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October 8, 2019
Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Smoke Signals by Meredith Katz
Smoke Signals[image error]"This totally charming and captivating take on St. George and the Dragon stole my heart from the outset. Enchanting!"
Mike St. George's average life as tech support for a game distribution company becomes unexpectedly eventful when he's sent to the home of an aristocratic, self-centered dragon and left in charge of installing and protecting the digital side of the dragon's hoard of games.
But a job's a job. And while the blue-blooded Zali'thurg might be egotistical and prideful, Mike's wrangled worse customers. At least this one's pretty cute, even if it's in an apex predator sort of way…
An M/M urban fantasy romance. Classes and personalities clash when a customer service agent ends up helping a sexy billionaire shapeshifting dragon. Geeky, cute, and featuring kittens, knitting, and learning to navigate boundaries.
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Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Love's Portrait by Anna Larner
Love’s Portrait"This story was absolutely wonderful. The characters were dynamic and engaging, the flashbacks moved the story forward instead of dragging it down, the romance was sweet and awesome and perfectly paced. Just all around a great book, I enjoyed every second of it."
Newly appointed art curator Molly Goode is committed to diversifying her museum’s collection. When Georgina Wright, the museum’s aloof benefactor, asks for Molly’s help in identifying the provenance of a 19th century portrait of social activist Josephine Brancaster, Molly welcomes the opportunity, even if it means spending time with the standoffish financier. But passions soon flare as the women uncover the heartbreaking story of doomed lesbian love behind the watercolor painted by Josephine’s lover, Edith Hewitt.
As their love blossoms, Molly is determined to display Edith’s portrait of Josephine and to tell their story in the museum, but she needs the influential Georgina to help convince the board. When an unforeseen twist in the painting’s provenance forces Georgina to confront her own painful past, will history repeat itself, or can Molly and Georgina’s love prevail?
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October 6, 2019
Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Dog Tagged by James Brock
Dog Tagged[image error]"At first, I thought this would be a short piece of army erotica. I was wrong. This is a love story that endures through time and hardships; both main characters just happen to be soldiers. The author clearly knows his military, as the details are vivid and tough. The plot is simple: boy meets boy, boy loses boy, boy faces danger, boy reunites with boy. The main character comes through loud and clear, the other main character less so. His good looks and positive traits are focused on, but we never get to see inside his head. A part of the story tension comes from that lack of knowledge but towards the end the story could have used a second perspective. Beyond that, for such a short tale, this packs a punch. I teared up toward the end, and that is how I judge a good book, by how much it makes me feel."
Incidents in Dog Tagged are based on true events.
Drill Instructor Clay Norris has his hands full. Between new recruits and a Senior Drill Sergeant with an attitude, the last thing the young soldier needs is to develop a crush on one of his trainees.
But Private Chevy Banks is an Adonis and sweet as southern bee honey. Young Banks is a natural leader and draws Clay in with his easy manner and warm as the sun smile. A combination that melts the trying-to-be-tough as nails Drill Sergeant.Clay thinks he has kept his feelings toward the young troop reigned in but finds he has not when the Senior Drill tears the men apart before the desire in their longing glances can be fulfilled. Clay tries to move on, hoping to forget Chevrolet Banks by throwing himself into his career.
Fate (and the U.S. Army) bring the two together for a brief, joyous reunion and the same forces cruelly rip them apart again, each now facing a trauma alone.
Dog Tagged is set post DADT and pre the policy end.
This story offers a glimpse of the life of gay men serving their country who were not afforded the same rights as their heterosexual brothers in arms, with whom they fought side by side.
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Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: In Case You Missed It by S.M. James
In Case You Missed It: LGBTQ Second Shot Romance (The lovehim Series Book 5)[image error]"S.M. James has written a young adult novel full of teenage emotion and angst. The first-person narration shifts from chapter to chapter as we delve into the minds and hearts of Brooks and Darien. They are likeable characters, and their dialogue and texts are clever and realistic. Gay teens will relate to these two thoughtful young men and their relationship."
Brooks is convinced his life is totally, one hundred percent happy.
Until Darien tracks him down.
Darien was supposed to be the guy he kissed once and remembered forever, but now he’s back in Brooks’s life, with easy smiles and big ideas.
The first of which … show the homeschooled Brooks everything he’s missed out on. But as the pair work through a spring of playing catch up on life, it becomes obvious to Darien that Brooks has a secret.
And as things heat up between them, Brooks’s secret might just be Darien’s worst fear.
Because Darien has always lived in the moment.
But Brooks has always lived for the future he knows is inevitable.
When life is set to tear them apart, will love be enough to keep them together?
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October 3, 2019
Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: The Athlete and the Aristocrat by Louisa Masters
The Athlete and the Aristocrat (Dreamspun Desires Book 73)
"I really enjoyed this book. The plot had good movement and I felt engaged in the outcome throughout. The romance developed at a natural pace. I even had a couple years in my eyes at the end. I like how the author used different cities and maintained the atmosphere that makes them unique."
Sometimes love takes balls.
Newly retired championship footballer Simon Wood is taking on his next challenge. His plan for a charity to provide funding for underprivileged children to pursue football as a career has passed its first hurdle: he has backers and an executive consultant. Now it’s time to get the ball rolling.
Lucien Morel, heir to the multibillion-euro Morel Corporation, is shocked—and thrilled—to learn his father has volunteered him as consultant to a fledgling football charity. Better yet, the brains behind it all is heartthrob Simon Wood, his teenage idol and crush.
Although Simon and Lucien get off on the wrong foot, it’s not long before they’re getting along like a house on fire—sparks included. But with the charity under public scrutiny, can their romance thrive?
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October 2, 2019
Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe
Southernmost Murder
"The novel was a delight from the start. The main character is likable. While none of the other characters come to life quite as much as he does, they are all developed enough for the chemistry between all of them to work. There's lots of fun banter. The sexual tension and build-up between "Indy" and Jun is done well, and the sex scenes are both believable and original. I love the natural way details about narcolepsy are woven into the story, making this educational as well as entertaining. The story flows well. There's a nice balance of romance, work, and murder mystery. The novel is mostly fluff, but it's so enjoyable it doesn't feel at all like a guilty pleasure. It's just pleasure. Only near the end does the main character do something so stupid that I had to put the book down and walk away. I know authors are supposed to keep their main character in trouble to keep readers interested, but this particular bit of trouble was self-inflicted and extremely irritating, the only part of the novel that was legitimately unpleasant to read. (It's the part about Jun's gun. Jun forgives him too easily, and that didn't quite read true, either.) I understand authors want their characters to be imperfect, but this section of the novel was the only part that kept me from giving the plot a score of 10. Despite that, the novel gets back on track within ten pages or so, and the remainder of the novel is as entertaining as ever. I wasn't completely crazy about the identity of the mysterious caller, but I expect other readers will like it well enough. The novel was so entertaining that I'm definitely interested in reading more of the author's work."
Aubrey Grant lives in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West, has a cute cottage, a sweet moped, and a great job managing the historical property of a former sea captain. With his soon-to-be-boyfriend, hotshot FBI agent Jun Tanaka, visiting for a little R&R, not even Aubrey’s narcolepsy can put a damper on their vacation plans.
But a skeleton in a closet of the Smith Family Historical Home throws a wrench into the works. Despite Aubrey and Jun’s attempts to enjoy some time together, the skeleton’s identity drags them into a mystery with origins over a century in the past. They uncover a tale of long-lost treasure, the pirate king it belonged to, and a modern-day murderer who will stop at nothing to find the hidden riches. If a killer on the loose isn’t enough to keep Aubrey out of the mess, it seems even the restless spirit of Captain Smith is warning him away.
The unlikely partnership of a special agent and historian may be exactly what it takes to crack this mystery wide-open and finally put an old Key West tragedy to rest. But while Aubrey tracks down the X that marks the spot, one wrong move could be his last.
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September 21, 2019
2018-2019 Rainbow Awards Submissions
Rainbow Awards Submissions closed yesterday with a boom, 15 book submissions in one day. That means the final submissions count is 448 and the raised amount to charity is $12.004.
The final list of submissions is as follows:
AsexualRomanceContemporary, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance & Romantic ComedyAnn Gallagher - Three Stupid WeddingsAva Kelly - HavesskadiCaitlin Ricci - Ace of HeartsE.J. Russell - Bad Boy’s Bard (Fae Out of Water #3)Evelyn Benvie - Something To CelebrateR.A. Steffan - The Complete Lion Mistress CollectionSam Burns - Strike Up the BandBisexualFictionFantasyAngel Martinez and Freddy MacKay - Fireworks and Stolen Kisses (Lijun #1)Angel Martinez and Freddy MacKay - Trysts and Burning Embers (Lijun #2)Ariana Nash - Silk & SteelJeanne G’Fellers - Cleaning HouseJeanne G’Fellers - Keeping HouseMegan Derr - Dragon MagicContemporary General Fiction, Humor, Mystery / Thriller & Sci-Fi / FuturisticArcher Kay Leah - Of Kindred and StardustDebbie McGowan - The Great Village Bun FightIsabelle Adler - Ashore (Staying Afloat #2)Kevin Klehr - Social Media CentralLori A. Witt - IncelMia Kerick - The Weekend Bucket ListVicki Clifford - Deception is the Old Black: A Viv Fraser MysteryRomanceFantasy RomanceAldrea Alien - In Pain and BloodArcher Kay Leah - SoulboundCasey Wolfe - A Mage's PowerE.J. Russell - Nudging FateFreddy MacKay - Waiting on the RainKasia Bacon - Twenty-One Arrow SaluteMegan Derr - The Mercenaries of the Stolen MoonMeredith Katz - How Saeter Robbed the UnderworldRebecca Langham - Finding AuroraHistorical & Paranormal RomanceAngel Martinez - Jackalopes and Woofen-poofs (Offbeat Crimes #5)E.J. Russell - Demon on the Down-Low (Supernatural Selection #3)Jude Lucens - Behind These Doors (Radical Proposals #1)Lexi Ander - Caledonia DestinyNicole Field - Changing LoyaltiesContemporary and Erotic Romance & Romantic SuspenceA.M. Leibowitz - MinuetCari Z. & L.A. Witt - Reckless BehaviorCJane Elliott - The Wild and Precious CollectionClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Cats & DogesClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Line in the ShadowClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - The Billionaire's SonDaniela Jeffries - Dragon's LairE. Davies - AdoreE. Davies - Live WireE. Davies - MiracleE. Davies - ShelterE. Davies - TraceE. Davies - TrembleFreddy MacKay - Watermelon KissesH.J. Perry - The Prince and the BodyguardJ.L. Merrow - One UnderJohnny Miles - Café y ChocolateK. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - Behind the Stick (The Speakeasy #3)K. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - Extra Dirty (The Speakeasy #2)Kara Ripley - Riding the TrackKelly Jensen - Building ForeverKyell Gold - Ty GameL.A. Witt - Blood & BitcoinL.A. Witt - It Was Always YouL.A. Witt - Once BurnedL.A. Witt - Rank & FileL.A. Witt - The Torches We CarryLara Zielinsky - We ThreeLouisa Masters - The Athlete and the AristocratMel Gough - A World ApartSarah L. Young - Plus OneTia Fielding - TenGayFictionContemporary General FictionA.M. Leibowitz - Keeping the FaithBrandon Bagwell - American DragonBryan T. Clark - Escaping Camp RooseveltDan Ackerman - That Doesn't Belong HereDan Ackerman - The Things That ComeEtienne - Apocalypse—NotEtienne - Raleigh's FollyJ. Scott Coatsworth - The River City ChroniclesJendi Reiter - An Incomplete List of My WishesKi Brightly and M.D. Gregory - King’s Killer (Kings of Men MC #1)FantasyAngel Martinez - The Mage on the HillDan Ackerman - For A GlanceLisa Henry - AnhagaS.J. Himes - A History of Trouble: A Beacon Hill Sorcerer CollectionS.J. Himes - The Necromancer's Reckoning (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3)Xia Xia Lake - ShinigamiHistoricalBarry Brennessel - Ánh SángCarlos T. Mock - The Corner Queen--La Loca de La Esquina: A Romance and A RevolutionDaniel M. Jaffe - Yeled TovElin Gregory - Midnight FlitGlenn Quigley - The Lion Lies WaitingJ.P. Kenwood - Blood Before Wine (Dominus #3)Leo D'Lance - One Night With FinnbarStephan Knox - Anáil Dhragain (Dragon's Breath)Tanya Chris - Predestination UnknownTinnean - Two for Home (Home Before Sundown #2)HumorDamian Serbu - Santa Is a VampireDavid Nora - Slasher CrasherJoe Cosentino - Drama Dance (Nicky and Noah mystery #8)Joe Cosentino - Drama Detective (Nicky and Noah mystery #5)Michael Scott Garvin - Aunt Sookie & Me: The Sordid Tale of a Scandalous Southern BelleMystery / ThrillerAmy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: One Thousand CranesAmy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: The Deafening SilenceC.S. Poe - Southernmost MurderC.S. Poe - The Mystery of the Moving Image (Snow & Winter #3)Clancy Nacht - For Immediate ReleaseDianne Hartsock - Birthday PresentsJ.L. Merrow - Lock NutJoe Cosentino - Drama Castle (Nicky and Noah mystery #7)Joe Cosentino - Drama Fraternity (Nicky and Noah mystery #6)Young AdultEli Easton - Boy ShatteredLaura Lascarso - HirokuLaura Lascarso - When Everything Is BlueMia Kerick - TornS.M. James - In Case You Missed ItAlternative Universe/Reality & Sci-Fi / FuturisticArshad Ahsanuddin - AscensionArshad Ahsanuddin - Interscission Project: Prodigal SonArshad Ahsanuddin - MercuryBeryll and Osiris Brackhaus - The Demon of Hagermarsh (Virasana Empire: Sir Yaden #1)C.C. Bridges - Angels RisingDusk Peterson - Hell's Messenger (Life Prison #2)J. Scott Coatsworth - The Stark DivideJ.P. Jackson - Magic or DieKayleigh Sky - Jesus KidKelly Jensen - To See the SunLexi Ander - SunderM.D. Neu - Contact (A New World #1)M.D. Neu - Conviction (A New World #2)Pelaam - Strawberry FieldsR.A. Steffan - Anthelion (Love and War #4)Rob Rosen - And God BelchedT. Strange - RookTinnean - Pandemic (Surviving the Apocalypse #1)RomanceErotic RomanceAmy Lane - Bobby GreenCJane Elliott - The Player's ProtégéClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - The Congressman's Whore: A Marriage of ConvenienceL.A. Witt - Sink or SwimL.M. Somerton - Owned by the SeaL.M. Somerton - Serving HimL.M. Somerton - Testing LysanderL.M. Somerton - Trusting HimLane Hayes - Leaning Into ForeverLane Hayes - Leaning Into the LookLane Hayes - Out in the OffenseLane Hayes - Starting From ZeroMorticia Knight - In the Name of the FatherFantasy RomanceAlex Whitehall - Magic Runs DeepAmy Lane - Familiar DemonE.J. Russell - Devouring FlameG.R. Lyons - Heavens Aground (Treble and the Lost Boys #2)Isobel Starling - Apple Boy (The Quiet Work #1)J. Scott Coatsworth - IthaniJ. Scott Coatsworth - LanderJackie Keswick - Healing Glass (A Gifted Guilds Novel)Jacqueline Rohrbach - The Dragon's RebelJamie Sullivan - Heart of the DragonJoe Cosentino - Tales from FairylandKevin Klehr - Midnight AngelKim Fielding - Blyd and PearceLou Sylvre - The Holiday Home HotelMeghan Maslow - Be Fairy GameMeghan Maslow - By Fairy Means or FoulMeredith Katz - Smoke SignalsS.J. Himes - Knight's FireS.J. Himes - The Solstice PrinceHistorical RomanceAlex Jane - The ArrangementAnna Butler - The Jackal's House (Lancaster's Luck #2)Eli Easton - Robby Riverton: Mail Order BrideElvira Bell - Entertaining the SombrevillesJulie Swift - Rara AvisLillian Francis - Under the RadarMorticia Knight - A New Beginning for AngeloMorticia Knight - Finding Sanctuary (The Hampton Road Club #6)Rebecca Cohen - Anthony, Earl of CroftonRebecca Cohen - Captain MerricParanormal RomanceAngel Martinez - All The World's An Undead Stage (Offbeat Crimes #6)Casey Wolfe - A Vampire's Redemption (The Inquisition Trilogy #2)E.J. Russell - Art Medium: The Complete CollectionE.J. Russell - Single White Incubus (Supernatural Selection #1)E.J. Russell - Vampire with Benefits (Supernatural Selection #2)G.R. Lyons - Illumined Shadows (Treble and the Lost Boys #3)Jackie North - Heroes for GhostsJackie North - Honey From the LionJackie North - Wild as the West Texas WindKayla Jameth - Save a Horse, Dive a CowboyKayleigh Sky - A Vampire's HeartLissa Kasey - AbsolutionLissa Kasey - WitchbloodM. Raiya - WinterMaz Maddox - Heartache & HoofbeatsMD Neu - The CallingMeredith Katz - Empty VesselsSam Burns - Blackbird in the ReedsSara Dobie Bauer - Escaping ExileSusan Laine - Gremlins Are MalfunctioningTanya Chris - Omega RevealedTara Lain - Hidden PowersTerry Poole - RudyTinnean - The Most Loved of All (Strange, Strange World #2)Toni Griffin - Pyro's Accidental ShootingRomantic SuspenceAmy Lane - A Few Good FishAnne Barwell - One WordCari Z. & L.A. Witt - Double or NothingClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - False Flag (The Phisher King #2)Eden Winters - Suspicion (Diversion #7)Jack L. Pyke - Fractured (Don't... #6)Kim Fielding - The Spy's Love SongLou Watton - Hot PropertyTara Lain - The Case of the Sexy ShakespeareanTinnean - Complications (The Continuing Adventures of Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann #5)Tinnean - You Were Made for Me (The Continuing Adventures of Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann #4)Contemporary Romance & Romantic ComedyA.M. Leibowitz - DrumbeatAlex Whitehall - Hard TruthsAmy Lane - A Fool and His MannyAmy Lane - CrocusAmy Lane - HomebirdAnne Barwell - Prelude to LoveBryan T. Clark - Diego's SecretC.C. Dado - A Series of FatesC.S. Poe - Color of YouCJane Elliott - In Over Our HeadsCJane Elliott - The Kinsey ScaleDaniel Elijah Sanderfer - The Outdoorsman's SonE. Davies - Boiling PointE. Davies - ClutchE. Davies - Electric SunshineE. Davies - Hard HartE. Davies - SlickE.J. Russell - Mystic ManElaine White - The Bright Side BrigadeEli Easton - Family CampG.R. Lyons - Ice on Fire (Treble and the Lost Boys #1)H.J. Perry - Rescued from ParadiseHelena Stone - Double Dutch CourageIan Schlechter - We Need SpaceIsobel Starling - Sweet ThingJ.L. Merrow - Love at First HateJames Brock - Dog TaggedJames Brock - MuckluckedJay Hogan - Crossing the TouchlineJay Hogan - Digging DeepJodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga - WreckedJoe Cosentino - Cozzi Cove: Happy Endings (Cozzi Cove #5)Joe Cosentino - The Bobby and Paolo Holiday StoriesK. Evan Coles - Third Time's the Charm (Boston Seasons #1)K. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - With A Twist (The Speakeasy #1)Kate Hawthorne - A Taste of SinKelly Jensen - Chasing ForeverKelly Jensen - Renewing ForeverKelly Wyre - FightKelly Wyre - Hearts Under FireKi Brightly and Meg Bawden - Brodie's Million Dollar Omega (Cherry Hollow Series #2)Ki Brightly and Meg Bawden - Law’s Stubborn OmegaKim Fielding - A Full PlateKim Fielding - Redesigning Landry BishopKim Fielding - The Little LibraryL.A. Witt - Bouncing BackL.A. Witt - Going OverboardL.A. Witt - Is It Over Yet?L.A. Witt - New HandL.A. Witt - Rabi and MatthewL.A. Witt - ReboundL.A. Witt - The Husband GambitL.A. Witt - To My Future Number 1 FanL.A. Witt - Wash OutLissa Kasey - Range of EmotionLou Watton - Isola di FioreMarguerite Labbe - A Beautiful Disaster (Geek Life #3)Marguerite Labbe - A Little Side of Geek (Geek Life #1)Marguerite Labbe - A Whole Latte Sass (Geek Life #2)Mel Bossa - No River Wide EnoughMorningstar Ashley - Risking It AllPat Henshaw - Short OrderPat Henshaw - Waking the BehrRob Rosen - Mary, Queen of ScotchSamantha Wayland - Poetry in MotionSarah L. Young - Nice Jewish BoysSusan Laine - Femme Faux FataleTanya Chris - High LonesomeTara Lain - High BallsTara Lain - Home Improvement — A Love StoryTara Lain - Love You So SpecialTaylor Fitzpatrick - Thrown Off the IceTia Fielding - Like BreathingZ. Allora - Rocking Thin IceZ. Allora - The Librarian’s RakeZ. Allora - The Temple of HeavenLesbianFictionFantasyAlex Pyott - The Amber NecklaceBenny Lawrence - Beggar’s FlipCaren J. Werlinger - A Bittersweet GardenGeonn Cannon - Trafalgar & Boone and the Children of the Burnt EmpireGeonn Cannon - Trafalgar and Boone and the Books of BreathingKellie Doherty - Sunkissed Feather and Severed TiesS.L. Kassidy - Warrior Class – Sky CutterHistoricalElena Graf - Acts of ContritionElena Graf - Lies of OmissionJane Alden - Across A Crowded RoomK’Anne Meinel - An Island Between UsKim Finney - Under The MicroscopeMystery / ThrillerCari Hunter - AliasCharlotte Mills - PaybackClaire Highton-Stevenson - The Doll MakerGeonn Cannon - Kennel ClubGeonn Cannon - Raised by WolvesGlenys Wilson - Harbour ViewJody Klaire - Black Ridge FallsJody Klaire - Noble HeartK’Anne Meinel - FlightNat Burns - The Rustle of LeavesYoung AdultA. Zukowski - Courting LightAlicia Joseph - A Penny on the TrackDolores Maggiore - Love and Lechery at Albert AcademyIza Moreau - Ghost in the PianoIza Moreau - Horses WildIza Moreau - Swamp GirlIza Moreau - Tank BabyJacqueline Rohrbach - The SoulstealersJessica Yeh - Bend for MeJessica Yeh - Something TragicNina Packebush - Girls Like MeAlternative Universe/Reality & Sci-Fi / FuturisticAngel Martinez - Safety Protocols for Human HolidaysK. Aten - The Sovereign of Psiere (Mystery of the Makes #1)K. Aten - Waking the DreamerK’Anne Meinel - Recombinant LoveK’Anne Meinel - SurvivorsMatt Doyle - LV48 (The Cassie Tam Files #3)Matt Doyle - The Fox, The Dog, and The King (The Cassie Tam Files #2)Rae D. Magdon - Lucky 7Rebecca Langham - Beneath the SurfaceTinnean - Long Leggity Beasties (Surviving the Apocalypse #2)Contemporary General Fiction & EroticaCaren J. Werlinger - When the Stars SangCheryl Espinosa-Jones - An Ocean Between ThemI.L. Green - Redemption StoryRae D. Magdon - Fur and Fangs (Vol 1-10)Susan Stocker - Kiss Your Elbow (An Embellished Memoire of Growing Up in the 50's and 60's)Suzanne Falter - CommittedSuzanne Falter - DrivenRomanceHistorical RomanceEdale Lane - Heart of SherwoodJane Alden - Jobyna’s BluesK’Anne Meinel - CavalcadeK’Anne Meinel - PioneeringK’Anne Meinel - SayyidaT.T. Thomas - House of BlissYoshiyuki Ly - AnathemaRomantic ComedyA.J. Adaire - Match MeJean Copeland - Summer FlingK. Aten - Rules of the RoadLisa Moreau - LovebirdsLynn Ames - Great BonesContemporary and Erotic Romance & Romantic SuspenceA.L. Brooks - Write Your Own ScriptAnna Larner - Love's PortraitAnna Stone - Being HersB.J. Phillips - Changing SeasonC.J. Murphy - Frame by fameC.J. Murphy - Gold Star ChanceC.J. Murphy - The Bucket ListChris Paynter - Just a Touch AwayChris Zett - Irregular HeartbeatClaire Highton-Stevenson - Escape & FreedomClaire Highton-Stevenson - The PromiseClare Ashton - The GoodmansDena Blake - A Country Girl’s HeartDena Blake - Friends Without BenefitsDena Blake - Racing HeartsDiane Marina - After the Glitter FadesEmily L. Byrne - Medusa’s TouchG. Benson - Who'd Have ThoughtGail Newman - Sunlight in the ShadowsGeonn Cannon - Can You Hear MeHeather Blackmore - It's Not a DateHelen Jayne - Hestia: sapphic soulmatesJae - Just for ShowJae - Not the Marrying KindJae - Paper LoveJae - Perfect RhythmJazzy Mitchell - You MatterJean Copeland - The Ashford PlaceJeannie Levig - A Heart to Call HomeJeannie Levig - A Wish Upon a StarK. Aten - Burn It DownK’Anne Meinel - Inn the Dog HouseK’Anne Meinel - Vetted FurtherLaney Webber - A Chapter on LoveLynn Ames - Chain ReactionsMcGee Mathews - Moving ViolationsRoslyn Bane - Time for TerriS.L. Kassidy - Learning to Walk AgainSuzie Carr - The Curvy Side of LifeSuzie Carr - The Pet BoutiqueWendy Hudson - Meant to be MeWendy Hudson - Mine to KeepFantasy & Paranormal RomanceBeryll and Osiris Brackhaus - Orc HavenHelen Jayne - Aegle: sapphic SoulmatesHelen Jayne - Corby: Sapphic SoulmatesJazzy Mitchell - Musings of a MadwomanK. Aten - The Sagittarius (Arrow of Artemis #3)Veronica Watts - Her of the WoodTransgenderRomanceContemporary, Erotic, Historical & Paranormal RomanceBrooklyn Ray - DarklingE. Davies - ForeverJ. Scott Coatsworth - Slow ThawJayne Lockwood - New BeginningsKatherine Wyvern - A Muse to Live ForKatherine Wyvern - Spice & VanillaKatherine Wyvern - Woman as a Foreign LanguageL.A. Witt - AdriftL.A. Witt - AshoreTia Fielding - FourLGBTAFictionAnthology / CollectionAngel Martinez - Brandywine Investigations: Family MattersDusk Peterson - Danger (Dark Light #3)Fiza Pathan - The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Short StoriesJ. Scott Coatsworth - MigrationJohnny Townsend - Who Invited You to the Orgy?Kira Harp - Rainbow Briefs volume 2Nicole Field - Happiness in NumbersYoung AdultA.M. Leibowitz - Year of the Guilty SoulAmy Klobuchar; Edited by In This Together Media - Nevertheless, We PersistedChad Sell - The Cardboard KingdomChris Tebbetts - Me Myself & HimDavid Levithan - SomedayEmily Skrutskie - Hullmetal GirlsLillian Clarke - Immoral CodeM. Rose Flores - The EndMia Kerick - All BoyMia Kerick - My Crunchy LifeMia Kerick - The Princess of Baker StreetNic Stone - Odd One OutR. Zamora Linmark - The Importance of Being Wilde at HeartRachel Cohn and David Levithan - Sam & Ilsa's Last HurrahRory Power - Wilded GirlsS.M. James - Not Gonna LieStefani Deoul - Zero Sum GameContemporary General Fiction, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / FuturisticAnna Butler - Day of Wrath (Taking Shield #5)Catherine Ryan Hyde - Have You Seen Luis Velez?Dorian Graves - Bones and BourbonDusk Peterson - Breached Boundaries (The Three Lands)E.J. Runyon - Good PeopleGeneva Vand - Granola Bars and SpaceshipsKail Muse - HomeplanetNon FictionBiography / MemoirCarla Grant - Uncommon GirlsCherie Battista - Secrecy and SynchronicityDenise Duhamel & Julie Marie Wade - The Unrhymables: Collaborations in ProseDiana Wright and Bernie DeCoke - Too Damn Dumb to ThinkJudith Branzburg - The Liberation of Ivy BottiniRuth Simkin - Dear SophieSallyanne Monti - Light at the End of the Tunnel, A MemoirTodd Allen Smith - Murder, Romance and Two ShootingsWiddershins - Prelude: The Gaining of Shamanic WisdomPoetryJan Steckel - Like Flesh Covers BoneJulie Marie Wade - Same-Sexy Marriage: A Novella in PoemsLisa Dordal - Mosaic of the DarkRenée Vivien (translator Samantha Pious) - A Crown of VioletsSandra de Helen - Desire Returns for a Visit
and the list of charities is as follows:Abbey of the Brew City Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence $25,00Accept $25,00Aids Healthcare Foundation $25,00Aids LifeCycle $150,00AIDS Project LA $15,00Aids Project Los Angeles $50,00Albert Kennedy Trust $215,00Ali Forney Center $350,00All Out $50,00Allsorts $75,00Bay Area Bisexual Network $25,00BeLonGTo $25,00Bi Foundation $50,00BiNet USA $125,00Bisexual Resource Center $20,00Callan-Lorde $100,00CAMP Rehoboth $79,50Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives $35,00Central Valley Pride Center $25,00Centrepoint $70,00CliniQ $25,00Covenant House $100,00Diversity Role Models $5,00Galfa $55,00Galop $25,00Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont $25,00Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of Western New York $25,00GCLS scholarship fund $410,00Gender Centre $20,00Gendered Intelligence $20,00Gerber/Hart Library $25,00GLAAD $100,00GLBT Community Center of Colorado $75,00GLBTQ legal Advocates &Defenders $20,00Global Poverty Relief Foundation $107,00GLSEN $175,00GMFA $25,00Hearts United For Animals $103,00HRC $582,25Indiana Youth Group $75,00It Gets Better Project $100,00Just like Us $25,00Kaleidoscope Diversity Trust $20,00Lambda Legal $1.195,00Lavender Library Archives $25,00LGBT Center Los Angeles $420,00LGBT Center of NY $60,00LGBT Community Center Greater Cleveland $10,00LGBT Foundation $45,00LGBT National Help Center $50,00LGBT Youth Line $40,00LGBT Youth Scotland $70,00Lifelong $100,00London Friend $25,00Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center $75,00Lost-n-Found $25,00Lyric of San Francisco $25,00Margays $50,00Mercury Phoenix Trust $25,00Mermaids UK $100,00Metro Inclusive Health $25,00Metro Inclusive Health's LGBT Youth Group $50,00Milwaukee LGBT Community Center $50,00Moveable Feast $25,00National Center for Transgender Equality $75,00New Zealand Rainbow Youth $50,00NOH8 $30,00Odyssey Youth Movement $10,00OKC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence $40,00Opening Doors UK $20,00Out Saskatoon $34,00Pete Buttigieg for President $75,00PFLAG $195,00PFLAG Portland $25,00Point Foundation $55,00Pride Centre of Edmonton $30,00Pride Community Center of North Central Florida $25,00Pride Foundation Australia $70,00Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC $25,00Q Center of Portland $10,00Qmunity $25,00Quatrefoil Library $105,00Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County $20,00Rainbow Railroad $75,00Rainbow Refugees Frankfurt $25,00Rainbow Resource Centre $33,00Rainbow Youth $83,00Sacramento LGBT Center $200,00Sacramento LGBT Community Center $25,87Sage $375,00Seattle Humane Society $26,00Seta $50,00Stonewall Alliance of Chico $25,00Stonewall UK $245,00Switchboard $25,00Tampa Bay Metro Wellness $45,00Tennessee Equality Project $75,00Terrence Higgins Trust $85,00The Audre Lord Project $50,00The Diversity Center $500,00The Frank Harr Foundation $500,00The OUT Foundation $75,00Time Out Youth $300,00Trans Lifeline $175,00Trans Media Watch $25,00Trans United $3,00Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund $275,00Transgender Legal Defense and Education fund $25,00Trevor Project $1.090,00True Colors $122,30UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group $20,00Wanda Alston Foundation $175,00William Way $100,00WWTLC $25,00You Can Play $40,00Youth Project $25,00
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The final list of submissions is as follows:
AsexualRomanceContemporary, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance & Romantic ComedyAnn Gallagher - Three Stupid WeddingsAva Kelly - HavesskadiCaitlin Ricci - Ace of HeartsE.J. Russell - Bad Boy’s Bard (Fae Out of Water #3)Evelyn Benvie - Something To CelebrateR.A. Steffan - The Complete Lion Mistress CollectionSam Burns - Strike Up the BandBisexualFictionFantasyAngel Martinez and Freddy MacKay - Fireworks and Stolen Kisses (Lijun #1)Angel Martinez and Freddy MacKay - Trysts and Burning Embers (Lijun #2)Ariana Nash - Silk & SteelJeanne G’Fellers - Cleaning HouseJeanne G’Fellers - Keeping HouseMegan Derr - Dragon MagicContemporary General Fiction, Humor, Mystery / Thriller & Sci-Fi / FuturisticArcher Kay Leah - Of Kindred and StardustDebbie McGowan - The Great Village Bun FightIsabelle Adler - Ashore (Staying Afloat #2)Kevin Klehr - Social Media CentralLori A. Witt - IncelMia Kerick - The Weekend Bucket ListVicki Clifford - Deception is the Old Black: A Viv Fraser MysteryRomanceFantasy RomanceAldrea Alien - In Pain and BloodArcher Kay Leah - SoulboundCasey Wolfe - A Mage's PowerE.J. Russell - Nudging FateFreddy MacKay - Waiting on the RainKasia Bacon - Twenty-One Arrow SaluteMegan Derr - The Mercenaries of the Stolen MoonMeredith Katz - How Saeter Robbed the UnderworldRebecca Langham - Finding AuroraHistorical & Paranormal RomanceAngel Martinez - Jackalopes and Woofen-poofs (Offbeat Crimes #5)E.J. Russell - Demon on the Down-Low (Supernatural Selection #3)Jude Lucens - Behind These Doors (Radical Proposals #1)Lexi Ander - Caledonia DestinyNicole Field - Changing LoyaltiesContemporary and Erotic Romance & Romantic SuspenceA.M. Leibowitz - MinuetCari Z. & L.A. Witt - Reckless BehaviorCJane Elliott - The Wild and Precious CollectionClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Cats & DogesClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - Line in the ShadowClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - The Billionaire's SonDaniela Jeffries - Dragon's LairE. Davies - AdoreE. Davies - Live WireE. Davies - MiracleE. Davies - ShelterE. Davies - TraceE. Davies - TrembleFreddy MacKay - Watermelon KissesH.J. Perry - The Prince and the BodyguardJ.L. Merrow - One UnderJohnny Miles - Café y ChocolateK. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - Behind the Stick (The Speakeasy #3)K. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - Extra Dirty (The Speakeasy #2)Kara Ripley - Riding the TrackKelly Jensen - Building ForeverKyell Gold - Ty GameL.A. Witt - Blood & BitcoinL.A. Witt - It Was Always YouL.A. Witt - Once BurnedL.A. Witt - Rank & FileL.A. Witt - The Torches We CarryLara Zielinsky - We ThreeLouisa Masters - The Athlete and the AristocratMel Gough - A World ApartSarah L. Young - Plus OneTia Fielding - TenGayFictionContemporary General FictionA.M. Leibowitz - Keeping the FaithBrandon Bagwell - American DragonBryan T. Clark - Escaping Camp RooseveltDan Ackerman - That Doesn't Belong HereDan Ackerman - The Things That ComeEtienne - Apocalypse—NotEtienne - Raleigh's FollyJ. Scott Coatsworth - The River City ChroniclesJendi Reiter - An Incomplete List of My WishesKi Brightly and M.D. Gregory - King’s Killer (Kings of Men MC #1)FantasyAngel Martinez - The Mage on the HillDan Ackerman - For A GlanceLisa Henry - AnhagaS.J. Himes - A History of Trouble: A Beacon Hill Sorcerer CollectionS.J. Himes - The Necromancer's Reckoning (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3)Xia Xia Lake - ShinigamiHistoricalBarry Brennessel - Ánh SángCarlos T. Mock - The Corner Queen--La Loca de La Esquina: A Romance and A RevolutionDaniel M. Jaffe - Yeled TovElin Gregory - Midnight FlitGlenn Quigley - The Lion Lies WaitingJ.P. Kenwood - Blood Before Wine (Dominus #3)Leo D'Lance - One Night With FinnbarStephan Knox - Anáil Dhragain (Dragon's Breath)Tanya Chris - Predestination UnknownTinnean - Two for Home (Home Before Sundown #2)HumorDamian Serbu - Santa Is a VampireDavid Nora - Slasher CrasherJoe Cosentino - Drama Dance (Nicky and Noah mystery #8)Joe Cosentino - Drama Detective (Nicky and Noah mystery #5)Michael Scott Garvin - Aunt Sookie & Me: The Sordid Tale of a Scandalous Southern BelleMystery / ThrillerAmy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: One Thousand CranesAmy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: The Deafening SilenceC.S. Poe - Southernmost MurderC.S. Poe - The Mystery of the Moving Image (Snow & Winter #3)Clancy Nacht - For Immediate ReleaseDianne Hartsock - Birthday PresentsJ.L. Merrow - Lock NutJoe Cosentino - Drama Castle (Nicky and Noah mystery #7)Joe Cosentino - Drama Fraternity (Nicky and Noah mystery #6)Young AdultEli Easton - Boy ShatteredLaura Lascarso - HirokuLaura Lascarso - When Everything Is BlueMia Kerick - TornS.M. James - In Case You Missed ItAlternative Universe/Reality & Sci-Fi / FuturisticArshad Ahsanuddin - AscensionArshad Ahsanuddin - Interscission Project: Prodigal SonArshad Ahsanuddin - MercuryBeryll and Osiris Brackhaus - The Demon of Hagermarsh (Virasana Empire: Sir Yaden #1)C.C. Bridges - Angels RisingDusk Peterson - Hell's Messenger (Life Prison #2)J. Scott Coatsworth - The Stark DivideJ.P. Jackson - Magic or DieKayleigh Sky - Jesus KidKelly Jensen - To See the SunLexi Ander - SunderM.D. Neu - Contact (A New World #1)M.D. Neu - Conviction (A New World #2)Pelaam - Strawberry FieldsR.A. Steffan - Anthelion (Love and War #4)Rob Rosen - And God BelchedT. Strange - RookTinnean - Pandemic (Surviving the Apocalypse #1)RomanceErotic RomanceAmy Lane - Bobby GreenCJane Elliott - The Player's ProtégéClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - The Congressman's Whore: A Marriage of ConvenienceL.A. Witt - Sink or SwimL.M. Somerton - Owned by the SeaL.M. Somerton - Serving HimL.M. Somerton - Testing LysanderL.M. Somerton - Trusting HimLane Hayes - Leaning Into ForeverLane Hayes - Leaning Into the LookLane Hayes - Out in the OffenseLane Hayes - Starting From ZeroMorticia Knight - In the Name of the FatherFantasy RomanceAlex Whitehall - Magic Runs DeepAmy Lane - Familiar DemonE.J. Russell - Devouring FlameG.R. Lyons - Heavens Aground (Treble and the Lost Boys #2)Isobel Starling - Apple Boy (The Quiet Work #1)J. Scott Coatsworth - IthaniJ. Scott Coatsworth - LanderJackie Keswick - Healing Glass (A Gifted Guilds Novel)Jacqueline Rohrbach - The Dragon's RebelJamie Sullivan - Heart of the DragonJoe Cosentino - Tales from FairylandKevin Klehr - Midnight AngelKim Fielding - Blyd and PearceLou Sylvre - The Holiday Home HotelMeghan Maslow - Be Fairy GameMeghan Maslow - By Fairy Means or FoulMeredith Katz - Smoke SignalsS.J. Himes - Knight's FireS.J. Himes - The Solstice PrinceHistorical RomanceAlex Jane - The ArrangementAnna Butler - The Jackal's House (Lancaster's Luck #2)Eli Easton - Robby Riverton: Mail Order BrideElvira Bell - Entertaining the SombrevillesJulie Swift - Rara AvisLillian Francis - Under the RadarMorticia Knight - A New Beginning for AngeloMorticia Knight - Finding Sanctuary (The Hampton Road Club #6)Rebecca Cohen - Anthony, Earl of CroftonRebecca Cohen - Captain MerricParanormal RomanceAngel Martinez - All The World's An Undead Stage (Offbeat Crimes #6)Casey Wolfe - A Vampire's Redemption (The Inquisition Trilogy #2)E.J. Russell - Art Medium: The Complete CollectionE.J. Russell - Single White Incubus (Supernatural Selection #1)E.J. Russell - Vampire with Benefits (Supernatural Selection #2)G.R. Lyons - Illumined Shadows (Treble and the Lost Boys #3)Jackie North - Heroes for GhostsJackie North - Honey From the LionJackie North - Wild as the West Texas WindKayla Jameth - Save a Horse, Dive a CowboyKayleigh Sky - A Vampire's HeartLissa Kasey - AbsolutionLissa Kasey - WitchbloodM. Raiya - WinterMaz Maddox - Heartache & HoofbeatsMD Neu - The CallingMeredith Katz - Empty VesselsSam Burns - Blackbird in the ReedsSara Dobie Bauer - Escaping ExileSusan Laine - Gremlins Are MalfunctioningTanya Chris - Omega RevealedTara Lain - Hidden PowersTerry Poole - RudyTinnean - The Most Loved of All (Strange, Strange World #2)Toni Griffin - Pyro's Accidental ShootingRomantic SuspenceAmy Lane - A Few Good FishAnne Barwell - One WordCari Z. & L.A. Witt - Double or NothingClancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid - False Flag (The Phisher King #2)Eden Winters - Suspicion (Diversion #7)Jack L. Pyke - Fractured (Don't... #6)Kim Fielding - The Spy's Love SongLou Watton - Hot PropertyTara Lain - The Case of the Sexy ShakespeareanTinnean - Complications (The Continuing Adventures of Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann #5)Tinnean - You Were Made for Me (The Continuing Adventures of Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann #4)Contemporary Romance & Romantic ComedyA.M. Leibowitz - DrumbeatAlex Whitehall - Hard TruthsAmy Lane - A Fool and His MannyAmy Lane - CrocusAmy Lane - HomebirdAnne Barwell - Prelude to LoveBryan T. Clark - Diego's SecretC.C. Dado - A Series of FatesC.S. Poe - Color of YouCJane Elliott - In Over Our HeadsCJane Elliott - The Kinsey ScaleDaniel Elijah Sanderfer - The Outdoorsman's SonE. Davies - Boiling PointE. Davies - ClutchE. Davies - Electric SunshineE. Davies - Hard HartE. Davies - SlickE.J. Russell - Mystic ManElaine White - The Bright Side BrigadeEli Easton - Family CampG.R. Lyons - Ice on Fire (Treble and the Lost Boys #1)H.J. Perry - Rescued from ParadiseHelena Stone - Double Dutch CourageIan Schlechter - We Need SpaceIsobel Starling - Sweet ThingJ.L. Merrow - Love at First HateJames Brock - Dog TaggedJames Brock - MuckluckedJay Hogan - Crossing the TouchlineJay Hogan - Digging DeepJodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga - WreckedJoe Cosentino - Cozzi Cove: Happy Endings (Cozzi Cove #5)Joe Cosentino - The Bobby and Paolo Holiday StoriesK. Evan Coles - Third Time's the Charm (Boston Seasons #1)K. Evan Coles and Brigham Vaughn - With A Twist (The Speakeasy #1)Kate Hawthorne - A Taste of SinKelly Jensen - Chasing ForeverKelly Jensen - Renewing ForeverKelly Wyre - FightKelly Wyre - Hearts Under FireKi Brightly and Meg Bawden - Brodie's Million Dollar Omega (Cherry Hollow Series #2)Ki Brightly and Meg Bawden - Law’s Stubborn OmegaKim Fielding - A Full PlateKim Fielding - Redesigning Landry BishopKim Fielding - The Little LibraryL.A. Witt - Bouncing BackL.A. Witt - Going OverboardL.A. Witt - Is It Over Yet?L.A. Witt - New HandL.A. Witt - Rabi and MatthewL.A. Witt - ReboundL.A. Witt - The Husband GambitL.A. Witt - To My Future Number 1 FanL.A. Witt - Wash OutLissa Kasey - Range of EmotionLou Watton - Isola di FioreMarguerite Labbe - A Beautiful Disaster (Geek Life #3)Marguerite Labbe - A Little Side of Geek (Geek Life #1)Marguerite Labbe - A Whole Latte Sass (Geek Life #2)Mel Bossa - No River Wide EnoughMorningstar Ashley - Risking It AllPat Henshaw - Short OrderPat Henshaw - Waking the BehrRob Rosen - Mary, Queen of ScotchSamantha Wayland - Poetry in MotionSarah L. Young - Nice Jewish BoysSusan Laine - Femme Faux FataleTanya Chris - High LonesomeTara Lain - High BallsTara Lain - Home Improvement — A Love StoryTara Lain - Love You So SpecialTaylor Fitzpatrick - Thrown Off the IceTia Fielding - Like BreathingZ. Allora - Rocking Thin IceZ. Allora - The Librarian’s RakeZ. Allora - The Temple of HeavenLesbianFictionFantasyAlex Pyott - The Amber NecklaceBenny Lawrence - Beggar’s FlipCaren J. Werlinger - A Bittersweet GardenGeonn Cannon - Trafalgar & Boone and the Children of the Burnt EmpireGeonn Cannon - Trafalgar and Boone and the Books of BreathingKellie Doherty - Sunkissed Feather and Severed TiesS.L. Kassidy - Warrior Class – Sky CutterHistoricalElena Graf - Acts of ContritionElena Graf - Lies of OmissionJane Alden - Across A Crowded RoomK’Anne Meinel - An Island Between UsKim Finney - Under The MicroscopeMystery / ThrillerCari Hunter - AliasCharlotte Mills - PaybackClaire Highton-Stevenson - The Doll MakerGeonn Cannon - Kennel ClubGeonn Cannon - Raised by WolvesGlenys Wilson - Harbour ViewJody Klaire - Black Ridge FallsJody Klaire - Noble HeartK’Anne Meinel - FlightNat Burns - The Rustle of LeavesYoung AdultA. Zukowski - Courting LightAlicia Joseph - A Penny on the TrackDolores Maggiore - Love and Lechery at Albert AcademyIza Moreau - Ghost in the PianoIza Moreau - Horses WildIza Moreau - Swamp GirlIza Moreau - Tank BabyJacqueline Rohrbach - The SoulstealersJessica Yeh - Bend for MeJessica Yeh - Something TragicNina Packebush - Girls Like MeAlternative Universe/Reality & Sci-Fi / FuturisticAngel Martinez - Safety Protocols for Human HolidaysK. Aten - The Sovereign of Psiere (Mystery of the Makes #1)K. Aten - Waking the DreamerK’Anne Meinel - Recombinant LoveK’Anne Meinel - SurvivorsMatt Doyle - LV48 (The Cassie Tam Files #3)Matt Doyle - The Fox, The Dog, and The King (The Cassie Tam Files #2)Rae D. Magdon - Lucky 7Rebecca Langham - Beneath the SurfaceTinnean - Long Leggity Beasties (Surviving the Apocalypse #2)Contemporary General Fiction & EroticaCaren J. Werlinger - When the Stars SangCheryl Espinosa-Jones - An Ocean Between ThemI.L. Green - Redemption StoryRae D. Magdon - Fur and Fangs (Vol 1-10)Susan Stocker - Kiss Your Elbow (An Embellished Memoire of Growing Up in the 50's and 60's)Suzanne Falter - CommittedSuzanne Falter - DrivenRomanceHistorical RomanceEdale Lane - Heart of SherwoodJane Alden - Jobyna’s BluesK’Anne Meinel - CavalcadeK’Anne Meinel - PioneeringK’Anne Meinel - SayyidaT.T. Thomas - House of BlissYoshiyuki Ly - AnathemaRomantic ComedyA.J. Adaire - Match MeJean Copeland - Summer FlingK. Aten - Rules of the RoadLisa Moreau - LovebirdsLynn Ames - Great BonesContemporary and Erotic Romance & Romantic SuspenceA.L. Brooks - Write Your Own ScriptAnna Larner - Love's PortraitAnna Stone - Being HersB.J. Phillips - Changing SeasonC.J. Murphy - Frame by fameC.J. Murphy - Gold Star ChanceC.J. Murphy - The Bucket ListChris Paynter - Just a Touch AwayChris Zett - Irregular HeartbeatClaire Highton-Stevenson - Escape & FreedomClaire Highton-Stevenson - The PromiseClare Ashton - The GoodmansDena Blake - A Country Girl’s HeartDena Blake - Friends Without BenefitsDena Blake - Racing HeartsDiane Marina - After the Glitter FadesEmily L. Byrne - Medusa’s TouchG. Benson - Who'd Have ThoughtGail Newman - Sunlight in the ShadowsGeonn Cannon - Can You Hear MeHeather Blackmore - It's Not a DateHelen Jayne - Hestia: sapphic soulmatesJae - Just for ShowJae - Not the Marrying KindJae - Paper LoveJae - Perfect RhythmJazzy Mitchell - You MatterJean Copeland - The Ashford PlaceJeannie Levig - A Heart to Call HomeJeannie Levig - A Wish Upon a StarK. Aten - Burn It DownK’Anne Meinel - Inn the Dog HouseK’Anne Meinel - Vetted FurtherLaney Webber - A Chapter on LoveLynn Ames - Chain ReactionsMcGee Mathews - Moving ViolationsRoslyn Bane - Time for TerriS.L. Kassidy - Learning to Walk AgainSuzie Carr - The Curvy Side of LifeSuzie Carr - The Pet BoutiqueWendy Hudson - Meant to be MeWendy Hudson - Mine to KeepFantasy & Paranormal RomanceBeryll and Osiris Brackhaus - Orc HavenHelen Jayne - Aegle: sapphic SoulmatesHelen Jayne - Corby: Sapphic SoulmatesJazzy Mitchell - Musings of a MadwomanK. Aten - The Sagittarius (Arrow of Artemis #3)Veronica Watts - Her of the WoodTransgenderRomanceContemporary, Erotic, Historical & Paranormal RomanceBrooklyn Ray - DarklingE. Davies - ForeverJ. Scott Coatsworth - Slow ThawJayne Lockwood - New BeginningsKatherine Wyvern - A Muse to Live ForKatherine Wyvern - Spice & VanillaKatherine Wyvern - Woman as a Foreign LanguageL.A. Witt - AdriftL.A. Witt - AshoreTia Fielding - FourLGBTAFictionAnthology / CollectionAngel Martinez - Brandywine Investigations: Family MattersDusk Peterson - Danger (Dark Light #3)Fiza Pathan - The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Short StoriesJ. Scott Coatsworth - MigrationJohnny Townsend - Who Invited You to the Orgy?Kira Harp - Rainbow Briefs volume 2Nicole Field - Happiness in NumbersYoung AdultA.M. Leibowitz - Year of the Guilty SoulAmy Klobuchar; Edited by In This Together Media - Nevertheless, We PersistedChad Sell - The Cardboard KingdomChris Tebbetts - Me Myself & HimDavid Levithan - SomedayEmily Skrutskie - Hullmetal GirlsLillian Clarke - Immoral CodeM. Rose Flores - The EndMia Kerick - All BoyMia Kerick - My Crunchy LifeMia Kerick - The Princess of Baker StreetNic Stone - Odd One OutR. Zamora Linmark - The Importance of Being Wilde at HeartRachel Cohn and David Levithan - Sam & Ilsa's Last HurrahRory Power - Wilded GirlsS.M. James - Not Gonna LieStefani Deoul - Zero Sum GameContemporary General Fiction, Fantasy & Sci-Fi / FuturisticAnna Butler - Day of Wrath (Taking Shield #5)Catherine Ryan Hyde - Have You Seen Luis Velez?Dorian Graves - Bones and BourbonDusk Peterson - Breached Boundaries (The Three Lands)E.J. Runyon - Good PeopleGeneva Vand - Granola Bars and SpaceshipsKail Muse - HomeplanetNon FictionBiography / MemoirCarla Grant - Uncommon GirlsCherie Battista - Secrecy and SynchronicityDenise Duhamel & Julie Marie Wade - The Unrhymables: Collaborations in ProseDiana Wright and Bernie DeCoke - Too Damn Dumb to ThinkJudith Branzburg - The Liberation of Ivy BottiniRuth Simkin - Dear SophieSallyanne Monti - Light at the End of the Tunnel, A MemoirTodd Allen Smith - Murder, Romance and Two ShootingsWiddershins - Prelude: The Gaining of Shamanic WisdomPoetryJan Steckel - Like Flesh Covers BoneJulie Marie Wade - Same-Sexy Marriage: A Novella in PoemsLisa Dordal - Mosaic of the DarkRenée Vivien (translator Samantha Pious) - A Crown of VioletsSandra de Helen - Desire Returns for a Visit
and the list of charities is as follows:Abbey of the Brew City Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence $25,00Accept $25,00Aids Healthcare Foundation $25,00Aids LifeCycle $150,00AIDS Project LA $15,00Aids Project Los Angeles $50,00Albert Kennedy Trust $215,00Ali Forney Center $350,00All Out $50,00Allsorts $75,00Bay Area Bisexual Network $25,00BeLonGTo $25,00Bi Foundation $50,00BiNet USA $125,00Bisexual Resource Center $20,00Callan-Lorde $100,00CAMP Rehoboth $79,50Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives $35,00Central Valley Pride Center $25,00Centrepoint $70,00CliniQ $25,00Covenant House $100,00Diversity Role Models $5,00Galfa $55,00Galop $25,00Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont $25,00Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of Western New York $25,00GCLS scholarship fund $410,00Gender Centre $20,00Gendered Intelligence $20,00Gerber/Hart Library $25,00GLAAD $100,00GLBT Community Center of Colorado $75,00GLBTQ legal Advocates &Defenders $20,00Global Poverty Relief Foundation $107,00GLSEN $175,00GMFA $25,00Hearts United For Animals $103,00HRC $582,25Indiana Youth Group $75,00It Gets Better Project $100,00Just like Us $25,00Kaleidoscope Diversity Trust $20,00Lambda Legal $1.195,00Lavender Library Archives $25,00LGBT Center Los Angeles $420,00LGBT Center of NY $60,00LGBT Community Center Greater Cleveland $10,00LGBT Foundation $45,00LGBT National Help Center $50,00LGBT Youth Line $40,00LGBT Youth Scotland $70,00Lifelong $100,00London Friend $25,00Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center $75,00Lost-n-Found $25,00Lyric of San Francisco $25,00Margays $50,00Mercury Phoenix Trust $25,00Mermaids UK $100,00Metro Inclusive Health $25,00Metro Inclusive Health's LGBT Youth Group $50,00Milwaukee LGBT Community Center $50,00Moveable Feast $25,00National Center for Transgender Equality $75,00New Zealand Rainbow Youth $50,00NOH8 $30,00Odyssey Youth Movement $10,00OKC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence $40,00Opening Doors UK $20,00Out Saskatoon $34,00Pete Buttigieg for President $75,00PFLAG $195,00PFLAG Portland $25,00Point Foundation $55,00Pride Centre of Edmonton $30,00Pride Community Center of North Central Florida $25,00Pride Foundation Australia $70,00Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC $25,00Q Center of Portland $10,00Qmunity $25,00Quatrefoil Library $105,00Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County $20,00Rainbow Railroad $75,00Rainbow Refugees Frankfurt $25,00Rainbow Resource Centre $33,00Rainbow Youth $83,00Sacramento LGBT Center $200,00Sacramento LGBT Community Center $25,87Sage $375,00Seattle Humane Society $26,00Seta $50,00Stonewall Alliance of Chico $25,00Stonewall UK $245,00Switchboard $25,00Tampa Bay Metro Wellness $45,00Tennessee Equality Project $75,00Terrence Higgins Trust $85,00The Audre Lord Project $50,00The Diversity Center $500,00The Frank Harr Foundation $500,00The OUT Foundation $75,00Time Out Youth $300,00Trans Lifeline $175,00Trans Media Watch $25,00Trans United $3,00Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund $275,00Transgender Legal Defense and Education fund $25,00Trevor Project $1.090,00True Colors $122,30UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group $20,00Wanda Alston Foundation $175,00William Way $100,00WWTLC $25,00You Can Play $40,00Youth Project $25,00
"Rainbow Pride Cheesecake" is the official pin-up boy of the Rainbow Awards especially created by Paul Richmond
"Air de Capri" is a 1923 painting by Gerda Wegener, with Gerda herself and her husband, transgender male to female, Lili Elbe
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September 15, 2019
Rainbow Awards Submissions
#399 Taylor Fitzpatrick - Thrown Off the Ice
#400 Jean Copeland - The Ashford Place
#401 Xia Xia Lake - Shinigami
#402 Samantha Wayland - Poetry in Motion
#403 S.J. Himes - The Solstice Prince
#404 S.J. Himes - Knight's Fire
#405 S.J. Himes - The Necromancer's Reckoning (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3)
#406 S.J. Himes - A History of Trouble: A Beacon Hill Sorcerer Collection
#407 Dena Blake - A Country Girl’s Heart
#408 Dena Blake - Racing Hearts
#409 Dena Blake - Friends Without Benefits
#410 Etienne - Raleigh's Folly
#411 Etienne - Apocalypse—Not
#412 Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory - King’s Killer (Kings of Men MC #1)
#413 CJane Elliott - The Wild and Precious Collection
#414 CJane Elliott - In Over Our Heads
#415 CJane Elliott - The Kinsey Scale
#416 CJane Elliott - The Player's Protégé
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#400 Jean Copeland - The Ashford Place
#401 Xia Xia Lake - Shinigami
#402 Samantha Wayland - Poetry in Motion
#403 S.J. Himes - The Solstice Prince
#404 S.J. Himes - Knight's Fire
#405 S.J. Himes - The Necromancer's Reckoning (The Beacon Hill Sorcerer #3)
#406 S.J. Himes - A History of Trouble: A Beacon Hill Sorcerer Collection
#407 Dena Blake - A Country Girl’s Heart
#408 Dena Blake - Racing Hearts
#409 Dena Blake - Friends Without Benefits
#410 Etienne - Raleigh's Folly
#411 Etienne - Apocalypse—Not
#412 Ki Brightly and M.D. Gregory - King’s Killer (Kings of Men MC #1)
#413 CJane Elliott - The Wild and Precious Collection
#414 CJane Elliott - In Over Our Heads
#415 CJane Elliott - The Kinsey Scale
#416 CJane Elliott - The Player's Protégé
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September 6, 2019
Rainbow Awards Submissions
#382 Lisa Dordal - Mosaic of the Dark
#383 Kim Fielding - Blyd and Pearce
#384 Kim Fielding - The Spy's Love Song
#385 Kim Fielding - The Little Library
#386 Kim Fielding - Redesigning Landry Bishop
#387 Kim Fielding - A Full Plate
#388 Jean Copeland - Summer Fling
#389 Eli Easton - Boy Shattered
#390 Eli Easton - Family Camp
#391 Eli Easton - Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride
#392 Glenys Wilson - Harbour View
#393 Morticia Knight - In the Name of the Father
#394 Morticia Knight - A New Beginning for Angelo
#395 Morticia Knight - Finding Sanctuary (The Hampton Road Club #6)
#396 Laura Lascarso - Hiroku
#397 Laura Lascarso - When Everything Is Blue
#398 Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga - Wrecked
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#383 Kim Fielding - Blyd and Pearce
#384 Kim Fielding - The Spy's Love Song
#385 Kim Fielding - The Little Library
#386 Kim Fielding - Redesigning Landry Bishop
#387 Kim Fielding - A Full Plate
#388 Jean Copeland - Summer Fling
#389 Eli Easton - Boy Shattered
#390 Eli Easton - Family Camp
#391 Eli Easton - Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride
#392 Glenys Wilson - Harbour View
#393 Morticia Knight - In the Name of the Father
#394 Morticia Knight - A New Beginning for Angelo
#395 Morticia Knight - Finding Sanctuary (The Hampton Road Club #6)
#396 Laura Lascarso - Hiroku
#397 Laura Lascarso - When Everything Is Blue
#398 Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga - Wrecked
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August 31, 2019
Rainbow Awards Submissions
#337 Bryan T. Clark - Escaping Camp Roosevelt
#338 Lillian Francis - Under the Radar
#339 Dusk Peterson - Hell's Messenger (Life Prison #2)
#340 Dusk Peterson - Breached Boundaries (The Three Lands)
#341 K. Aten - Rules of the Road
#342 K. Aten - Waking the Dreamer
#343 K. Aten - The Sagittarius (Arrow of Artemis #3)
#344 K. Aten - The Sovereign of Psiere (Mystery of the Makes #1)
#345 K. Aten - Burn It Down
#346 S.M. James - In Case You Missed It
#347 S.M. James - Not Gonna Lie
#348 Nina Packebush - Girls Like Me
#349 E.J. Runyon - Good People
#350 Alicia Joseph - A Penny on the Track
#351 Cherie Battista - Secrecy and Synchronicity
#352 Alex Pyott - The Amber Necklace
#353 Judith Branzburg - The Liberation of Ivy Bottini
#354 Benny Lawrence - Beggar’s Flip
#355 Diana Wright and Bernie DeCoke - Too Damn Dumb to Think
#356 Ruth Simkin - Dear Sophie
#357 Jody Klaire - Black Ridge Falls
#358 Amy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: One Thousand Cranes
#359 Amy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: The Deafening Silence
#360 Meredith Katz - How Saeter Robbed the Underworld
#361 Meredith Katz - Smoke Signals
#362 James Brock - Dog Tagged
#363 Kim Finney - Under The Microscope
#364 E. Davies - Hard Hart
#365 G. Benson - Who'd Have Thought
#366 Catherine Ryan Hyde - Have You Seen Luis Velez?
#367 Marguerite Labbe - A Little Side of Geek (Geek Life #1)
#368 Marguerite Labbe - A Whole Latte Sass (Geek Life #2)
#369 Marguerite Labbe - A Beautiful Disaster (Geek Life #3)
#370 Suzanne Falter - Driven
#371 Suzanne Falter - Committed
#372 Alex Jane - The Arrangement
#373 Jack L. Pyke - Fractured (Don't... #6)
#374 Jeanne G’Fellers - Keeping House
#375 Jay Hogan - Crossing the Touchline
#376 Jay Hogan - Digging Deep
#377 Archer Kay Leah - Soulbound
#378 Archer Kay Leah - Of Kindred and Stardust
#379 Aldrea Alien - In Pain and Blood
#380 Chris Zett - Irregular Heartbeat
#381 Carla Grant - Uncommon Girls
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#338 Lillian Francis - Under the Radar
#339 Dusk Peterson - Hell's Messenger (Life Prison #2)
#340 Dusk Peterson - Breached Boundaries (The Three Lands)
#341 K. Aten - Rules of the Road
#342 K. Aten - Waking the Dreamer
#343 K. Aten - The Sagittarius (Arrow of Artemis #3)
#344 K. Aten - The Sovereign of Psiere (Mystery of the Makes #1)
#345 K. Aten - Burn It Down
#346 S.M. James - In Case You Missed It
#347 S.M. James - Not Gonna Lie
#348 Nina Packebush - Girls Like Me
#349 E.J. Runyon - Good People
#350 Alicia Joseph - A Penny on the Track
#351 Cherie Battista - Secrecy and Synchronicity
#352 Alex Pyott - The Amber Necklace
#353 Judith Branzburg - The Liberation of Ivy Bottini
#354 Benny Lawrence - Beggar’s Flip
#355 Diana Wright and Bernie DeCoke - Too Damn Dumb to Think
#356 Ruth Simkin - Dear Sophie
#357 Jody Klaire - Black Ridge Falls
#358 Amy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: One Thousand Cranes
#359 Amy Tasukada - The Yakuza Path: The Deafening Silence
#360 Meredith Katz - How Saeter Robbed the Underworld
#361 Meredith Katz - Smoke Signals
#362 James Brock - Dog Tagged
#363 Kim Finney - Under The Microscope
#364 E. Davies - Hard Hart
#365 G. Benson - Who'd Have Thought
#366 Catherine Ryan Hyde - Have You Seen Luis Velez?
#367 Marguerite Labbe - A Little Side of Geek (Geek Life #1)
#368 Marguerite Labbe - A Whole Latte Sass (Geek Life #2)
#369 Marguerite Labbe - A Beautiful Disaster (Geek Life #3)
#370 Suzanne Falter - Driven
#371 Suzanne Falter - Committed
#372 Alex Jane - The Arrangement
#373 Jack L. Pyke - Fractured (Don't... #6)
#374 Jeanne G’Fellers - Keeping House
#375 Jay Hogan - Crossing the Touchline
#376 Jay Hogan - Digging Deep
#377 Archer Kay Leah - Soulbound
#378 Archer Kay Leah - Of Kindred and Stardust
#379 Aldrea Alien - In Pain and Blood
#380 Chris Zett - Irregular Heartbeat
#381 Carla Grant - Uncommon Girls
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