The Official 2009 LDA Heart List

first off i would like to thank all of last night's winners and nominees! i would also like to send out a huge special thank you to all of the fans who submitted nominations and votes, and who participated - you helped make the night possible. last but not least i’d like to thank my wolf-pack a.k.a. team vamp a.k.a. the black dagger sisterhood lol *winks* without your support and encouragement the LDAs would have never happened.

now it is time for what you all have been waiting for: the ultimate finalized list! created solely by the fans for the fans, this list is comprised of the absolute best in the interracial romance genre for 2009:

best novel: "Tempting Faith" by Cystal Hubbard

best erotica: "In Blood and Worth Loving" by Marilyn Lee

best fight scene: "Hold On" by LaVerne Thomspon

best series: "The Megalodon Team Series" by Aliyah Burke

best vampire/warewolf/shape-shifter: Dante Grimaldi in "Dante's Wrath" by Eve Vaughn

best cover art: "A Kiss of Ashen Twilight" by Rae Lori

best short story: "Your Local Handyman" by Stephanie Williams

best website/fan-group/blog: Interracial/Multiracial Romance Readers Group

best love scene: "Tempting Faith" by Crystal Hubbard

best historical: "Badazz Daddy Squad: Ragnar" by Jeannie Johnson & Jayha Leigh

best alpha male: Russell Crichton in "The Blacker the Berry" by Lena Matthews

life time achievement: Marilyn Lee

best novella: "The Blacker the Berry" by Lena Matthews

best sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal: "In Blood and Worth Loving" by Marilyn Lee

best fan: Caylah Walters

best contemporary: "Tempting Faith" by Crystal Hubbard

best publisher: Red Rose Publishing

best choice to become a movie: "Tempting Faith" by Crystal Hubbard

best bbw: "Trolling Nights" by Savannah J. Frierson

best hero: Tyson Kincade in "Kincade's Rose" by Aliyah Burke

best heroine: Faith Wheeler in "Tempting Faith" by Crystal Hubbard

author of the year: Savannah J. Frierson

story of the year: "Tempting Faith" by Crystal Hubbard