Award Winners of 2012

Ann Bannon Popular Choice

Finalists

• Beyond Instinct, Lynn Ames, published by Phoenix Rising Press
• Bingo Barge Murder, Jessie Chandler, published by Midnight Ink
• Blood Hunt, L.L. Raand, published by Bold Strokes Books
• Jericho, Ann McMan, published by Bedazzled Ink Publishing
• My Soldier Too, Bev Prescott, published by Blue Feather Books Ltd.
• Shaken and Stirred, Joan Opyr, published by Bywater Books
• Tats, Layce Gardner, published by Bella Books
• Unbroken Circle, Mary Griggs, published by Bella Books
• Waiting In The Wings, Melissa Brayden, published by Bold Strokes Books
• Waking Up Gray, R.E. Bradshaw, published by R.E. Bradshaw Books

Trailblazer Award

• Marianne K. Martin

Directors’ Award

• Lori L. Lake
  

Lee Lynch Classic Award (New award in 2012)

• Swashbuckler, Lee Lynch, published by Naiad Press
  

Debut Author

• After The Fall, Robin Summers, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)
• Open Water, Pol Robinson, published by Bella Books (Winner of Category)
• Waiting In The Wings, Melissa Brayden, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Dark Wife, The, Sarah Diemer, published by Sarah Diemer
• Faithful Service, Silent Hearts, Lynette Mae, published by Regal Crest Enterprises
• Girls Club, The, Sally Bellerose, published by Bywater Books
• Slayer, The, Nadine LaPierre, published by Frisson Books
• Unbroken Circle, Mary Griggs, published by Bella Books

Dramatic General Fiction

• Marching To A Different Accordion, Saxon Bennett, published by Bella Books (Winner of Category)
• Maye's Request, Clifford Henderson, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)
• Shaken And Stirred, Joan Opyr, published by Bywater Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Before It Stains, R.E. Bradshaw, published by R.E. Bradshaw Books
• Faithful Service, Silent Hearts, Lynette Mae, published by Regal Crest Enterprises
• Sarah, Son of God, Justine Saracen, published by Bold Strokes Books
• Stealing Angel, Terry Wolverton, published by Spinsters Ink
• What's Best For Jane, Bett Norris, published by Bywater Books

Historical Romance

• Hidden Truths, Jae, published by L-Book ePublisher (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Fearless, Erin O'Reilly, published by Affinity Ebook Press NZ Ltd.
• For Me And My Gal, Robbi McCoy, published by Bella Books

Lesbian Erotica

• A Ride To Remember and Other Erotic Tales, Sacchi Green, published by Lethe Press (Winner of Category)
• Collectors, The, Anne Laughlin writing as Lesley Gowan, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Best Lesbian Romance 2011, Radclyffe, published by Cleis Press
• Girls Who Bite: Lesbian Vampire Erotica, Delilah Devlin, published by Cleis Press
• Women Gone Wylde, Beth Wylde, Beth Wylde published by (Createspace)

Mystery/Thriller

• Beyond Instinct, Lynn Ames, published by Phoenix Rising (Winner of Category)
• Buyer's Remorse:Book 1 in the Public Eye Series, Lori L. Lake, published by Regal Crest Enterprises (Winner of Category)
• Hell's Highway, Gerri Hill, published by Bella Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Bingo Barge Murder, Jessie Chandler, published by Midnight Ink
• Dead Ahead, Jen Wright, published by Clover Valley Press
• Deadly Intersections, Ann Roberts, published by Bella Books
• Scapegoat, Amy Dawson Robertson, published by Bella Books
• What Happened In Malinmore, Kate Sweeney, published by Intaglio Publications

Paranormal Romance

• Before The Dawn, Kate Sweeney, published by Intaglio Publications (Winner of Category)
• Blood Hunt, L.L. Raand, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• The Dreamer, Her Angel And The Stars, Linda S. North, published by Regal Crest Enterprises
• In Sight Of The Seer, Linda Anderson & Sara Marx, published by Bella Books
• Lunatic Fringe, Allison Moon, published by Lunatic Ink
• Scarlet Masquerade, Jett Abbott, published by Sapphire Books Publishing

Poetry

• Head Off & Split, Nikky Finney, published by Northwestern University Press
•  (Winner of Category)
• Things I Say To Pirates On Nights When I Miss You, Keely Hyslop, published by Fourteen Hills Press (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Birdland, Kathy  McTavish, published by Wildwood River Press
• Cloud Birds, Sheila Packa, published by Wildwood River Press
• In The Silence Of The Unspoken, S. Anne Gardner, published by Affinity EBook Press NZ Ltd

Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure

• Dying To Live, Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou, published byBold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)
• Nothing But The Truth, Carsen Taite, published byBold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)
• Tats, Layce Gardner, published byBella Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Cresswell Falls, Kerry Belchambers, published byBlue Feather Books
• Damaged In Service, Barrett, published byAffinity Ebooks Press NZ Ltd.
• Decoded, Sara Marx, published byBella Books
• Dust, Ann McMan, published byBedazzled Ink Publishing
• Sheltering Dunes (The Provincetown Tales), Radclyffe, published byBold Strokes Books

Short Story/Essay Collection

• When We Were Outlaws, Jeanne Córdova, published by Spinsters Ink (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• She Stole My Heart and Other Stories, Milagros Silva, published by Bedazzled Ink Publishing

Speculative Fiction

• After The Fall, Robin Summers, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)
  
• Dark Wife, The, Sarah Diemer, published by Sarah Diemer (Winner of Category)
• When an Echo Returns, Linda Kay Silva, published by Bella Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• Eat Your Heart Out, Dayna Ingram, published by BrazenHead (imprint of Lethe Press)
• Heiresses of Russ 2011, JoSelle Vanderhooft and Steve Berman, published by Lethe Press
• Hellebore and Rue:  Tales of Queer Women and Magic, Catherine Lundoff and  JoSelle Vanderhooft, published by Lethe Press
• Immortal Longings: A Vampire Novel, Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse, published by Tiny Satchel Press
• That Voodoo That You Do, K. Simpson, published by Bedazzled Ink Publishing

Traditional Contemporary Romance

• 96 Hours, Georgia Beers, published by Bywater Books (Winner of Category)
  
• Camptown Ladies, Mari SanGiovanni, published by Bywater Books (Winner of Category)
• Waiting In The Wings, Melissa Brayden, published by Bold Strokes Books (Winner of Category)

Finalists

• High Impact, Kim Baldwin, published by Bold Strokes Books
• Leaving L.A., Kate Christie, published by Bella Books
• Roller Coaster, Karin Kallmaker, published by Bella Books
• Storms, Gerri Hil, published by Bella Books
• Taken by Surprise, Kenna White, published by Bella Books
• Wildfire, Lynn James, published by Bella Books