Jaci Burton’s Muse

I’m curious where everyone spends their time these days.

I don’t know if you read or not but we’re shutting down the Writeminded Blog. The five of us are just so bogged down with work projects, plus having to juggle our personal blogs, not to mention trying to be everywhere like Twitter and Facebook and still get our daily word count in that something had to go, and unfortunately that was the Writeminded Blog. But we still have the Writeminded Readers Group and would love to see you there.

But that got me to thinking that blog traffic seems to have slowed down, people are even blogging less, and I wonder if it’s because social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook have picked up, or are people still reading blogs but not commenting? I know I still read blogs, but I do it via an RSS Feed, and only occasionally comment?

So my question is, where are you playing these days? Are you still reading blogs, but in an RSS feed like Google Reader or somewhere else? Or are you spending more time on Facebook or Twitter? Or are you just too damn busy to do anything? Heh.

Pop a comment down below and let me know. I might even give away a prize. Like a book…or something else. So hop on out of that RSS feed and let me know where you are. Curious minds wanna know.

Bound Branded & Brazen made the Barnes & Noble and the Borders romance bestseller lists!

I’m so thrilled, and so thankful to all of you who took the time to buy the book. I know the economy is crap right now, and trade paperbacks are expensive. Authors are nothing without the readers who support them by buying the books and recommending those books to others.

Thank you for buying, whether in print or in e-book, and for spreading the word!

I’m over at the fabulous Nalini Singh’s blog today, talking about hot and sexy cowboys and Bound Branded & Brazen. Come visit me!

My friend Shayla Black’s book, Delicious, also released this week. Blurb and excerpt and buy links below! Yummy stuff, y’all!

DELICIOUS
Berkley Heat
ISBN: 978-0425232422
Release Date: March 2

BUY at Amazon
Buy at Barnes & Noble

BLURB:
He can’t control his desire.
Luc Traverson’s entire future is planned out—but there is one very sexy obstacle in his path: Alyssa Devereaux . She’s a former exotic dancer turned strip club owner and restaurateur. Recently, Alyssa and Luc shared one night of wild abandon that left Luc terrified by his loss of self-control—and Alyssa desperate for more.
And that’s just the way she wants it.
Fulfilling a promise, Luc is the guest chef for Alyssa’s restaurant debut. The sight of her makes Luc wild, so how can he survive a week without letting loose and ravaging her—especially when she’s begging for it? Luc’s desire for her explodes when he realizes he isn’t the only man desperate to have her. But one of the others is deadly. And that’s not the end of Alyssa’s secrets…which are as dark and mysterious and enticing as her fantasies.

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Visit me today at the RomCon Blog, where I’m discussing female friendships in books. I’m giving away two copies of Bound, Branded & Brazen!

So come tell me about friendships in books and your bff’s for a chance to win!

BOUND BRANDED & BRAZEN’s release day is finally here! It’s out in the wild and available for purchase everywhere!

Bound by passion, branded by love, brazen enough to take it all…

In the wilds of Oklahoma, three sisters have a hot date with destiny. Valerie, Brea, and Jolene McMasters reunite on the family ranch that should have been called the Bar Nothing…

Bound…
When Valerie left for the big city, she kissed her foreman husband, Mason, goodbye—along with the best sex she ever had. Now, seeing him brings back sizzling memories. But their rekindled fire threatens to burn them both.

Branded…
Watching Gage wrangle untamed horses with a gentle but firm touch leaves Brea hot and bothered. But can she live out her fantasy with a man who may ask more than she’s willing to give?

Brazen…
Ranch hand Walker Morgan can’t afford to lose his job by getting too close to his new boss, Jolene, no matter how much she tempts him. But Jolene’s prepared to take the first step, because what Jolene wants, Jolene gets. And Jolene wants Walker.

You can purchase Bound Branded & Brazen at your local book retailer, or online, in both print and digitally.

Purchase at Amazon In Print
Purchase at Amazon for Kindle
Purchase at Borders
Purchase at Barnes & Noble
Purchase at Books A Million
Purchase at Chapters
Purchase at Indiebound
Purchase at Book Depository
Purchase at Fictionwise (e-book)
Purchase at Books On Board (ebook)
Purchase at Diesel Ebooks
Purchase at All Romance EBooks

And if you’re a member of the Rhapsody or Doubleday Book Clubs, you’ll be able to find Bound Branded and Brazen there, too!

And hey, if you want to blog, tweet or send me pictures of BBB out in the wild like in a bookstore or in your hands, feel free.

Join me today at Tracy Wolff’s Blog as part of the Delicious Tease contest (Sorry, I forgot to mention that Tracy Wolff and Shayla Black are co hosting the Delicious Tease Contest to promote the release of BOTH their books. My bad. Anyway, head on over to Tracy’s blog today for my guest post and a chance to win a book! And be sure to check out both their blogs daily for fun guest blogs and prizes.

I’m also starting my 3 day guest stint over at the Desert Island Keepers blog today, so join me for fun in the sun with the ladies on the island! And of course…prizes!

Edited To Add: I’m also guest blogging over at Tigris Eden’s blog, answering a few questions and giving away one of my books, so head on over!

With the release of BOUND BRANDED & BRAZEN on Tuesday, I’m going to be guest blogging all over the place. So I thought I’d post where you’ll be able to find me for the next week.

I’ll put up the actual link to each blog post on the day I appear there, but thought I’d give you a heads up now to let you know I’ll be blog hopping all over the place. And just in case my head doesn’t explode with release week upon me and me trying to write a book at the same time and guest blog all over the place. So see, now you know where you can find me just in case I forget to put the link up there. Heh.

Oh and obviously I don’t need to mention there’ll be prizes given away at all these blogs, so you don’t want to miss it!

Monday, March 1 - Shayla Black’s Blog (Shayla’s running a month long contest to promote the release of her rockin hot book, DELICIOUS, so head on over there every day to win amazing prizes!)

Monday, March 1, thru Wednesday, March 3 - I’ll be blogging over at the Desert Island Keeper’s Blog -There’ll be a fun party over there all 3 days so I hope you join me.

Also on Tuesday, March 2nd, I’ll be blogging over at Novel Thoughts.

Amazing how I can be so many places at one time, isn’t it? ;-)

Thursday, March 4 - The RomCon Blog

Tuesday, March 9th I’ll be blogging over at the ever amazing and incredibly talented Nalini Singh’s blog.

Please mark your calendars and come visit me at all these awesome bloggers places!

Access Romance is giving away a copy of LACED WITH DESIRE Today! Head on over to the Access Romance Blog to enter the contest!

Big thanks to the folks over at Access Romance!

Michelle Buonfiglio at Romance (Buy) The Book gave me a stellar review of Bound Branded & Brazen. Please head over to her blog to read the entire thing (and please feel free to comment), but here’s a highlight:

“Spy the name Jaci Burton on the spine of a novel, and you’re guaranteed not just a sexy, get-the-body-humming read, but also one that melds the sensual with the all-important building of intimacy and relational dynamics between partners. Oh, and Burton always fronts the reader some really fine writing.

So forget about silly male dancers in chaps, or any other dime-store cowboy imitations. Get you some grade-A, prime, down-home-and-dirty, Jaci Burton-style real men of the range. — ”

Grazi, Michelle!