THANK YOU EVERYONE! Thank you for your well wishes, your votes, and just allowing me to be in such fabulous company. And now without further ado here are the PEARL winners! (look for me in Best Novella and Best Science Fiction/Fantasy! Woot woot!)

Here are the Readers' Choices for Best of the Best in 10 Paranormal Categories

ANTHOLOGY

Winners

DEAD AFTER DARK by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Susan Squires, J. R. Ward, Dianna Love,

BLOOD LITE by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, Charlaine Harris,

Honorable Mention

THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CAT by Nalini Singh, Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy, Linda Winstead Jones


FUTURISTIC

Winner

DARK LIGHT by Jayne Castle

Honorable Mention

HEART FATE by Robin D. Owens


SHAPESHIFTER

Winner

CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs (Urban
Fantasy)

Honorable Mentions

ROGUE by Rachel Vincent

HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT by Cynthia Eden


NEW AUTHOR

Winner

Ann Aguirre

Honorable Mention

Jocelynn Drake


MAGICAL FANTASY

Winner

ACHERON by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Honorable Mention

THE DARKEST PLEASURE by Gena Showalter


SCI-FI FANTASY

Winner

SHADES OF DARK by Linnea Sinclair

Honorable Mention

DRAGONBORN by Jade Lee


VAMPIRE

Winner

LOVER ENSHRINED by J. R. Ward

Honorable Mention

WAIT TILL YOUR VAMPIRE GETS HOME by Michele Bardsley


TIME TRAVEL

Winner

VIKING UNCHAINED by Sandra Hill

Honorable Mention

TWIST by Colby Hodge


NOVELLA

Winner

"Story of Son" in DEAD AFTER DARK by J. R. Ward

Honorable Mention

"Kung Fu Shoes" in THE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING
by Jade Lee


BEST OVERALL

Winner

ACHERON by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Honorable Mention

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE by Jeaniene Frost

Congratulations to the winners!


And before I head off to enjoy this Mardi Gras weekend (otherwise known as work on another book), I just wanted to tell you all I’m Spotlighted on Dear Author today (Friday). Swing by and say hi!

Happy reading,
Jade