Monday, August 24, 2009

the list...

thank you very much to all who participated. voting for the 2009 LDA’s is now open! it will remain open until midnight eastern standard time on monday september 14th. and the actual award ceremony will be held the following monday, september 21st. details to follow. and now, without further ado, the list:

Best Hero :
Tim Capshaw in “Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson
Dorian Christensen in “Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
Tyson Kincade in “Kincade’s Rose” by Aliyah Burke
Adrian Redwolfe in “In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee

Best Heroine :
Ashaya Aleine in “Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
Faith Wheeler in “Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard
Tamara Holifield in “The Blacker the Berry” by Lena Matthews
Miki Kendrick in “Go Fetch” by Shelly Laurenston


Best Alpha Male :
Fenris in “A Guardian’s Desire” by Mya
Dorian Christensen in “Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
Adrian Redwolfe in “In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee
Russell Crichton in “The Blacker the Berry” by Lena Matthews

Best Vampire/Warewolf/Shape-Shifter :
Jace Archane in “A Kiss of Ashen Twilight” by Rae Lori
Freya Daniels in “A Guardian’s Desire” by Mya
Adrian Redwolfe in “In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee
Dorian Christensen in “Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
Dante Grimaldi in “Dante’s Wrath” by Eve VaughnBest


Author of the Year :
Savannah J. Frierson
Eve Vaughn
LaVerne Thompson

Lena Matthews

Best Publisher :
Liquid Silver Books
Red Rose Publishing
Parker Publishing

Life Time Achievement Award :
Marilyn Lee
Sandra Kitt
Eve Vaughn


Best Website/Fan-Group/Blog :
The Official Marilyn Lee Fan Club
Fans of Interracial Romance on Goodreads
Fans of Interracial Romance on Yahoo!
Interracial/Multiracial Romance Readers Group

Best Fan :
Caylah Walters
Shawnette from Goodreads
Danielle Hill
Johnandvan

Best BBW :
“Eye of the Beholder” by Marilyn Lee
“Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson
“In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee


Best Contemporary :
“Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson
“Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal :
“A Kiss of Ashen Twilight” by Rae Lori
“Starstruck: Hunter” by Michelle Lauren
“Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
“The Alpha Promise” by Hayat Ali
“In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee

Best Erotica :
“In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee
“Beg for It” by Minx Malone


Best Historical :
“Badazz Daddy Squad: Ragnar” by Jeanie Johnson & Jayha Leigh
“After the Lies” by Mandessa Selby

Best Fight Scene :
“A Guardian’s Desire” by Mya
“A Kiss of Ashen Twilight” by Rae Lori
“Go Fetch” by Shelly Laurenston
“Hold On” by LaVerne Thompson

Best Love Scene :
“Hostage to Pleasure” by Nalini Singh
“The Blacker the Berry” by Lena Matthews

“Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard

Best Choice to Become A Movie :
“Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard
“The Megalodon Team Series” by Aliyah Burke
“Starstruck: Hunter” by Michelle Lauren
“Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson

Best Cover Art :
“Rendezvous with Fate” by Jeanne Sumerix
“A Kiss of Ashen Twilight” by Rae Lori
“Beg for It” by Minx Malone
“Pursuing Zarah” by Jennifer Cole


Best Short Story :
“Tempting a Wolf” by Tressie Lockwood
“Promises” by LaVerne Thompson
“Tempting Neal” by Marilyn Lee
“Your Local Handyman” by Stephanie Williams

Best Novella :
“Starstruck: Hunter” by Michelle Lauren
“The Blacker the Berry” by Lena Matthews
“Boss Man” by Marie Rochelle
“Beg for It” by Minx Malone

Best Novel :
“Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson
“Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard
“Dante’s Wrath” by Eve Vaughn
“In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee
“Eye of the Beholder” by Marilyn Lee

Best Series :
“The Undead Series” by Emma Petersen
“The Tycoon Club Series” by Marie Rochelle
“The Drace Brothers Series” by Marie Rochelle
“The Megalodon Team Series” by Aliyah Burke
“The Three Sisters Series” by LaVerne Thomspon & Stephanie Williams

Best Story of the Year :
“Trolling Nights” by Savannah J. Frierson
“Tempting Faith” by Crystal Hubbard
“In Blood and Worth Loving” by Marilyn Lee

(you can submit your votes via e-mail to dreamwild1985@gmail.com)

13 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for putting this together Maya. I'm honored that readers nominated me in three categories.

    Also, what a great list to choose from! I know who's getting my vote for hottest alpha. Fenris, I'm looking at you!

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  2. my pleasure, michelle. besides, this genre deserves all the positive attention it gets!

    and i don't know who this fenris character is but everyone seems to love him. so, now my interest is peaked and i really want to read this book, lol

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  3. Thanks Maya for doing this. Whew it's gonna be tough. I'm just honored to even see my name in this crowd.

    LaVerne Thompson

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  4. your welcome, laverne. and you are a great writer, so you deserve to make the list!

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  5. I'm shocked an amazed I'm even nominated, let alone as often as I am. I'm very grateful and I wish all who were nominated much luck!

    Best,

    Savannah

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  6. congrats on the nominations, Savannah! and don't forget, authors are fans too and therefore welcome to vote. so please get those votes in and spread the word! :-)

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  7. Thanks to all those that nominated The Alpha Promise. I didn't even know was in contention but I am happy that reders thought so highly of my story. Congrats to all the nominees. Hayat Ali

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  8. and congrats to you, hayat, for being nominated! i hope that you vote and tell others to do the same :-)

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  9. This is a great honor. Thanks Ladies

    Stephanie Williams

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  10. Dear dreamwild1985,

    I am so flattered and so excited to see that Tempting Faith has been so honored with its nominations. I don't think any story is truly finished until someone reads it, so to have a reader enjoy it enough to nominate it for an award is an added pleasure. Thank you so very much for the honor you've bestowed upon my work. That my work is in the same category with some of my favorite writers makes this experience even more thrilling!

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  11. I'm so honored to be nominated. I want to thank my fans so much.

    Marie Rochelle

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  12. congrats to stephanie, crystal, and marie for making the list! :-)

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