Jaci Burton's Blog, page 55

New Cover Art!

For those who haven't heard me squeal on Twitter and Facebook today, behold my new cover art for THE PERFECT PLAY, releasing from Berkley Heat in February, 2011.

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Football pro Mick Riley is an all-star, both on the field and in the bedroom. But a sexy, determinedly single mom just might be the one to throw him off his game…

For years Mick has been taking full advantage of the life available to a pro athlete: fame, fortune, and a different girl in every city. But when he meets and beds...

Ever Look Forward To Monday?

Ever have one of those weekends where you actually look forward to Monday so you can rest?

Yeah, it was one of those weekends. I'm tired.

I like my weekends to be quiet and uneventful. Not too busy, just quiet and uneventful. This weekend was exhausting.

Saturday we did a poker run for a cancer charity. A poker run is a biker event where you ride to 5 locations, get a poker hand, and if you get a great hand you have a chance of winning some money. We did not get a great poker hand. Alas. The...

Auction!

Just a reminder that Brenda Novak's Auction for Diabetes Research is ongoing through the month of May. Amazing items are up for bid, so please check them out. And don't forget I have two items up for bid. A Bad Boy Biker basket filled with my Wild Riders books and biker goodies, as well as a critique of a super sexy romance proposal for any unpubbed writers looking for a critique of their work.

Also, to help out those affected by the Nashville floods, a group of Nashville authors have...

Wordless Wednesday

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Look! Postcards and Bookmarks! Wheee!

Look what the enormously talented Frauke of Croco Designs made for me for my Wild Riders series. Aren't they lovely?

Postcards

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And Bookmarks

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Garden Update

How's my garden project doing?

Pretty damn good, surprisingly.

Here it was when we first planted on April 10th:

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And here it is today (notice the mini-lake behind the garden? It rained all freakin day yesterday and into last night. We're having a very wet spring. Good for the garden and all our plants, flower & trees so I'm not complaining, but does it have to rain EVERY freaking weekend?)

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These are my magic beans. [image error] Actually they're green beans that I planted from seed. I'm so excited to see...

Brenda Novak's Online Auction Starts Today!

Every year since 2005, New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak holds an online auction to benefit Juvenile Diabetes, a cause near and dear to her heart since her son has juvenile diabetes. Brenda works tirelessly for the cause and has over the years raised over three quarters of a million dollars. Her goal this year is to reach the million dollar mark total.

I have participated in this auction the past couple years. This year I'm donating a couple things. I also buy at this auction...

Scent of Persuasion by Nikki Duncan

Hey, there's a contest involved here, people, so check it out and email Nikki for a chance to win!

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Oh, Jubilee!

We talk about your work, how your boss is a jerk.

We talk about your church and your head when it hurts.

We talk about the troubles you've been havin' with your brother, 'bout your daddy and your mother and your crazy ex-loovvver.

I like talkin' about you you you you you, Jubilee, but occasionally I wanna talk about me!

Okay, I left a few of Toby Keith's lyrics out, but how often do y...

Wordless Wednesday

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To My Mother

I lost my mother 3 years ago today. She had lived a long life. I was prepared. Or so I thought. Until she was gone and I realized you are never, ever prepared to lose your mother. It leaves a hole in your heart that you are never able to fill.

I still miss her. There were so many wonderful things about my mom. Back when I was a kid, she was a working woman when women weren't generally out in the work force. All my friends' moms were stay at home moms–the kind that drove them to school and...