Fantasm Awards

2009 Winners!

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Short Stories & Novellas

Best Vampire Romance Story
A Fling in Vampiropolis by Selena Illyria - Changeling Press

Best Shapeshifter Romance Story
Masqued Tails by Dawn Montgomery - Changeling Press

Best Paranormal Romance Story
Hot Rio Nights by Stella and Audra Price - Phaze

Best Fantasy Romance Story
A Fairy Special Gift by Gia Dawn - Samhain Publishing

Best Futuristic Romance Story - TIE!
Leandros: Sairah’s Salvation by Michelle Hasker - Changeling Press
Unity by Kim Knox - Liquid Silver Books

Best Sci Fi Romance Story
Spaceport: Bounty by Dawn Montgomery - Changeling Press

Best Overall Speculative Romance Story - TIE!
Caging Kat by Kayleigh Jamison - Tease Publishing
Wildish Things by Carolan Ivey - Samhain Publishing

NOVELS

Best Vampire Romance *
The Ravening by Dawn Thompson - Love Spell

*Note: At Lynn Viehl's request, we removed her book from the running. She stated she does not participate in "publishing industry" awards. We regret she did not realize we have nothing to do with the "publishing industry" and are a fan-run group. In future, we will not entertain any reader nominations of her books, at her request.

Best Werewolf Romance - TIE!
The Howl and the Pussycat by Ann Cory - Samhain Publishing
Cascadia Wolves: Fated by Lauren Dane - Samhain Publishing

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance
Deep Water by Stella and Audra Price - Tease Publishing

Best Psychic Romance
Mercury's War by Lora Leigh - Berkley

Best Demonic Romance
Frost and Flame by Stella and Audra Price - Tease Publishing

Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon - St. Martin's Press

Best Epic Fantasy Romance
FireDrake by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Urban Fantasy Romance
The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter - HQN Books

Best Faerie Tale Romance - TIE!
Princess of Thieves by Gia Dawn - Samhain Publishing
A Spell for Susannah by Jody Wallace - Samhain Publishing

Best Overall Fantasy Romance
FireDrake by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance
Davin's Quest by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Futuristic Romance
Zandia by Tilly Greene - Samhain Publishing

Best Space Opera Romance
Moonlight on Water By Kate Hill - Ellora's Cave

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance
Jaci's Experiment by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Congratulations to all our 2009 Winners! Feel free to grab one of our graphics (in a separate post) to crow about your WIN!

2009 Winner Graphics

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Winners are welcome to snag any of the graphics below to brag about their win. Congratulations!

2009 WINNERS - Cover Art

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And the winners are...

Best Overall Speculative Romance Cover Art

The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter - HQN Books

Best Sci Fi Romance Cover Art

Sons of Amber: Ezekiel and Michael by Bianca D'Arc

Artist: Stella Price for Phaze

Best Futuristic Romance Cover Art

Unity by Kim Knox

Artist: Anne Cain for Liquid Silver Books

Best Fantasy Romance Cover Art

The Bodyguard: Sorin by Michelle Hasker

Artist: Croco Designs for Loose I.D.

Best Paranormal Romance Cover Art

Frights and Delights by Melissa Glisan

Artist: Valerie Tibbs for Aspen Mountain Press

Finalist Graphics

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Finalists may snag any of these graphics for their Websites and/or blogs. Congratulations!

Finalists - Best Overall Speculative Romance Cover Art

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Finalists - Best Sci Fi Romance Cover Art

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Finalists - Best Futuristic Romance Cover Art

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Finalists - Best Fantasy Romance Cover Art

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Finalists - Best Paranormal Romance Cover Art

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Cover Art Finalists Announced

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Without further ado, here are the Finalists in each category. We'll be posting the covers in separate posts so you can see each category's contenders side by side for voting purposes. We've listed the artist, where we were able to find out. If you know any of the missing artist's names, please email us at: ctmrrsn @ yahoo . com. Congratulations to the Finalists!

COVER ART

Best Paranormal Romance Cover

Frights and Delights by Melissa Glisan - Artist Valerie Tibbs for Aspen Mountain Press
The Ravening by Dawn Thompson - Love Spell
Savage Retribution by Lexxie Couper - Artist Scott Carpenter for Samhain Publishing

Best Fantasy Romance Cover

Sudden Fall by Kally Jo Surbeck - Artist Christine Clavel for Samhain Publishing
The Bodyguard: Sorin by Michelle Hasker - Artist Croco Designs for Loose I.D.
Wing and Tongue by K.Z. Snow - Ellora's Cave

Best Futuristic Romance Cover

Tears of Myhu by Claire Michaels - Artist Anne Cain for Samhain Publishing
Unity by Kim Knox - Artist Anne Cain for Liquid Silver Books
Warrior: The Time Hunters by Angela Knight - Berkley

Best Sci Fi Romance Cover

Earthchild by Katriena Knights - Artist Dawn Sewer for Samhain Publishing
Sons of Amber: Ezekiel and Michael by Bianca D'Arc - Artist Stella Price for Phaze
Lost Gods by Kim Knox - Artist Anne Cain for Liquid Silver Books

Best Overall Speculative Romance Cover

The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter - HQN Books
Femme Metal: Cold Fusion by Nathalie Gray - Ellora's Cave
Earthchild by Katriena Knights - Artist Dawn Sewer for Samhain Publishing

Finalists Announced

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FINALISTS - Short Stories & Novellas

Best Vampire Romance Story

A Fling in Vampiropolis by Selena Illyria - Changeling Press
Crimson Promise by Sapphire Phelan - Phaze
Carnal Obsession by Kate Hill - Changeling Press

Best Shapeshifter Romance Story

Masqued Tails by Dawn Montgomery - Changeling Press
Tartan Surprise by Selena Illyria - Changeling Press
The Werewolf Whisperer by Erika Scott - Phaze

Best Paranormal Romance Story

A Haunted Love by J.M. Snyder - Aspen Mountain Press
Hot Rio Nights by Stella and Audra Price - Phaze
Pentacles of Magick: The Burning by Eliza Gayle - Phaze

Best Fantasy Romance Story

Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing
A Fairy Special Gift by Gia Dawn - Samhain Publishing
Savage Garden: Flesh To Flesh by Tawny Taylor - Changeling Press

Best Futuristic Romance Story

Leandros: Sairah’s Salvation by Michelle Hasker - Changeling Press
Unity by Kim Knox - Liquid Silver Books
The Teddie by Kate Hill - Changeling Press

Best Sci Fi Romance Story

Spaceport: Bounty by Dawn Montgomery - Changeling Press
Cosmic Hearts by Kara Griffin - Aspen Mountain Press
Spaceport: Time Bomb by Lena Austin - Changeling Press

Best Overall Speculative Romance Story

Caging Kat by Kayleigh Jamison - Tease Publishing
Wildish Things by Carolan Ivey - Samhain Publishing
Twin Flames by Elizabeth Winters - Samhain Publishing

FINALISTS - Novels

Best Vampire Romance

The Ravening by Dawn Thompson - Love Spell
Evermore: A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl - Penguin
Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Werewolf Romance

Savage Retribution by Lexxie Couper - Samhain Publishing
The Howl and the Pussycat by Ann Cory - Samhain Publishing
Cascadia Wolves: Fated by Lauren Dane - Samhain Publishing

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance

Deep Water by Stella and Audra Price - Tease Publishing
Pure Wildfire: Moonfire by Lynne Connolly - Ellora's Cave
Leopard Visions: Vision Fulfilled By Lorie O'Clare - Ellora's Cave

Best Psychic Romance

Dark Curse by Christine Feehan - Berkley
Mercury's War by Lora Leigh - Berkley

Best Demonic Romance

One Silent Night by Sherilyn Kenyon - St. Martin's
Noah by Jacquelyn Frank - Kensington
Frost and Flame by Stella and Audra Price - Tease Publishing

Best Overall Paranormal Romance

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon - St. Martin's Press
Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione - Grand Central Publishing

Best Epic Fantasy Romance

Heart Fate by Robin D. Owens - Berkley
Aquatic Alliance by Mary Winter - Loose I.D.
FireDrake by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Red by Jordan Summers - Tor
The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter - HQN Books
Lover's Talisman by Ashleigh Raine - Samhain Publishing

Best Faerie Tale Romance

A Song of the Sidhe by Jeanne Barrack - Liquid Silver Books
Princess of Thieves by Gia Dawn - Samhain Publishing
A Spell for Susannah by Jody Wallace - Samhain Publishing

Best Overall Fantasy Romance

I, Nefertiti by Lacey Savage - Ellora's Cave
Aquatic Alliance by Mary Winter - Loose I.D.
FireDrake by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance

Hidden by Eve Kenin - Dorchester/Shomi
Davin's Quest by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing
Outlaw Lovers: Tyler's Woman By Jan Springer - Ellora's Cave

Best Futuristic Romance

Zandia by Tilly Greene - Samhain Publishing
Warrior: The Time Hunters by Angela Knight - Penguin
Doing Thyme By Kate Hill - Ellora's Cave

Best Space Opera Romance

Earthchild by Katriena Knights - Samhain Publishing
Moonlight on Water By Kate Hill - Ellora's Cave
Sons of Amber by Bianca D'Arc - Phaze

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance

Davin's Quest by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing
Jaci's Experiment by Bianca D'Arc - Samhain Publishing
Warrior: The Time Hunters by Angela Knight - Penguin

Congratulations to all our 2009 Finalists! Feel free to grab one of our graphics below to crow about your Finalist status and encourage your fans and friends to vote when the polls open later this month.

(We're going to do the Art voting first, then the voting will commence for the novellas and novels.)

Category Clarification

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We've had a few questions and realized we made a few mistakes, so here's some clarification:

1. "New" Categories

a. We inadvertently left off "Best Epic Fantasy Romance" from the Novel list. (We don't know how that happened. The category has been part of our awards since their inception. Probably just an error in copying the list from the old host to this setup or something.)

b. We also left out the "Best Fantasy Romance Story" in the Short Story/Novella list. This was an oversight on our part. Sorry.

We've received numerous emails about this and already have a good pool of nominations, but please feel free to email us with more nominations in these categories.

We've gotten a lot of great suggestions for new categories and will most likely be expanding our list next year, but for now, we think we've got it all straight. Please feel free to email us (ctmrrsn at yahoo.com) if you think we've made any other mistakes. Thanks!

Nominate Now!

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Nominate your favorite books released between November 1, 2007 and October 31, 2008 for consideration in the 2009 Fantasm Awards! Read on to find out how...

Rules

1. The stories MUST be romance in one of our listed sub-genres with a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending. Sweet or erotic is all right, but it must be romance at heart.

2. To be eligible, books must have been published between 11/1/07 and 10/31/08 by a legitimate electronic or print publisher. (Self-published works are not eligible.)

3. Nominations are open until 12/31/08 and anyone can nominate. (Yes, authors, you can nominate yourself, if you wish.)

4. We will narrow down the list of nominations to a group of Finalists in each category and then voting will commence in January 2009.

5. Please read the category descriptions carefully.

Categories

Please see the next post to check out the newly expanded category list for this year's awards.

Nominate Now by Email

To nominate your favorites, simply copy the category list into an email and fill in your favorites by title AND author. Then email the whole thing to: ctmrrsn AT yahoo DOT com.

What We're All About

The Fantasms are geared specifically toward the sub-genres of romance fiction that seem to get lumped together by the bigger award sites. You know what we're talking about -- speculative fiction -- science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and all the sub-categories. They aren't all considered the same here. We know they are very different. So instead, we have categories like "Best Werewolf Romance" and "Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance." You can even suggest new categories if you think we've missed one.

Please Note

There is no cost to participate in this award process. We're doing this for fun and to help spread the word about some great romance books and authors. The only things authors gain from winning are bragging rights and a little logo to put on their site.

If you want to help spread the word, snag a logo and link back to us. We'll thank you for it with a place on our blogroll. Just let us know when the link is up and how you'd like us to link back.

The folks running this thing accept no liability whatsoever. We're all grown-ups here and this is designed to be for fun only.

2009 Categories

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New for 2009! New categories have been added for short stories/novellas and cover art! (Please read the category descriptions carefully to be sure you're nominating in the correct place. We can't move them around after the fact.)

Cover Art
Best Paranormal Romance Cover Art
Best Fantasy Romance Cover Art
Best Futuristic Romance Cover Art
Best Sci Fi Romance Cover Art
Best Overall Speculative Romance Cover Art

Short Stories & Novellas
Best Vampire Romance Story
Best Shapeshifter Romance Story
Best Paranormal Romance Story
Best Futuristic Romance Story
Best Sci Fi Romance Story
Best Overall Speculative Romance Story

Novels

Best Vampire Romance

Best Werewolf Romance

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance

Best Psychic Romance

Best Demonic Romance

Best Overall Paranormal Romance

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Best Faerie Tale Romance

Best Overall Fantasy Romance

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance

Best Futuristic Romance

Best Space Opera Romance

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance

Did we miss anything? Suggest new categories by emailing Cat at ctmrrsn AT yahoo DOT com.

Here's a more detailed explanation of the Novel categories:

Best Vampire Romance - Easy enough. Romance with a vampire as one or both of the main characters.

Best Werewolf Romance - Romance on the furry side. One or both of the protagonists must be a werewolf.

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance - This is the category for all other kinds of shifters. Cats, dragons, snakes and all the rest.

Best Psychic Romance - One or both of the main characters must have psychic abilities. Clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, you name it. If it's a psychic ability, this is the category for it.

Best Demonic Romance - Demons, incubi, succubi, gargoyles... all those "dark" creatures fit in this category.

Best Overall Paranormal Romance - This is the big kahuna. Pick your favorite from all of the above.

Best Epic Fantasy Romance - Think Lord of the Rings, but with sex. LOL. Elves, warriors, magic, sorcerers, wizards, orcs, goblins, mages and more fit into the this category.

Best Urban Fantasy Romance - Street wizard? Magic in the modern day or urban setting? This is your place to shine.

Best Faerie Tale Romance - Tales of the fae folk. If the story involves fairies, leperachauns, the sidhe or others of the kind, this is their realm.

Best Overall Fantasy Romance - The brass ring. The best of the above fantasy categories.

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance - Has earth been destroyed or changed forever by some apocalyptic event? Is the story one of rising from the ashes of what was once our great civilization? If so, this is the place to nominate it.

Best Futuristic Romance - Futuristic in this context means a story that's set in the future. It could be on Earth or on a colony, or space station, but the majority of the action takes place in one or two settings. If you're looking for epic space battles, see the next category. Futuristics have more to do with people in relatively stationary settings than in sweeping space-bound sagas.

Best Space Opera Romance - Space opera is grand and galactic in scale. Space battles, inter-stellar wars, all set in the deep dark of space. Lots of flying around in space ships or other modes of transport between worlds, and lots of action as well as romance of epic proportions.

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance - The super nova. The best of the sci fi romance offerings.

Nominations Open Soon

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Get ready! Nominations for next year's awards open at the end of this month. We've made some changes this year, offering new award categories and changing the dates around a little to make this easier on all of us.

Here's the tentative schedule for our 2009 Awards:

11/1/08 - 12/31/08 - Nominations
1/10/09 - 2/14/09 - Voting
March 2009 - Awards Announced

2008 Winners!

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Best Vampire Romance
Blood Calls by Caridad Pineiro

Best Werewolf Romance
Ascension by Lauren Dane

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance
Texas Tea by Maura Anderson

Best Psychic Romance
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

Best Demonic Romance
Silk and Steel by Stella and Audra Price

Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc

Best Epic Fantasy Romance
Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc

Best Urban Fantasy Romance
Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella and Audra Price

Best Faerie Tale Romance
Master of Dragons by Angela Knight

Best Overall Fantasy Romance
Riding the Thunder by Deborah Macgillivray

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance
Sanctuary by Jade Falconer

Best Futuristic Romance
Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry

Best Space Opera Romance
Sons of Amber: Michael by Bianca D'Arc

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance
Hara's Legacy by Bianca D'Arc

Long Story Short...

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We had a bit of very obvious ballot stuffing, even with using polls this year and setting them to not allow duplicate voting from the same address. I don't know how they managed it, but there were some VERY obvious attempts to double, triple, and quadruple vote on certain categories.

So, how to fix this? That's been what's been keeping us from announcing winners. We think we've come up with a solution and so we'll be announcing the winners shortly. In the meantime, we'd like to apologize to those who played by the rules and voted properly.

The categories that are affected are just a few. In order to keep everything uniform, we're going to disallow the very obvious votes by cutting the number of votes for those books by one-third, then comparing to the numbers left for the other entries. The one with the most votes wins. Stay tuned... we'll be announcing the winners shortly!

2008 Finalists Announced!

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Voting will commence at the beginning of February, so stay tuned for the announcement!

Best Vampire Romance

Blood Calls by Caridad Pineiro
The Bodyguard by Michelle Hasker
Blood Moon by Dawn Thompson

Best Werewolf Romance

The Brotherhood by Dawn Thompson
Ascension by Lauren Dane
Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance

Prince of Spies by Bianca D'Arc
Rearing Heat by Skylar Sinclair
Texas Tea by Maura Anderson

Best Psychic Romance

Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
The Crystal Falcon by Jeanne Barrack
In Her Bed by Deborah Macgillivray

Best Demonic Romance

Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
Silk and Steel by Stella and Audra Price
Mooncusser Cove by Darragha Foster
Bound in Lust by Dawn Montgomery

Best Overall Paranormal Romance

In Her Bed by Deborah Macgillivray
Wonder Witch by Ashlyn Chase
Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc

Best Epic Fantasy Romance

Dissent by Jet Mykles
Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc
Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Wired by Liz Maverick
Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
Love's Alchemy by Ciar Cullen
Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella and Audra Price

Best Faerie Tale Romance

Faery Special Romance by Jacquie Rogers
Violet Story by Tuesday Morrigan
Whispered Promise by Kally Jo Surbeck
Master of Dragons by Angela Knight

Best Overall Fantasy Romance

Riding the Thunder by Deborah Macgillivray
Faery Special Romance by Jacquie Rogers
Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella and Audra Price

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance

Hara's Legacy by Bianca D'Arc
Sanctuary by Jade Falconer
Chasing Silver by Jamie Craig

Best Futuristic Romance

The Wives Tales by Lara Santiago
Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry
Heart of a Peacekeeper by Angela Verdenius

Best Space Opera Romance

Sons of Amber: Michael by Bianca D'Arc
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair
Fox and Dragon by Jet Mykles

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance

The Wives Tales by Lara Santiago
Polyamorous Princess by Melodee Aaron
Hara's Legacy by Bianca D'Arc

Congratulations to the Finalists! Finalists are entitled to snag any of the graphics below for their websites and mailings. They get bragging rights, good will, and the love of the masses for being nominated to the Finalist position.

* Note: Edited to fix one error, pointed out by our friendly fact checker. Our apologies for the initial, incorrect post, which left out one finalist in the Best Demonic category. It's now fixed.

Nominations Now Closed

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We'll be posting the Finalists shortly and voting will commence on February 1st, 2008. Thank you to all who nominated their favorites!

Down To The Wire on Nominations!

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The Fantasm Awards are open to all sub-genres of Sci Fi, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Fiction. Here are the category breakdowns:

Best Vampire Romance
Best Werewolf Romance
Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance
Best Psychic Romance
Best Demonic Romance
Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Best Epic Fantasy Romance
Best Urban Fantasy Romance
Best Faerie Tale Romance
Best Overall Fantasy Romance
Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance
Best Futuristic Romance
Best Space Opera Romance
Best Overall Sci Fi Romance

To Nominate: Simply copy this list, fill in your favorite books of 2007 with Title AND Author, then mail your nominations to: ctmrrsn@yahoo.com

Nominations close at midnight on New Year's Eve, so don't delay! Finalists will be announced in January and voting will begin shortly thereafter. Watch for more information here and good luck!

-- Cat

2008 Fantasm Awards

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Now Accepting Nominations!

Nominate your favorite authors and books for the 2008 Fantasm Awards to be given out early next year! You have until December 31st to nominate your favorites. We'll be tallying all the nominations and announcing the Finalists at the end of January, with voting to commence on February 1st and close on March 31, 2008. Winners will be announced at the beginning of April. We'll be posting periodic updates on our BLOG this year, so check there for the latest information.

What We're All About

This is not your typical awards site. These awards are geared specifically toward the sub-genres of romance fiction that seem to get lumped together by the bigger award sites. You know what we're talking about -- speculative fiction -- science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and all the sub-categories. They aren't all considered the same here. We know they are very different. So instead, we have categories like "Best Werewolf Romance" and "Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance." You can even suggest new categories if you think we've missed one.

Rules

The stories MUST be romance in one of our listed sub-genres with a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending. Sweet or erotic is all right, but it must be romance at heart.
To be eligible, books must have been published between 1/1/07 and 12/31/07 by a legitimate electronic or print publisher. (Self-published works are not eligible.)
Nominations are open until 12/31/07 and anyone can nominate. (Yes, authors, you can nominate yourself, if you wish.)
We will narrow down the list of nominations to a group of Finalists in each category and then voting will commence.
Please read the category descriptions carefully.

Category Descriptions

Nominate Now

Please Note

There is no cost to participate in this award process. We're doing this for fun and to help spread the word about some great romance books and authors.
The only things authors gain from winning are bragging rights and a little logo to put on their site.
If you want to help spread the word, snag a logo and link back to this site. We'll thank you for it with a place on our links page. Just let us know when the link is up and how you'd like us to link back. (Further instructions on the links page.)
The folks running this thing accept no liability whatsoever. We're all grown-ups here and this is designed to be fun.

Links

Please visit the sites of our supporters & become one yourself! Help spread the word about the Fantasm Awards and some really terrific books and authors in the process. All the info you need to become a Fantasm Awards supporter and have your link listed on our page is given here. So click above to learn more!

Snaggable Logos

Right click on your choice below, save it to your desktop, then upload it to your own webspace and link from there. Please do not link to the logos off this page! Thanks.

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2007 Winners!

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Without further ado... the Winners!

Best Vampire Romance
Primal Heat - Susan Sizemore

Best Werewolf Romance
Master of Wolves - Angela Knight

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance
Beyond the Vision of Dreams - Stella and Audra Price

Best Psychic Romance
Conspiracy Game - Christine Feehan

Best Demonic Romance
IT'S A TIE!
Jacob - Jacquelyn Frank
AND
Surviving Demon Island - Jaci Burton

Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Lords of the Were - Bianca D'Arc

Best Epic Fantasy Romance
Ladies of the Lair - Bianca D'Arc

Best Urban Fantasy Romance
Dangerous Tides - Christine Feehan

Best Faerie Tale Romance
She’s No Faerie Princess - Christine Warren

Best Overall Fantasy Romance
The Ice Dragon (Dragon Knights) - Bianca D'Arc

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance
IT'S A TIE!
Lords of Ch'i - Ciar Cullen
AND
Dangerous Games - Charlene Teglia

Best Futuristic Romance
IT'S A TIE!
Sloan's Heart (Federation Chronicles) - Arianna Hart
AND
Phantom of the Wind (Windverse) - Charlotte Boyett-Compo

Best Space Opera Romance
Sheala (Celestial Passions) - Judy Mays

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance
Ezekiel (Sons of Amber) - Bianca D'Arc

What We Learned:

We learned a few things from this. First, people seldom follow instructions. LOL! If you're wondering about how we got the numbers, you'll have to understand first that many people didn't vote for every category. In fact, most ballots were incomplete, so the number of votes in each category is inconsistent. We also were sorry that apparently a few people missed the nominating rounds and wanted to try to write in candidates. We took note of these, but since they only received 1 vote each - the person who wrote them in - it wasn't worth reporting. Next year, those folks will just have to remember to nominate early! In fact, we're planning to open up nominations for next year in late December 2007, so check back for more information on that later in the year.

We also learned we have to make the nominating, voting, and counting process easier. A large part of the reason folks didn't follow directions was the confusion surrounding how to create and mail the ballots. We're looking into ways to make this process easier, so again, check back for next year's information later this year. We hope to have things more streamlined for next year's awards. Thanks to everyone who participated and made our first year such a great success! There were definitely more than a few speed bumps along the way, but we got through it and we're very proud of the results. We hope you are too.

Winners!

Winners are entitled to snag any of the graphics below for their websites and mailings. They get bragging rights, good will, and the love of the masses for winning our first ever Fantasm Awards. Congratulations!

2007 Winner Graphics to Snag!

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Congratulations to the Winners! Please right click on the graphics below to save to your computer, then use them in your mailings, on your blog, website or wherever. If you want to link back, please link back to this new site - http://fantasmawards.blogspot.com/ - and thanks!

2007 Finalists

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Congratulations to the Finalists! They get bragging rights, good will, and the love of the masses for being nominated to the Finalist position.

Best Vampire Romance
Primal Heat - Susan Sizemore
Midnight Sun - Rene Lyons
Don't Spank the Vamp - CJ England
Rare Vintage - Bianca D'Arc

Best Werewolf Romance
Seeing Eye Mate - Annmarie McKenna
Enforcer (Cascadia Wolves) - Lauren Dane
Master of Wolves - Angela Knight
Beaneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur

Best Shapeshifter (non-wolf) Romance
Peeping Tom (Middlemarch Mates) - Shelley Munro
Fever - Christine Feehan
Beyond the Vision of Dreams - Stella and Audra Price
The Ice Dragon (Dragon Knights) - Bianca D'Arc

Best Psychic Romance
Conspiracy Game - Christine Feehan
Indigo Winds - Brenda Williamson
Invisible Touch (Shrink Wrap) - Summer Devon

Best Demonic Romance
Jacob - Jacquelyn Frank
Sugar and Sin - Stella and Audra Price
Surviving Demon Island – Jaci Burton

Best Overall Paranormal Romance
Enforcer (Cascadia Wolves) - Lauren Dane
Hunting Diana - Doreen Orsini
Wolverton Blood - Brenda Williamson
Lords of the Were - Bianca D'Arc

Best Epic Fantasy Romance
Through Shattered Light - Tielle St Clare
Captive Stallion (Horsemen) - Kate Hill
Ladies of the Lair - Bianca D'Arc
Nuermar's Last Witch - AE Rought

Best Urban Fantasy Romance
The Witch Stone - Brenda Williamson
Frosty...The Real Man - CJ England
Dangerous Tides - Christine Feehan
Sugar and Sin - Stella and Audra Price

Best Faerie Tale Romance
The Soulmates (The Mylari Chronicles) - CJ England
She’s No Faerie Princess – Christine Warren
Violet Among The Roses (Divine Interventions) - Cricket Starr

Best Overall Fantasy Romance
She’s No Faerie Princess – Christine Warren
A Circle of Crows - Brynn Chapman
Dangerous Tides - Christine Feehan
The Ice Dragon (Dragon Knights) - Bianca D'Arc

Best Post-Apocalyptic Romance
Love's Alchemy - Ciar Cullen
Lords of Ch'i - Ciar Cullen
Dangerous Games - Charlene Teglia
The Claiming (Outlaw Lovers) - Jan Springer

Best Futuristic Romance
Love Partner - Robbie Madison
Reaching Back - Dawn Ryder
Phantom of the Wind (Windverse) - Charlotte Boyett-Compo
Sloan's Heart (Federation Chronicles) - Arianna Hart

Best Space Opera Romance
Ezekiel (Sons of Amber) - Bianca D'Arc
Flames of Arousal (Xylon Warriors) - Ruth D. Kerce
Sheala (Celestial Passions) - Judy Mays
Rio (Tales of the Shareem) - Allyson James

Best Overall Sci Fi Romance
Ravenstar's Bride - Jennifer Colgan
Rio (Tales of the Shareem) - Allyson James
Ezekiel (Sons of Amber) - Bianca D'Arc
Love Partner - Robbie Madison

2007 Finalist Graphics to Snag

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Finalists are entitled to snag any of the graphics below for their websites, blogs, mailings, etc. If you'd like to link back, link to this new site - http://fantasmawards.blogspot.com/ - and thanks!

Fantasm Awards Graphics to Snag

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If you want to help publicize this new award, please feel free to snag one of the graphics below by right-clicking and saving to your computer, then using it on your blog, website or wherever. Please link back to our new host site - http://fantasmawards.blogspot.com/ - and thanks!

We'll be happy to list you in our blogroll if you send us an email at ctmrrsn AT yahoo.com and let us know where to link. If you have a banner, send it along and we'll put it up on the static site (the old site, which will remain active, though updates will be made here more often than there).

Thanks!

Shifting to a New Host

2007-06-26T17:46:00.000-07:00

Due to the limitations of our former provider, we're moving the Fantasm Awards to Blogger. I look forward to being able to update more easily here and not have any "over limit" downtimes. (Very frustrating.) Welcome to the new site!