It's for your Own Good. I'm telling you.

I'm at erotic muses today, telling you about But here's a change from my usual UYS nag.

If you're not interested in investing in signing up to do UYS and you don't want to bother with goal setting, you can still help AND win a prize.


Anyone who donates through my link can win a Summer Devon download book. Yup. Donate at least ten dollars to my group--and you can pick the title. It's easy to do. Go to that link, look for "Kate Rothwell" as a participant and CFF will help you do the rest.

Of course if you do decide to go sign up and get to work with your own fundraising, you'll be eligible for some great prizes. Seriously. Look at this (lifted straight from the UYS page)

• For each $100 earned (up to $500) you will receive a free book.
• Win a $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Certificate for bringing in at least 15 donors of 5 dollars each during the first week.
• Watch for special incentives announced each week during the event.
• The top five money earners will receive a choice of our special prizes
• Special weekly prizes for top Pages and Words (most pages read/words written).

Special hit the ground running first week incentive!

First week only! Get 15 donors of at least $5 each by September 7, you will receive a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card (good at BN.com or Barnes & Noble stores).

Week 2 super-charge the donation leader incentive!

Second week only! A $25 Starbucks gift card for the participant with the highest total dollars raised as of September 14. We want to be sure our top dollar raiser has all the caffeine he or she needs to keep the pace for the entire event!

$100 Books!

For each $100 in donations raised (up to $500) participants will receive one free book!

Multiple copies available of most books.** Indicates last copy claimed by winner.

Title	Author	Signed?	Format
Nothing But Scandal	Allegra Gray	Yes	Paperback
Hot Stuff	Flo Fitzpatrick	Yes	Paperback
Lords of Desire	Virginia Henley, Sally MacKenzie,Victoria Dahl, and Kristi Astor	No.	Trade Paperback
The Naked Marquis	Sally MacKenzie	Yes	Paperback
The Naked Earl	Sally MacKenzie	yes	Paperback
Unlaced	Kristina Cook	Yes	Paperback
Unveiled	Kristina Cook	Yes	Paperback
Undressed	Kristina Cook	Yes	Paperback
To Love a Scoundrel	Kristina Cook	Yes	Paperback
Love is All Around	Lori Devoti	No	Paperback
Love is All You Need	Lori Devoti	No	Paperback
Unbound	Lori Devoti	Yes	Paperback
Guardian’s Keep	Lori Devoti	Yes	Paperback
Wild Hunt	Lori Devoti	Yes	Paperback
Holiday with a Vampire II	Merline Lovelace and Lori Devoti	No	Paperback
Midnight Cravings	Nocturne Bite Anthology	No	Trade Paperback
Dark Crusade	Lori Devoti	Yes	Paperback
Amazon Ink	Lori Devoti	Yes	Paperback
Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance	Alyssa Day, Sherrilyn Kenyon, et al.	No	Trade Paperback
His Captive	Diana Cosby	No	Paperback
Never Resist Temptation	Miranda Neville	Yes	Paperback
Living the Vida Lola	Misa Ramirez	Yes	Hardcover
First there is a River	Kathy Steffen	Yes	Paperback
Jasper Mountain	Kathy Steffen	yes	Paperback
What a Gentleman Wants	Caroline Linden	yes	Paperback
What a Rogue Desires	Caroline Linden	Yes	Paperback
A Rake’s Guide to Seduction	Caroline Linden	Yes	Paperback
A View to a Kiss	Caroline Linden	Yes	Paperback
Lessons from a Courtesan	Jenna Petersen	Yes	Paperback
No One Heard Her Scream	Jordan Dane	Yes	Paperback
Into His Arms	Paula Reed	Yes	Paperback
Tempt the Devil	Anna Campbell	No	Paperback
His Wicked Sins	Eve Silver	No	Paperback
Seduced by a Stranger	Eve Silver	Yes	Paperback
Demon’s Kiss	Eve Silver	Yes	paperback
Demon’s Hunger	Eve Silver	Yes	Paperback
Nature of the Beast	Hannah Howell, Adrienne Basso, Eve Silver	yes	Paperback
The Virgin’s Secret	Victoria Alexander	yes	Paperback
A Little Bit Wicked	Victoria Alexander	yes	Paperback
Faeries Gone Wild	Mary Janice Davidson, Michele Hauf, Lois Greiman, Leandra Logan,	yes	Paperback
The Highwayman	Michele Hauf	yes	Pbk

Top money earners and special incentives:

Top Money Earner

Hug a Cowboy readers lap quilt.

This beautiful handmade quilt features hunky cowboys at its center and a colorful design. Bound to keep you warm when you curl up with a good book.

Other top money earners and weekly special incentives:

2 $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Cards donated by Teresa Bodwell.

$25 B&N Gift Card donated by Sandy Blair.

Talion Two Pack! Get the first two Talion books from Alexis Morgan. Dark Warrior Unleashed and Dark Warrior Unbroken.

Unleash Your Story tote bags.

Necklace: Medallion by Premier Designs, donated by Lori Devoti.

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~Book baskets and sets~

Be a Naked Reader with a set of Sally Mackenzie Naked books: The Naked Duke, The Naked Marquis, The Naked Gentleman and The Naked Baron.

Regency/Edwardian Tote donated by Kristina Cook/Kristi Astor filled with Unlaced, Unveiled, Undressed, To Love a Scoundrel, Lords of Desire, a copy of E.M. Forster’s classic novels A Room With a View and Howard’s End, a Jane Austen action figure, and a Celtic Spice sports bottle

60th Anniversary Harlequin Bag This bag from RWA National Conference 2009 is sure to become a collectors item with with its beautiful historic cover art. To make it more fun, we’ve filled it with a dozen Harlequin books including books donated by Merline Lovelace, Elle James, Geri Kotrow, and Christyne Butler. Click for a complete list of titles.

Pacesetter Michelle Buonfiglio is offering 2 “Pick Your Sub-genre 12 packs.” The winner will receive a dozen books from the romance sub-genre of the winner’s choice (historical, contemporary, paranormal or romantic suspense).