75$ to: Abbey of the Brew City Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: http://www.brewcitysisters.org/
100$ to: AIDS Project LA: http://www.aplahealth.org/
25$ to: AIDS Walk Kansas City: http://www.aidswalkkansascity.org/
980$ to: Albert Kennedy Trust: http://www.akt.org.uk/
463$ to: Ali Forney Center: www.aliforneycenter.org/
20$ to: All Out! LGBT Shelter: http://www.go.allout.org/en/a/save-the-shelter/
125$ to: American Institute of Bisexuality: http://www.bisexual.org/
25$ to: ASN Access Support Network in San Luis Obispo County: http://www.asn.org/
100$ to: Audre Lorde Project: http://www.alp.org/
260$ to: Australian Marriage Equality: http://www.australianmarriageequality.org/
40$ to: Basic Rights Oregon: http://www.basicrights.org/
25$ to: BeLonG To Youth Services: http://www.belongto.org/
483$ to: BiNet USA: http://www.binetusa.org/
25$ to: Brooklyn Community Pride Center: http://www.lgbtbrooklyn.org/
25$ to: Calgary Outlink: http://www.calgaryoutlink.ca/
35$ to: Center Colorado: http://www.glbtcolorado.org/
110$ to: Centerpoint: http://www.centrepoint.org.uk/
80$ to: Colors: http://www.colorsyouth.org/
25$ to: Covenant House: http://www.covenanthouseno.org/
300$ to: Diversity Center of Santa Cruz: http://www.diversitycenter.org/
90$ to: Diversity Collective Ventura County: http://www.diversitycollectivevc.org/
20$ to: Diversity Munchen: http://www.diversity-muenchen.de/
50$ to: Diversity Richmond: http://www.diversityrichmond.org/
100$ to: Diversity Role Models: http://www.diversityrolemodels.org/
50$ to: Equality Network Scotland: http://www.equality-network.org/
25$ to: Equality Toledo: http://www.equalitytoledo.org/
80$ to: Free2Be, GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services: http://www.free2be.org/
22$ to: Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia: http://www.galfa.org.au/
160$ to: Galop: http://www.galop.org.uk/
148$ to: Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders: http://www.glad.org/
240$ to: GCLS Scholarship Fund: http://www.goldencrown.org/Ways-to-donate/
50$ to: Gerber/Hart Library: http://www.gerberhart.org/
55$ to: GLBT Community Center of Colorado: http://www.glbtcolorado.org/
398$ to: Human Rights Campaign: http://www.hrc.org/
150$ to: Indiana Youth Group: http://www.indianayouthgroup.org/
475$ to: It Gets Better Project: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
724$ to: Lambda Legal: http://www.lambdalegal.org/
50$ to: Lambert House: http://www.lamberthouse.org/
740$ to: LBGTQ Center of Durham: http://www.lgbtqcenterofdurham.org/
75$ to: LSVD – Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland: http://www.lsvd.de/
50$ to: Lesbians Who Tech: http://www.lesbianswhotech.org/
75$ to: LGBT Center of Central PA: http://www.centralpalgbtcenter.org/
60$ to: LGBT Center of Great Cleveland: http://www.lgbtcleveland.org/
25$ to: LGBT Foundation: http://www.lgbt.foundation/
53$ to: LGBT Youth Scotland: http://www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/
13$ to: Life Long Aids Alliance: http://www.llaa.org/
50$ to: LikeMe Lighthouse: http://www.likeme.org/
150$ to: Long Island Crisis Center: http://www.longislandcrisiscenter.org/
450$ to: Los Angeles LGBT Center: http://www.lalgbtcenter.org/
240$ to: Lost and Found Youth: http://www.lost-n-found.org/
60$ to: LYRIC: http://www.lyric.org/
50$ to: Margays e.V.: http://www.margays.de/
25$ to: Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center: http://www.outmemphis.org/
67$ to: Mercury Phoenix Trust: http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com/
25$ to: Mermaids: http://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk/
180$ to: Metro LGBT Wellness Center - St Petersburg: http://www.metrotampabay.org/
25$ to: Milwaukee LGBT Community Center: http://www.mkelgbt.org/
60$ to: Moveable Feast: http://www.mfeast.org/
50$ to: Network for Good: http://www.networkforgood.com/
113$ to: NOH8 Campaign: http://www.noh8campaign.com/
75$ to: Odyssey Youth Movement: http://www.odysseyyouth.org/
25$ to: One Archives Foundation: http://www.onearchives.org/
25$ to: One N Ten: http://www.onenten.org/
40$ to: Outfront Minnesota: http://www.outfront.org/
33$ to: OUTSaskatoon: http://www.outsaskatoon.ca/
30$ to: Pasadena Pride Center: http://www.pridepasadena.org/
25$ to: Pathfinders Milwaukee: http://www.pathfindersmke.org/
25$ to: PRIDE Community Center of North Central Florida: http://gainesvillepride.org/
25$ to: Persad Center: http://www.persadcenter.org/
316$ to: PFLAG: http://www.community.pflag.org/
150$ to: Pizza Klatch: http://www.pizzaklatch.org/
135$ to: Point Foundation: http://www.pointfoundation.org/
20$ to: Pride Foundation: http://www.pridefoundation.org/
75$ to: Q Center in Portland: http://www.pdxqcenter.org/
50$ to: Qmunity: http://www.qmunity.ca/
73$ to: Rainbow Railroad: http://www.rainbowrailroad.ca/
125$ to: Rainbow Resource Center: http://www.rainbowresourcecentre.org/
30$ to: Ruth Ellis Center: http://www.ruthelliscenter.org/
190$ to: SAGE: http://www.giveto.sageusa.org/
100$ to: Seattle Humane: http://www.seattlehumane.org/
150$ to: Soy Toronto: http://www.soytoronto.org/
25$ to: St. James Infirmary: http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
233$ to: Stonewall: http://www.stonewall.co.uk/
135$ to: Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline: httpp://www.switchboard.lgbt/
75$ to: Terrence Higgins Trust: http://www.tht.org.uk/
30$ to: Timeout Youth: http://www.timeoutyouth.org/
575$ to: Trans Lifeline: http://www.translifeline.org/
50$ to: Trans United Fund: http://www.transunitedfund.org/
1154$ to: Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
400$ to: True Colors Fund: http://www.truecolorsfund.org/
100$ to: Twenty10 Gay and Lesbian Youth Services: http://www.twenty10.org.au/
50$ to: Women's Resource Center of Scranton: http://www.wrcnepa.org/
50$ to: Wyoming Equality: http://www.wyomingequality.org/
225$ to: You Can Play: http://www.youcanplayproject.org/
175$ to: You Will Rise Project: http://www.youwillriseproject.blogspot.com
38$ to: Youth Project: http://www.youthproject.ns.ca/
150$ to: YouthCare: http://www.youthcare.org/
14026$ Grand Total
First of all a big thank to all the judges who helped me to arrive to this result:
Aeryn Jaden, Alex Glabrezu, Alina Popescu, Amberly Smith, Amelia "girlwithglasses", Amie Love, Amy Lane, Andrea Grendahl, Andrea Speed, Andrew J. Peters, Anna Birmingham, Anna Zabo, Anne Barwell, Antonella Piazza, April Kelley, B. A. Brock, B. A. Tortuga, Barbara Luszczek, Bethann Korsmit, Brandilyn Carpenter, C. Kennedy, Carey Parrish, Cari Z., Carlos T. Mock, Caroyn Overholser, Caterina Bolognesi, Cherie Noel, Chris Paynter, Ciaran Llachlan Leavitt, Cindy Rizzo, Cira Arana, Clare London, D.H. Starr, Danielle Redmond, Darien "Pants Off Reviews", Debbie McGowan, Deborah Tessari, Denise Carter, Denise Dechene, Denise Penn, Diane Marina, E. J. Russell, Ellis Carrington, Emanuela Piasentini, Erotic Horizon, Ethan Day, Ethan Stone, Etienne Reynard, Eve, Evey Brett, F.E Feeley Jr., Fausta Piccini, Felice Picano, Feliz Faber, Fernanda Elmiger, Fran Heckrotte, Fran Holland, Freddy Mackay, Gene Gant, Hayley McChesney, Heather C. Leigh, Heidi French, Heidi Green, Indra Vaughn, J. P. Bowie, Jane Siveyer, Jason Bradley, Jason Kivela, Jay Hartman, Jaymi, Jean Hillabold, Jefferson Parrish, Jess Faraday, Jo Ann Weiler, Joanne, Jodie Atkinson, Joe Cosentino, John Robey, Johnny Townsend, Jonathan Penn, Jorgi-Anne Stever, Juli-Anna Dobson, Julie Weismann, K. J. Charles, Kaje Harper, Kari Gregg, Karolina Kaminska-Marek, Kate Sedgbeer, Kate McLachlan, Kate McMurray, Kate Pavelle, Kate Sherwood, Kayt Peck, Kelli Collins, Kelly Jensen, Ki Brightly, Kimberly Gardner, Kimberly Lynn Workman, Kyell Gold, L. C. Chase, L. E. Franks, Lane Hayes, Layla Dorine, Lee Rowan, Leona Carver, Lex Valentine, Lily "lilygcs", Lisa "Arch", Lisa Arbitrary, Lloyd Meeker, Luce, Lydia "toadsmom23", Mallory Hytrek, Mark O'Connell, Megan Derr, Melanie Hansen, Melissa Lee, Michael Jensen, Myranda Sarro, N. J. Nielsen, Nadja Gassert, Pelaam, Pamela Turner, Patricia Nelson, Rachel Thomas, Rider Jacobs, Robin, Rosie Thowney, S. J. Himes, Sally Sapphire, Sandra McDonald, Sara Alva, Scott Alexander Hess, Scott M. Terry, Shannon West, SM Zeoanne, Steve Callahan, Steven Garcia, Sue Adams, Sue Brown, Susan Laine, T. T. Thomas, Tagge H., Tame Adams, Tammy, Tara Lain, Tara Wentz, Tempeste O'Riley, Tessa Noil, Thursday Euclid, Tim Keller, Tracy James Jones, Trina Lane, Ulrike Rauch, Val Kovalin, Valerie C., Valerio la Martire, Venona Keyes, Verena, Vicktor Aleksandr Bailey, Vincent Virga, Vivian Arend, W. S. Long.
And as always a big thank you to the Publishers which allow me and the judges to have all the books for the reading phase:
44 Raccoons, Arachne Press, Artesian Well Publishing, Aspen Palms Press, Bear Bones Books, Beaten Track Publishing, Beau to Beau Publishing, Beautiful Dreamer Press, Bedazzled Ink Publishing, Beyond Books Press, Black Bay Books, Bold Strokes Books, Bonecamp, Boroughs Publishing Group, Branwen Press, Breezy Tree Press, Brussels Sprout Press, Bywater Books, Carina Press, Cayendi Press, Companion Publications, CoolDudes Publishing, Corgyn Publishing, Corvid House Publishing, Crown Books for Young Readers, Custard Books, Dagmar Miura, Danaan Press, Dark Hollows Press, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Desert Palm Press, Dream Trek Imprint, Dreamspinner Press, DSP Publications, Duet Books, Ellora's Cave, Encompass Ink/Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing, Entangled, Eureka Street Press, Evernight Publishing, eXtasy Books, Fallen Bros Press, Fantastic Fiction Publishing, Finally Love Press, Freedom Island Publications, Harmony Ink Press, Hoopoe Publishing, House of Capet Publishing, IAM Books, InterMix (Berkley Romance), Inverardoch Press, It's the Journey not the Destination, JMS Books, JPK Publishing, Kenmore Books, Labyrinth Bound Press, Less Than Three Press, Lethe Press, LLS Books, Loose ID, Love in Dark Settings Press, LoveLight Press, Loveswept, Manifold Press, Matador, ME Publishing, MLR Press, Mugen Press, Myrmidude Press, New Heights Publishing, NineStar Press, Pandemic Press, Pickwick Ink Publishing, Pinkerton Road, Pride Publishing, Proud Indy, Rainbow Ninja Press, Regal Crest, Riptide Publishing, Riverdale Avenue Books, Rocky Ridge Books, Romandeavor, Rose Quartz Publishing, Rune Tree Press, Saddle Road Press, Samhain Publishing, Shadoe Publishing, Solstice Publishing, Stone Soup Community Press, Sunny Bee Books, Torquere Press, Totally Bound Publishing, Troll River Publications, Widdershins Press, Wild Rose Press, Wilde City Press, Ylva Publishing, YoungDudes Publishing
And now what all you are waiting, the 2016 Rainbow Awards. And the Rainbow Awards go to:
"Rainbow Pride Cheesecake" is the official pin-up boy of the Rainbow Awards especially created by Paul Richmond
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Cover
Winners:
1. Broken, Author: Nicola Haken, Artist: Reese Dante
2. Witches of London, Author: Aleksandr Voinov, Artist: Anna Tiferet Sikorska
3. Scardust, Author: Suzanne van Rooyen, Artist: Louisa Maggio
Runners Up:
4. Under a Sky of Ash, Author: Brandon Witt, Artist: Anne Cain
Full Domain, Author: Kindle Alexander, Artist: Reese Dante
5. Mirror’s Gaze, Author: Rae D. Magdon, Artist: Rachel George
6. The Mystery of Nevermore, Author: C.S. Poe, Artist: Reese Dante
7. Starless Night, Author: Rae D. Magdon & Michelle Magly, Artist: Rachel George
8. Captive, Author: Jex Lane, Artist: Jay Aheer
9. What Remains, Author: Garrett Leigh, Artist: Garrett Leigh/L.C. Chase
10. A Mended Man, Author: Jaime Reese, Artist: Reese Dante
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Fantasy
Winners:
1. The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
2. The Mirror’s Gaze (Amendyr Series #4) by Rae D. Magdon - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
3. The Broken Coil (The Glass Pantheon #1) by Sy Itha - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Fiction
Winners:
1. Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Romantic Suspence
2. For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
3. Midnight at the Orpheus by Alyssa Linn Palmer - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Historical
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Romantic Comedy & Suspence
Winners:
1. Love Bites by Lila Bruce - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Romantic Comedy
2. Love's Redemption by Donna K. Ford - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Romantic Suspence
3. The Wrong Kind of Woman by Voss Porter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Romantic Comedy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Non Fiction & Poetry (The Dirk Vanden Award)
Winners:
1. What Does "Queer" Mean Anyway: The Quick and Dirty Guide to LGBTQIA+ Vocabulary by Chris Bartlett - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Non Fiction
2. The Short and Long Of It: Expand, Adapt, and Publish Your Short Fiction by Paul Alan Fahey - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Non Fiction
3. Archer's Omnibus of Oddities, Mischievous Exploits & Sundry Tales of Insubordination: A Queer Collection of Essays by Jesse Archer - Gender: Gay - Genre: Non Fiction
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Alternative Universe/Reality
Winners:
1. Risk (Dark Light #2) by Dusk Peterson - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Alternative Universe/Reality
2. The Servant Duchess Of Whitcomb (Scandalous Whispers Of the Remmington Realm #2) by Vicktor Alexander - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Alternative Universe/Reality
3. Staged by Kim Fielding - Gender: Gay - Genre: Alternative Universe/Reality
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Fantasy Romance
Winners:
1. Thrall: Beyond Gold and Glory by Barbara Ann Wright - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2. Beauty and Cruelty by Meredith Katz - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
3. Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Sci-fi / Futuristic
Winners:
1. Starless Nights (Dark Horizons #2) by Rae D. Magdon & Michelle Magly - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2. Paladins of the Storm Lord by Barbara Ann Wright - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
3. A Quantum Convergence (Nexus Trilogy #1) by C.A. Farlow - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Fantasy
Winners:
1. Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
2. Malachite by Kirby Crow - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
3. The Necromancer's Dance and The Necromancer's Dilemma (2 books as 1 submission) by S.J. Himes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Transgender Romance
Winners:
1. What It Looks Like by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2. The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Fantasy Romance
3. The Gift of Gravity by Sage C. Holloway - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Historical & Paranormal Romance
Winners:
1. Knight of Flames (Inheritance #2) by Amelia Faulkner - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2. For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
3. Thorns and Fangs by Gillian St. Kevern - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction & Young Adult
Winners:
1. Backcast by Ann McMan - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
2. From Third to Home by Chris Paynter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
3. It Pours by C.D. Cain - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Fantasy & Fantasy Romance
Winners:
1. Enchanted Soles by Sasha L. Miller - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Fantasy Romance
2. The High King's Golden Tongue by Megan Derr - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Fantasy Romance
3. Seven Tears at High Tide by CB Lee - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Fantasy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Historical & Paranormal Romance (The Cate Culpepper Award and The Sandra Moran Award)
Winners:
1. Ex-Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2. The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor by Jess Faraday - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Historical
3. Shaken to the Core by Jae - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Historical Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Transgender Fiction & Biography / Memoir
Winners:
1. Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Young Adult
2. Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Biography / Memoir
3. Perihelion by Tami Veldura - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Anthology / Collection / Contemporary Romance & Fiction
Winners:
1. Leather Wishes – The Adventures of the Fancy Man by Julian Keys - Gender: Gay - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Contemporary Romance
2. Sweet & Sexy (4 novellas as 1 submission) by Jeff Adams - Gender: Gay - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Contemporary Romance
3. Love Unlocked by Claire Davis and Al Stewart, Victoria Milne, Dawn Sister, J P Walker, Caraway Carter, Ofelia Gränd, Debbie McGowan - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Historical
Winners:
1. Across Your Dreams by Jay Lewis Taylor - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical
2. Games of Rome (Dominus #2) by J. P. Kenwood - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical
3. Lessons for Sleeping Dogs by Charlie Cochrane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Mystery / Thriller
Winners:
1. Cold to the Touch by Cari Hunter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
2. Death Wears Yellow Garters by Rae D. Magdon - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
3. Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Contemporary General Fiction & Humor
Winners:
1. Two Natures by Jendi Reiter - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
2. King of the Kitchen by Bru Baker - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
3. Deluge by Vincent Meis - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Romantic Comedy
Winners:
1. Winter Ball by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Comedy
2. Loving Djinni by Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Comedy
3. Femme by Marshall Thornton - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Comedy
Groomzilla & Groomzilla Does Vegas by Tere Michaels - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Comedy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Young Adult
Winners:
1. Foxes by Suki Fleet - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
2. The Italian Word for Kisses by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
3. Private by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Romantic Suspence
Winners:
1. The Edge of Control by Lou Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
2. The Art of Hero Worship by Mia Kerick - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
3. Tackling the Tight End by Tara Lain - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
Runners Up:
4. Time: Wounds All Heal by Princess S.O. - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
5. Broken Soldier by Jamie Lynn Miller - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Contemporary Romance & Fiction
Winners:
1. The Worst Bad Thing by J.E. Birk - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2. What Remains by Garrett Leigh - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. Two Man Advantage, Game Misconduct, Full Strength (3 novellas as 1 submission) by V.L. Locey - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Erotic Romance
Runners Up:
4. Between Ghosts by Garrett Leigh - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
5. The Art House by Scarlett Knight - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Erotic Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Fantasy Romance
Winners:
1. Tempest by Cari Z. - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2. Ringed Love (Sentries #6) by Elizabeth Noble - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
3. Rag and Bone by K.J. Charles - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
Runners Up:
4. Beauty, Inc. by Tara Lain - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
5. Ravenhearth by Lotus Oakes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Historical Romance
Winners:
1. Broken Blades by Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
2. The Innocent Betrayal by Victoria Sue - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
3. Beloved Unmasked by Brita Addams - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Runners Up:
4. A Seditious Affair by K.J. Charles - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
5. Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Other Side of the Line by Marguerite Labbe - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Mystery Thriller (The Dorien Grey Award)
Winners:
1. Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1) by Kaje Harper - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
2. Blow Down by J.L. Merrow - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
3. A Solitary Man by Aisling Mancy & Shira Anthony - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Runners Up:
4. In Deep by Adam Fitzroy - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
5. It's a Sin by Steve Burford - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Winners:
1. Insurrection (Interscission Project #3) by Arshad Ahsanuddin - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Scardust by Suzanne van Rooyen - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2. Makepeace (Taking Shield #3) by Anna Butler - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Where There's A Will by Cari Z. - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
3. Checkmate Ever After by Lex Chase - Gender: Gay - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Runners Up:
4. The Avian Emperor by Pelaam - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
5. Risking the Wild Places by Shannon West - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
6. Whipping Boy by Jordan Brewer - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
7. The Forbidden Zone by Victoria Zagar - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
8. Inherent Cost by Alicia Cameron - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
9. In Pain by Caethes Faron - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
10. Cardinal Sins by Lissa Kasey - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Erotic Romance & Erotica (The Bobby Michaels Awards)
Winners:
1. A Kind of Romance by Lane Hayes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
2. Come Back To Me by Edmond Manning - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
3. Better Than Safe by Lane Hayes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
Runners Up:
4. A Kind of Truth by Lane Hayes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
5. Quillon’s Covert by Joseph Lance Tonlet & Louis Stevens - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
6. The Arrangement by Felice Stevens - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
7. The Biggest Lover by R. Jackson - Gender: Gay - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Erotica
Lock and Key by Z. Allora - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
8. Building Bonds + Safe Limits (2 novellas as 1 submission) by Morticia Knight - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
9. Second to None by Felice Stevens - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
10. Kestrel's Talon (The Stonewatchers #1) by Bey Deckard - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
Not Just Another Pretty Face by Louis Flint Ceci - Gender: Gay - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Erotica
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Contemporary & Erotic Romance
Winners:
1. Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2. A Kiss Before Dawn by Laurie Salzler - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. Just Physical by Jae - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Embracing the Dawn by Jeannie Levig - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Runners Up:
4. Heartwood by Catherine Lane - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
5. Slow Burn in Tuscany by Giselle Fox - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
A Touch of Temptation by Julie Blair - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Erotic Romance
6. Deal-Breaker by Siri Caldwell - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
7. Built to Last by Aurora Rey - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
8. Nothing To Lose by Clare Lydon - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
9. Capturing Forever by Erin Dutton - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Whirlwind Romance by Kris Bryant - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
10. Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Paranormal Romance
Winners:
1. Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2. A Frost of Cares by Amy Rae Durreson - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
3. Some Assembly Required by Bru Baker and Lex Chase - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Runners Up:
4. The Tenth Muse by Belinda McBride - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
How to Walk like a Man by Eli Easton - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
5. Witches of London: Lars by Aleksandr Voinov - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
6. Devil's Gamble by Tess Barnett - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
7. Supernatural Consultant, Vol 1 by Mell Eight - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
8. Priddy's Tale by Harper Fox - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Truth and Consequences by Sarah Madison - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
9. Candy Land by Lissa Kasey - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Love is for the Living by Nicholas Kinsley - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
10. Dragon Dreams & Fairy Wings by Bailey Bradford - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Contemporary Romance (The William Neale Award)
Winners:
1. A Second Harvest by Eli Easton - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2. The Heart As He Hears It by A.M. Arthur - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. Once Upon A Haunted Moor, Tinsel Fish, Don’t Let Go, Kitto, Guardians Of The Haunted Moor, Third Solstice (The Tyack & Frayne Mystery Series, 6 novellas as 1 submission) by Harper Fox - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Runners Up:
4. Selfie by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Lord of a Thousand Steps by Tara Lain - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
5. The World As He Sees It by A.M. Arthur - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
’Til Death Do Us Part by Addison Albright - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Lollipop by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Strong Medicine by J.K. Hogan - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
6. Under the Knife by Laurin Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
7. Signs of Life by Melanie Hansen - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
8. Come What May by A.M. Arthur - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
9. Under a Sky of Ash by Brandon Witt - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tumbled by E.E. Grey - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Unquiet by Melanie Hansen - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
10. Moment of Silence by Karen Stivali - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Farm Fresh by Posy Roberts - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
11. Love Can't Conquer by Kim Fielding - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
12. Small Steps by Chris McHart - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
13. Wyatt’s Recipes for Wooing Rock Stars by Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Fool's Gold by Sarah Madison - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
14. Rain Shadow by L.A. Witt - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
15. Red Envelope & Herc and Pyotr (two novellas as 1 submission) by Atom Yang - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Restitution: A Love Story by Aubrey Cullens - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Prince of the Playhouse by Tara Lain - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
16. Falling by Sierra Riley - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Island Doctor by Sue Brown - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
17. Snakes Among Sweet Flowers by Jason Huffman-Black - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
18. Someday by Sierra Riley - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Penalty Shot (Hat Trick #3) by Jeff Adams - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Unguarded by Lou Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
19. Nobody’s Son by Shae Connor - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
20. Hawaiian Orchid by Meg Amor - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Indigo Road by R.J. Jones - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Delicious by Sierra Riley - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Debut Asexual Book
Winners:
1. Alexey Dyed in Red by A.M. Valenza - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Fantasy
2. To Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
3. We Go Forward by Alison Evans - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Debut Bisexual, Transgender and LGBT Book
Winners:
1. What Does "Queer" Mean Anyway: The Quick and Dirty Guide to LGBTQIA+ Vocabulary by Chris Bartlett - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Non Fiction
2. Perihelion by Tami Veldura - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
3. Paralian: Not Just Transgender by Liam Klenk - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Biography / Memoir
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Debut Lesbian Book
Winners:
1. Beauty and Cruelty by Meredith Katz - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2. Slow Burn in Tuscany by Giselle Fox - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. A Quantum Convergence (Nexus Trilogy #1) by C.A. Farlow - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Runners Up:
4. Hurricane Season by B.J. Phillips - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
5. Winter's Harbor by Aurora Rey - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Love on The Red Rocks by Lisa Moreau - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
The Broken Coil (The Glass Pantheon #1) by Sy Itha - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Debut Gay Book
Winners:
1. The Edge of Control by Lou Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
2. Under the Knife by Laurin Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. It's a Sin by Steve Burford - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Runners Up:
4. Two Natures by Jendi Reiter - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
5. Small Steps by Chris McHart - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best LGBT Book
Winners:
1. What Does "Queer" Mean Anyway: The Quick and Dirty Guide to LGBTQIA+ Vocabulary by Chris Bartlett - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Non Fiction
2. The Short and Long Of It: Expand, Adapt, and Publish Your Short Fiction by Paul Alan Fahey - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Non Fiction
3. Risk (Dark Light #2) by Dusk Peterson - Gender: LGBT - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Alternative Universe/Reality
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Asexual Book
Winners:
1. For Promise Yet Unbroken by Tygati - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Fantasy Romance
2. Alexey Dyed in Red by A.M. Valenza - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Fantasy
3. To Terminator, With Love by Wes Kennedy - Gender: Asexual - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Transgender Book
Winners:
1. Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Young Adult
2. Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Biography / Memoir
3. Perihelion by Tami Veldura - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Runners Up:
4. Transformed: San Francisco by Suzanne Falter & Jack Harvey - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Humor
5. Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Young Adult
What It Looks Like by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Transgender - Genre: Contemporary Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Book
Winners:
1. Enchanted Soles by Sasha L. Miller - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Anthology / Collection / Fantasy Romance
2. The Worst Bad Thing by J.E. Birk - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. Knight of Flames (Inheritance #2) by Amelia Faulkner - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Runners Up:
4. For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
5. What Remains by Garrett Leigh - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
6. Enemies of the State by Tal Bauer - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Romantic Suspence
7. The High King's Golden Tongue by Megan Derr - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Fantasy Romance
8. For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Two Man Advantage, Game Misconduct, Full Strength (3 novellas as 1 submission) by V.L. Locey - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Erotic Romance
9. Between Ghosts by Garrett Leigh - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Contemporary Romance
10. The Art House by Scarlett Knight - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Erotic Romance
Thorns and Fangs by Gillian St. Kevern - Gender: Bisexual - Genre: Paranormal Romance
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Lesbian Book
Winners:
1. Backcast by Ann McMan - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
2. Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
3. Cold to the Touch by Cari Hunter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Runners Up:
4. From Third to Home by Chris Paynter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
5. Death Wears Yellow Garters by Rae D. Magdon - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
6. The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
7. Thrall: Beyond Gold and Glory by Barbara Ann Wright - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
8. A Kiss Before Dawn by Laurie Salzler - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
9. It Pours by C.D. Cain - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
10. Cast Me Gently by Caren J. Werlinger - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
Just Physical by Jae - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Embracing the Dawn by Jeannie Levig - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
11. Love Bites by Lila Bruce - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Romantic Comedy
12. Going Coastal by Jane DiLucchio - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
The Songbird Thief by Skye Allen - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Young Adult
13. Heartwood by Catherine Lane - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
14. Ex-Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Paranormal Romance
15. The XYZ Mysteries by Iza Moreau - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Beauty and Cruelty by Meredith Katz - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy Romance
16. Slow Burn in Tuscany by Giselle Fox - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
A Touch of Temptation by Julie Blair - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Erotic Romance
17. Deal-Breaker by Siri Caldwell - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary Romance
18. Starless Nights (Dark Horizons #2) by Rae D. Magdon & Michelle Magly - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
19. The Dance by Suzie Carr - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Contemporary General Fiction
20. Paladins of the Storm Lord by Barbara Ann Wright - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
The Mirror’s Gaze (Amendyr Series #4) by Rae D. Magdon - Gender: Lesbian - Genre: Fantasy
2016 Rainbow Awards: Best Gay Book
Winners:
1. Broken Blades by Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
2. Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1) by Kaje Harper - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
3. Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
The Innocent Betrayal by Victoria Sue - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Runners Up:
4. A Second Harvest by Eli Easton - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Across Your Dreams by Jay Lewis Taylor - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical
5. Beloved Unmasked by Brita Addams - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Blow Down by J.L. Merrow - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
The Edge of Control by Lou Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
6. A Seditious Affair by K.J. Charles - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
7. A Frost of Cares by Amy Rae Durreson - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Malachite by Kirby Crow - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
Other Side of the Line by Marguerite Labbe - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
8. The Heart As He Hears It by A.M. Arthur - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
9. Insurrection (Interscission Project #3) by Arshad Ahsanuddin - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Scardust by Suzanne van Rooyen - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
10. Foxes by Suki Fleet - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
11. Some Assembly Required by Bru Baker and Lex Chase - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Unnatural by Joanna Chambers - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
A Kind of Romance by Lane Hayes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
12. A Gentleman's Position by K.J. Charles - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
The Innocent Auction by Victoria Sue - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
13. The Italian Word for Kisses by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
14. A Solitary Man by Aisling Mancy & Shira Anthony - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
The Tenth Muse by Belinda McBride - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
How to Walk like a Man by Eli Easton - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
15. To Love a Traitor by J.L. Merrow - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
16. Tempest by Cari Z. - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
Come Back To Me by Edmond Manning - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
Once Upon A Haunted Moor, Tinsel Fish, Don’t Let Go, Kitto, Guardians Of The Haunted Moor, Third Solstice (The Tyack & Frayne Mystery Series, 6 novellas as 1 submission) by Harper Fox - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
17. Private by Matthew J. Metzger - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
The Necromancer's Dance and The Necromancer's Dilemma (2 books as 1 submission) by S.J. Himes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
18. Witches of London: Lars by Aleksandr Voinov - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
Winter Ball by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Comedy
Selfie by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Better Than Safe by Lane Hayes - Gender: Gay - Genre: Erotic Romance
Lord of a Thousand Steps by Tara Lain - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
19. The World As He Sees It by A.M. Arthur - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
In Deep by Adam Fitzroy - Gender: Gay - Genre: Mystery / Thriller
’Til Death Do Us Part by Addison Albright - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Lollipop by Amy Lane - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Makepeace (Taking Shield #3) by Anna Butler - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Where There's A Will by Cari Z. - Gender: Gay - Genre: Sci-fi / Futuristic
Ringed Love (Sentries #6) by Elizabeth Noble - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
Strong Medicine by J.K. Hogan - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
The Art of Hero Worship by Mia Kerick - Gender: Gay - Genre: Romantic Suspence
20. Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy
Rag and Bone by K.J. Charles - Gender: Gay - Genre: Fantasy Romance
Sire by Kate Pavelle - Gender: Gay - Genre: Young Adult
Under the Knife by Laurin Kelly - Gender: Gay - Genre: Contemporary Romance
Yesterday by Mickie B. Ashling - Gender: Gay - Genre: Historical Romance
Devil's Gamble by Tess Barnett - Gender: Gay - Genre: Paranormal Romance
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