Last year, my husband and I had a blast doing the brackets at DA BWAHA. This year, I didn’t get around to making a bracket, but Julie James is fighting through the contest at this very moment with her terrific book, Practice Makes Perfect, so I’ve been over there to vote. Yay Julie! If you’d like to go over and vote for your favorites of 2009 at DA BWAHA, visit dabwaha.com.
DA BWAHA didn’t have an erotic romance category this year. Since I write erotic romance, I thought it’d be fun to do my own (much smaller and more modest, but no less fun) contest here at my blog! There were some terrific erotic romances written in 2009, so let’s give those authors a nod and shout out! (Please note I’m not including myself in this contest).
Here’s how it’ll work:
1. Leave comments here this week with your favorite erotic romance of 2009. It can be an ebook, print book, novel or novella. (Check the publication date to make sure it’s a 2009 book). One vote per participant. Note: You many mention several books, but please make it clear which book you are nominating, or your comment will have to be disregarded. Anyone who participates in the nominations will be in the draw for their choice of an erotic romance. (Choices listed below) Drawing this FRIDAY, March 27th.
2. On Friday, I will gather all the nominations and make up a poll, which will go up this weekend. Participants will be directed how to vote in the poll. The following Friday, I will announce the winner with the most votes.
In addition, one voter will be chosen randomly to win the THREE remaining erotic romance books! This drawing will be on April 2nd.
3. None of my books will be included in the poll.
So nominate away! Remember, your nominations must be an erotic romance, ebook or print, novel or novella, published in 2009, NOT one of my books and you need to make clear ONE book, even if you mention several faves, or your entry will have to be disqualified.
Here are the four books up for the draw.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:07 am · Link
I nominate Dear Sir, I’m Yours by Joely Sue Burkhart.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am · Link
decisions,decisions..hmmm..just one..man this is hard..
Sweet Seduction-Maya Banks
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 am · Link
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane ~~ I LOVE Lauren’s writing, and while her paranormals are usually my fav’s, she’s outdone herself on this series.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 am · Link
I’ll pick Delicious by Shayla Black. I loved Luc in Decadent and glad he got his story in Delicious.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 am · Link
All Jacked Up by Lorelei James
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:13 am · Link
Taming the Fire by Sydney Croft
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:30 am · Link
Oh Beth, why can’t we pick one of yours?? 🙂 Course I would have a hard time because I would vote for them all!!
With that being said, I am going to go with Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks. Oh wow did I love that book!!
Thanks Beth!
Amy M
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:41 pm · Link
oi…this is going to be difficult…I read so many excellent books that to try and narrow it down is definitely a challenge.
By the way, I think this was a most excellent idea since DA BWAHA was a rather overwhelming challenge for me. This way I can at least participate in some way to nominate a great 2009 book release.
I’m going to have to nominate Becoming Three by Cameron Dane. I think that it was an awesome read and that it definitely needs to be must-read for those who haven’t checked it out yet.
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:55 am · Link
Hmm… Branded as Trouble, another of Lorelei’s is good, but I’ll go with Erin McCarthy’s Hard and Fast.
And ditto what Amy said! It’d be hard to narrow down just one of yours!
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:32 pm · Link
I also vote Taming the Fire by Sydney Croft
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:41 pm · Link
I’ll nominate WILD INSTINCT by Sarah McCarty
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:44 pm · Link
What a fun contest Beth!
There were many, many awesome erotic romances released in 2009…it’s hard to narrow it down 😕
I’m gonna go with Instinctive by Cathryn Fox-I do love sexy shifter novels 😉
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:01 pm · Link
Well, since I can’t nominate one of your books Beth (and darn I had one picked out.. lol) I’m going to nominate “Riding Temptation” by Jaci Burton.
I love her Wild Riders Series.
BTW I also love the Sydney Croft books but haven’t read “Taming The Fire” yet.
Best 😀
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:22 pm · Link
Great list of books so far. I will nominate Vampire’s Claim by Joey W Hill.
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:36 pm · Link
Having a hard time remembering what I read in 2009. Because I read so many interesting books.
I think I’m gonna nominate Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spears, I’m still reading it but it’s pretty good so far and I loved Heart of the Wolf so I think at least one of Ms. Spears books deserves a nomination. 😀
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:41 pm · Link
Shayla Black’s Delicious, yummy 🙂
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:45 pm · Link
Simply Wicked by Kate Pearce
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:06 pm · Link
I’m going to nominate Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:14 pm · Link
¨Hm I will nominate Lauren Dane with Relentless
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm · Link
I’ll nominate Lia Slater’s “Fatal Exposure.”
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:08 pm · Link
I’m nominating Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone – it was such a dark read but one of my favorites of 2009!
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:26 pm · Link
Hi Beth
Too bad Sweet Restraint & the rest of yours are out of the running. This was hard because I found so many great books last year but the publishing date wasn’t 2009.
I vote for:
Dangerous Passions-Lisa Marie Rice
Honorable Mention:
Chains, Beautiful Girl & Fragile all by
Shiloh Walker
Riding On Instinct & Dare To Love both by
Jaci Burton
Felicity Stripped Bare- Vanessa Jaye
Tie Me Down – Tracy Wolff
Laid Bare- Lauren Dane
Dance Of Seduction-Elle Kennedy
Lots of keepers there.
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:55 pm · Link
Seeking Truth by Francesca Hawley- great historical erotic romance!
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:49 pm · Link
I’d like to add Lilli Feisty/Bound to Please. The main male character in the story is bald and has glasses and oh my, he’s smokin’ hot!
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:25 pm · Link
😎 Dang, you really had ME think. A lot of erotic reads out there this year but I think my favorite was “Butterfly Unpinned” a deep BDSM story by Bonnie Dee and Laura Bacchi from Samhain Publishing. Thanks for allowing me the chance to nominate. Since I live in Chicago, I will promise now NOT to vote early and often when the picks are placed!
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:41 pm · Link
I loved Simple Need by Lissa Matthews it was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 pm · Link
Okay… I am here… One of my friends had me laughing cuz she sent me the link saying that this was my kinda contest cuz this is my kinda reading!!!!! Thanks Jac!!!
Okay… Beth ~ yours are out huh… Okay…
Well… my hat is full of them…. I had to come home to look (and pet) at some of my books!
The list… and I have already forgotten some…
Laid Bare – Lauren Dane
Nicholas – Elizabeth Amber (The whole series)
Addicted – Charlotte Featherstone
The Vampire Queens’ Servant – Joey W Hill (All from this series)
Stranger – Megan Hart
Graceful Submission – Melinda Barron
and those are to name a few…
So who would I put up there… OMG.. you really going to make me pick one… damn…
Elizabeth Amber – Nicholas, The Lord of Satyr’s
Okay… IMHO… Best Erotic of 2009….
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:07 pm · Link
Should Have Been a Cowboy by Lorelei James
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:12 pm · Link
It’s hard to narrow it down to one because there have been so many great erotic romances over the past year. But, since choosing one is the whole point, I’m going to go with Thief of Light by Denise Rossetti.
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:21 am · Link
I adored HARD AND FAST by Erin McCarthy
(BTW, last I checked, DELICIOUS wasnt published in 2009 🙄 )
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 am · Link
Wow, I would have to say:
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane
When Alex Was Bad by Jo Davis
Riding The Line by Kate Pearce
Sinjin by Julia Templeton
Now to pick just one!!!!!
When Alex Was Bad by Jo Davis because Alex was really bad.
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:32 am · Link
WHOA Terrific idea Beth! *Fi is busily scribbling down the names and titles*
Hard to make a choice isn’t it?
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:46 am · Link
Great idea!
My choice: Pleasure and Purpose by Megan Hart.
March 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 am · Link
Nominate:
Simply Wicked by Kate Pearce
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:24 am · Link
My vote goes to the print version of:
Rough, Raw, And Ready by Lorelei James.
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:02 pm · Link
Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:26 pm · Link
Night is Darkest by Jayne Rylon
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm · Link
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane
March 24th, 2010 at 12:21 am · Link
nice picks
hot in here by sophie renwick
laid bare was great
hard and fast erin mccarthy
March 24th, 2010 at 6:23 am · Link
Nicholas from Elizabeth Amber would be # 1
Carol L.
Lucky4750@aol.com
March 24th, 2010 at 7:13 am · Link
😀
Kate’s Crew by Jayne Rylon.
But believe me the list is quite large and while it’s hard to pick just one, I remembered what this book did to me while driving down to Disney so I had to nominate it.
Zina
March 24th, 2010 at 4:10 pm · Link
Deeper by Megan Hart. I read this all in one night because I couldn’t stop reading!
March 25th, 2010 at 2:17 am · Link
It’s hard to choose between Make Mine Midnight by Annmarie McKenna and Three for Me by R.G. Alexander.
But since you want us to name just one I’d have to say Going All In by Jess Dee tops them both, but not by much.
March 25th, 2010 at 3:33 pm · Link
Laid Bare ““ Lauren Dane
March 26th, 2010 at 6:13 am · Link
Wow, so many I loved listed here already. So I’ll throw a new one into the mix: The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander.
March 29th, 2010 at 9:29 pm · Link
I ordered Practice Makes Perfect on your recommendation. Thanks. 🙂
I’m a big fan of Joey W. Hill. For 2009 (trade paperback edition) I’d vote for _Rough Canvas_ by her.
I have all of her Nature of Desire series by Joey W. Hill and highly recommend them. I particularly like Natural Law, Ice Queen and Mirror of My Soul (which should be read in this order). Rough Canvas is a later (2009) release.
I have all Beth Kery books published in paper back. Wish I could vote for Release or Sweet Restraint. Not sure of the publication dates but know I ordered both in 2009. Those are two favorites off hand. There are others. 🙂
April 1st, 2010 at 4:23 am · Link
I vote for Instinctive by Cathyrn Fox!!!! Awesome.
April 26th, 2010 at 5:55 pm · Link
Wow, so many I loved listed here already. So I’ll throw a new one into the mix: The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander.
April 27th, 2010 at 12:12 am · Link
I ordered Practice Makes Perfect on your recommendation. Thanks. 🙂
I’m a big fan of Joey W. Hill. For 2009 (trade paperback edition) I’d vote for _Rough Canvas_ by her.
I have all of her Nature of Desire series by Joey W. Hill and highly recommend them. I particularly like Natural Law, Ice Queen and Mirror of My Soul (which should be read in this order). Rough Canvas is a later (2009) release.
I have all Beth Kery books published in paper back. Wish I could vote for Release or Sweet Restraint. Not sure of the publication dates but know I ordered both in 2009. Those are two favorites off hand. There are others. 🙂