Jaci Burton's Blog, page 32

This That and Some News

First things first, some awesome news. I'm going to be writing three more books in the Play by Play series for Berkley Heat! I'm so excited about this, and hope you are, too. So books, 6, 7 and 8 in the series will be coming up in the next few years. I have no idea what sports these will be about. Maybe I'll run a poll

The UNLEESHED Auction is live. Click here for the ebay link. I've also added another auction item, which should be coming up soon as they add more of the items to the list. I've added naming a character in one of my Play by Play books, so look for that.

I'm so thrilled that Amazon has listed TAKING A SHOT as one of their Editor's Picks for March! I'm in the company of some amazing authors on that list, so it's quite an honor.

Barnes and Noble has listed TAKING A SHOT as one of their must-reads for March, too! I'm so thrilled! My awesomely talented friend, Shannon Stacey, is also listed, with her great book, Yours To Keep, which is such an amazing romance.

The Unleeshed Auction!

I'm participating in an auction to support a girl's softball team's dream to make it to their World Series this summer. I hope you'll help support this team, too, along with many members of the romance community. There are some awesome items up for bid.

I'll be participating in the following ways:

Lunch with me and awesome author Maya Banks at the RWA National Conference this year in July in Anaheim, California. If you live anywhere near the Anaheim area, or if you're planning to be in attendance at the conference this year, lunch with Maya and I is up for bid. You can pick our brains about our books, or if you're a writer, we're happy to talk about writing. And there will be special presents at the lunch!

I'm auctioning autographed copies of all my Play by Play series books, to include THE PERFECT PLAY, CHANGING THE GAME, TAKING A SHOT, and an ARC of PLAYING TO WIN, my September, 2012 release (ARC to be given to winner as soon as it's available).

There are so many other amazing items up for bid, including ARCs of upcoming books, lunches with authors and agents, critiques, guest appearances in books, goodies and oh so many books. There's even a first edition hardcover copy of Dances with Dragons, signed by George R.R. Martin. Wow!

Please head over to the UNLEESHED auction site and check out all the items up for bid. Auction runs from March 1st to March 3rd.

Interview with Jason Vendryes

There's an interview with Jason Vendryes, cover model for TAKING A SHOT, over at RR@H Novel Thoughts today.

And an ARC and signed postcard giveaway.

So head on over and check it out, and give a shout out to Jason, who's simply a great guy!

Taking A Shot Signed Postcards

How would you like to win TAKING A SHOT postcards signed by Jason Vendryes, the cover model?

We've got them, over at RR@H Novel Thoughts today! So head on over for a chance to win!

TAKING A SHOT – New ARC Winners!

We had two winners who never stepped up to claim their prizes, so I'm doing a redraw.

Again, I used random.org and the winners are:

Nikki Collier – Comment #370

Elizabeth Rodriguez – Comment #439

Congrats to the winners! Please email me your mailing info to jaci AT jaciburton DOT com . You have until Sunday, February, 12 at 9 p.m. Central time to claim your prize or it will be forfeited.

TAKING A SHOT ARC Winners!

WOW! Thanks so much to everyone who entered the ARC Contest! I'm blown away by the number of entries, and wish I could give the book to all of you.

Sadly, I can't. So I used random.org to select ten winners, and they are (In no particular order):

Becky Johnson – Comment #63

Missy D – Comment #477

Valerie-Varuca – Comment #340

Peggy – Comment #66

Laurie P – Comment #200

Melissa Spears – Comment #491

Hilary W – Comment #67

Allie F – Comment #150

Mary Jo – Comment #177

Paige – Comment #19

PLEASE NOTE: Winners, please email your mailing info to me at jaci AT jaciburton DOT com. Winners have until Friday, Feb 10 at 5 p.m. Central (that's 6 p.m. Eastern) to send me their contact info. Otherwise I'll redraw for new winners.

Congrats to the winners, thank you again everyone, and I hope you'll consider reordering the book. Info here

TAKING A SHOT ARC Contest!

I have ARCs for TAKING A SHOT and I'm giving them away here on my blog!

I'm going to give ten ARCs away. You don't have to do a review, you don't have to promote the book, all you have to do is be one of the winners. (Though if you have a blog and you want to review the book when you're finished reading it, you're more than welcome to).

The only thing I require is that you have to come here and check to see if you've won, and then you'll have to email me if you're one of the winners (I'll post notification info after I list the winners). I'm in the middle of writing two books right now and I don't have time to search out the winners. This will make it easier on me, and hey, it's all about me, right?

To be entered to win, post anything you'd like. Tell me about your weather. About your dogs or cats. What your kids did that made you laugh. Hawk your favorite makeup. What you're having for dinner. Your favorite song. Or just say I want to win! Anything.

PLEASE NOTE: I'll choose the winners on Wednesday night by 8 p.m. Central time and post their names on the blog, so be sure to come back to the blog here to see if you've won, because I won't be notifying you. And if winners haven't claimed their prizes by Friday at 5 p.m. central time, I'm redrawing for new winners.

Rules:

Must be 18 years or older to enter.

Void where prohibited.

Open to international entries.

Good luck!

Playing To Win Cover!

PLAYING TO WIN, Book 4 in the Play-by-Play series!

Someone's going to have to let down their guard…

Football star Cole Riley is notorious for doing as he pleases—on the field and off. He parties hard and fights harder, but if he doesn't clean up his act, his career is over—so Cole reluctantly agrees to work with image makeover consultant Savannah Brooks. He's not used to being told what to do, especially by some (admittedly hot) southern belle. As for Savannah, she's not convinced she can transform this cocky (and aggressively sexy) force of nature. But she's determined to give it her best shot.

When the sparks start to fly, Savannah lays down the ground rules: no personal complications. If she can turn off the tingle she feels every time Cole gives her a hot stare with his gorgeous baby blues, he can turn off his desire as well. But for two people determined to have it all, a hands-off policy can only last so long before one of them yields.

PLAYING TO WIN releases September 4th and is now available for Preorder!

So….what do you think? Is he hot enough?

Postcards!!!

Postcards are here! You know you want one.

Beautiful, oversized postcards for TAKING A SHOT are now available. If you'd like one, send an email with your mailing info to Fatin AT novelsidekick DOT com with TAKING A SHOT POSTCARDS in the subject line and she'll get one sent to you.

And while you're at it, you can preorder the book here because it releases on March 6th!

Hey, Guess What?

I'm still here!

The holidays, coupled with physical therapy and a book deadline kicked my butt. But I'm still here, working away on editing the book that I finished (Playing To Win, Play-by-Play Book #4) so I can turn it into my editor this week.

I promise to be back soon, hopefully with something fun and to update you on my book release schedule for this year.

In the meantime, is anyone having winter out there? It's very bizarre here in Oklahoma. We're having like…no weather. It's in the 50′s here. Some days it reaches 60. Not a snowflake has fallen all season (knocking hard on wood here). So not like a typical January. I know we had a miserable summer, so maybe Mother Nature is taking pity on us and giving us a mild winter. I'm almost afraid to say that because as soon as I do we'll get three freakin' feet of snow or ice dumped on us. But this is very strange. Not that I mind it at all, but still…strange.

And speaking of things that are strange–they are strange. All three of them:

That's Jaz, Sam and Bee. They were helping me cook (i.e. hoping food would magically fall from the counter into their mouths). Sadly for them, it didn't.

The strangest of them all is Sam. He routinely stares at–nothing. Like the wall, or the floor. Or in this instance, the tv that wasn't turned on.

I think he sees dead people.