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[[Category:Romance Industry Awards]]
Winners and Finalists of the 2002 [[P.E.A.R.L.]] award, chosen by the members of [[ParaNormalRomance]] lists as the best books and authors of [[Paranormal]] Romance published in 2002.


'''Best Anthology'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Tapestry - Anthology|Tapestry]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]], [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], [[Lynn Kurland]], [[Karen Marie Moning]] ([[Jove]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Fantasy - Anthology|Fantasy]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]], [[Emma Holly]], [[Sabrina Jeffries]], [[Elda Minger]] ([[Jove]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[A Mother's Way]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]], [[Susan Grant]], [[Julie Kenner]], [[Lynsay Sands]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Paradox - Anthology|Paradox]]'' - [[Rosemary Laurey]], [[J. C. Wilder]] ([[LTDBooks]]) / ''[[Shifters]]'' - [[Jennifer Dunne]], [[Robin Bayne]], [[Myra Nour]], [[Jane Toombs]] ([[New Concepts Publishing]]) / ''[[Some Enchanted Evening]]'' - [[Linda Devlin]], [[Sandy Moffett]], [[Deb Stover]] ([[Zebra]])

'''Best Fantasy/Magical'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon|Fantasy Lover]]'' - [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] ([[St. Martin's Press]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Virtual Warrior]]'' - [[Ann Lawrence]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Mulligan Stew]]'' - [[Deb Stover]] ([[Jove]]) / ''[[The Forest Lord]]'' - [[Susan Krinard]] ([[Berkley]]) / ''[[The Shadow Prince]]'' - [[Jan Zimlich]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Thief's Desire]]'' - [[Isabo Kelly]] ([[LTDBooks]])

'''Best Futuristic'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Body Electric]]'' - [[Susan Squires]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Purity In Death]]'' - [[J. D. Robb]] ([[Berkley]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Lord Of The Dark Sun]]'' - [[Stobie Piel]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Ravyn's Flight]]'' - [[Patti O'Shea]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Reunion In Death]]'' - [[J. D. Robb]] ([[Berkley]]) / ''[[Whispers In The Stars]]'' - [[Patricia Waddell]] ([[Love Spell]])

'''Best Science Fiction'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' - [[Susan Grant]] ([[Love Spell]]) / 
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[An Accidental Goddess - Megan Sybil Baker|An Accidental Goddess]]'' - [[Megan Sybil Baker]] ([[LTDBooks]]) and ''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Megan Sybil Baker|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - [[Megan Sybil Baker]] ([[LTDBooks]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Command Performance]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]] ([[NovelBooks]]) / ''[[Diplomatic Immunity]]'' - [[Lois McMaster Bujold]] ([[Baen Books]])

'''Best Shape Shifter'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Night Pleasures]]'' - [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] ([[St. Martin's Press]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Dark Guardian]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Call Of The Moon]]'' - [[Ronda Thompson]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Dark Legend]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Living Dead In Dallas]]'' - [[Charlaine Harris]] ([[Ace]])

'''Best Novella or Short Story'''
* ''Winner:'' "Dragonswan" in [[Tapestry - Anthology|Tapestry]] - [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] ([[Berkley]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' "The Day Her Heart Stood Still" in [[A Mother's Way]] - [[Susan Grant]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Brakos@Twilight.Com]]'' - [[Linda Bleser]] ([[Treble Heart Books]]) / ''[[McNamara's Ghost]]'' - [[Angelique Armae]] ([[Amber Quill Press]]) / ''[[Small Magick]]'' - [[Liddy Midnight]] ([[LTDBooks]])

'''Best Time Travel'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[The Dark Highlander]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]] ([[Dell]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[George And The Virgin]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]] ([[Love Spell]]) and ''[[Night Games - Nina Bangs|Night Games]]'' - [[Nina Bangs]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Night Secrets - Norah-Jean Perkin|Night Secrets]]'' - [[Norah-Jean Perkin]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Timeless Deception]]'' - [[Susanne Marie Knight]] ([[NovelBooks]])

'''Best Erotic'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Undead And Unwed]]'' - [[MaryJanice Davidson]] ([[Ellora's Cave]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Captive Dreams]]'' - [[Angela Knight]], [[Diane Whiteside]] ([[Ellora's Cave]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Dream Lover]]'' - [[Cassie Walder]] ([[Ellora's Cave]]) / ''[[Night Of The Cat]]'' - [[Kate Douglas]] ([[Ellora's Cave]]) / ''[[Pride Of Imar]]'' - [[Kate Douglas]] ([[Ellora's Cave]])

'''Best New Author'''
* ''Winner:'' [[Patti O'Shea]] - ''[[Ravyn's Flight]]'' ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' [[Candace Sams]] - [[Gryphon's Quest, The Gazing Globe]] ([[ImaJinn Books]])
** ''Finalists:'' [[Jeanine Berry]] - ''[[Dayspring Dawing, Dayspring Destiny]]'' ([[NovelBooks]]) / [[Jacqueline Elliot]] - ''[[Shadows In The Fire]]'' ([[Treble Heart]]) / [[Sandy Moffett]] - ''[[Call Down The Night]]'' ([[Zebra]])

'''Best Overall Paranormal'''
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Dark Guardian]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]] ([[Love Spell]])
** ''Honorable Mention:'' ''[[Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon|Fantasy Lover]]'' - [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] ([[St. Martin's Press]])
** ''Finalists:'' ''[[Call Of The Moon]]'' - [[Ronda Thompson]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' - [[Susan Grant]] ([[Love Spell]]) / ''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Megan Sybil Baker|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - [[Megan Sybil Baker]] ([[LTDBooks]]) / ''[[Night Pleasures]]'' - [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]] ([[St. Martin's Press]])