I am so honored! Congratulations to winners in all the major categories.

The following is a full list of the category winners and runners-up of the 2010 Rainbow Awards For Excellence.

BOOK OF THE YEAR
Blue Moon Cafe by Rick R. Reed
Publisher Amber Allure,  ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-802-8

2010 RAE Category Contest Winners!

CONTEMPORARY

First Place (tie)
Side Order Of Love By Tracey Richardson
Publisher Bella Books, ISBN:978-1-59493-143-7

Breaking The Ice By Kim Baldwin
Publisher Bold Strokes Books, ISBN: 978-1-60282-087-6

Second Place
Yours For The Asking By Kenna White
Publisher Bella Books, ISBN:978-1-59493-163-5

Third Place
The Janitor By Jan Irving
Publisher Loose Id, ISBN: 978-1-59632-938-6

HISTORICAL


First Place
Kicker's Journey By Lois Cloarec Hart
Publisher, PD Publishing, ISBN: 9781933720616

Second Place
The Clash Between The Minds By Nann Dunn
Publisher Intaglio Publications, Inc, ISBN: 978-1-935216-10-0

Third Place
Pure Folly By Madelynne Ellis
Publisher Total-E-Bound, ISBN: 978-1-906811-78-5

YOUNG ADULT


First Place
Josef Jaeger By Jere' M. Fishback
Publisher, Prizm (YA division of Torquere Press), ISBN: 978-1-60370-685-8

Second Place
My Invented Life By Lauren Bjorkman
Publisher Henry Holt and Company, ISBN: 978-0-8050-8950-9

Third Place
All Lost Things By Josh Aterovis
Publisher PD Publishing, ISBN: 9781933720708

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

First Place
Conflict Of Interest By Jae
Publisher, L-Book, ISBN: 978-1-934889-24-4

Second Place
Mexican Heat By Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon
Publisher Samhain, ISBN: 978-1-60504-380-7

Third Place
Next Of Kin By Jae
Publisher L-Book, ISBN: 978-1-934889-42-8

PARANORMAL

First Place
The Blue Moon Cafe By Rick R. Reed
Publisher, Amber Quill Press, ISBN: 978-1-60272-802-8

Second Place
Hero By Heidi Cullinan
Publisher Dreamspinner Press, ISBN: 978161581287

Third Place
My Heart Is Within You By Marguerite Labbe
Publisher Dreamspinner Press, ISBN: 978-1-935192-70-1

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY


First Place
Magebound By Katica Locke
Publisher, PD Publishing, ISBN: 9781933720654

Second Place
Sexual Energy By Afton Locke
Publisher Ellora's Cave, ISBN: 978-14199-22244

Third Place
Second Nature By Jae
Publisher L-Book, ISBN: 978-1-934889-44-2

NOVELLA


First Place
Romantic Interludes 2: Secrets By Radclyffe (edited by Radclyffe and Stacia Seaman)
Publisher, Bold Strokes Books, ISBN: 9781602821163

Second Place
Best Lesbian Romance 2010 By Radclyffe , eds
Publisher CLEIS Press, ISBN: 9781573443760

Third Place
A Good Neighbor By Clare London
Publisher Amber Quill Press, ISBN: 978-1-60272-574-4