Member’s Choice Awards — Much squee’ing ensues

Though I couldn’t make it until 6:00pm, had a GREAT time at the Goodreads M/M Romance Group‘s Member Choice Awards chat yesterday…especially once I realized I’d actually won something. O.O A coupla somethings, even. WOO HOO!

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Which is so way beyond awesome and provoked massive head asplosions. LOL. So if you nominated either I, Omega or Collared or voted for them — THANK YOU!!!

Also many, many hearty CONGRATS to fellow nominees and winners (complete list copy/pasted below), but to especially a few of my writerly compadres and peeps…

Anne Tenino won #3 Best World Created and #3 SciFi/Futuristic/Post Apcolayptic for her 18% Gray (which is fabulous, btw) and also #2 for Funniest quote/Best Line for her Whitetail Rock (which is also fabulous — and FREE so click on the link to try Anne out! She’s a great person, an outstanding author and very cool. 😉

Aleksandr Voinov for #2 in Slave/Dub Con/Kidnapped for his Counterpunch — a fantastic book and NOT to be missed for any reason, ever. 😀

Megan Derr, whom I swap many a tweet with (LOL) and who also placed (HOLY COW) in Paranormal (Dance in the Dark), SciFi/Futuristic/Post Apocalyptic (Kidnapped), Best World Created (Dance in the Dark) and Best Short Story 25 pages or 15K or Less (Delivery with a Smile, available in this anthology). Haven’t read any of Megan’s books? What is your damage, dude — do eet! 😉

And too many awards to list for Josh Lanyon (fangirl SQUEE!), Damon Suede (Dood!) and too many other favorite writers & buddies to mention. So instead, how about the whole list?

Law Enforcement/PI/Firemen/Military (profession)
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price

Hottest M/M/M
Out of Focus by LA Witt
Ghost from the Past by Carol Lynne
Room at the Top by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow

BDSM (sex content)
Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan
I Omega by Kari Gregg
Spin Out by James Buchanan

Musicians/Rockstars (profession)
American Love Songs by Ashlyn Kane
Reverb by Jet Mykles
Moonlight Becomes You by Piper Vaughn and MJ O’Shea

Anthology (book)
Don’t Read in the Closet Vol. 1
His for the Holidays
Don’t Read in the Closet GayRomLit Retreat 2011 Special Edition

Best Story that Should/Must have a Sequel
Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
Clear Water by Amy Lane
The Locker Room by Amy Lane

Best Title
Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon
How to Keep the Love of Your Life (After Mistaking Him for a Serial Killer) by Maureen Willmann
I Love You Asshole! By Amy Lane
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela by Felicia Watson

Best Tearjerking scene
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune – The scenes with Bear and the Kid in the bathtub during their ‘earthquakes’.
The Locker Room by Amy Lane – When Xander is throwing up in the bathroom after Chris gets hurt.
Bloodlines by Andrea Speed – The death of Paris.

Coming Out (theme)
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
The Locker Room by Amy Lane
Breaking Cover by Kaje Harper

Best Couple/MC’s
Ty and Zane – Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Vic and Jacob – GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price
Jin and Logan – Honored Vow by Mary Calmes

Best Tear Jerker (theme)
The Locker Room by Amy Lane
Between Sinners and Saints by Marie Sexton
Living Promises by Amy Lane

Best Side/Supporting Character
The Kid – Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Fly Bait – Clear Water by Amy Lane
Crane – Honored Vow by Mary Calmes

Cowboys (profession)
Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan
The Heart of Texas by RJ Scott
After the Sunset by Mary Calmes

Enemies to Lovers (theme)
The Heart of Texas by RJ Scott
Bad Company by KA Mitchell
A Thread of Deepest Black by Finn Marlowe
Bridges by MJ O’Shea

Friends to Lovers (theme)
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
The Locker Room by Amy Lane

Humorous (theme)
Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Mummy Dearest by Josh Lanyon
Clear Water by Amy Lane

Young Adult Characters (theme)
Talker’s Redemption by Amy Lane
Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
Bridges by MJ O’Shea

Paranormal (genre)
GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price
Honored Vow by Mary Calmes
Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr

Hottest Vampire Character
Marcus – With a Kiss by Kim Dare
Titus Antonius Calidus – Natural Instincts by SJ Frost
Liam – A Chip in His Shoulder by LA Witt

Funniest Quotes/Best Lines
GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price – “I’ll blow someone for a valium” I said in Jacob’s ear. “Maybe he’s got one… but try offering a hand-job first so you retain some leverage.”
Whitetail Rock by Anne Tenino – “Sam. I’ve got news for you. Not every childhood trauma can be healed by finding the right penis.” Sam looked devastated. He opened and closed his mouth eyes wide then suddenly slumped back against the railing unable to support himself anymore. “You mean ” his voice was barely a whisper. “All those romance novels lied?”
Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux – “Ty.” Zane’s even soothing tones finally broke on the short gasp of his name. “I Love you and I’m scared I’ll lose you. Please don’t leave me alone in the dark.”

Best Sex Scene
Hot Head by Damon Suede – The couch scene.
Clear Water by Amy Lane – First time together for Whiskey and Patrick.
Bayou Dreams by Lynn Lorenz – Scott claiming his mate.

Best First Time
The Locker Room by Amy Lane
Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela by Felicia Watson
Wanting by Piper Vaughn

Best Debut Book
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Life Lessons by Kaje Harper

Best Overall Book of 2011
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon

Slave/Dub Con/Kidnapped (sex content/theme)
I Omega by Kari Gregg
Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov
His Client by Ava March

Favorite All Time M/M Series
Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon – Adrien English Mystery Series
Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux – Cut & Run
Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane – Promises
Promises by Marie Sexton – Coda Books

Gay/Out For You (theme)
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
The Locker Room by Amy Lane

Favorite All Time M/M Romance Book
Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane
Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville
Bareback by Chris Owen

Favorite All Time M/M Author
Josh Lanyon
Amy Lane
Mary Calmes

Short Story 25 pages or 15K words or less (book)
Like the Taste of Summer by Kaje Harper
Delivery with a Smile by Megan Derr
I am the Highway by Jason Huffman-Black

Favorite All Time M/M Character(s)
Ty and Zane – Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Adrien and Jake – Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon
Vic and Jacob – Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price

Best Free Story
Zero Hour by Jordan Castillo Price
A Little Bit Country by SJ Frost
Wanting by Piper Vaughn

Best Cover – click to see all the covers
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
Visible Friend by KZ Snow

SciFi/Futuristic/Post Apocalyptic (genre)
A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane
18% Gray by Anne Tenino
Grown Men by Damon Suede
Kidnapped by Megan Derr
Out of the Woods by Syd McGinley

Hurt/Comfort (theme)
Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Between Sinners and Saints by Marie Sexton

Long 250 pages or 100K words (book)
Divide & Conquer by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux
Between Sinners and Saints by Marie Sexton
A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane

Best World Created
A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane
Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr
18% Gray by Anne Tenino
Hell’s Pawn by Jay Bell

Mystery/Whodunit (genre)
Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon
All She Wrote by Josh Lanyon
Breaking Cover by Kaje Harper

Contemporary (genre)
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Bear Otter and the Kid by TJ Klune
Come Unto These Yellow Sands by Josh Lanyon

Most Surprising/Unique Plot Device
A Solid Core of Alpha by Amy Lane
Static by LA Witt
Hell’s Pawn by Jay Bell

Hottest Shifter Character
Logan Church – Honored Vow by Mary Calmes
Shane – Shane’s Fury by Stephani Hecht
Killian Frost – A Thread of Deepest Black by Finn Marlowe

So CONGRATS all around…The M/M Romance Group has launched a new reading challenge, just for the 2011 Member’s Choice Awards books so if you’ve a mind to read some pretty awesome books, find out the details here.

And now I must go back to my zombies, LOL.