A Touch of Scandal: Spend Avon’s Money And Help Rescue Kitties

Book CoverHello. Ah am Gracie. Ah am one of Sarah’s cats. Ah am one of two girls in this house. Everyone else is a boy.

That is the disgusting.

Here is me. Am Ah not pretty? Ah am pretty. You can send me the tributes. Ah like the Pounce.

Sarah asked me to write the entry today because Ah have not ever done so, despite sitting on many, if not all, of Sarah’s romance novels. Mah Gawd, they are everywhere. Piles of them. Ah like to drape my

hairy backside

– ahem – beautiful puffulous posterior across as many as possible, especially if they are in the sun. The books make mah furs glitter, and Ah hear that is very desirable.

Let us go back a minute. Aren’t Ah pretty? Yes, thank you. Admire Mah

Booty

Beauty.

Anyway, this is my brother, Oliver. Sarah calls him The Diggus. Ah call him The Stupid. He is the very dumb. Oliver and Ah were born in Brooklyn. We are rescue kitties adopted from North Shore Animal League. Sarah adopted us because it was the easiest way she knew of to make sure she and Mah Man didn’t break up when they moved in together. See? Ah am pretty, and Ah am the relationship guarantee, in one pretty furry package.

Then came The Spawn, and his late brother, The Foo. They are rescue kitties, too, from… oh, Ah do not care where they are from, but I wish Spawn would go back there. He is annoying.  There are more boys, too: DOG Boys. Can you imagine the indignity? First, there was Toto, and Logan, who both came from the Petfinder.org. And now there are the TWO boy dogs – this is unacceptable but no one is listening to me, here. Buzz and Zeb are from a kill shelter in Arkansas, and Ah will tell you between us that Ah am glad they are here, but Ah wish they would stop trying to sniff Mah Butt. Indignity, Ah tell you.

Anyways. Sarah asked me to write this to tell you that the people at the Avon Books have lost their ever loving’ minds. First they wanted to make a book trailer, but when they said Ah could not be The Star, I said, No. Spend your money somewhere else. Like on me. Then they said no. So then we had the idea. Their author, Liz Carlyle, has rescue cats (clearly, she is the woman of the excellent taste) and to celebrate her new book, One Touch of Scandal, Avon is doing A Touch Of the Crazypants Fund Raising. 

For every comment left here, and at a collection of other blogs about the romance, AvonBooks will be donating $1 to Cat Angels, a rescue organization chosen by the Ms. Carlyle. She has the good taste, yes.

The donation will be capped at $3000.00 US, with one comment per person, though you can comment at the other sites including Avon Romance, DearAuthor, Romantic Times Blog, Borders TrueRomance, Fresh Fiction among others (links to come! – SBS). Comments will remain open until we hit $3000.00, or 3000 comments across all the different sites. How long do you think that crazy will take?

If you have the time for that kind of thing. Ah personally am due for Mah Nap.

So go leave the comments here and elsewhere. Feel free to compose odes to the awesome of animal rescue, or to Mah Beauty, or both, and help rescue kitties, like me. $3000, 3000 comments, all for the kitty rescue. Leave the comment, spend the dollar. Is easy.

Because rescue kitties like me, we are the Awesome. And so pretty, did you not notice? Yes, Ah know. So pretty.


Diggus, Spawn, Gracie, and Zeb have a message for you:

 

 

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  1. Jayne says:

    Great cause! I’m glad to be a part of it!

  2. meezersue says:

    Yay for rescue kitties… They inspired this long time reader/lurker into leaving a comment!

  3. Misfit says:

    Thumbs up to Avon for sponsoring this.

  4. kimsmith says:

    That’s very kind of Ms. Carlyle and Avon.

  5. Keri Ford says:

    why, you are by far the prettiest kitty I have seen! and so well spoken…I think you’ve been reading those books you’ve been laying on!

  6. Chris W says:

    Perfect cat attitude – here’s to making your goal:)

  7. lilitu93 says:

    I’ve got one rescue cat (and a rescue bird, plus a spoiled rotten non-rescue bird). Yay for kitties!

  8. Morning Glow says:

    This is an excellent cause. And maybe in the future we can have one for doggies too! I certainly love cats (I wish I could get them, but the rest of the family is against it). Here’s at least one more comment towards your goal!

  9. Bibliophile says:

    Great – hope this helps many cats.

    Spamword: had44 – would that make me an ex-cat lady?

  10. Leila says:

    We have plans to bring two rescue kitties home in the very near future. Good on Avon for sponsoring this!

  11. R. H. Rush says:

    Hooray for rescue kitties!

    What a great cause!

  12. Lisa J says:

    My babies are…dogs (Sorry).  they are both from the Humane Society and are the BEST ever.  I love the little furballs (even though one isn’t so little at 80 pounds).

    anything to support the four legged babies.

  13. Circebee says:

    Go kitties! I have six rescue/special needs beasties, and they say “Romance Readers are awesome”!

  14. Edie says:

    My bookcat came from the Cat Protection Society here in Melb, the only way to ever get a cat IMO.

    This is a great idea, much better than a trailer.

  15. alia says:

    commenty commentness commencing.

  16. Babs says:

    Yay! for rescue pets!

    Thanks AvonBooks for your generosity.

  17. KellyMaher says:

    I’m one of those people for whom cats are best when they belong to other people. I’m so very happy to support pet rescue fundraising no matter the type of pet, though 😀 Keep up the good work!

  18. Wendy says:

    I comment on behalf of Arthur and Ron, my gingers.  Also, the poor skinny kitty who spent the night of the Minnesota deluge in my garage.  I hope she was healthy enough for the shelter to find her a home.

  19. SherylNantus says:

    *rescue cat in Pennsylvania wavez*

    My peeples says hello! Now we looks for Avon books to sleep on, er… readz for dis week!

    🙂

  20. Pepper says:

    I love my two rescue kitties! This is a great cause.

  21. Sandra says:

    You go, grrrl… I have rescue cats of my own, and I always hit the donation button at the PetSmart checkout. Glad to help here as well.

  22. Liz Carlyle says:

    My goodness, this group is up and at it early, and putting a serious hurt on Avon’s pocketbook!  Everyone must have had their coffee this morning.  Thank you all for being here, and a huge thanks to SBTB and Avon.  I’m not normally out in cyberspace much, but this is fun and worthwhile.  Jen, THANK you for adopting black cats.  They are the hardest cats of all to place.  I’m not sure why.  But they so often go wanting for homes.

  23. SB Sarah says:

    @redheadedgirl: Ah am over 13 years old (though Ah do not tell many peoples that) so Ah think that Ms. Harris was inspired by me when she created the Sookie. Though the Sookie she is not as pretty as me.

    The Miss Carlyle, she says Ah am the dilute calico and that we has the reputation for being the bitchy. Can you imagine? This is not the news.

    Ah am most pleased by the moneys for the kittehs. You are all awesome and almost as pretty as me.

  24. reggi says:

    I have my very own basement kitty draped across my shoulders right now, which makes for inefficient typing, let me tell you. Saved him from being drowned with his litter mates, and we’ve been pals ever since.  Save teh kitties!

    numbers63 – The number of kitties I would like to have snuggling on a cold Minnesota night

  25. Cat Marsters says:

    Wonderful idea. I, His Most Spikalicious King Spike of Spikington, do hereby give my royal seal of approval. If not for the valiant and heroic work of Cats Protection in sheltering my mother, my infant siblings and myself, I might never have risen to the position I rightfully occupy: namely, as Supreme Ruler of the Universe, which I oversee from my comfortable house, kept by my staff of devoted slaves, and assisted by my carefully chosen acolytes: Jack, Daisy, and Jemima.

    Of course, even the Supreme Ruler of the Universe has his nemesis. If anyone knows how to get rid of a Demon Puppy, you would find your monarch a very grateful cat.

    Royally yours,

    Spike

  26. stacy bula says:

    I have two rescue kitties and this is a great idea from the author and avon!

  27. J says:

    Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur…
    Happy Kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr…

    Gracie – you are one pretty kitty.  If I were there I’d pet you all day.

  28. Ell says:

    Awwww…..

  29. Nancy Ann Gazo says:

    I would like to help kittehs!  Writing this in memoriam of Stubby and Stinky – my two rescue tabby Manx brothers.  They lived to be 16 & 17, each succumbing to cancer in their old age.  Missing them terribly every day!!

  30. Nancy Ann Gazo says:

    I would like to help kittehs!  Writing this in memoriam of Stubby and Stinky – my two rescue tabby Manx brothers.  They lived to be 16 & 17, each succumbing to cancer in their old age.  Missing them terribly every day!!

  31. Gracie you are sooooo prettiful.

    We are rescue kittehs, too. We use our buttz, nozes and pawz to help our lady write her books. We are suggesting she shop for some new Avon books…

    Merlin, Herne, Angus, Rowan, Morrighan and Willow.

  32. Olga says:

    Hooray for kitties!

  33. tudorpot says:

    Not a cat lover- but hate to see animals mistreated-I rescue dogs. Hope the funds help da kitties

  34. Larissa Ione says:

    Yay! I have a rescue kitty myself. Our neighbors moved away and left her to fend for herself, so when we moved we snatched her up and brought her with us. I just couldn’t leave her to starve or take her to a shelter where she’d be put to sleep. She’s now a fat, happy indoor cat with more personality than is good for her! 🙂

  35. miz-geek says:

    Miss Abigail and the Daisycat love romance novels – one of them tried to take a bite out of the plastic cover on a library copy of a Georgette Heyer the other day.  They offer sympathy and amazement to Gracie.  And thanks to Avon.

  36. Commenting on behalf of my three cats, two of which were adopted from shelters or a vet’s office!

  37. Sara says:

    Cats make me sneeze, but I will still comment to help you, adorable cat 🙂

  38. cead says:

    Oh, wow, what a beautiful cat!  If only I weren’t so allergic.

  39. LEW says:

    I miss having kitties.  We always had Humane Society kitties when I was growing up.

  40. Jean says:

    Reminds me that another donation to animal rescue is due. Thanks, Gracie

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