1st Annual Reader's Choice Awards Winners ♥

As 2015 came to a close, Bottles & Books Reviews' 1st Annual Reader's Choice Awards began. Running from December 14th-January 1st, readers were able to nominate favorite authors, books and more as the best of 2015. 

Thank you all for your nominations, votes, shares and likes! Without all of you, this would not have been possible.

Many outstanding authors were nominated and a lot of wonderful ones went on to compete in subsequent rounds. The top three winners in each category have been chosen. 

WHAT DO THE WINNERS WIN?

The FIRST PLACE winner in each category will receive:

♡ A badge for their website/blog

♡ A weekly spotlight on Bottles & Books Reviews Facebook page

♡ A feature in an upcoming edition of Lust Bites digital magazine

SECOND & THIRD PLACE winners in each category will receive:

♡ A badge for their website/blog

♡ A mention in an upcoming edition of Lust Bites digital magazine

I WAS A (FIRST, SECOND, THIRD) PLACE WINNER. HOW DO I RECEIVE MY PRIZE?

Simple! Just email us (or have your PA email us) at anchoredprteam@gmail.com with the subject 'Reader's Choice Awards Winner' and mention what category you placed in and we will get your badges sent to your shortly. At that time we will book your weekly spotlight for the Bottles & Books Reviews Facebook page if you are a first place winner and gather the information needed from you for the Lust Bites digital magazine if you are interested in being featured/mentioned.

ARE YOU ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS FOR THE BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED?

YES! ANY book that was nominated for the 1st Annual Reader's Choice Awards Winners or that has won can be submitted for a review request. Just send your review request to anchoredprteam@gmail.com 

FAVORITE EROTICA AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: JETTIE WOODRUFF 

2ND PLACE:  KALLYPSO MASTERS

3RD PLACE: GINA WHITNEY

FAVORITE ROCK STAR ROMANCE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: NINA LEVINE

2ND PLACE:  LB DUNBAR

3RD PLACE:  TERRI ANNE BROWNING

FAVORITE BDSM AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: GINA WHITNEY

2ND PLACE:  KALLYPSO MASTERS

3RD PLACE: MISTRAL DAWN

FAVORITE YA AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: B.B. REID

2ND PLACE:  JENNIFER LASLIE

3RD PLACE: RACHEL M RAITHBY

FAVORITE DARK ROMANCE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE:  JETTIE WOODRUFF

3RD PLACE: B.B. REID

FAVORITE NEW ADULT AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE:  B.B. REID

3RD PLACE: LEDDY HARPER

FAVORITE HORROR AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: LISA KLASS

2ND PLACE:  BARBARA CHIOFFI

3RD PLACE: ZORHA EDWARDS

FAVORITE MC AUTHOR  ♥

WINNER: NINA LEVINE

2ND PLACE:  RIVER SAVAGE

3RD PLACE: BETH FLYNN

FAVORITE ROMANCE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE:  ALEX GRAYSON

3RD PLACE: SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE MYSTERY AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE:  ADDISON KLINE

3RD PLACE: COURTNEY LANE

FAVORITE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: M. ROBINSON

2ND PLACE:  SAMANTHA CHASE

3RD PLACE: SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE FANTASY AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: JULIE NICHOLLS

2ND PLACE:  KIRSTEN CAMPBELL

3RD PLACE: MISTRAL DAWN

FAVORITE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE:  JETTIE WOODRUFF

3RD PLACE: ADDISON KLINE

FAVORITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: SABRINA YORK

2ND PLACE:  NINA MASON

3RD PLACE: SUSAN TISDALE

FAVORITE DEBUT AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE:  B.B. REID

3RD PLACE: BARBARA CHIOFFI

FAVORITE PARANORMAL AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: MISTRAL DAWN

2ND PLACE:  SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: DANIELLE JAMES

FAVORITE AUTHOR OF 2015 ♥

WINNER: KER DUKEY

2ND PLACE:  SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: JETTIE WOODRUFF

FAVORITE CHICK-LIT AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: SAMANTHA CHASE

2ND PLACE:  SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: AVERY FLYNN

FAVORITE WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: SAMANTHA CHASE

2ND PLACE:  SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: MISTRAL DAWN

FAVORITE NON-FICTION AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: GISELA HAUSMANN

2ND PLACE:  JEAN GILL

FAVORITE MEMOIR AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: MICHAEL LYNES

2ND PLACE:  GENE GORMAN

FAVORITE COZY MYSTERY AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: AVA MALLORY

2ND PLACE:  MARNI GRAFF

3RD PLACE:  KATHI DALEY

FAVORITE LBGT AUTHOR ♥

WINNER: JENNA GALICKI

2ND PLACE:  FAITH GIBSON

3RD PLACE: ERICA CHILSON

FAVORITE ROCK STAR ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: GINA WHITNEY'S 'THE ROCKER SERIES'

2ND PLACE:  GUS BY KIM HOLDEN

3RD PLACE: ENCORE BY KAT GREEN

FAVORITE EROTICA BOOK ♥

WINNER: CAPTIVATED BY THE WINTER KING BY MISTRAL DAWN

2ND PLACE: IMMORTAL PAIR BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: FANTAZIA BY JULIE NICHOLLS

FAVORITE PARANORMAL BOOK ♥

WINNER: CAPTIVATED BY THE WINTER KING BY MISTRAL DAWN

2ND PLACE: ANGEL WITHIN BY JULIE NICHOLLS

3RD PLACE: BLOOD MASTER BY KIRSTEN CAMPBELL

FAVORITE YA BOOK ♥

WINNER: CASEY OF CRANBERRY COVE BY SUSAN KOTCH

2ND PLACE: FEAR ME BY B.B. REID

3RD PLACE: AMELIA AND THE SECRET OF STONEY MANOR BY MICHELLE JETTON

FAVORITE BDSM BOOK ♥

WINNER: CAPTIVATED BY THE WINTER KING BY MISTRAL DAWN

2ND PLACE: PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY BY JUDITH ANDERSON

3RD PLACE: MY LAST DOM BY DEANNDRA HALL

FAVORITE NEW ADULT BOOK ♥

WINNER: SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: DADDY'S GIRL BY J.A. RICHARDSON

3RD PLACE: CARIBBEAN HEAT BY LISA KLASS

FAVORITE DARK ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY BY SKYE WARREN

3RD PLACE: DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE MC BOOK ♥

WINNER: BROKEN ROAD BY ADDISON KLINE

2ND PLACE: INFATUATION BY RIVER SAVAGE

3RD PLACE:  SOULS UNFRACTURED BY TILLIE COLE

FAVORITE DEBUT BOOK ♥

WINNER: THE KISS THAT KILLED ME BY KRISTY NICOLLE

2ND PLACE: SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

3RD PLACE: FEAR ME BY B.B. REID

FAVORITE NOVELLA ♥

WINNER: DAMAGED BY AVELYN PAIGE

2ND PLACE: WHEN DARKNESS BREAKS BY TRACI SANDERS

3RD PLACE: THE THRESHOLD BY ANITA KOVACEVIC

FAVORITE BOOK OF 2015 ♥

WINNER: IMMORTAL PAIR BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: UNVEIL ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

3RD PLACE: AMELIA AND THE SECRET OF STONEY MANOR BY MICHELLE JETTON

FAVORITE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE ♥

WINNER: CHASING THE DRAGON BY T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE: RIDDLE BY ELIZABETH NOREEN NEWTON

3RD PLACE: RECLAIM ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

FAVORITE UGLY CRY BOOK ♥

WINNER: SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: BRIGHT SIDE BY KIM HOLDEN

FAVORITE FANTASY BOOK ♥

WINNER: CAPTIVATED BY THE WINTER KING BY MISTRAL DAWN

2ND PLACE: SUMMER SOLSTICE BY K.K. ALLEN

3RD PLACE: THE KISS THAT KILLED ME BY KRISTY NICOLLE

FAVORITE CLIFFHANGER ♥

WINNER: CHASING THE DRAGON BY T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE: OUT OF TIME BY BETH FLYNN

3RD PLACE: SUIT BY JETTIE WOODRUFF

FAVORITE STANDALONE ♥

WINNER: VIEW FROM THE SIXTH FLOOR BY ELIZABETH NOREEN NEWTON

2ND PLACE: STARTING OVER BY ERIN DEBNEY CRISTOFOLI

3RD PLACE: THE POWER OF A WOMAN BY GINA WHITNEY & LEDDY HARPER

FAVORITE MOB/MAFIA/ORGANIZED CRIME BOOK ♥

WINNER: DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: MILES AWAY BY ADDISON KLINE

3RD PLACE: THE BLOOD AND ROSES SERIES BY CALLIE HART

FAVORITE HORROR BOOK ♥

WINNER: TRICKERY BY BARBARA CHIOFFI

2ND PLACE: BLOOD DANCE BY A.R. VON

3RD PLACE: BLOODMARKED BY LU WHITLEY

FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK ♥

WINNER: SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: ANGEL MINE BY BARBARA CHIOFFI

3RD PLACE: SECRETS BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE BOOK ♥

WINNER: SECRETS BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: THE AIR HE BREATHES BY BRITTAINY CHANTAL CHERRY

3RD PLACE: FORBID ME BY M. ROBINSON

FAVORITE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE BOOK ♥

WINNER: THE DECEPTION DUET BY T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE: UNSEVERED BY TRACI SANDERS

3RD PLACE: SLUT BY JETTIE WOODRUFF

FAVORITE COWBOY ROMANCE BOOK ♥

WINNER: WICKED FALL BY SAWYER BENNETT

2ND PLACE: HER VOLUNTEER COWBOY BY DONNA MICHAELS

3RD PLACE: THIS CRAZY LOVE/HEART BY S.H. PRATT

FAVORITE STUDENT/TEACHER ROMANCE ♥

WINNER:  18 BY JULIE A. HUSS

2ND PLACE: FALLING TO PIECES BY LEDDY HARPER

3RD PLACE: LOVING MR. DANIELS BY BRITTAINY C. CHERRY

FAVORITE ANTHOLOGY ♥

WINNER: TOUCH OF THE IRISH BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: WRITTEN WITH LOVE BY ADDISON KLINE

3RD PLACE: DECEMBER AWETHOLOGY

FAVORITE SERIES ♥

WINNER: THE JADED SERIES BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: HASHTAG SERIES BY CAMBRIA HERBERT

3RD PLACE: THE TWIN DUO SERIES BY JETTIE WOODRUFF

FAVORITE BOOK COVER ♥

WINNER: ANGEL WITHIN BY JULIE NICHOLLS

2ND PLACE: UNVEIL ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

3RD PLACE: TOUCH OF THE IRISH BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE CHICK LIT BOOK ♥

WINNER: BRIDE WITHOUT A GROOM BY AMY LYNCH

2ND PLACE: FAT GIRL BY K.L. MONTGOMERY

3RD PLACE: JAILHOUSE ROCK BY A.R. VON

FAVORITE MEMOIR ♥

WINNER: THERE IS A REAPER BY MICHAEL LYNES

2ND PLACE: MISS FORTUNE BY ALBINA HUME

3RD PLACE: YOU HAD TO BE THERE BY GENE GORMAN

FAVORITE ROMANTIC COMEDY ♥

WINNER: PUCKED BY HELENA HUNTING

2ND PLACE: BRIDE WITHOUT A GROOM BY AMY LYNCH

3RD PLACE:  BITTER BY S.L. ROMINES

FAVORITE MYSTERY ♥

WINNER: SHADOW DANCER BY ADDISON KLINE

2ND PLACE: THE DECEPTION DUET BY T.K. LEIGH

3RD PLACE: CARIBBEAN HEAT BY LISA KLASS

FAVORITE MILITARY ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: A LOVER'S LAMENT BY KL GRAYSON & BT URRUELA

2ND PLACE: UNSEVERED BY TRACI SANDERS

3RD PLACE: SEAL'S CODE BY SHARON HAMILTON

FAVORITE SPORTS ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: SWEET HOME BY TILLIE COLE

2ND PLACE: #SELFIE BY CAMBRIA HEBERT

3RD PLACE: FINDING REESE BY IMY SANTIAGO

FAVORITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: THE MUSE BY RAINE MILLER

2ND PLACE: THE ZEBRA AFFAIRE BY MARK FINE

3RD PLACE: SONG AT DAWN BY JEAN GILL

FAVORITE COZY MYSTERY♥

WINNER: MERCY AND MAYHEM BY AVA MALLORY

2ND PLACE: THE NORA TIERNEY SERIES BY MARNI GRAFF

3RD PLACE:  ZAK & ZOEY DONOVAN SERIES BY KATHI DALEY

FAVORITE LBGT BOOK ♥

WINNER: DELIVER ME BY FAITH GIBSON

FAVORITE NON-FICTION BOOK ♥

WINNER: NAKED TRUTHS ABOUT GETTING REVIEWS BY GISELA HAUSMANN

FAVORITE MMA BOOK ♥

WINNER: BREAKING A LEGEND BY SARAH ROBINSON

2ND PLACE: IF I SEEM DANGEROUS BY ROSE SAWYER

FAVORITE STEP BROTHER ROMANCE ♥

WINNER: PRINCE ALBERT BY SABRINA PAIGE

FAVORITE BOOK COUPLE ♥

WINNER: JAXON & BAILEY FROM SHATTER ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: TIA & COLE FROM SECRETS BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

3RD PLACE: GRIZZ & KIT FROM NINE MINUTES AND OUT OF TIME BY BETH FLYNN

FAVORITE MALE VILLIAN ♥

WINNER: ROLAND HAWKS FROM DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: ZACK FROM THE HASHTAG SERIES BY CAMBRIA HEBERT

3RD PLACE: RYAN FROM THE EMPATHY SERIES BY KER DUKEY

FAVORITE MALE BEST FRIEND ♥

WINNER: BRAYDEN FROM THE DECEPTION DUET BY T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE: PENN VINETTI FROM BLOOD MASTERS BY KIRSTEN CAMPBELL

3RD PLACE: AMBROSE FROM FALLEN ANGEL BY JEN WINTERS

FAVORITE MALE CHARACTER ♥

WINNER: GRIFFIN STORM FROM BLOOD MASTER BY KIRSTEN CAMPBELL

2ND PLACE: KAI FROM ANGEL WITHIN BY JULIE NICHOLLS

3RD PLACE: ROMEO FROM THE HASHTAG SERIES BY CAMBRIA HEBERT

FAVORITE FEMALE VILLIAN ♥

WINNER: MISSY FROM #POSER BY CAMBRIA HEBERT

2ND PLACE: NORMA IN RIDDLE BY ELIZABETH NOREEN NEWTON

3RD PLACE: NIKKI JONES FROM DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

FAVORITE FEMALE BEST FRIEND ♥

WINNER: JENNA FROM SLAYING THE DRAGON BY T.K. LEIGH

2ND PLACE: LETTY FROM MILES AWAY BY ADDISON KLINE 

3RD PLACE: LUNA FROM AMELIA AND THE SECRET OF STONEY MANOR BY MICHELLE JETTON

FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTER ♥

WINNER: AUTUMN BENNETT FROM DAKOTA'S AUTUMN BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: JORDANA FROM THE POWER OF A WOMAN BY GINA WHITNEY & LEDDY HARPER

3RD PLACE:  AMELIA FROM AMELIA AND THE SECRET OF STONEY MANOR BY MICHELLE JETTON

FAVORITE MENAGE COUPLE ♥

WINNER: KALE, MARISSA, AND ROARKE FROM IMMORTAL PAIR BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: LUCAS, BELAH, AND ISZAK FROM DRAGON'S MELODY BY OPHELIA BELL

3RD PLACE: MATT, STEPHON, AND JEWEL FROM LOVING TWO DOMS BY HOLLY ROBERTS

FAVORITE LOVE TRIANGLE ♥

WINNER: KALE, MARISSA, AND ROARKE FROM IMMORTAL PAIR BY SAVANNAH MORGAN

2ND PLACE: GENEVA, NOVA, & KAI FROM THE GENEVA PROJECT - LIES BY CHRISTINA BENJAMIN

3RD PLACE: LUCAS, BELAH, AND ISZAK FROM DRAGON'S MELODY BY OPHELIA BELL

FAVORITE M/M COUPLE ♥

WINNER: ANDREW & JASE FROM UNVEIL ME BY ALEX GRAYSON

2ND PLACE: LOGAN & TATE FROM TRUST BY ELLA FRANK

3RD PLACE: JULIAN & MATTIE FROM COMING OUT BY LILA ROSE

FAVORITE BOOK BOYFRIEND ♥

WINNER: GRIFFIN STORM FROM BLOOD MASTER BY KIRSTEN CAMPBELL

2ND PLACE: KAI FROM ANGEL WITHIN BY JULIE NICHOLLS

3RD PLACE: ANKOU FROM CAPTIVATED BY THE WINTER KING BY MISTRAL DAWN

FAVORITE BAD BOY ♥

WINNER: ABEL GUNNER FROM THE ROCKER SERIES BY GINA WHITNEY

2ND PLACE: TYLER BURNHAM IN THE DECEPTION DUET BY T.K. LEIGH

3RD PLACE: BEN FROM STARTING OVER BY ERIN DEBNEY CRISTOFOLI

FAVORITE BOOK BLOG ♥

WINNER: SAINTS AND SINNERS BOOK BLOG

2ND PLACE: TWISTER SISTERS' BOOK REVIEWS

3RD PLACE:  MOMMY'S NAUGHTY PLAYGROUND

FAVORITE MALE COVER MODEL ♥

WINNER: JASE DEAN

2ND PLACE: BT URRUELA

3RD PLACE: STUART REARDON

FAVORITE FEMALE COVER MODEL ♥

WINNER: JAMI WATTS

FAVORITE SWAG DESIGNER ♥

WINNER: THE BOOKSWAGSHOP

2ND PLACE: SASSY QUEENS OF DESIGN

3RD PLACE: KELLI'S KOLLECTIBLES

FAVORITE BOOK REVIEWER ♥

WINNER: TWISTED SISTERS' BOOK REVIEWS

2ND PLACE: WICKED BABES BLOG REVIEWS

3RD PLACE: STEPHANIE'S BOOK REPORTS

FAVORITE EDITOR ♥

WINNER: KAYLA FROM HOT TREE EDITING

2ND PLACE: BECKY AT HOT TREE EDITING

3RD PLACE: AMY DONNELLY

FAVORITE BOOK COVER DESIGNER ♥

WINNER: AUTHOR DESIGNS BY SAVANNAH

2ND PLACE: MIRISHKA'S ART

3RD PLACE: DRUE FROM DRC PROMOTIONS

FAVORITE BOOK PUBLISHER ♥

WINNER: SMASHWORDS

2ND PLACE: HOT TREE

3RD PLACE:  BOOKTROPE

FAVORITE BOOK FORMATTER ♥

WINNER: WENDI FROM READY, SET, EDIT

2ND PLACE: CLAIRE PLAISTED

3RD PLACE: MAX FROM MAX EFFECTS