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The Paranoramal
Excellence Award
for Romantic Literature Copyright © 2000 - 2006 paranormalromance. All rights reserved. PNR would like to express their appreciation to all the writers of paranormal romance novels, and also to their editors and publishers, for their continuing support of the sub-genre. We believe that paranormal elements add luster to our literature. P.E.A.R.L. is a readers choice award, recognizing treasures without measure in nine categories. The pearls (and the votes) have been cast by the ParaNormal Romance subscribers. The following make up the string of matchless wonders that were voted to be the best of the paranormal romance sub-genre for 2002. For
P.E.A.R.L Eligibility
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ANTHOLOGY
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Winner: TAPESTRY by
Madeline Hunter,
Welcome to a world of chivalry and honor, of danger and desire, of legend, and of love... These
four original novellas bring to life all the romance and adventure of
the Middle Ages, with the common thread of a rich medieval tapestry
woven through each tale by an acclaimed master of historical romance...
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Jove
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Honorable Mention: FANTASY by
Christine Feehan,
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these four novellas by today's hottest romance writers, a Victorian
widow auctions off her most prized possession: herself...a beautiful
jungle explorer discovers her own wild side...a bloodthirsty beauty
gives in to her darkest desires...and a young woman turns an all-male
academy into a school for seduction. |
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FANTASY/MAGICAL
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St.
Martin's Press |
Winner: FANTASY LOVER Being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity, Julian of Macedon has been pleasuring women for over 2,000 years. Over this time, he has honed his sexual skills, learning every which way to please a woman and fulfill her deepest fantasies. But in spite of the intense sexual pleasure Julian is able to provide for others, deep within his own heart lies a fantasy of true love that has remained unfulfilled. When Julian
is summoned to be be Grace's lover for a month, he soon finds in her
the potential to help him fulfill his own fantasies of meaningful love
as well. Grace's love for Julian might fill the hole deep in his heart,
but can it break a 2,000 year old curse? |
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Love
Spell |
Honorable Mention: VIRTUAL WARRIOR by Ann Lawrence Where
does reality end and fantasy begin? With a computerized game that leads
to another world? At the fingertips of a bedraggled old man who claims
he can perform magic? Or in the amber gaze of an ice princess in dire
need of rescuing? As the four moons of Tolemac rise upon a harsh land
vastly different from his own, hard-headed pragmatist Neil Scott discovers
a life worth struggling for, principles worth fighting for. But only
one woman can convince him that love is worth dying for, that he must
make the leap of faith to become a VIRTUAL WARRIOR. |
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FUTURISTIC
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Leisure
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Winner: BODY ELECTRIC Victoria Barnhardt set out to create something brilliant; she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams. With one keystroke her program spiraled out of control...and something was born that defied possibility: a being who called to her. He speaks from within a prison—seeking escape, seeking her. He
spoke from within a prison -- seeking escape, seeking releases, seeking
her. He was a miracle that Vic never intended. More than a scientific
discovery, or a brilliant coup by an infamous hacker, he was life. He
was beauty. He was genious. And he needed to be released. Just as Victoria
did. Though the shadows of the past might rise against them, on one
starry Los Angeles night, in each other's arms, the pair would find
a way to have each other and freedom both. |
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Berkley
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Honorable Mention: PURITY IN DEATH by J. D. Robb Louie Cogburn had spent three days holed up in his apartment, staring at his computer screen. His pounding headache was unbearable... like spikes drilling into his brain. And it was getting worse. Finally, when someone knocked at his door, Louie picked up a baseball bat, opened the door, and started swinging... The first cop on the scene fired his stunner twice and Louie died instantly. Detective Eve Dallas has taken over the investigation, but there's nothing to explain the man's sudden rage or death. The only clue is a bizarre message left on his computer screen: Absolute Purity Achieved. And when
a second man dies under nearly identical circumstances, Dallas starts
racking her brain for answers and for courage to face the impossible...
that this might be a computer virus able to spread from machine to man... |
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SCIENCE
- FICTION
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Love
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Winner: CONTACT by Susan Grant A
BEAUTIFUL CO-PILOT WITH A TERRIBLE CHOICE. A
beautiful co-pilot faces a terrible choice when her plane is hijacked
on a late-night flight over the Pacific. Can she trust the dark-eyed
stranger who has seized both her plane and her heart? |
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LTDBooks |
Honorable Mention: AN ACCIDENTAL GODDESS A deep space explosion in Riftspace sends Captain Gillaine Davré and her sentient crystalship, Simon, three hundred and fifty years into the future, where her likeness graces every shrine, and her accident has been recorded in history as a “divine sacrifice.” Anonymity and lies seem her only options. How can she risk harming the Khalaran culture with the truth about her pub-crawling ways? They think she's a goddess, and she has no intention of destroying those beliefs. Admiral Rynan "Mack" Makarian is a follower of the Lady Kiasidira. He believes that the Lady sacrificed herself in order to save his people. He also believes that the mysterious freighter captain who's turned up on his station is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. But is she hiding a secret? Suddenly,
a long-time enemy attacks, again. Can Gillie help Mack stop the invasion
without revealing her identity, and losing the man she loves? |
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LTDBooks |
Honorable Mention: GABRIEL'S GHOST Nothing to fear… or is there? Imperial
patrolship captain Chasidah Bergren has more trouble than she needs.
Until she's rescued by smuggler Gabriel Ross Sullivan, her former nemesis and almost lover. A dead man with a mission. He offers her freedom in exchange for her help in stopping an illegal genetics experiment that's already claimed far too many lives. And could place the Empire on the brink of civil war. But Chaz
doesn't know that Sully's a ghost with a deadly, dark secret. A secret
she was trained to hate and fear; one she may have to risk her life
and her heart to protect. |
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SHAPE
SHIFTER
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St.
Martin's Press |
Winner: NIGHT PLEASURES Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power? That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it. Or so I thought until one night when I woke up handcuffed to my worst nightmare: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. Or in Amanda's case, buttoned all the way up to her chin. She's smart, sexy, witty, and wants nothing to do with the paranormal-in other words, me. My attraction to Amanda Devereaux goes against everything I stand for. Not to mention the last time I fell in love it cost me not only my human life, but also my very soul. Now I find myself wanting to try again. Wanting to believe that love and loyalty do exist. Even more
disturbing, I find myself wondering if there's any way a woman can love
a man whose battle scars run deep, and whose heart was damaged by a
betrayal so savage that he's not sure it will ever beat again. |
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Leisure
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Honorable Mention: DARK GUARDIAN He ran with the wolves... He was the dark guardian of his people. So how, after centuries of a bleak, soulless existence, had he, Lucian Daratrazanoff, suddenly come to crave petite, curvy, coolorful lady cop Jaxon Montgomery, who foolishly made it her life's work to protect others from harm? Fiercely
daring, Jaxx would sacrifice anything to shield others -- particularly
since a deadly menace dogged her ever footstep, threatening all who
got close to her, and strangely seductive, piercingly erotic Lucian
was no exception. Lucian was powerfully, perilously mesmerizing -- oddly
gentle yet clearly a born predator. He had vowed to possess her, to
guard her for all time. Yet with his every thirsty kiss, was he drawing
Jaxon more deeply into danger...and his dark mysterious desires. |
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TIME
TRAVEL
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Dell
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Winner: THE DARK HIGHLANDER I am Degeus MacKeltar, a man with one good conscience and thirteen bad ones, driven to sate my darkest desires.... From
his penthouse lair high above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering
city that calls to the darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot
trapped between worlds, he is fighting a losing battle with the thriteen
Druids who posess his soul, dooming him to an eternity of sexual persuit.
When Chloe Zanders, student of antiquities, is drawn into hisworld,
she finds the insatiable alpha male an irresistable lure. Before long,
she is caught up in an ancient prophecy that will sweep her back into
time to medieval Scotland. Plunged into a world of timeless magic and
dark seduction, she will soon face the challenge of a lifetime: fighting
thirteen evil spirits for the heart of one irresistible man. |
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Love
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Honorable Mention: GEORGE AND THE VIRGIN by Lisa Cach BEWARE
THE DRAGON... OR
THE MAIDEN? |
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Love
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Honorable Mention: NIGHT GAMES by Nina Bangs HE'S
THE MVP OF THE Sex. Rules of the game: play hard, play to win, and play with a passion for the game, never for the woman. In a world where lust is a spectator sport, Brian Byrne is the undisputed champion. He is every woman's fantasy, his face and form recognized on the farthest planet, his you-can-touch-my-body-but-never-my-heart attitude a challenge no female can resist. So why does he feel burned out, used up, and in desperate need of a long vacation to a simpler time? SHE
HAS A PERFECT NIGHT Ally
O'Neill—American tourist, divorcee, and author of a best-selling
series on how to be the perfect wife—is that rarity Brian has never
before encountered: a woman who wants no part of him. Before he knows
it, her hands-off approach has him eager to break his contract's off-season
no sex clause. In a world where no one has even heard of the Testosterone
Titans, Brian is about to discover that scoring is a lot less fun than
falling in love. |
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NEW!
EROTIC
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Winner: UDEAD AND UNWED Betsy Taylor is having a helluva week. She's been laid off, her stepmother boycotted her birthday party (again), her cat isn't speaking to her, she can count on one hand how often she's gotten laid in the last 18 months, and she's dead. As if this wasn't bad enough, she can't seem to stay dead. She rises each night in search of unholy sustenance and designer footwear. Worse, the other vampires are convinced she's been Foretold...in other words, she's the new vampire queen. More
concerned with her looks than vamp politics, Betsy just wants to keep
her head down and adjust to her new liquid diet. Trouble is, the only
vampires who want her more than the good guys are the bad guys. And
when the good guys are ruthless, and the bad guys are unhinged, and
they ALL want to have sex with her to cement their power base, it's
tough for a modern girl to keep her shapely butt out of trouble...and
out of bed. |
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Ellora's
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Honorable Mention: CAPTIVE DREAMS "Bound
By The Dream" Writers Celeste and Corinne Carson have each created an ultra-alpha hero who stars in each sister’s highly successful series of novels. Celeste writes of the future and her hero Jarred. Corinne writes of the barbarian Mykhayl. Both heroes are adventurers in their respective times, hot sexy lovers, and, as it turns out…quite real and very angry about everything their creators have forced them to do. Jarred
and Mykhayl are about to exact hot, sweet revenge upon their respective
creators; a little payback for the angst and the peril these women
have placed them in time after time. Kidnapped and taken to the worlds
they write of, Jarred and Mykhayl begin Celeste’s and Corinne’s
punishment... |
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NOVELLA
/ SHORT STORY
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Jove
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Winner: "Dragonswan" Dr. Channon MacRae wanted to unravel the mystery of the Dragon Tapestry. What she never expected to uncover was an entire society that is older than time. A secret society that has existed as part of the world and yet apart from it. Sebastian Kattalakis has come forward in time to reclaim the tapestry he sold years before. The last thing he expects is to find a woman whose intellect and charm captures his animal attention. But he is a man on the run, outcast and ostracized, he can offer her nothing except a heart that was broken by circumstances four hundred years ago. Channon doesn't see the outcast. She sees only a man who is noble and brave. But
will the kiss of the dragon free her or will it bind her to his side
forever? |
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Love
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Honorable Mention: "The
Day Her Heart Stood Still" by Susan Grant Love, Supernatural Style Andie never expects the man of her dreams to fall from the sky—but when he does, her mother will make sure the earth moves!
It never hurts to have some help with your love life. Come see why a
little meddling can be a wonderful thing — and why every day should
be Mother's way. |
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BEST
OVERALL PARANORMAL
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Leisure
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Winner: DARK GUARDIAN He ran with the wolves... He was the dark guardian of his people. So how, after centuries of a bleak, soulless existence, had he, Lucian Daratrazanoff, suddenly come to crave petite, curvy, coolorful lady cop Jaxon Montgomery, who foolishly made it her life's work to protect others from harm? Fiercely
daring, Jaxx would sacrifice anything to shield others -- particularly
since a deadly menace dogged her ever footstep, threatening all who
got close to her, and strangely seductive, piercingly erotic Lucian
was no exception. Lucian was powerfully, perilously mesmerizing -- oddly
gentle yet clearly a born predator. He had vowed to possess her, to
guard her for all time. Yet with his every thirsty kiss, was he drawing
Jaxon more deeply into danger...and his dark mysterious desires |
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Honorable Mention: FANTASY LOVER Being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity, Julian of Macedon has been pleasuring women for over 2,000 years. Over this time, he has honed his sexual skills, learning every which way to please a woman and fulfill her deepest fantasies. But in spite of the intense sexual pleasure Julian is able to provide for others, deep within his own heart lies a fantasy of true love that has remained unfulfilled. When Julian
is summoned to be be Grace's lover for a month, he soon finds in her
the potential to help him fulfill his own fantasies of meaningful love
as well. Grace's love for Julian might fill the hole deep in his heart,
but can it break a 2,000 year old curse? |
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NEW
AUTHOR
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Winner: Debut
Novel Patti
O'Shea's passions are writing, airplanes and traveling. Fortunately,
she's been able to enjoy all three. After receiving a degree in advertising
copywriting, she took a job with a major U.S. airline and now works
in 757 Engineering. Besides teaching her about the planes she loves,
it's given her an opportunity to travel to places like Australia, Papua
New Guinea and Canada's Yukon Territory. |
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Honorable Mention: Debut
Novel Candace was a Police Officer for eleven years, worked on an ambulance for eight years as a Crew Chief, and is now an Author. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Agriculture, worked as a police officer with the State of Texas, was with the San Diego Police Department, taught for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and with a law enforcement agency in Alabama. I've always loved reading paranormal romances. |
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