Jaci Burton's Blog, page 56

We Interrupt Spring For…Football!

College Football talk commencing. Those whose eyes glaze over at such conversation feel free to look away.

Watched the First Round of the NFL Draft last night, mainly for this:

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Sam Bradford, Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, was drafted #1 by the St. Louis Rams last night.

Woot!

Also:

Ndamukong Suh from Nebraska went #2 to Detroit

Gerald McCoy from Oklahoma went #3 to Tampa Bay (He cried and made me get all weepy too!)

Trent Williams from Oklahoma went #4 to Washington

Russell Okung...

Labor and Delivery

THE PERFECT PLAY went off to my editor yesterday. That book was so much fun to write. And so easy. It was like it wrote itself, the words just tumbling out from my brain to my fingers. Ahhhhhh, I love books like that. Because books like that are rare.

THE PERFECT GAME, the one I'm writing now? Not so easy. You'd think as the followup book to THE PERFECT PLAY, it would be just as easy. Ha. This one is a giant pain in my ass. Every word, every scene, every chapter is like painful labor, hour...

Wordless Wednesday

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Wild Riders Series Winners!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the contest!

I used random.org to select the three winners, and they are:

Ambercat_13 (comment #2)

Chelsea B (Comment #26)

Booklover1335 (Comment #49)

Congrats to the winners and thanks again to everyone for playing! Winners, I'll be emailing you shortly for your details so I can get the books to you.

Want To Read My Wild Riders Series?

I received awesome news today! RIDING ON INSTINCT, the third book in my Wild Riders series, is a finalist in the NATIONAL READERS CHOICE AWARDS!!

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I'm so stoked about this because last year RIDING TEMPTATION was a finalist in the NRCA, which means this is my second year as a finalist, and for the same series. How cool is that? (Huge thanks to the NRCA for this honor!)

So whenever I get happy news I like to share the love, and I thought, hey, maybe there are people out there who haven't read...

Weekly TV Review

Oh where should I start? (Spoilers ahead. If you haven't caught up to your DVR yet, look away now!)

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Amazing Race - Caite U turned Brandy and Carol because they were mean to her? Yeah, there's a smart strategic move for ya. *eyeroll*. Then again, using *smart* and *Caite* in the same sentence? I'll leave it at that. Smart would have been to Uturn players like Louie & Michael who have been consistently leading the pack. But then again, Louie and Michael didn't exactly come in first ...

Brenda Novak's Online Auction For Diabetes Research

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...

The Granddaughters

I haven't posted pics lately of my adorable granddaughters. Time to rectify that.

Here's Michelle. She was in a wedding last month in California. Isn't she beautiful?

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Here's Kaylynn with #1 son. She's 6 months old now! *sigh* That face.

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Garden Ho!

That'll be me the next few months. A ho for my garden.

We planted yesterday! Look look look!

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We planted Parsley, Rosemary, three types of Tomatoes, Oregano, Strawberries, Cucumber, Sweet Bell Pepper, Potatoes (which you can't see in the pic cuz they're underground), Basil and Onions.

Now I'll be combatting pests and disease and the occasional very tall and curious dog.

Don't forget that Smart Bitch Sarah and I are having a Garden Contest over at Whipped Out. Not only are we battling each...

TV Rundown

There are reality tv spoilers here, so if you haven't watched, look away!

I'm not watching American Idol this year. I have nothing to say about it. Wasn't impressed with any of the singers this year so am giving it a pass. Bleh.

The Amazing Race - the Cowboys went from last place…and had to do an extra task, to first place. How awesome is that? Since they're from Oklahoma I'm kind of rooting for them, though they had a few boneheaded moves the past few weeks. Maybe they'll redeem themselves by ...