Over at the M/M Romance group at Goodreads, the members have singled out an amazing list of titles by both new and familiar authors, including many RRW members and others within the genre.

On January 7th, the popular goodreads group hosted a chat to celebrate reaching 5000+ members and and to announce the 2011 M/M Romance Group Choice Award live! They awarded badges to the top three winners in each category. 123 Awards in all!

Many congratulations to all the folks recognized for their titles in 2011!
Best book of the year
*1 – Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - Come Unto These Yellow Sands

Anthology (book)
*1 - Don’t Read in the Closet: Volume One (with a story by RRW member J.P. Barnaby)
*2 - His For The Holidays
*3 - Don’t Read in the Closet: GayRomLit Retreat 2011 Special Edition (with stories by RRW members J.P. Barnaby, Rachel Haimowitz, Damon Suede, Bryl Tyne, Missy Welsh)

Best Debut Book
*1 – Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - Life Lessons

Contemporary (genre)
*1 – Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - Come Unto These Yellow Sands

Mystery/Whodunit (genre)
*1 - Come Unto These Yellow Sands
*2 - All She Wrote
*3 - Breaking Cover

Paranormal (genre)
*1 - GhosTV
*2 - Honored Vow
*3 - Dance in the Dark

SciFi/Futuristic/Post Apocalyptic (genre)
*1 - A Solid Core of Alpha
*2 - 18% Gray
*3 - Grown Men by RRW member Damon Suede
*3 - Kidnapped
*3 - Out of the Woods

Long 250 pages or 100K words (book)
*1 - Divide & Conquer
*2 - Between Sinners and Saints by RRW member Marie Sexton
*3 - A Solid Core of Alpha

Nomination – Short Story 25 pages or 15K words or less (book)
*1 - Like the Taste of Summer
*2 - Delivery With A Smile
*3 - I Am the Highway

Best Story that Should/Must have a Sequel
*1 - Something Like Summer
*2 - Clear Water
*3 - The Locker Room

Best Free Story
*1 - Zero Hour
*2 - A Little Bit Country
*3 - Wanting

Best Cover
*1 -  Artwork by Anne Cain for Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 -
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Best First Time
*1 - The Locker Room
*2 - Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
*3 - Wanting

Best Sex Scene
*1 - Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Clear Water
*3 - Bayou Dreams by RRW member Lynn Lorenz

Best Tearjerking scene
*1 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*2 - The Locker Room
*3 - Bloodlines

Funniest Quotes/Best Lines
*1 - GhosTV
*2 - Whitetail Rock
*3 - Divide & Conquer

BDSM (sex content)
*1 - Nowhere Ranch by RRW member Heidi Cullinan
*2 – I, Omega by RRW member Kari Gregg
*3 - Spin Out

Hottest M/M/M
*1 - Out Of Focus
*2 - Ghost from the Past
*3 - Room at the Top

Slave/Dub Con/Kidnapped (sex content/theme)
*1 -  I, Omega by RRW member Kari Gregg  
*2 - Counterpunch
*3 - His Client by RRW member Ava March

Best Tear Jerker (theme)
*1 - The Locker Room
*2 - Between Sinners and Saints
*3 - Living Promises

Coming Out (theme)
*1 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*2 - The Locker Room
*3 - Breaking Cover

Enemies to Lovers  (theme)
*1 - The Heart of Texas
*1 - Bad Company
*2 - A Thread of Deepest Black
*3 - Bridges

Gay/Out For You (theme)
*1 - Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - The Locker Room

Humorous (theme)
*1 - Divide & Conquer
*2 - Mummy Dearest
*3 - Clear Water

Friends to Lovers (theme)
*1 - Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - The Locker Room

Hurt/Comfort (theme)
*1 - Divide & Conquer
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - Between Sinners and Saints by RRW member Marie Sexton

Young Adult Characters (theme)
*1 - Talker’s Redemption
*2 - Something Like Summer
*3 - Bridges

Law Enforcement/PI/Firemen/Military (profession)
*1 - Hot Head by RRW member Damon Suede
*2 - Divide & Conquer
*3 - GhosTV

Cowboys (profession)
*1 - Nowhere Ranch by RRW member Heidi Cullinan
*2 - The Heart of Texas
*3 - After the Sunset

Musicians/Rockstars (profession)
*1 - American Love Songs
*2 - Reverb by RRW member Jet Mykles
*3 - Moonlight Becomes You

*3 - Out of the Woods

Best Title
*1 - Come Unto These Yellow Sands
*2 - How to Keep the Love of Your Life
*2 - I Love You, Asshole!
*2 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*3 - Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela

Most Surprising/Unique Plot Device
*1 - A Solid Core of Alpha
*2 - Static
*3 - Hell’s Pawn

Best World Created
*1 - A Solid Core of Alpha
*2 - Dance in the Dark
*3 - 18% Gray
*3 - Hell’s Pawn

Best Couple/MC’s
*1 - Divide & Conquer
*2 - GhosTV
*3 - Honored Vow

Hottest Vampire Character
*1 - Marcus – With a Kiss
*2 - Titus Antonius Calidus – Natural Instincts
*3 - Liam – A Chip in His Shoulder

Hottest Shifter Character
*1 - Logan Church – Honored Vow
*2 - Shane – Shane’s Fury by RRW member Stephani Hecht
*3 - Killian Frost – A Thread of Deepest Black

Best Side/Supporting Character
*1 - Bear, Otter, and the Kid
*2 - Clear Water
*3 - Honored Vow

Favorite All Time M/M Romance Book
*1 - Keeping Promise Rock
*2 - Zero at the Bone
*3 - Bareback

Favorite All Time M/M Series
*1 - Fatal Shadows – Adrien English Mystery Series
*2 - Cut & Run – Cut & Run
*3 - Promises – Coda Books by RRW member Marie Sexton
*3 - Keeping Promise Rock – Promises
Favorite All Time M/M Author
*1 - Josh Lanyon
*2 - Amy Lane
*3 - Mary Calmes

Favorite All Time M/M Character(s)
*1 - Cut & Run
*2 - Fatal Shadows
*3 - Among the Living

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