the one man who’ll be able to touch me the way no man has been able to touch me before.”
He smiled. “Oh, that guy.”
“What guy?”
“The perfect man. He doesn’t exist.”
She returned his smile. “Nor does that perfect woman you’re looking for.”
“We’re both alike, Grace. Looking for something or someone who can’t be found.”
“So what do we do about that?”
April 25, 2013
RT BookReviews Convention
Hey everyone!
Next week I’ll be attending the RT BookReviews convention in Kansas City. If you’re attending, I look forward to seeing you there! If you’re not attending, but live in the Kansas City area, the Giant Book Fair on Saturday, May 4th, is open to the public! You can check out info about the Book Fair here. I’ll have all the Play by Play postcards with me at the booksigning, so be sure to stop by my table and pick some up.
In addition, I’m going to be appearing at several events and panels:
Wednesday, May 1st – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – How to Ride the New Erotic Romance Wave, along with Eden Bradley, Lauren Dane and Sylvia Day
Thursday, May 2nd 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Erotica Chat, along with Maya Banks, Lauren Dane and Sylvia Day
Friday, May 3rd 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – When Sex Gets Weird. A Paranormal Love Scene Primer, along with Shannon K. Butcher, Alexandra Ivy and Jade Lee
Saturday, May 4th 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Giant Book Fair – I’ll be signing books!
Saturday, May 4th 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Carina Press cocktail party.
You can find all of these events at the RT Convention Agenda page here. If you’re going to be there, I hope to see you!
April 22, 2013
Changing The Game Now In Audio
CHANGING THE GAME, Book 2 in the Play by Play series, is now available as an audio book.
You can find the audiobook it at the following locations:
The Perfect Play and Taking A Shot are also available in audio book. Click on the links for ordering information.
April 18, 2013
Today I’m At
Today I’m over at the Romancing The Jock blog, talking about sports commercials.
Come weigh in with your thoughts!
Click here to go to the blog.
April 17, 2013
Hope Flames Cover
HOPE FLAMES is the first book in my new small town contemporary romance series. It’ll be released September 3, 2013.
Here’s the cover! And back cover copy.
When it comes to love, they already know the rules…by heart.
Thirty-two and finally setting up her veterinary practice in the town she once called home, Emma Burnett is on her own and loving it. Independent and driven, she’s not letting any man get in the way of her dreams. Not again.
That’s fine with Luke McCormack. Divorced and hardly lacking in female company when he needs it, he’s devoted to the only faithful companion in his life—his police dog. Still, there’s something about Emma he can’t shake.
When a series of local break-ins leave Emma vulnerable, she seeks help from the one man who sparks her desire for the first time in years. And now they’re giving each other something they thought they’d lost forever…hope.
HOPE FLAMES is up for Preorder. It’ll be available in mass market paperback, and digitally.
Print:
Digital
April 2, 2013
Nautier and Wilder Has Released!
NAUTIER AND WILDER has released and is now available, in print and digital format. You can purchase it at your local bookstore, or at your favorite online retailer.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the relentlessly scorching backdrop of her Nauti Boys series with an all-new novella of a man—bad to the bone—and the one woman who knew he was trouble. That’s why she couldn’t let him go.
New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton once again blisters the asphalt with an all-new novella in her Wild Riders series. A hot biker craves a life of passion and danger—and finds it with the woman he’s sworn to protect.
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I hope you enjoy the book! You can read more about NAUTIER AND WILDER, including an excerpt of my novella, RIDING TO SUNSET, here
April 1, 2013
Summer Heat Free For Two Weeks!
March 27, 2013
Chat Tonight
Tonight I’ll be over at Romance Crush Junkies for a chat, so please join me!
From 8 – 9 p.m. Eastern, there’s a general chat, then I’ll join in from 9 – 10 p.m. Eastern.
The link to join in the chat is here. We’ll talk all about the Play by Play series, or anything else you’d like to chat about. I hope to see you!
March 15, 2013
Nautier And Wilder ARC Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered to win an ARC of Nautier and Wilder
The winners were chosen randomly, and they are:
Lori Hargrove, Comment #157
Christine Houser, Comment #99
Karen Cychmistruk, Comment #2
Cassie Ellis, Comment #22
Teresa Hughes, Comment #7
Congrats, ladies! Email me at jaci @ jaciburton . com (without the spaces) with your mailing info and we’ll get the ARC out to you. You have five days to email me. If I haven’t heard from all the winners within five days, I’ll choose new winners.
Thanks again, everyone!
