Thursday, September 6, 2012

2012 Swirl Awards Winners

We've tallied the score sheets and we have our winners of the 1st Annual Swirl Awards!  Yeah!

So, without further ado, here are our winners listed by their respective category and ranked according to their placement:

*To learn more about the winners and their books, just click their covers!*
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BDSM 
 Prime Defender by Ann Jacobs (Ellora’s Cave)
Finalists:
Seducing Sarah by Jinx Jamison (CrushStar Publishing)
Dreamer by Ann Mayburn (Decadent Publishing)




 Best Cover  
Model Behavior by Stephanie Williams & Laverne Thompson (Phaze Books)

 
Best Series

The Guardian Series by LaVerne Thompson (Decadent Publishing)  


 
Contemporary  

 Macy's Awakening by Pepper Anthony (Beachwalk Press) 

Finalists:
Fight for Love by Delaney Diamond (Amira Press) & Exception to the Rules by Stephanie Morris (Sugar and Spice Press) 
Love Rehab by Theresa Scott (Red Rose Publishing)  



LGBT 
Care Package by Jaxx Steele (Silver Publishing)



Finalists:
 My Yakuza by AJ Llewellyn and John Simpson (Total-e-Bound)
I Feel You by Alex Berry (Sitting Bull Publishing)
     

    Historical
    The Promise of Canaan by Jane Kent (Whispers Publishing)


    Finalists:
    Chocolate Damsel by a.c. Mason (Lyrical Press)
    Queen Isra by Sienna Mynx (The Divas Pen) 



    Novella
    Blue Moon by Sam Cheever (Electric Prose Publications/Sam Cheever)

    Finalists:
    The Djinn’s Dilemma by Mina Khan (Harlequin) & His Treasure by Kiru Taye (Breathless Press) 
    At Ease by Olivia Brynn (Ellora’s Cave)




    Paranormal
    Donor by Ambrielle Kirk (Amira Press)

    Finalists:
    Wolf's Glory, After the Crash, Book 2 by Maddy Barone (Liquid Silver)
    NightReigns by a.c. Mason (Pink Petal Books) 




    Romantic Suspense
    On the Hunt by Sue Fineman (Sue Fineman Books)

    Finalists: 
    Indian Summer by Emily Cale (Passion In Print Press)
    Something Blue by Ursula Sinclair (Decadent Publishing) 
       


    Sci-Fi, Fantasy
    Dark Sins & Desert Sands by Stephanie Draven(Harlequin)

    Finalists: 
    Blessed by Ann Mayburn ( Liquid Silver Publishing) 
    Jada and the Sea Prince by Dana LittleJohn (Secret Craving Publishing)  

    1 comment:

    1. Thanks, everybody! It was a wonderful surprise to find out from Koko that I'd won the Best BDSM award for PRIME DEFENDER! The gorgeous heart has found a place of honor on my desk, perched on my FIOS router where I can't miss getting a warm and fuzzy feeling every time I glance that way.

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