2017 Paranormal Romance Guild Award Winners

Ghosts/Horror/Dark Fantasy/Paranormal & Urban/Epic Fantasy

• 1st Place: Gallowglass, Jennifer Allis Provost (Bellatrix)
• 2nd Place: The Awakening, TL Travis (self-published)
• 3rd Place: Curses and Warfare, Jeri Baird (Jolly Fish)

Romance/Holiday

• 1st Place: A Highland Ghost for Christmas, Jo-Ann Carson (JRT)
• 2nd Place: Charley’s Christmas Wolf, C.D. Gorri (self-published)
• 3rd Place: An Online Angel, Kelly Abell (self-published)

Romance/Holiday – Series

• 1st Place: Gambling Ghosts, Jo-Ann Carson

Romance/Fantasy/Suspense/Time Travel/Historical/Western

• 1st Place: Quest of a Warrior, Mary Morgan (Wild Rose)
• 2nd Place: Legacy of Evil, Sharon Buchbinder (Wild Rose)
• 3rd Place: Solace, Gini Rifkin (Wild Rose)

Romance/Fantasy/Suspense/Time Travel/Historical/Western – Series

• 1st Place: The Hotel LaBelle, Sharon Buchbinder
• 2nd Place: Matchmaker & Co., Cynthia Woolf
• 3rd Place: Circle of Ghadan, Kimberly Cummons

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Angels & Ghosts/Psychics

• 1st Place: Magnolia Mystic, Lisa Kessler (Lisa’s Lair)
• 2nd Place: Midnight Magic, Jo-Ann Carson (JRT)
• 3rd Place: Evil Speaks Softly, Maureen L. Bonatch (Wild Rose)

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Angels & Ghosts/Psychics – Series

• 1st Place: The Healing Edge, Anise Eden
• 2nd Place: Roxanne’s Ghost Saga, Maggie Tideswell

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Demons & Devils & Angels

• 1st Place: Tied In Knots, LJ Vickery (Wild Rose)
• 2nd Place: Michael’s Passion, Joel Crofoot (self-published)
• 3rd Place: Angelic Anarchy, J.P. Epperson (self-published)

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Demons & Devils & Angels – Series

• 1st Place: Immortals Series By L.J. Vickery
• 2nd Place: Guardian Witch Legacy Series By Ally Shields
• 3rd Place: Heaven Sent Series By Mary Abshire

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Vampires & Shifters

• 1st Place: Wolf Moon, Lisa Kessler (Entangled)
• 2nd Place: Shifter’s Pride, Laura Hawks (self-published)
• 3rd Place: Fallen Ashes: Fated & Forbidden, T.F. Walsh (self-published)

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Vampires & Shifters – Series

• 1st Place: Moon, Lisa Kessler
• 2nd Place: Malsum Pass, Kimberly Forrest
• 3rd Place: The Soul Bonded Trilogy, Meghan Malone

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Witches & Wizards/Erotica

• 1st Place: The Winter Queen’s Dragon, Jessica Aspen (self-published)
• 2nd Place: A Warlock’s Secrets, Tena Stetler (Wild Rose)
• 3rd Place: Soulmates, Nadine Nightingale (Wild Rose)

Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Witches & Wizards/Erotica – Series

• 1st Place: Tales of the Black Court, Jessica Aspen
• 2nd Place: Demon’s Witch, Tena Stetler
• 3rd Place: Drag.Me.To.Hell, Nadine Nightingale

Romance/Paranormal/Suspense/Gothic/Mythology/Folk Tales

• 1st Place (TIE): The Magician’s Curse, Linda G. Hill (self-published)
• 1st Place (TIE): Breath of Passion, Lisa Kessler (Lisa’s Lair)
• 2nd Place: Struck by Eros, Jenn Windrow (MuseItUp)
• 3rd Place: Forgetting Jane, CJ Warrant (Solstice)

Romance/Paranormal/Suspense/Gothic/Mythology/Folk Tales – Series

• 1st Place: The Muse Chronicles, Lisa Kessler

Romance/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Time Travel/Contemporary

• 1st Place: Simon Says, Victoria Danann (7th House)
• 2nd Place: Forged in Fire, CJ Bahr (Wild Rose)
• 3rd Place (TIE): Ember, Paula Quinn (Dragonblade)
• 3rd Place (TIE): Running Hot, J.L. Sheppard (Wild Rose)

Romance/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Time Travel/Contemporary – Series

• 1st Place: Order of the Black Swan, D.I.T., Victoria Danann
• 2nd Place: Rulers of the Sky, Paula Quinn
• 3rd Place: The Adventures Of Sinbad, Toni V. Sweeney

Sci-fi/Fantasy/Paranormal/Urban/Suspense/Thriller/Erotica

• 1st Place: Bound to a Vampire, Grey Francis (self-published)
• 2nd Place: Two Polluted Black-Heart Romances, Kevin James Breaux (self-published)
• 3rd Place: My Soul to Give, Magali A. Fréchette (Evernight)

Sci-fi/Fantasy/Paranormal/Urban/Suspense/Thriller/Erotica – Series

• 1st Place: Into the Dark Woods, Grey Francis
• 2nd Place: The Water Kingdom, Kevin James Breaux
• 3rd Place: The Project, Alex Lukeman

Y/A & N/A

• 1st Place: Never Again, Alyse Nennig (self-published)
• 2nd Place: Cinderella Busted, Petie McCarty (Soul Mate)
• 3rd Place: Joshua and the Magical Islands, Christopher D. Morgan (Dragon Realm)

Y/A & N/A – Series

• 1st Place: Portallas, Christopher D. Morgan

Novellas & Shorts

• 1st Place: Her Fairytale Wolf, Milly Taiden & Marianne Morea (Coventry)
• 2nd Place: Sunset Spells, Meriam Wilhelm (self-published)
• 3rd Place: Bewitching the Vampire, Carrie Pulkinen (self-published)

Novellas & Shorts – Series

• 1st Place: The Witches Of New Moon Beach, Meriam Wilhelm

Honorable Mentions

• Rescued by the Wolf, Kristal Hollis (Harlequin Nocturne)
• Bait N’ Witch, Abigail Owen (self-published)

LGBT/Paranormal/Metaphysical Mystery Thriller

• 1st Place: The Mystery of the Curiosities, C.S. Poe (DSP)
• 2nd Place: Jackalopes and Woofen-Poofs, Angel Martinez (Pride)
• 3rd Place: Tried & True, Charlie Cochet (Dreamspinner)

LGBT/Paranormal/Metaphysical Mystery Thriller – Series

• 1st Place: THIRDS, Charlie Cochet
• 2nd Place: Offbeat Crimes, Angel Martinez
• 3rd Place: Snow & Winter, C.S. Poe

LGBT/Holiday

• 1st Place: A Viking for Yule, Jamie Fessenden (self-published)
• 2nd Place: Regret Me Not, Amy Lane (Dreamspinner)
• 3rd Place: A Warfield Christmas, C.J. Baty (self-published)

LGBT/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction

• 1st Place: Tramps and Thieves, Rhys Ford (Dreamspinner)
• 2nd Place: Soul Searching, AJ Rose (Grim Writer)
• 3rd Place: Out of the Shadows, Jamie Lynn Miller (self-published)

LGBT/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction – Series

• 1st Place: Murder and Mayhem, Rhys Ford

LGBT/Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Action/Adventure

• 1st Place: Hunted Soldier, Jamie Lynn Miller (self-published)
• 2nd Place: Roaring Waters, C.J. Baty (self-published)
• 3rd Place: Consent, AJ Rose (self-published)

LGBT/Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Action/Adventure – Series

• 1st Place: Power Exchange, AJ Rose
• 2nd Place: Shadow Unit, Jamie Lynn Miller
• 3rd Place: The Warfield Hotel Mysteries, C.J. Baty

LGBT/Romance

• 1st Place: Rebel, Rhys Ford (Dreamspinner)
• 2nd Place: The Remaking of Corbin Wale, Roan Parrish (Riptide)
• 3rd Place: Fire and Hail, Andrew Grey (Dreamspinner)

LGBT/Romance – Series

• 1st Place: Carlisle Cops, Andrew Grey
• 2nd Place: Conduct, L.A. Witt
• 3rd Place: Rekindled Flame, Andrew Grey

LGBT/Romance/Mystery/Suspense

• 1st Place: If the Seas Catch Fire, L.A. Witt (self-published)
• 2nd Place: Red Fish, Dead Fish, Amy Lane (Dreamspinner)

LGBT/Romance/Mystery/Suspense – Series

• 1st Place: Fish Out of Water, Amy Lane

LGBT/Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Vampires & Shifters/Angels & Demons/UF

• 1st Place: Darkness Rising, Dirk Greyson (Dreamspinner)
• 2nd Place: Familiar Angel, Amy Lane (Dreamspinner)
• 3rd Place: Three Hearts, Grace R. Duncan (self-published)

LGBT/Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy/Vampires & Shifters/Angels & Demons/UF – Series

• 1st Place: Yellowstone Wolves, Dirk Greyson
• 2nd Place: Warlock Brothers of Havenbridge, Jacob Z. Flores

LGBT/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Epic

• 1st Place: Quickening, Vol. 2, Amy Lane (DSP)
• 2nd Place: Stasis, Kim Fielding (DSP)
• 3rd Place: Lord of Ravens, Amelia Faulkner (LoveLight)

LGBT/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Epic – Series

• 1st Place: Little Goddess, Amy Lane
• 2nd Place: Inheritance, Amelia Faulkner

Novellas and Shorts

• 1st Place: Lost Mate, Dirk Greyson (Dreamspinner)
• 2nd Place (TIE): The Layover, Roe Horvat (Dreamspinner)
• 2nd Place (TIE): The Misadventures of Doc and Dirk, Vol. IV, Dan Skinner (self-published)
• 3rd Place: His Fragile Heart, Jamie Lynn Miller (self-published)

Novellas and Shorts – Series

• 1st Place: The Misadventures of Doc and Dirk, Dan Skinner

Honorable Mention – Award for New Author Breakout Author/Book

• The Layover, Roe Horvat (Dreamspinner)

Winners were chosen by reviewers from the Paranormal Romance Guild. For more information, see their website.