2009 P.E.A.R.L. Winners

Winners and Finalists of the 2009 P.E.A.R.L. award, chosen by the members of ParaNormalRomance lists as the best books and authors of Paranormal Romance published in 2009. Final voting ran from February 1, 2010 through February 15th, 2010 midnight (Eastern Time). The winners were announced at 8pm ET Sunday, March 21st via Twitter with hashtag #PNRPEARL.

Awards

Anthology

• Winner: Must Love Hellhounds by Iona Andrews, Charlaine Harris, Meljean Brook and Nalini Singh
  • Honorable Mention: Strange Brew by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Karen Chance, P.N. Elrod and Rachel Caine / Belong To The Night by Cynthia Eden, Sherrill Quinn and Shelly Laurenston
  • Finalists: Mean Streets by Jim Butcher, Thomas E. Sniegoski., Kat Richardson and Simon R. Green / Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong / The Lost by J.D. Robb, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Blayney and Patricia Gaffney

Fantasy

• Winner: Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson
  • Honorable Mention: The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop / Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
  • Finalists: Nightwalker by Heather Graham / The Sword and the Pen by Elysa Hendricks / Unhallowed Ground by Heather Graham

Futuristic

• Winner: Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
  • Honorable Mention: Heart Change by Robin D. Owens
  • Finalists: Guardian by Angela Knight / Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle / Scarlet by Jordan Summers

Magical

• Winner: Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh
  • Honorable Mention: The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick / Possess Me At Midnight by Shayla Black
  • Finalists: Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher / White Star by Elizabeth Vaughn

Science Fiction

• Winner: Hope's Folly by Linnea Sinclair
  • Honorable Mention: The Warlord's Daughter by Susan Grant / Beyond the Rain by Jess Granger
  • Finalists: Diamond Star by Catherine Asaro

Shapeshifters

• Winner: Branded By Fire by Nalini Singh
  • Honorable Mention: Eternal Craving by Nina Bangs / Burning Wild by Christine Feehan / Destiny Of The Wolf by Terry Spear
  • Finalists: Dragon Moon by Rebecca York / Leader Of The Pack by Karen MacInerney / Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks / Wild Highland Magic by Kendra Leigh Castle

Time Travel

• Winner: Guardian by Angela Knight
  • Honorable Mention: What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown / Creighton Manor by Karen Michelle Nutt
  • Finalists: Time Plains Drifter by Cheryl Pierson / Time for Eternity by Susan Squires

Urban Fantasy

• Winner: Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
  • Honorable Mention: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher / Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong / Destined For An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  • Finalists: Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn / Prey by Rachel Vincent / Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Welles / White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

Vampire

• Winner: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
  • Honorable Mention: Over My Dead Body by Michele Bardsley / Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan
  • Finalists: Bad To The Bone by Jeri Smith-Ready / Raphael by D.B. Reynolds / Stay The Night by Lynn Viehl / The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

New Author

• Winner: Kimberly Frost
  • Honorable Mention: Chloe Neill, Cheryl Pierson
  • Finalists: Gail Carriger, Tammy Kane

Best Overall Paranormal Romance

• Winner: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
  • Honorable Mention: Dead And Gone by Charlaine Harris / Blaze Of Memory by Nalini Singh
  • Finalists: Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan / Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu / Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks / Prey by Rachel Vincent / The Gift by Deb Stover