ANNUAL NOMINEES FOR BEST BOOKS AND AUTHORS OF 2010 Dear Book Lovers, 2010 WAS ANOTHER great year for readers. So many fabulous books were published! We reviewed more than 250 books in each issue of RT BOOK REVIEWS — more than 3,000 titles for the entire year. Our ace reviewers and editors have scoured 12 months’ worth of reviews to compile the best of the best for the annual RT BOOK REVIEWS Career Achievement and Reviewers’ Choice Awards. For the Reviewers’ Choice nominees, our star team selected only those novels that deeply resonated with them. The Career Achievement nominees have continuously crafted superior books throughout their careers in each category. Winners will be announced in the May issue of RT, just prior to our 28th annual Booklovers Convention in Los Angeles, Calif., April 6 - April 10, 2011. Winners will be honored at a ceremony on Thursday, April 8, and awards will be presented to the authors in attendance. We hope you will be there to celebrate with your favorites! Career Achievement Nominees Contemporary\ Lisa Kleypas Mystery,Suspense Romantic Suspense\ Justine Davis Robyn Carr Julia Quinn & Thriller\ Beverly Barton Brenda Jackson Catherine Coulter Jo Leigh Brenda Jackson Inspirational\ Carole Nelson Douglas Cathie Linz Tess Gerritsen Jayne Ann Krentz Jenna Mills Terri Blackstock Linda Lael Miller Dennis Lehane Shannon McKenna Urban Fantasy Melody Carlson S.J. Rozan Carla Neggers \ Erotica Brandilyn Collins Rachel Caine \ Karin Slaughter Sci Fi/Fantasy Kate Douglas Lauraine Snelling Charles Todd \ P.N. Elrod Diane Duane Simon R. Green Joey W. Hill Mainstream\ Ann Jacobs Paranormal\ Lynn Flewelling Laurel K. Hamilton Beth Williamson Emily Giffin Amanda Ashley Guy Gavriel Kay Kim Harrison Susan Mallery Historical L.A. Banks Sharon Shinn Young Adult \ Fern Michaels MaryJanice Davidson Connie Willis \ Jennifer Ashley Mary B. Morrison Maggie Shayne Caroline B. Cooney Connie Brockway Carl Weber Rebecca York Series\ R.L. Stine Christina Dodd C.J. Carmichael Robin McKinley Reviewers’ Choice Nominees: Best Romantic Suspense Novels 2010 Romantic DEADLY PURSUIT DEATH ECHO Paranormal Romantic FIRED UP Suspense\ Ann Christopher Elizabeth Lowell Suspense\ Jayne Ann Krentz Dafina (Nov.) Morrow (Jun.) Putnam (Jan.) DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS SKIN TIGHT Jeanne Adams UNSPEAKABLE LAST CHANCE Ava Gray FADE TO MIDNIGHT Zebra (Sep.) Laura Griffin Christy Reece Berkley Sensation (Jun.) Shannon McKenna Pocket (Jul.) Ballantine (May) Brava (Jun.) HER LAST CHANCE BLOOD TIES Michele Albert Kay Hooper Pocket (Mar.) Bantam (Feb.) Best Multicultural Novels 2010 Multicultural Romance\ WHAT LOVE TASTES LIKE Multicultural HEAVEN FORBID BREAKAWAY Zuri Day Fiction Novel\ Lutishia Lovely Dafina (Aug.) Dafina (Aug.) Rochelle Alers HOLY ROLLERS Kimani/Arabesque (May) WRAPPED IN PLEASURE ReShonda Tate Billingsley UN-NAPPILY IN LOVE OPERATION PRINCE CHARMING Brenda Jackson Gallery (Jul.) Trisha R. Thomas Kimani/Arabesque (Jan.) St. Martin’s Griffin (Jun.) Phyllis Bourne A SECOND HELPING Love Spell (Jul.) IT HAD TO BE YOU Beverly Jenkins BIG GIRLS DO CRY HEART’S SECRET Francis Ray Avon A (Jan.) Carl Weber Adrianne Byrd St. Martin’s (May) Dafina (Feb.) Kimani/Arabesque (Jun.)
January 2011 RT BOOKREVIEWS 115 ANNUAL NOMINEES Best Contemporary & Paranormal Romances 2010 Contemporary Futuristic ETERNAL KISS TOUCH OF SEDUCTION THE IRON DUKE MY WAY TO HELL Romance\ Romance\ OF DARKNESS Rhyannon Byrd Meljean Brook Dakota Cassidy HQN (Mar.) Berkley Sensation Berkley Sensation ANGEL’S PEAK CLOSE CONTACT Jeaniene Frost Avon (Aug.) (Oct.) (Jul.) Robyn Carr Katherine Allred WHISPER KISS Mira (Feb.) Eos (Jun.) BLOOD BORN Deborah Cooke LIVING NIGHTMARE UNDEAD AND Signet Eclipse (Aug.) TEMPT ME ENEMY WITHIN Linda Howard Shannon K. Butcher UNFINISHED Signet (Nov.) IF YOU CAN Marcella Burnard & Linda Jones INTHEDARK MaryJanice Ballantine (May) Janet Chapman Berkley Sensation OF DREAMS WATER BOUND Davidson Pocket Star (Mar.) (Nov.) DEVOURED BY Marjorie M. Liu Christine Feehan Berkley (Jul.) Avon (Dec.) Jove (Aug.) MAYBE THIS TIME MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL DARKNESS NICE GIRLS DON’T LIVE FOREVER Jennifer Crusie Jayne Castle Alexandra Ivy PLAY OF PASSION LION’S HEAT St. Martin’s (Sep.) Jove (Sep.) Zebra (Dec.) Nalini Singh Lora Leigh Molly Harper Berkley Sensation Berkley Sensation Pocket Star (Jan.) CHRISTMAS EVE AT REBELS AND LOVERS LOVER MINE (Nov.) (Apr.) SOMETHING WICKED FRIDAY HARBOR Linnea Sinclair J.R. Ward NAL (May) Lisa Kleypas Bantam (Apr.) DAY OF THE DRAGON BONDS OF JUSTICE Michelle Rowen Berkley Sensation St. Martin’s (Nov.) BEYOND THE NIGHT Rebecca York Nalini Singh Shapeshifter Berkley Sensation BerkleySensation(Jul.) (Oct.) CRUSH ON YOU Joss Ware Romance\ (Dec.) TRULY, MADLY Christie Ridgway Avon (Jan.) Berkley Sensation SERPENT MOON Paranormal Heather Webber (Jun.) Vampire C.T. Adams & Paranormal Fiction\ St. Martin’s (Feb.) Romance Cathy Clamp Romance\ HAUNTED WELCOME TO \ Tor (Mar.) HARMONY CROSS YOUR HEART BAYOU MOON HONEYMOON Jodi Thomas Michele Bardsley Ilona Andrews Marta Acosta Berkley (Jun.) Signet Eclipse (Sep.) Ace (Oct.) Gallery (Oct.) Best Urban Fantasy Novels 2010 Urban Fantasy DOUBLE CROSS DUST Gin Blanco Janet Begay Elena Deveraux Novel\ Carolyn Crane JoanFrances Turner SPIDER’S BITE STORMWALKER ARCHANGEL’S KISS Bantam Spectra (Oct.) Ace (Sep.) MAGIC BLEEDS Jennifer Estep Allyson James Nalini Singh Ilona Andrews MOB RULES UrbanFantasy Pocket (Feb.) Berkley Sensation Berkley Sensation Ace (Jun.) Cameron Haley Amanda Feral (May) (Feb.) Luna (Sep.) Protagonist\ TOTAL ECLIPSE BATTLE OF THE Marissa Holloway Rachel Caine CHOSEN Jace Valchek NETWORK ZOMBIES RED HOT FURY Roc (Aug.) Jeanne C. Stein DEATH BLOWS Mark Henry Kasey Mackenzie Ace (Sep.) DD Barant Kensington (Mar.) Ace (Jul.) St. Martin’s (Apr.) Best Mystery & Suspense Novels 2010 Contemporary Historical Mystery\ First Mystery\ Suspense/ Amateur Sleuth\ Mystery\ ROYAL BLOOD BLACKLANDS Thriller\ A NOSE FOR JUSTICE 212 Rhys Bowen Belinda Bauer ONE GRAVE LESS Rita Mae Brown Alafair Burke Prime Crime (Sep.) Simon & Schuster (Jan.) Beverly Connor Ballantine (Oct.) Harper (Apr.) DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING DEVOURED Obsidian (Dec.) CAT IN AN ULTRAMARINE PRAY FOR SILENCE Deanna Raybourne Denise Meredith LIVE TO TELL SCHEME Linda Castillo Mira (Oct.) Minotaur (Nov.) Lisa Gardner Carole Nelson Minotaur (Jun.) CITY OF DRAGONS THE ARK Bantam (Jul.) Douglas Forge (Aug.) CROOKED LETTER, Kelli Stanley Boyd Morrison THEY’RE WATCHING CROOKED LETTER Minotaur (Feb.) Touchstone (May) Gregg Hurwitz BONE APPETIT Tom Franklin AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS MURDER AT St. Martin’s (Jul.) Carolyn Haines Minotaur (Jul.) Morrow (Oct.) Charles Todd MANSFIELD PARK EIGHT DAYS TO LIVE MOONLIGHT MILE Morrow (Sep.) Lynn Shepherd Iris Johansen GHOULS GONE WILD Dennis Lehane THE DEMON’S PARCHMENT St. Martin’s Griffin (Aug.) St. Martin’s (Apr.) Victoria Laurie Obsidian (Mar.) Morrow (Nov.) Jeri Westerson STILL MISSING BROKEN ON THE LINE Minotaur (Oct.) Chevy Stevens Karin Slaughter THE QUICK AND S.J. Rozan St. Martin’s (Jul.) Delacorte (Jul.) THE THREAD Minotaur (Oct.) Amanda Lee Obsidian (Aug.)
116 WWW.RTBOOKREVIEWS.COM January 2011 FOR BEST BOOKS AND AUTHORS OF 2010 Best Historical Novels 2010 Historical Romance LAST NIGHT’S SCANDAL Regency-Set Historical IF HE’S WILD Historical Fiction\ of the Year\ Loretta Chase Romance\ Hannah Howell WHITER THAN SNOW Avon (Aug.) Zebra (Jun.) THE GOLDEN SEASON A SECRET AFFAIR Sandra Dallas Connie Brockway A KISS AT MIDNIGHT Mary Balogh THE FIRE LORD’S LOVER St. Martin’s (Apr.) Onyx (Feb.) Eloisa James Delacorte (Jun.) Kathryne Kennedy THE RED QUEEN Avon (Aug.) Sourcebooks (Jul.) ONE TOUCH OF SCANDAL ONE DANCE WITH A DUKE Philippa Gregory Liz Carlyle HOW TO WED A BARON Tessa Dare A HIGHLANDER’S Touchstone (Aug.) Avon (Oct.) Kasey Michaels Ballantine (Jun.) HOMECOMING THE IRISH DUKE HQN (Dec.) NEVER TRUST A ROGUE CHARMING THE DEVIL Melissa Mayhue Virginia Henley Pocket (Feb.) Olivia Drake THE WICKED WYCKERLY Lois Greiman Signet Eclipse (Mar.) St. Martin’s (Sep.) Patricia Rice Avon (Feb.) AMETHYST DESTINY THE WINTER SEA Signet Eclipse (Jul..) BARELY A LADY IN SCANDAL THEY WED Pamela Montgomerie Susanna Kearsley Berkley Sensation (May) Eileen Dreyer Sophie Jordan Sourcebooks (Dec.) Foever (Jul.) Innovative Historical Avon (Apr.) A BEWITCHING BRIDE Romance\ THE WIVES OF THE PROMISE LESSONS IN FRENCH Elizabeth Thornton HENRY OADES Berkley Sensation (Nov.) Brenda Joyce LADY ISABELLA’S Laura Kinsale Joanna Moran HQN (Dec.) SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE Sourcebooks (Feb.) Ballantine (Mar.) Jennifer Ashley Historical Romantic PASSIONS OF A Berkley Sensation (Jul.) THE MARRIAGE RING Adventure\ THE BETRAYAL WICKED EARL Cathy Maxwell OF THE BLOOD LILY Lorraine Heath SEVEN NIGHTS Avon (Mar.) TRIUMPH IN ARMS Lauren Willig Avon (Nov.) TO FOREVER Jennifer Blake Dutton (Jan.) Evangeline Collins TO TEMPT A SAINT Mira (Feb.) LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON Berkley Sensation (Nov.) Kate Moore Historical K.I.S.S. Lisa Kleypas Berkley Sensation (Jan.) THE FORBIDDEN ROSE St. Martin’s (Jul.) A TOUCH OF SCANDAL Joanna Bourne Hero\ Jennifer Haymore WICKED DELIGHTS Berkley Sensation (Jun.) Edward Neville THAT PERFECT SOMEONE Forever (Apr.) OF A BRIDAL BED IN BED WITH THE DUKE LORD LIGHTNING Johanna Lindsey Tracy Anne Warren Gallery (May) WICKED INTENTIONS Christina Dodd Jenny Brown Elizabeth Hoyt Avon (Sep.) Signet (Mar.) Avon (Oct.) NINE RULES TO BREAK Grand Central (Aug.) Aidan Phillips WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE Scotland-Set MY DANGEROUS DUKE MOST EAGERLY YOURS Sarah MacLean THE TRUTH ABOUT Historical Gaelen Foley Avon (Apr.) LORD STONEVILLE Romance\ Avon (Jul.) Allison Chase Sabrina Jeffries Signet Eclipse (Mar.) ONE NIGHT IN SCOTLAND THE ELUSIVE BRIDE Pocket (Feb.) Armand Harcourt First Historical Karen Hawkins Stephanie Laurens Romance\ PROVOCATIVE IN PEARLS Pocket Star (Dec.) Avon (Feb.) THE MAKING OF Madeline Hunter A GENTLEMAN SWEPT AWAY BY A KISS THE CHIEF I KISSED AN EARL Jove (Mar.) Julie Anne Long Shana Galen Katharine Ashe Monica McCarty Sourcebooks (Oct.) Avon (Aug.) Ballantine (Apr.) Avon (Jul.) British Isle- Samuel St. Aldwyn THE SURRENDER OF A LADY Set Historical THE DEVIL WEARS PLAID Sensual Historical A DUKE’S TEMPTATION Tiffany Clare Romance\ Teresa Medeiros Jillian Hunter St. Martin’s (Oct.) Romance\ THE SECRET DUKE Pocket (Sep.) Signet Select (Nov.) WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY REVENGE WEARS RUBIES Jo Beverley SEDUCED BY A Renee Bernard Diablo Kieran Kramer Signet (Apr.) HIGHLANDER DIABLO St. Martin’s (Nov.) Berkley Sensation (Mar.) Paula Quinn Georgina Gentry THE VALCOURT HEIRESS MY RECKLESS SURRENDER PROOF BY SEDUCTION Catherine Coulter Forever (Sep.) Zebra (Feb.) Courtney Milan Anna Campbell Putnam (Oct.) TAMING THE Avon (Jun.) Brandon Cates HQN (Jan.) HIGHLAND BRIDE WICKED SURRENDER A SEASON OF SEDUCTION TILL DAWN WITH PIECES OF SKY Lynsay Sands Jade Lee Jennifer Haymore THE DEVIL Kaki Warner Forever (Oct.) Avon (Feb.) Berkley Sensation (Sep.) Berkley Sensation (Jan.) Alexandra Hawkins LIBERTINE’S KISS SEDUCED BY A ROGUE St. Martin’s (Aug.) Ian McNair Amanda Scott A HIGHLAND DUCHESS Historical Love Judith James PROMISE OF PLEASURE HQN (Aug.) Forever (Jan.) Karen Ranney & Laughter\ Cheryl Holt Avon (Aug.) Berkley Sensation (Apr.) MAD ABOUT THE DUKE KNIGHT OF PASSION Historical Fantasy/ Margaret Mallory Paranormal\ Grant Spencer Elizabeth Boyle RUTHLESS RELENTLESS Forever (Jun.) Anne Stuart Avon (Oct.) THE TIME WEAVER Bobbi Smith Mira (Aug.) SCOUNDREL IN WHEN MARRYING Shana Abé Leisure (Mar.) MY DREAMS A SCOUNDREL Bantam (Jun.) OUR WICKED MISTAKE Celeste Bradley Kathryn Smith Emma Wildes Avon (Jun.) FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER St. Martin’s (Oct.) Donna Grant Signet Eclipse (Oct.) St. Martin’s (Jun.) January 2011 RT BOOK REVIEWS 117 ANNUAL NOMINEES Best Series Romance Novels 2010 First Series MYSTERY LOVER (Jun.) THE TWELVE NIGHTS OF Brenda Jackson ACCIDENTAL FATHER (Jul.) Romance\ Lisa Childs CHRISTMAS (Nov.) TEMPTATION’S SONG (Jul.) Nancy Robards Sarah Morgan Thompson POISONED KISSES SHADOW PROTECTOR (Sep.) Janice Sims Stephanie Draven Jenna Ryan ITALIAN MARRIAGE: IN RECIPE FOR TEMPTATION Steeple Hill Harlequin Nocturne (Oct.) ALPHA WARRIOR (Aug.) NAME ONLY (Apr.) (Jun.) Love Inspired\ Kathryn Ross DA SILVA’S MISTRESS Aimée Thurlo Maureen Smith THE HEART’S SONG (Jun.) Tina Duncan GUARDING GRACE (Jul.) THE KONSTANTOS Winnie Griggs MARRIAGE DEMAND Silhouette Desire\ Harlequin Presents Extra Rebecca York A FATHER FOR ZACH (Apr.) (Jan.) (Mar.) THE LAST LONE WOLF (May) Harlequin Kate Walker Maureen Child Irene Hannon SURVIVAL INSTINCT Nocturne\ TO TAME A SHEIKH (Nov.) A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS Rachelle McCalla Harlequin (Feb.) Steeple Hill Love Inspired LORD OF THE DESERT Romance\ Olivia Gates (Aug.) Arlene James Suspense (Feb.) HIRED: SASSY ASSISTANT HOT WESTMORELAND Nina Bruhns NIGHTS (Mar.) THEIR FIRST NOEL (Nov.) HILL COUNTRY HOLDUP (Jan.) Annie Jones Angi Morgan RENEGADE ANGEL (Sep.) Nina Harrington Brenda Jackson Harlequin Intrigue (Sep.) Kendra Leigh Castle WHAT A WESTMORELAND A PLACE TOCALL HOME(Mar.) HOUSEKEEPER’S HAPPILY- Kathryn Springer HEIRESS TO A CURSE THE KEEPERS (Oct.) EVER-AFTER (Apr.) WANTS (Sep.) Zandria Munson Heather Graham Fiona Harper Brenda Jackson Steeple Hill Harlequin Nocturne (Aug.) THE WOLVEN (Dec.) OH-SO-SENSIBLE DANTE’S MARRIAGE PACT Love Inspired Deborah LeBlanc SECRETARY (Mar.) (Dec.) Historical\ Harlequin American\ Day Leclaire THE SHIFTERS (Nov.) Jessica Hart PRAIRIE COURTSHIP (Oct.) KAYLA’S DADDY (Jan.) Dorothy Clark Laura Bradford Alexandra Sokoloff BEAUTY AND THE Silhouette Romantic Harlequin RECLUSIVE PRINCE (Apr.) Suspense\ HER HEALING WAYS (Dec.) MIRACLE BABY (Nov.) Raye Morgan Lyn Cote Laura Bradford Presents\ THE FORBIDDEN BRIDE (Mar.) Harlequin Debra Cowan ROCKY MOUNTAIN MATCH FAMILY MATTERS (Oct.) ZOE AND THE TORMENTED (Jun.) TYCOON (Dec.) SuperRomance\ IRRESISTIBLE STRANGER Barbara White Daille Pamela Nissen Kate Hewitt THE MOON THAT NIGHT (Dec.) BABY IN THE Jennifer Greene THE OUTLAW’S BRIDE (Sep.) EXPOSED: MISBEHAVING (Nov.) BOARDROOM (Feb.) Catherine Palmer Michele Dunaway WITH THE MAGNATE Helen Brenna MESMERIZING STRANGER (Mar.) PERFECT PARTNERS? (Jan.) (Sep.) DANGEROUS ALLIES (Sep.) AN UNEXPECTED FATHER (Apr.) Jennifer Greene Renee Ryan Lisa Ruff Kelly Hunter C.J. Carmichael MARRIAGE: FOR BUSINESS DAD’S E-MAIL ORDER HER HERO IN HIDING Steeple Hill Harlequin Blaze\ OR PLEASURE? (Feb.) BRIDE (Apr.) (Jun.) Love Inspired THE CHARMER (Feb.) Nicola Marsh Candy Halliday Rachel Lee Suspense\ Kate Hoffman FALCO: THE DARK MATCH MADE IN COURT TO CATCH A KILLER (Aug.) OUT ON A LIMB (Sep.) THE RANGER (Jun.) GUARDIAN (Nov.) (Mar.) Kimberly Van Meter Rachelle McCalla Rhonda Nelson Sandra Marton Janice Kay Johnson Silhouette BETRAYAL IN THE THE CAPTIVE (Apr.) THE VIRGIN’S UNTIL HE MET RACHEL Special Edition\ BADLANDS (Oct.) (Sep.) Joanne Rock PROPOSITION (May) ROYAL HOLIDAY BABY Dana Mentink Anne McAllister Debra Salonen CLAIMED! (Aug.) (Oct.) LEGACY OF LIES (Sep.) Vicki Lewis Thompson Harlequin Presents Kimani Romance\ Leanne Banks Jill Elizabeth Nelson TOO HOT TO HANDLE (Mar.) Extra\ MAKE IT LAST FOREVER HOPE’S CHILD (May) END GAME (Jun.) Nancy Warren WEDDING NIGHT WITH A (Aug.) Helen R. Myers Roxanne Rustand Harlequin STRANGER (Aug.) Gwyneth Bolton A COLD CREEK BABY (Oct.) SABOTAGE (Jun.) Intrigue\ Anna Cleary LONGING AND LIES (Apr.) RaeAnne Thayne Kit Wilkinson ENIGMA (Apr.) RICH, RUTHLESS AND Donna Hill A THUNDER CANYON (Apr.) Carla Cassidy SECRETLY ROYAL HIDDEN PLEASURES (Jun.) CHRISTMAS (Dec.) Robyn Donald RaeAnne Thayne Best Inspirational Novels 2010
Inspirational HERE BURNS MY CANDLE CATCHING MOONDROPS Chris Coppernoll BEADED HOPE Romance\ Liz Curtis Higgs Jennifer Erin Valent David C. Cook (Jan.) Cathy Liggett WaterBrook (Apr.) Tyndale (Oct.) Tyndale (Mar.) WHILE WE’RE FAR APART PRICELESS Lynn Austin A WOMAN CALLED SAGE Tom Davis ROOMS Bethany House (Oct.) DiAnn Mills Inspirational Novel\ David C. Cook (Jun.) James L. Rubart Zondervan (May) SCREEN PLAY B&H (Apr.)
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Inspirational Mystery/ BURN THE BISHOP THEY ALMOST ALWAYS Suspense/Thriller\ Ted Dekker & Erin Healy Steven James COME HOME Thomas Nelson (Jan.) Revell (Aug.) DELIVER US FROM EVIL Cynthia Ruchti Abingdon (May) Robin Caroll B&H (Feb.) Best Mainstream & Young Adult Novels 2010 Mainstream EXCLUSIVE Young Adult THE DUFF RAISED BY WOLVES Fiction\ Fern Michaels Novel\ Kody Keplinger Jennifer Lynn Barnes Kensington (Sep.) Poppy (Sep.) Egmont (Jun.) THE GIRL WHO RETURN TO PARADISE CHASED THE MOON THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Simone Elkeles THE MOCKINGBIRDS CLOCKWORK ANGEL Sarah Addison Allen Kate Racculia Flux (Sep.) Daisy Whitney Cassandra Clare Henry Holt (Jul.) Little, Borwn (Nov.) Margaret K. McElderry Bantam (Mar.) WILL GRAYSON, (Sep.) WINTER GARDEN ROBIN AND RUBY WILL GRAYSON Young Adult Kristin Hannah K.M. Soehnlein John Green RADIANT SHADOWS St. Martin’s (Feb.) Kensington (Apr.) & David Levithan Paranormal/ Melissa Marr Fantasy Novel\ HarperCollins (Apr.) I’D KNOW YOU Dutton (Apr.) ANYWHERE THE SECRET YEAR SHIP BREAKER BEFORE I FALL Laura Lippman Jennifer R. Hubbard Paolo Bacigalupi Lauren Oliver Morrow (Aug.) Viking (Jan.) Little, Brown (May) HarperCollins (Mar.) Best Erotic Romance & Erotica Novels 2010 Erotic RIDING THE NIGHT IN DEEP VAMPIRE MISTRESS Erotic Fiction\ RELEASE Romance\ Jaci Burton Chloe Harris Joey W. Hill SWITCH Beth Kery Heat (Sep.) Aphrodisia (Dec.) Heat (May) Heat (Feb.) TWELVE WICKED Megan Hart NIGHTS COMING UNDONE Paranormal/ VELVET HAVEN Spice (Jan.) THE NOTEBOOKS OF Nadia Aidan Lauren Dane Fantasy/Sci-Fi Sophie Renwick MARRIED ON MADAME B: SEDUCTION Heat (Nov.) Heat (Jan.) Heat (May) MONDAYS Madame B Erotic Romance\ Tarcher (Jan.) THE BLONDE SAMURAI SINFUL RAMPANT HoneyB Jina Bacarr Charlotte DANE Saskia Walker Grand Central (Mar.) CONTROL Spice (Feb.) Featherstone Elizabeth Amber Spice (Apr.) Kayla Perrin Spice (May) Aphrodisia (Jun.) Spice (Sep.) Best Small Press 2010 Small Press A GHOST OFA CHANCE Small Press STILETTOS AND Small Press BRANDED AS TROUBLE Paranormal/ Carolan Ivey Romance\ HANDCUFFS Erotic Romance/ Lorelei James Samhain (Feb.) Samhain (Jan.) Fantasy/ CROSSING THE BRIDGE Giselle Carmichael Fiction\ Parker (Apr.) Futuristic\ GIRL GONE NOVA Michael Baron SEEK AND DESTROY EMBRACING SILENCE THE MIDNIGHT EFFECT Pauline Baird The Story Plant (Jan.) RAGING PULSE Allie K. Adams N.J. Walters Ellora’s Cave (Feb.) Pamela Fryer Jones LONG TIME GONE Jennifer Schmidlin Siren (Jan.) Samhain (Jun.) L&L Dreamspell (Apr.) Wild Rose (May) Meg Benjamin SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL FAIRY TALE LUST DYAD QUEST JABRIL Samhain (Dec.) THE HERMITAGE Susan DiPlacido Kristina Wright, Ann Hinnenkamp D.B. Reynolds Sharon Sobel Neon (Mar.) Ed. Cerridwen (Apr.) Imajinn (Aug.) Imajinn/Forever Cleis (Jul.) Regency (Jan.) Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels 2010 Science Fiction THE FULLER Fantasy Novel\ UNDER HEAVEN EpicFantasy THE HUNDRED Novel\ MEMORANDUM THE BIRDOF THE RIVER Guy Gavriel Kay Novel\ THOUSAND KINGDOMS Roc (May) OMNITOPIA DAWN Charles Stross Kage Baker PASSION PLAY N.K. Jemisin Ace (Jul.) Orbit (Feb.) Diane Duane Tor (Jul.) SHADES OF MILK Beth Bernobich DAW (Aug.) BLACKOUT/ THE BONE PALACE AND HONEY Tor (Oct.) ARMS-COMMANDER FEED ALL CLEAR Amanda Downum Mary Robinette STEALING FIRE L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Tor (Jan.) Mira Grant Connie Willis Orbit (Dec.) Kowal Jo Graham Tor (Aug.) Orbit (May) Bantam Spectra Orbit (Jun.) TROUBLED WATERS (Feb./Oct.) THE BROKEN WHO FEARS DEATH KINGDOMS Sharon Shinn Nnedi Okorafor N.K. Jemisin Ace (Oct.) DAW (Jun.) Orbit (Nov.) January 2011 RT BOOK REVIEWS 119