2013 Nominations for Goldie Awards
The nominations below are not final until ratified by the Awards Administrators. If you have any questions, please contact them at awards@goldencrown.org
Updated: January 19, 2013
Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
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A Kiss Before Dawn
|
Laurie Salzler
|
Blue Feather Books
|
A Very Public Eye: Book2, Public Eye Mystery Series
|
Lori L. Lake
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Above Reproach
|
Lynn Ames
|
Phoenix Rising
|
| Aftermath |
Ann McMan
|
Bedazzled Ink Pub. Co.
|
American Yakuza
|
Isabella |
Sapphire Books Publishing
|
Being Emily
|
Rachel Gold
|
Bella Books
|
But She Is My Student
|
Kiki Archer
|
K.A. Books
|
Crash Stop
|
Mary Griggs
|
Bella Books
|
| Crossroads |
Radclyffe |
Bold Strokes Books
|
Falling Colours
|
R.J. Samuel
|
Creative Space
|
Fragmentary Blue
|
Erica Abbott
|
Bella Books
|
Heart Block
|
Melissa Brayden
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
In The Unlikely Event
|
Saxon Bennett
|
Bella Books
|
Keepers of the Cave
|
Gerri Hill
|
Bella Books
|
Listen To Her Heart
|
Trin Denise
|
Ragz Books USA
|
| LoveLife |
Rachel Spangler
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Man Eaters
|
Linda Kay Silva
|
Sapphire Books Publishing
|
Midnight In Orlando
|
Amy Dawson Robertson
|
Fox In The Brush
|
Mina Borsalino Flips Out
|
Sara Marx
|
Bella Books
|
| Miserere |
Caren J. Werlinger
|
Corgyn Publishing
|
Molly: House On Fire
|
R.E. Bradshaw
|
R.E. Bradshaw Books
|
Oath of Honor
|
Radclyffe |
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Rhapsody |
KG MacGregor
|
Bella Books
|
Seminal Murder
|
Mary Vermillion
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
She Left me Breathless
|
Trin Denise
|
Ragz Books USA
|
Silver Moon
|
Catherine Lundoff
|
Lethe Press
|
Snow Falls
|
Gerri Hill
|
Bella Books
|
Survived by Her Longtime Companion
|
Chris Paynter
|
Blue Feather Books
|
Tactical Pursuit
|
Lynette Mae
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Tats Too: The Case of the Devil's Diamond
|
Layce Gardner
|
Bella Books
|
Tea Leaves
|
Janet Mason
|
Bella Books
|
The Book Of Eleanor
|
Nat Burns
|
Bella Books
|
The Campaign
|
Tracey Richardson
|
Bella Books
|
The Strange Path
|
D Jordan Redhawk
|
Bella BOoks
|
| Third |
Q. Kelly
|
Ride the Rainbow Books
|
Worth the Risk
|
Karis Walsh
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Anthology (Non-Erotica)
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
Heiresses of Russ 2012:
The Year's Best Lesbian
Speculative Fiction |
Wilkins, Connie and
Berman, Steve (co-editors) |
Lethe Press
|
Here Come The Brides!
Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage
|
Eds: Audrey Bilger and
Michele Kort
|
Seal Press
|
OMG Queer
|
Radclyffe and
Katherine E. Lynch
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Without Apology:
Old Lesbian Life Stories
|
Arden Eversmeyer and
Margaret Purcell
|
Self Published under
OLOHP Press imprint
|
Women Of The Dark Streets
|
Eds: Radclyffe and
Stacia Seaman
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Debut Author
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
|
A Kiss Before Dawn
|
Laurie Salzler
|
Blue Feather Books
|
After The Dawn
|
Stephanie Motes
|
Stephanie Motes books
|
Art On Fire
|
Hilary Sloin
|
Bywater Books
|
Awake Unto Me
|
Kathleen Knowles
|
Bold Stroke Books
|
| Beautiful Wreck: Sex, Lies & Suicide |
Stephanie Schroeder
|
Creative Evolution
|
| Being Emily |
Rachel Gold
|
Bella Books
|
Broken Like This
|
Monica Trasandes
|
Thomas Dunne Books
|
But She Is My Student
|
Kiki Archer
|
K.A. Books
|
| Cursed |
H. Rachelle Graham
|
Bella Books
|
Devan's Story: Blue Hydrangeas
|
JJ Wallingford
|
Self Published
|
Everything Pales In Comparison
|
Rebecca Swartz
|
Bella Books
|
Flowers From Iraq:
The Storyteller And The Healer |
Sunny Alexander
|
The Storyteller And The Healer
|
Fragmentary Blue
|
Erica Abbott
|
Bella Books
|
Growing Up Delicious
|
Marianne Banks
|
Bella Books
|
Heart Stopper
|
R.J. Samuel
|
Creative Space
|
Lemon Reef
|
Robin Silverman
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Makara |
Kristen Ringman
|
Handtype Press
|
Man Enough
|
Beth Burnett
|
Sapphire Books
|
Mission of Desire
|
Terri Richards
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Night Weaver
|
Madelaine Lycka
|
Darkest Queen Press
|
Occasions of Sin
|
Elena Graf
|
Purple Hand Press
|
One Saved To The Sea
|
Catt Kingsgrave
|
Circlet press, Inc.
|
Quail Fried Rice
|
Jill Carroll
|
Self Published / Createspace
|
Rebellion In Ulster
|
Angela Koenig
|
Blue Feather Books
|
Riding Fury Home, A Memoir
|
Chana Wilson
|
Seal Press
|
Sometime Yesterday
|
Yvonne Heidt
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Suddenly |
M. E. Tudor
|
Itoh Press
|
Tea Leaves
|
Janet Mason
|
Bella Books
|
The Black Hills
|
ML Skinner
|
Createspace |
The Furthest City Light
|
Jeanne Winer
|
Bella Books
|
The Hounding
|
Sandra de Helen
|
Create Space
|
The Path Not Chosen
|
Quinn C. Masters
|
Shadoe Publishing
|
The Pyramid Waltz
|
Barbara Ann Wright
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
The Storm
|
Shelley Thrasher
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year
|
Annameekee Hesik
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Trinity, Moments Before the Dawn
|
Terrie Elleard
|
Outskirts Press
|
Writing On The Wall
|
Jenna Rae
|
Bella Books
|
Dramatic / General Fiction
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
|
| Aftermath |
Ann McMan
|
Bedazzled Ink Pub. Co.
|
Art on Fire
|
Hilary Sloin
|
Bywater Books
|
Being Emily
|
Rachel Gold
|
Bella Books
|
Circle of Fifths
|
Jamie B Tanner
|
Integrity Arts Press
|
| Cursed |
H. Rachelle Graham
|
Bella Books
|
Demeter's Daughter: Book 3, Goddess Series
|
Beth Mitchum
|
UltraVioletLove Publishing
|
Dirty Sex
|
Ashley Bartlett
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Falling Colours
|
R.J. Samuel
|
Creative Space
|
Finding Bluefield
|
Elan Barnehama
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Flight |
Renee MacKenzie
|
Blue Feather Books
|
Flowers From Iraq:
The Storyteller and The Healer |
Sunny Alexander
|
The Storyteller And The Healer
|
Going, Going, Gone: Susie's Story
(Book 3 in the Clarksonville Series)
|
Barbara Clanton
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Growing Up Delicious
|
Marianne Banks
|
Bella Books
|
In The Unlikely Event
|
Saxon Bennett
|
Bella Books
|
| Instigations |
Kiki Archer
|
K.A. Books
|
Lemon Reef
|
Robin Silverman
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Lucky |
Linda Kay Silva
|
Bella Books
|
Mina Borsalino Flips Out
|
Sara Marx
|
Bella Books
|
| Miserere |
Caren J. Werlinger
|
Corgyn Publishing
|
Occasions Of Sin
|
Elena Graf
|
Purple Hand Press
|
Out On The Panhandle
|
R.E. Bradshaw
|
R.E. Bradshaw Books
|
Quail Fried Rice
|
Jill Carroll
|
Self Published / Createspace
|
Risk Of Change
|
Kathleen Collins
|
Spinsters Ink
|
Spanish Heart
|
Rachel Spangler
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Survived by her Longtime Companion
|
Chris Paynter
|
Blue Feather Books
|
The Education of Queenie McBride
|
Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
|
Publishing Syndicate LLC
|
The Furthest City Light
|
Jeanne Winer
|
Bella Books
|
The Raid
|
Lee Lynch
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
The Raven's Heart
|
Jesse Blackadder
|
Bywater Books
|
The Trees In The Field
|
J.E. Knowles
|
Bella Books
|
The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year
|
Annameekee Hesik
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Tighter, Tighter
|
Lynn Kear
|
Createspace |
Turtle Season
|
Miriam Ruth Black
|
Beaver's Pond Press
|
Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright
|
Justine Saracen
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| |
|
|
Historical Romance
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
|
Awake Unto Me
|
Kathleen Knowles
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Castle of Dark Shadows |
Patty Henderson
|
Blanca Rosa Publishing |
One Saved To The Sea
|
Catt Kingsgrave
|
Circlet Press Inc.
|
| The Blondness of Honey |
T.T. Thomas
|
Bon View Publishing |
The Last Nude
|
Ellis Avery
|
Riverhead Books
|
The Storm
|
Shelley Thrasher
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| |
|
|
Lesbian Erotica
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher |
Affinity And Friends Put The
X Back In Xmas |
Ed. Irish Eyes
|
Affinity eBook Press Ltd.
|
Best Lesbian Erotica
|
Kathleen Warnock
|
Cleis Pres
|
Girl Fever: 69 Stories of
Sudden Sex for Lesbians |
Sacchi Green
|
Cleis Press
|
Girls Who Score:
Hot Lesbian Erotica
|
Ily Goyanes
|
Cleis Press
|
| Initiation By Desire |
M.J. Williamz |
Bold Strokes Books |
Sapphic Planet
|
Edit: Kissa Starling and Beth Wylde
|
Create Space
(Sapphic Planet Self Published)
|
The Harder She Comes:
Butch/Femme Erotica
|
D.L. King
|
Cleis Press
|
The Night Off
|
Meghan O'Brien
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Mystery / Thriller
| Title |
Author |
Publisher
|
A Near Myth Murder
|
Kate Sweeney
|
Intaglio Publications
|
A Very Public Eye: Book 2, Public Eye Mystery Series
|
Lori L. Lake
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Above Reproach
|
Lynn Ames
|
Phoenix Rising Press
|
Being the Steel Drummer: A Maggie Gale Mystery
|
Liz Bradbury
|
Boudica Publishing Inc.
|
Certain Dark Things
|
Erica Abbott
|
Bella Books
|
Heart Stopper
|
R.J. Samuel
|
Creative Space
|
Hide and Snake Murder
|
Jessie Chandler
|
Midnight Ink
|
Ill Will
|
J.M. Redmann
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Keepers Of The Cave
|
Gerri Hill
|
Bella Books
|
Listen To Her Heart
|
Trin Denise |
Ragz Books USA
|
Molly: House On Fire
|
R.E. Bradshaw
|
R.E. Bradshaw Books
|
Rest For The Wicked
|
Ellen Hart
|
Minotaur Books
|
Return of the Raven
|
Jamie Scarratt
|
Blue Feather Books
|
| Runaway |
Anne Laughlin
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Seminal Murder
|
Mary Vermillion
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Shades of Gray
|
K.A. Kron
|
Lethe Press
|
| Slingshot |
Carsen Taite
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Tats Too: The Case Of The Devil's Diamond |
Layce Gardner |
Bella Books
|
The Hounding
|
Sandra de Helen
|
Create Space
|
The Killing Ground (A Foxx Files Thriller)
|
Syd Parker
|
Syd Parker Books
|
The Ripper's Daughter
|
B. Anders and
H.T. Phair
|
Shirtless Girl of the Week
|
| Underdogs |
Geonn Cannon
|
Supposed Crimes LLC
|
Paranormal Romance
| Title |
Author |
Publisher
|
A Question of Ghosts
|
Cate Culpepper
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Man Eaters
|
Linda Kay Silva
|
Sapphire Books
|
Night Hunt
|
L.L. Raand
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Night Weaver
|
Madeleine Lycka
|
Darkest Queen Press
|
Sometime Yesterday
|
Yvonne Heidt
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Summoning Shadows
|
Winter Pennington
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Sunfall |
Nell Stark, Trinity Tam
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| The Book Of Eleanor |
Nat Burns
|
Bella Books
|
The Pyramid Waltz
|
Barbara Ann Wright
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Third |
Q. Kelly
|
Ride the Rainbow Books
|
Touch me Gently
|
D. Jackson Leigh
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| |
|
|
Poetry
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
|
Heart Prints
|
Bettina Morello
|
Boudica Publishing Inc
|
Journey To Her Heart
|
Karen Belmar
|
Affinity E-Book Press NZ Ltd.
|
| Secession |
Amy Sara Carroll
|
Hyperbole Books (Imprint of
San Diego State University Press)
|
The Other Side of Joy
|
April Joy Bowden
|
AuthorHouse |
to go without blinking
|
Aimee Herman
|
BlazeVOX [books]
|
Wet Violets: Sappho's Corner Poetry Series Vol.2
|
Beth Mitchum (ed.)
|
UltraVioletLove Publishing
|
Words of Love, Loss and Longing
|
Beth Mitchum
|
UltraVioletLove Publishing
|
| |
|
|
Romantic Suspense / Intrigue / Adventure
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
| A Kiss Before Dawn |
Laurie Salzler
|
Blue Feather Books
|
After Mrs. Hamilton
|
Clare Ashton
|
Self Published
|
American Yakuza
|
Isabella |
Sapphire Books
|
Beyond Innocence
|
Carsen Taite
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Clandestine
|
Cheyne Curry
|
Blue Feather Books
|
Demons Are Forever
|
Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Everything Pales In Comparison |
Rebecca Swartz
|
Bella Books
|
Executive Disclosure
|
Isabella |
Sapphire Books
|
Fragmentary Blue
|
Erica Abbott
|
Bella Books
|
Haunting Whispers
|
VK Powell
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Hearts, Dead and Alive
|
Kate McLachlan
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
| Missing |
PJ Trebelhorn
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Oath of Honor
|
Radclyffe |
Bold Strokes Books |
| Playing With Fuego |
KG MacGregor
|
Bella Books
|
She Left me Breathless
|
Trin Denise |
Ragz Books USA
|
Someday I'll Find You
|
Kate Sweeney
|
Intaglio Publications
|
| Strangers |
DeJay |
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Tactical Pursuit
|
Lynette Mae
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
The Dragon Tree Legacy
|
Ali Vali
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Trinity, Moments Before the Dawn
|
Terrie Elleard
|
Outskirts Press
|
Writing On The Wall
|
Jenna Rae
|
Bella Books
|
Short Stories / Essays / Collections (Non-Erotica)
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher
|
Door Shaker And Other Stories
|
Nann Dunne
|
CreateSpace |
Homesteading: Essays on Life,
Death, Sex, and Liberation
|
Julie R. Enszer
|
One Spirit Press
|
I'll Call It Like I See It: A lesbian Speaks out
|
Sheila Morris
|
Purple Books Publishing
|
In Remembrance and Other Stories
|
ML Skinner
|
Createspace |
Riding Fury Home, A Memoir
|
Chana Wilson
|
Seal Press
|
| Sidecar |
Ann McMan
|
Bedazzled Ink Pub. Co.
|
Slices Of Life
|
Georgia Beers
|
Brisk Press
|
Tea Leaves
|
Janet Mason
|
Bella Books
|
Speculative Fiction
Title
|
Author |
Publisher
|
A Guardian's Love
|
Stein Willard
|
Affinity E-Book Press NZ Ltd.
|
Beloved Lady Mistress
|
D Jordan Redhawk
|
Bella Books
|
Deerhaven Pines
|
Diana McRae
|
Bella Books
|
Frozen Echo
|
Linda Kay Silva
|
Bella Books
|
In the Now
|
Kelly Sinclair
|
Blue Feather Books
|
Inner Sanctuary
|
D Jordan Redhawk
|
Bella Books
|
Just Killing Time
|
Linda Kay Silva
|
Spinsters Ink
|
Let Us Prey
|
Jordan Falconer
|
Bedazzled Ink Pub. Co.
|
Silver Moon
|
Catherine Lundoff
|
Lethe Press
|
| Soulwalker |
Erica Lawson
|
Blue Feather Books
|
The Midas Conspiracy
|
Jennifer McCormick
|
Blue Feather Books
|
The Smuggler, The Spy and The Spider
|
Diana Rivers
|
Bella Books
|
The Strange Path
|
D Jordan Redhawk
|
Bella Books
|
Traditional Contemporary Romance
| Title |
Author
|
Publisher |
Almost Heaven
|
Susan Meagher
|
Brisk Press
|
Appointment with a Smile
|
Kieran York
|
Blue Feather Books
|
| Awakenings |
Jackie Calhoun
|
Bella Books
|
Casa Parisi
|
Janet Albert |
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Crash Stop
|
Mary Griggs
|
Bella Books
|
| Crossroads |
Radclyffe |
Bold Strokes Books
|
Heart Block
|
Melissa Brayden
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Heart's Resolve
|
Carrie Carr
|
Regal Crest Enterprises
|
Hidden Hearts
|
Ann Roberts
|
Bella Books
|
| Identity |
Nat Burns
|
Bella Books
|
Iz's Journey
|
Doreen Perrine
|
Bedazzled Ink Pub. Co.
|
Love In E-Flat
|
Kate Sweeney
|
Intaglio Publications
|
Love Match
|
Ali Vali
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| LoveLife |
Rachel Spangler
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
Midnight In Orlando
|
Amy Dawson Robertson
|
Fox In The Brush
|
Month of Sundays
|
Yolanda Wallace
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
One Touch
|
L.T. Marie
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
| Rhapsody |
KG MacGregor
|
Bella Books
|
Romeo Fails
|
Amy Briant
|
Bella Books
|
Snow Falls
|
Gerri Hill
|
Bella Books
|
Something in the Wine
|
Jae |
Ylva Publishing
|
Spring Tide
|
Robbi McCoy
|
Bella Books
|
The Campaign
|
Tracey Richardson
|
Bella Books
|
The Riches Of Mercy
|
C.E. Case
|
Supposed Crimes LLC
|
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
|
Maria V Ciletti |
Intaglio Publications |
Worth the Risk
|
Karis Walsh
|
Bold Strokes Books
|
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