Well, the votes are in! It was an incredible night, with dozens of fantastic books getting awards. I’m thrilled to announce all three of my entries — Blowing It, Balls Up, and The Slave — were all finalists. BI and BU got two honourable mentions each, The Slave got three. Here’s how it went down in my categories:
Gay Romantic Comedy
- Love Me Tomorrow, by Ethan Day
- Candy Man / Bitter Taffy, by Amy Lane
- Played!, by JL Merrow
- Lone Wolf, by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
- Blowing It, by Kate Aaron
The Bobby Michaels Award for Best Gay Erotic Romance
- For Real, by Alexis Hall
- The Slave, by Kate Aaron; A Forbidden Rumspringa, by Keira Andrews
- Breaking the Habit, by J.P. Bowie
- Unfortunate Son, by Shae Connor
- No Place that Far, by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
The Williams Neale Award for Best Gay Contemporary Fiction
- Beneath the Stain, by Amy Lane
- Knights of Ocean Avenue, by Tara Lain
- The Butterfly King, by Edmond Manning; We Found Love by Allison Cassatta and Kade Boehme
- A New Man, by P.D. Singer
- The Deep of the Sound, by Amy Lane; Trust the Focus, by Megan Erickson
Best Gay Book
- Beneath the Stain, by Amy Lane; The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal, by KJ Charles
- Restless Spirits, by Jordan L. Hawk
- Fool’s Gold, by Jess Faraday
- Knights of Ocean Avenue, by Tara Lain
- Semper Fi, by Keira Andrews
As always, a massive thank you to Elisa Rolle for her tireless work and dedication to a genre we all love, and special thanks to the judges, and all the readers for making the Rainbow Awards the one authors want to win!
