Loading ...2009 Favorite Paranormal Fiction Author of the Year - Round 3
PLEASE NOTE: The Round 3 Poll is CLOSED and the winners of this week’s round are Stephenie Myer and Michelle Rowen! The comments on this post are now closed. Watch for the round 4 poll to go up on Monday!
Congratulations to Richelle Mead and Karen Marie Moning in taking the top two spots and moving into the 2009 FPAY finals (round 5)!
Welcome to the poll of the week!!
Since October is the celebration of our My Bloody Vampire - 31 Days of Dark Delights Event we thought this would be a GREAT time of year to pick the 2009 Bitten by Books readers choice favorite author of the year! So, with that in mind from now through the end of October each week we will offer up 20 authors for you to choose from. You can choose up to 2 of your favorite authors each week. Once we have the finalists from the first 4 weeks, they will be entered into the last poll for the ultimate nomination of Favorite Paranormal Author of the Year Award! The 2009 FPAY winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Card to the online store of their choice and some serious love amongst other things. 
NOTE: If anybody has a contact for Stephenie Meyer please have her email me at: racoo.smith @ gmail. com OR just let her know she’s been nominated! 
This is our official POLL post for round 3. Polling runs through Saturday 10/17/09 at or around 10:00 pm CDT. You can come here to tell us who you want in the poll for next week. DO NOT choose anybody who is on the current poll list. Your responses here on this post ARE the preliminaries for next week. You must speak out and rally your friends and fans to get your authors on the list for next week. And of course you can comment as MUCH as you like. We want to hear from AUTHORS AND READERS alike! Remember to VOTE over on the right hand side of the site. Choose wisely you only get two votes on the actual poll each week.
At the end of this post is a list compiled of your nominations last week. These authors who DID NOT make into round 3, BUT you can vote them (and other authors who haven’t been in rounds 1 or 2) in for next week. Leave your picks in the comments below. Please limit it to TEN choices. If you don’t see your favorite, feel free to add it to your choices.
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Potential Round 4 Nominees (feel free to add your own)
Diana Gabaldon
Lori Handeland
Stacia Kane
Anya Bast
Shelly Laurenston
Colleen Gleason
Joey W. Hill
Alyssa Day
Simon R. Green
Christina Dodd
Jeanne C. Stein
Christine Warren
Michele Bardsley
Jennifer Armintrout
Candace Havens
Nina Bangs
Marjorie M. Liu
Rob Thurman
Angie Fox
Lynn Viehl
Jeri Smith-Ready
Tanya Huff
Mindy Klasky
L.A. Banks
Jessica Andersen
Maggie Stiefvater
Pamela Palmer
Cynthia Eden
Jordan Summers
Sara Taney Humphries
Kat Richardson
Jackie Kessler
Diana Rowland
Linda Wisdom
Devon Monk
Deborah Cooke
Brenda Joyce
Jayne Castle
Tate Hallaway
Meljean Brook
John Levitt
Cherie Priest
Lisa Shearin
Tamora Pierce
Trudi Canavan
Maya Banks
PN Elrod
SJ Day
Diana Love
Toni Andrews
MLN Hanover
Heather Graham
TA Pratt
Poppy Z Brite
Jennifer Ashley
Nora Roberts/JD Robb
Mark Del Franco
Linnea Sinclair
Rosemary Laurey
Chelsea Cain
Susan Krinard
Alisa Sheckley
Robin D. Owens
D.D. Barant
Cheyenne McCray
Michelle Sagara
Karen MacInerney
Terry Spear
Susan Kearney
Sharie Kohler
Alexandra Ivy
Seanan McGuire
G. A. Aiken
Holly Black
Kari Thomas
Shelley Munro
Madelaine Montague
Jenny Penn
Moira Rogers
Mandy M. Roth
Kinsey Holley
Vivi Andrews
Michelle Marquis
Vivian Arend
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Carrie Jones
Diana Peterfreund
Tonya Hurley
Amber Benson
Ann Aguirre
Kelly Parra
Amanda Ashley
Angela Knight
Darren Shan
Heather Brewer
Vivi Anna
Lori Devoti
Kim Lenox
Eileen Wilks
Ronda Thompson
Tara K. Harper
Sunny
Suzanne McLeod
Maria V. Snyder
Ellen Schreiber
Robert Liparulo
Michael Grant
Lynn Ewing
Hannah Howell
Alyson Noel
Bram Stoker
Susan Sizemore
Angela Cameron
Tambra Kendall
Gerry Bartlett
Kimberly Raye
Marta Acosta
Lauren Dane
Devyn Quinn
Beth Trissel
C. L. Wilson
Linda Lael Miller
Phaedra Weldon
Shana Abe
Sandra Hill
Kinley McGregor
Maggie Shayne
Lynn Kurland
Christina Skye
Jessica Inclan
Derek McGrath
Meg Cabot
Jaqueline Carey
Laura Anne Gilman
Lisa McMann
Viola Grace
Bianca D’Arc
Casey Daniels
Jude Deveraux
Emily Carmichael
Mercedes Lackey
Violet Summers
Kallysten
Susan Hubbard
(13 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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i still use all of my nominations for Jeri Smith Ready
she’s my favourite!
oh, well half for Jeri and half for Maggie Stiefvater. “Shiver” is amazing.
Voted for Lora Leigh and Dakota Cassidy but want to vote for Jeri Smith Ready and Shiloh Walker for round 4
Voted Cassandra Clare and Michelle Rowen!
I have to go with Christina Dodd, Amanda Ashley, Maggie Shayne, and Nora Roberts.
Yeay - got to vote for my two fav authors of this year! Lara Adrian and Michelle Rowen.
I would have voted for Anne Rice, too — but I could only pick two. Since her vamp books aren’t recent, I went with my other two fav vamp authors
Keri Arthur Please! And Karen Chance.
I put my vote in for Larissa Ione and Dakota Cassidy!
But I have to go with Shelly Laurenston for round 4. I *heart* her Pride series and just finished Hunting Season and LOVED it.
Don’t forget Mark Del Franco and Rob Thurman.
I have to vote for Michele Bardsley. I was a little disappointed not to see C.E. Murphy or Kate Douglas mentioned :((
Oops. Didn’t see them already on their. That’s what happens when you do a quick scan.
Still waiting for Maggie Stiefvater and Holly Black!
Christine Warren
Cheyenne McCray
Stacia Kane
Christina Dodd
Molly Harper and Marta Acosta
Hey, look at Dakota near the top of that list!
Hoping Melissa Marr rises a little further, myself.
Here are my ten:
SJ Day
Bianca D’Arc
Cynthia Eden
Candace Havens
Maya Banks
Shelly Laurenston
Angie Fox
Michele Bardsley
Jayne Castle
Maggie Shayne
I don’t have quite ten choices, just eight: Tanya Huff, Seanan McGuire, Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, Simon R. Green, Cherie Priest, Jeri Smith-Ready, and Cynthia Leitich Smith.
This round was tough! I had at least THREE I would have voted for (and none of them were Ms Meyer)
Lori Handeland
Anya Bast
Simon R. Green
Candace Havens
Christina Dodd
Marjorie M. Liu
Rob Thurman
LA Banks
Cynthia Eden
Kat Richardson
My Top Ten:
Potential Round 4 Nominees (feel free to add your own)
Jeanne C. Stein
Christine Warren
Candace Havens
Kat Richardson
Jackie Kessler
Cherie Priest
Sunny
Kimberly Raye
Kinley McGregor
Jaqueline Carey
The only one on this list I Really read is Jenna Black, so, of course, I voted for her. On the next list I would like to see:
Rob Thurman
Michelle Sagara
Tanya Huff
Kat Richardson
Robin D Owens
I would go for Angie Fox & Michele Bardsley.
Shelly Laurenston is so amazing. I’ve been following her since Pack Challenge first came out. Michele Bardsley, Nina Bangs, Angela Knight, and Jayne Castle are also authors I love.
N. J. Walters, Jayne Castle, Maya Banks, Shelley Munro, Madelaine Montague, Michelle Marquis, Lauren Dane, Angela Knight, Mandy M. Roth, Bonnie Rose Leigh
Well my friend would kick my arse if I didn’t vote for Larissa Ione (which she is a definitely sweetie!!! so no hardship there) and I most definitely had to vote for Lara Adrian.. But man, some of the names I wanted to vote for because they are so sweet peeps. It was so hard!
Voted for Lora Leigh and Katie Macalister:
Angela Knight
Christine Warren
Angela Knight
Meljean Brooke
Kerri Arthur
Maggie Shayne
Shiloh Walker
Did I miss kelley Armstrong and how about Toni Andrews. Wilks is super, and I see they are there in the list. Carrie Vaughn, Ilona Andrews, Pat Briggs, Vicki Petersson.
Anya Bast, Jeanne C. Stein, Christine Warren, Candace Havens, Richelle Mead, Justina Robson, Kat Richardson, Michele Bardsley, Phaedra Weldon, and Keri Arthur are just a few of my fav. authors.
I’d like to nominate Maria V. Snyder and Angie Fox!
Ohh boy, I dont know all of the potential authors~ O.O
XD
Lets see we already had Keri Arthur…hmmm I don’t know.
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Voted… Heard about the poll through all the contests =) I wish Patricia Briggs woulda made it through the last one!! It was hard picking two authors this week. A lot up there I haven’t read.
That was a hard vote. So many authors I love.
Here are my 10 Lori Handleland Christine Warren Nina Bangs Marjorie M Liu Jackie Kessler Eileen Wilks Angela Knight Mindy Klasky Candance Havens Anya Bast. I have alot more that I keep up with their series.
Woo-hoo you put Anne Rice & LJ Smith up this week!! Had to go with them since I suggested them twice.
I’d love see Anya Bast up next week
Here are my votes
Christina Dodd
Kerri Arthur
Maggie Shayne
Angela Knight
Christine Warren
Kelley Armstrong?
Such a great selection. I love so many of these authors. Katie is awesome, but Mary Janice Davidson is fantastic. I met Charlaine Harris couple of years ago, and I love her.
I am putting in my nominations for Angie Fox!!! I’m not giving up….go Angie.
Plus, SJ Day. I really like her eve series.
This week I voted for Chloe Neill and MJ Davidson.
OMG, so difficult now! Voted but for round 4 please have Meljean Brook and Linda Leal Miller –a new and old favorite that makes me smile each time!
I vote for Amanda Ashley and Nina Bangs
And voted in the poll for Michelle Rowen and Stephanie Meyer
Where is Lilith Saintcrow? She is the bomb!
I voted for Chloe Neill and L. J. Smith! Man, this time it was only 4 authors. All my other faves were on the first 2 polls. This is going to get tough.
To answer your ? Pamela, Lilith was on an earlier pole. Either the 1st or 2nd, can’t remember which.
For round 4, I’d like to see my fellow Deadline Dames, Devon Monk, Toni Andrews, and Jackie Kessler. And since we’re allowed up to ten nominations, also: Maria Snyder, Jeanne Stein, Jeri Smith-Ready, and Diana Rowland.
Michele Bardsley
Marjorie M. Liu
Tate Hallaway
Tanya Huff
Angela Knight
Ronda Thompson
Sunny
Gerry Bartlett
Kimberly Raye
Marta Acosta
I voted for Michelle Rowen and Mary Janice Davidson
good luck to all the authors!!
round four I nominate Keri Arthur
For the next round, many votes to Rob Thurman and Lynn Viehl.
My list:
Jeri Smith-Ready
Michelle Rowen
Maria V Snyder
Sarah Rees Brennan
Jackie Kessler
Ilona Andrews
Cassandra Clare
Maggie Stiefvater
Christine Rose
I would like to see
Marjorie M. Liu
Tate Hallaway
I voted for MJD and Anne Rice!!
I would like to see on the next list
Jessica Andersen and Christina Dodd
Jim Butcher
Kim Harrison
Charlaine Harris
Simon R. Green
J.R. Ward
Voted, Would love to see Lynn Kurland added
Got to the poll from the interview with Jim C Hines
Karen Chance and LA Banks!
Simon R. Green and Kat Richardson please for next week!
I voted Katie MacAlister and Jenna Black for this week. Here are my picks for next week:
Anya Bast
Candace Havens
M.L.N. Hanover
Nora Roberts
Alexandra Ivy
G.A. Aiken
Lynn Ewing
Bram Stoker
Jude Deveraux
Cassandra Clare
Stephenie Meyer
Richelle Mead
Tanya Huff
Lora Leigh and Joey W. Hill
i voted for michelle rowen
Three off my fav authors were on the poll this week. I hope at least one of them wins!
Maria V. Snyder and Alyson Noel
For the next round I would like to see:
Shelly Laurenston
Jeanne C. Stein
Christine Warren
Maya Banks
Terry Spear
Bianca D’Arc
Cynthia Eden
Eileen Wilks
Karen MacInerney
Susan Kearney
VOTE FOR MICHELLE ROWEN and PC/Kristen CAST!!!
Way better then Smeyer IMO
Tonya Hurley gets my vote!
Yeah, Tonya Hurley!!!
My vote goes to Tonya Hurley!
Tonya Hurley!
Cassandra Clare & Tonya Hurley
Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland out 2010!
I found out about this from the Jim C. Hines interview contest.:)
Christina Dodd
Lori Handeland
Jeri Smith-Ready
Anya Bast
Jessica Inclan
LA Banks
Susan Sizemore
voted for Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer and Michelle Rowen
and nominating Tonya Hurley
Tonya Hurley for being brilliant
This week it was much harder to only pick 2.
I could have easily picked 5.
I read about this on the facebook.com/ghostgirl page!
I pick JR Ward and of course, Tonya Hurley for pointing this out! Both are extraordinary.
Go Anne Rice!!!
I am voting for Tonya Hurley! An supurb talent!
I voted for Chloe Neill, which I just finished her first book, Some Girls Bite, today and LOVED it!
I also voted for Larissa Ione. Her demonica books are awesome!
I found out about FPAY-Round3 from the Jim C. Hines interview.
Happy Reading!!!
Anna
Tonya Hurley, of course, the best of the best
Tonya Hurley, my new favorite author
I vote for Tonya Hurley! No doubt is a talent!
What about Laurell K. Hamilton and Lilith Saintcrow
Tonya Hurley
I’d love to split my votes here evenly between Diana Gabaldon and SJ Day. Thanks!
Later,
Lynn
I haven’t read some of the ones in this weeks vote, so it was a little easier this time for me.. but man I’m not sure I’m going to like how hard the finals are going to be..
Voted for Chloe Neill and Jenna Black!
I went with Stephanie Meyer and Chloe Neill
My choices for the next round
Michele Bardsley
L.A. Banks
Kimberly Raye
Marta Acosta
Kimberly Frost
Christopher Moore
Rachel Caine
Jennifer Rardin
My vote is for Tonya Hurley
If you have not read Larissa Ione you have just not read PNR!!! With a difference
LARISSA IONE - all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonya Hurley get my vote - by a landslide
I’m an older lady and Tonya Hurley I thought wrote just for the tweens. Not so. I’m glued to her books. I’ve been reading all my life. This girl has it locked in and she’s brillant.
I’m 66 years old. Creative author and I hope she keeps writing. Tonya Hurley is my vote.
I voted for Angie Fox and Maggie Stiefvater.
TONYA HURLEY FOR SURE.
My vote is for Tonya Hurley.
voted
TONYA HURLEY. I LOVE HER!!!
I vote for Tonya Hurley!
Tonya Hurley. ghostgirl is awesome!
ghostgirl please,,, Tonya Hurley
I sent this information to the people of Twilight Lexicon cause they are close with Stephenie Meyer and they told me they would pass on the information.
Voting for Tonya Hurley! Lovin the Ghost Girl!
So many great writers but my nominations for the next round are:
Nora Roberts
Sunny
Joey W. Hill
Christine Warren
Lynn Viehl
Would like to see on the list-
Sydney Croft
JR Ward
Christne Feehan
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Eden Robbins
voted for Melissa De La Cruz
would like to nominate:
angie fox
kimberely frost
ilona andrews
This was a tough poll… I ended up voting for Stephenie Meyer because her Twilight Saga books got me ‘re-hooked’ on the genre and Chloe Neill because I think she is a fantastic up-and-coming author!! If I had an additional vote, I would have gone for Anne Rice. Ahhhh…. The Vampire Lestat… my first vamp love. ;0)
Tonya all the way!
Tonya Hurley for Ghost Girl! She’s the BEST!
Tonya Hurley gets my vote!
I gotta vote for Tonya Hurley
Tonya Hurley gets my vote.
WE recently started a reading book club and we meet once a weekl. Tonya HURLEY ghostgirl 1st and second by far is awesome in fact we stay over all the time because we can’t put the book down. Names included: Mary ann Bell Debbie Meegan Mary F. Jo Golden Joseph Sofranko Carla Swaney LISA F.LYNNE REED BECKY B. BRILLANT
My vote is for Tonya Hurley - Ghost Girl.
The authors already on the list that I would like to vote for are:
Lara Adrian
Larissa Ione
Christine Warren
Lora Leigh
Jessica Andersen
The authors I’d like to see added to the list to vote for are:
J. R. Ward
Lynsay Sands
Charlaine Harris
Teresa Medeiros
Tonya Hurley gets my vote.
Next week, like to see:
Shelly Laurenston/GA Aiken
Cynthia Eden
Lynn Viehl
Rachel Caine
Tonya Hurley!!
I vote Larissa Ione and Cheyenne McCray!
its hard to pick just two
so i chose
Jenna black Dakota Cassidy
Jim Hines contest reminded me to come vote
I voted for Jenna Black and Larissa Ione
I still nominate Sherrilyn Kenyon.
MJD and Jenna Black.
Ann Aguirre
JR Ward
Sunny
Lori Handeland
Jeanne C. Stein
Michele Bardsley
Candace Havens
Angie Fox
Jeri Smith-Ready
Nora Roberts/JD Robb
Carrie Jones
Eileen Wilks
Alyson Noel
I’m glad Karen Marie Moning made it.I love her books.
I just voted for Kerreln Sparks & Lora Leigh
This is the people that I think that should be next.
Lori Handeland
Nina Bangs
Maggie Shayne
Tanya Huff
L A Bank
Hannah Howell
Kinley Mcgregor
Angela Knight
Anya Bast
From Stacey S
sasluvbooks@yahoo.com
I voted for Chloe Neill and Cassandra Clare. ^^
Tanya Huff, Holly Black, Lori Handeland, Diana Gabaldon, Tonya Hurley, Poppy Z Brite, Bram Stoker for Round 4.
2 incredible new authors who need nominating because they are unreal!!
TRACEY O’HARA
ERICA HAYES
I voted Cassandra clare and Claudia Gray!
Next week…
Susan Krinard
Keri Arthur
Lili st Crow
Plum forgot!
SYDNEY CROFT - ACRO
Sydney Croft
Tracey O’Hara
Erica Hayes
Robert Liparulo! Love his Dreamhouse Kings series.
Lynn Veihl
Laurell Hamilton
Jeri-Smith Ready
Adrian Phoenix
Gena Showalter
Nina Bangs
Maggie Shayne
JR Ward
Tonya Hurley gets my vote. The ghostgirl series is excellent. Can’t wait for more!
Tonya Hurley without a doubt!!
tonya hurley gets my vote
Lynn Viehl and Susan Sizemore
Three incredible authors, HAWT, HAWT, HAWT writing
Sydney Croft
Tracey O’Hara
Erica Hayes
I vote for Tonya Hurley!!!
I vote for Tonya Hurley
I voted for Stephanie Meyer (one of my new favorites) and Anne Rice (my all time favorite)
Theresa.
I’d like to see Maria V. Snyder in round 4.
My votes go to D.D. Barant and Tonya Hurley.
Tonya Hurley please!
I vote for Tonya Hurley - (Ghost Girl).
my top 12 would have to be (no particular order)
Yasmine Galenorm
Jeaniene Frost
Kathy Love
Dakota Cassidy
Sunny
Linda Wisdom
Patricia Briggs
Erin McCarthy
Katie McAlister
Molly Harper
Angie Fox
Michell Bardsly
Only ten?
Cynthia Eden
Dakota Cassidy
Angie Fox
Michelle Bardsley
Lynn Viehl
Shelly Laurenston
Nina Bangs
Anya Bast
Lara Adrian
Lora Leigh
And there’s lots more so Congrats to all of them
I vote Tonya Hurley!
I vote for Tonya Hurley….
I vote Tonya Hurley. Ghostgirl is awesome!!
I vote for Tonya Hurley.
I vote for Tonya Hurley!
I would like to vote for Tonya Hurley.
Christina Dodd
Brenda Joyce
Michele Hauf from susan L.
Would Like to Vote For Tonya Hurley
I cast my vote for Tonya Hurley. What extreme talent!
Lori Handeland is a great author! I’ll cast my vote for her!
1. Lisa McMann
2. Richelle Mead
3. Stephenie Meyer
4. Candace Havens
5. Eileen Wilks
Kerrelyn Sparks hands down…her novels, make me blush as well as laugh. Any author who could turn a vampire into a comic is def the greatest
Please add my name (Joe Vadalma) to the list.
Only two? Then I vote for Angie Fox (if only to watch me get my butt kicked next week) and Ann Aguirre because she’s fricking awesome!
I’d like to vote for Tonya Hurley. Ghostgirl is absolutely brilliant!
I vote for Tonya Hurley. Ghost Girl is amazing.
My favorites are Jacqueline Frank, Robin D Owens, Lora Leigh, Lora Adrian, Kresley Cole, Kathryn Smith, Brenda Joyce, Anna Windsor.
And Lynsay Sands.
Just voted for Cassandra Claire and Dakota Cassady.
I’d love to see Kat Richardson and Maria V. Snyder in the next round.
It would be easier to tell you who I don’t vote for! Shelly Laurenston
and Nina Bang, Dakota Cassidy, Christina Dodd,Jayne Castle and Cheyenne McCray are all votes for me. Too many of my favorites!
Tonya Hurley is my absolute fav…ever!
Tonya Hurley all the way!!
Here are my ten:
Moira Rogers
Shelly Laurenston
Meljean Brook
Nina Bangs
Cynthia Eden
Shelley Munro
Jordan Summers
Anya Bast
Vivi Anna
Lori Devoti
I vote for Tonya Hurley Ghostgirl
I vote for:
Ilona Andrews
GA Aiken/Shelly Laurenston
Alyssa Day
Candace Havens
Nina Bangs
Meljean Brook
Angela Knight
Susan Sizemore
Tonya Hurley Ghostgirl!
Marjorie M. Liu and Stasia Kane
Christina Dodd, Tanya Huff, Jeanne C. Stein, Maya Banks, Diana Love, Cheyenne McCray, Kinely McGregor/Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Nora Roberts.
My Favs:
Lora Leigh
Sydney Croft (AKA Larrisa Ione and Stephanie Tyler)
Lara Adrian
JR Ward
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Shelly Laurenston
Tracey O’Hara
Alexandra Ivy
Cheyenne McKray
Keri Arthur
Too many more
Tonya Hurley - Ghostgirl
Tonya Hurley author of ghostgirl
Kerrelyn Sparks for sure! Loved Jack’s book!
Help! I’d like to vote, but I only get the current results of round 3, as if I’d voted yet, which I DIDN’T. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot, and sorry if it’s an off-topic comment.
I would use my votes for Lora Leigh, Nalini Singh, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, Lynn Viehl, and Alyssa Day. They are my favorites right now.
My votes go to JR Ward, Caitlin Kittredge & Jeaniene Frost.
Tonya Hurley is like no other author. I vote for her!
Linda Wisdom
Nalini Singh
Alyssa Day
Cheyenne McCray
Anya Bast
Marjorie M. Liu
Jeri Smith-Ready
Terry Spear
Heather Graham
I’m gonna have to go with Kerrelyn Sparks and Sherrilyn Kenyon!
Here we go!!
Kelly Armstrong
Marjorie Liu
Nalani Singh
Kerrilyn Sparks
Alyssa Day
Anya Bast
I am distraught that Libba Bray hasn’t been nominated!
I ADORE the Gemma Doyle series!
So I nominate Libba Bray.
Also Sherwood Smith, anyone? Much to my (further) dismay, most people I know haven’t heard of her!
Also also:
Diana Gabaldon
Michelle Sagara
Holly Black
Maria V. Snyder
Jude Deveraux
Kinley McGregor
Tamora Pierce
ANDDDDD…
Bram Stoker (of course!)
And I will shut up now.
Kathryn Smith needs to be added
The best of her time
JR Ward, Keri Arthur and Nalini Singh
Top 10 (in alpha order)
Lara Adrian
Christina Dodd
LL (Lori) Foster
Sandra Hill (not really paranormal but she’s on the list and I LOVE her)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Erin McCarthy
Lynsay Sands
Kerrelyn Sparks
Christina Skye
JR Ward
1. Chloe Neill- because I can’t get Ethan’s green eye’s out of my head
and
2. Kelley Armstrong- I love the otherworld
I want to vote for Kerrylyn Sparks! =D she’s my favorite so far.
My short list:
JR Ward (I’d read her shopping list!!)
Lynsay Sands
Lara Adrian
Susan Sizemore
Angela Knight
Kerrelyn Sparks
Charliane Harris
Anne Rice should still be on this list!
I am voting for Mandy M. Roth. She can tell a story and make you feel as if you are a part of it! My favorite author by far…
ok I don’t remember voting but I must have becase it is only showing me results now…..
as for nominees….
Jaqueline Carey
Michelle Sagara
Laura Anne Gilman
Angie Fox
Rob Thurman
Simon R. Green
Jeanne C. Stein
Jennifer Armintrout
Tanya Huff
Sunny
My vote is for Jeanne C. Stein
I vote for Angie Fox and Gena Showalter but there are so many fabulous authors out there that it is not fair to have to choose!
It’s not letting me vote.. But if I could I would vote for:
Stephenie Meyer
P.C + Kristin Cast
Does this list keep getting longer?
Anyway, I still vote for Kat Richardson and Mark Del Franco.
I vote Kerrelyn Sparks!
I vote for Shayla Black and Stephanie Meyer.
I vote for 1) Larissa Ione
2) Sherrilyn Kenyon
For next round< i would love to see:
Maya Banks
Shelly Laurenston
Cheyenne McCray
Jaci Burton
I’d love to see Sydney Croft in the next round. :)) billi jean
I agree with Sharla and billi jean! So many great authors and a few I now am going to check out so a great idea even tho it is a hard choice for some. Larissa does it for me but I adore quite a few just below her and SYDNEY CROFT….
SK,
S J DAY
JR,
LL
SHELLY LAURENSTON,
CHEY MCRAY,
CF,
LA,
GENA
KC… best stop and in no particular order.
I’d like to vote for Tonya Hurley’s Ghostgirl.
I’d like to vote for:
Kim Lenox and Joey W. Hill
Karen Chance
C.L. Wilson !!!
Kelley Armstrong
I vote for Larissa Ione.
I vote for Tanya Hurley
Tonya Hurley & JR Ward.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I nominate Tonya Hurley ’cause ghostgirl Homecoming ROCKED, and I voted for Stephenie Meyer!
I vote for Jeaniene Frost, Kelley Armstrong, Ilona Andrews and Yasmine Galenorn.
I vote for Kerrelyn Sparks for both of my votes! I nominate Teresa Medeiros!
Margie–C. E. Murphy was nominated last time. I voted for her. : )
Stacia Kane
Jennifer Armintrout
Rob Thurman
Lynn Viehl
Tanya Huff
Jordan Summers
G. A. Aiken
My vote is for Tonya Hurley; I have just finished Ghostgirl Homecoming, which is a terrific follow-up to Ghostgirl. The cover alone is so arresting that it made me want to look into the book immediately. From then on I was hooked. The story and the heroine are so different from any other I have read or know of. Being dead has it definite pluses and minuses as the author so vividly points out, letting us into the quirky but yet very practical mind of Charlotte Usher. I am now looking forward to Ghostgirl III and am currently listening to the first Audio book with Parker Posey.
My bote is for Lora Leigh and JR Ward
PC cast & JR ward
My nominees are…
Gerry Bartlett
Amanda Marrone
Tonya Hurley
JR Ward and Larissa Ione!!!
Oops! My picks are
Lori Handeland
Jennifer Armintrout
Susan Sizemore
Michael Grant
Rachelle Mead
Julie Kenner
Lynn Ewing
Sunny
Maggie Shayne
Amanda Ashley
Meljean Brooks
Jayne Castle
JD Robb
Gena Showalter
In no apparent order!!!
Vote for Tonya Hurley. WTF!
i would vote for Laurel k Hamilton, karen marie moning and Kelly armstrong,
I choose Diana Gabaldon and Angie Fox
Here are my top picks:
Rob THurman
Margorie Liu
Anya Bast
Richelle Mead
Christine Warren
Kimberly Raye
Susan Sizemore
Julie Kenner
Jennifer Armintrout
For this round I vote: Maggie Stiefvater & Maria V. Snyder
I vote for
Nalini Singh
Lara Adrian
Larissa Ione
Maya Banks
oi, I have not commented? And omg, I do not know all of the authors on the potentials. meheheh more books for me to read…
I voted for Chloe Neill and Kerrelyn Sparks.
I vote for Patricia Briggs.
and kerrelyn sparks…
unless she’s on list already?
Candace Havens, Mindy Klasky, Maria V. Snyder, Jeri Smith-Ready!
You have made it so hard to choose in this round but the poll is making it impossible to vote so I guess it doesn’t matter. The poll has been acting like I’ve already voted since I voted in round one. If it would let me vote in round three I would choose Stephenie Meyer & Katie MacAlister.
casting one vote, for the only para author I’ve read lately: Marjorie M Liu I love her Hunter Kiss series!
Kat Richardson definitely as first choice. How is it that Charlaine Harris hasn’t been mentioned yet? Thomas Sniegowski, Jim Butcher, Cherie Priest, Rachelle Mead
Ok, so I’m having a really bad computer week, my laptop died and now I can’t get to the page to vote in round 3…. so here are my 2 choices
Larissa Ione and Katie MacAllister.
Patricia Briggs for round 4 .
boo…cassandra clare and melissa marr are way better than PC Cast. They’re my votes.
My 2 choices for this week - Alyssa Day and Jessica Andersen.
Would love to see Jim Butcher, Lilith Saintcrow & Shannon Butcher, too.
Was unable to cast my vote for whatever reason…for this week I would like to vote for Larissa Ione and Kerrilyn Sparks. I would also like to see Sydney Croft and JR Ward added for the next round.
OK:
Sara Taney Humphries
Jackie Kessler
Maria V. Snyder
Bram Stoker
Jessica Inclan
Marjorie M. Liu
I haven’t voted yet on round 3 but it’s just showing the results and not letting me vote. Looks like some other people are having that problem too. Is there a glitch?
My vote goes to Tonya Hurley for ghostgirl. Great book series.
I would like to cast my vote for Tonya Hurley
tonya hurley
Alyson Noel!!
That is very weird!
Okay it should be working now. It was a glitch, but I am not sure how it happened. Sorry everybody. If you tried to vote and weren’t able to PLEASE come on back and vote!
Ten? I’d have to vote for most of the list, but…crud I’m down to 22…18…14…10, but I had to leave out so many :o(
Anya Bast
Shelly Laurenston
Christina Dodd
Nina Bangs
Jayne Castle
Cheyenne McCray
G. A. Aiken
Maggie Shayne
Christina Skye
Bianca D’Arc
My nominations for round 4…
1. Mark Del Franco
2. Simon R. Green
3. T.A. Pratt
4. Jeri Smith-Ready
5. P.N. Elrod
6. Seanan McGuire
7. Rosemary Laurey
8. Lori Devoti
9. Mindy Klasky
10. Rob Thurman
Voted for Cassandra Clare & Katie MacAlister
Glad it was a glitch. I was begining to think I’d lost what little mind I have left. OK, I have NOW voted. I already nominated 10 but I can do 10 more at anytime….
Definitely RACHEL CAINE, Maggie Stiefvater,and Charles De Lint!
Ilona Andrews & Patricia Briggs.
By the way, can we add authors who were in the polls before or not?
If yes, I would like to nominate Karen Chance again!
If we can authors again. I nominate
Larissa Ione - if she loses out this round
Lots of good ones to choose form here again. I went with Dakota CAssidy and Cassandra Clare. I love Lora Leigh, Jacquelyn Frank and so many other authors - maybe next time we could rate 1-5 our favorites?
My nominations are for Carrie Vaughn, Jim Butcher, and Patricia Briggs.
My votes are for Lynsay Sands & Kerrilyn Sparks.
I vote for:
1)Gena Showalter
2)Kresley Cole
3)Sherrilyn Kenyon
4)Karen Marie Moning
5)Lara Adrian
6)Jean Johnson
7)Jacquelyn Frank
8)Lori Handeland
9)G.A. Aiken/Shelly Laurenston
10)Christine Feehan- The dark series
Just noticed that I haven’t seen Anton Strout on any of these lists. I also can’t, for the life of me, recall if Nalini Singh has already been on (though I have a feeling I already voted for her once).
I would like to vote for Tonya Hurley.
Tonya Hurley is great!
Can’t i just vote ALL of them?!?! lol I love all books vampyre! So i read everything i can find.
My vote would be for Tonya Hurley
Lora Leigh and Lara Adrian!
Tamora Pierce, Carrie Jones, and Meg Cabot! =)
Richelle Mead
Stephanie Meyers
richelle mead. love it
kelley armstrong - woot canada
Faith Hunter and L.A. Banks
Voted P.C. Cast & Stephanie Meyers
I vote for Alyson Noel and Meg Cabot.
I vote for Richelle Mead and P.C Cast
Voted!
=]
I saw this 3rd round at the release party with Christine Rose! =]
Definitely Kimberly Frost.
Where is:
Kelly Armstrong
Annette Blair
Can they be added to the list?
Thanks.
Oh….and I forgot….Linda Wisdom..
Michelle Sagara
Anya Bast
My Vote is for TERRY SPEAR.. Wonderful stories..
BRAM STOKER FTW.
xD
Hey there, I’m not seeing the round 3 poll on the right anymore. All I see is a What’s Your Favorite BBB Feature? poll instead. I know there was some issue earlier…is it back?
Angie Fox (because Pirate is the greatest)!
Marjorie M. Liu
Voting for Terry Spear.
Maggie Stiefvater
Carrie Jones
Alyson Noel
Kat Richardson, Michelle Rowan, Richelle Mead, Simon Green, jackie Kessler
My picks for round 4:
Stacia Kane
Anya Bast
Alyssa Day
Christina Dodd
Jeanne C Stein
Nina Bangs
Rob Thurman
Jessica Andersen
Kat Richardson
Amanda Ashley
(I tried to go back to see the nominees from rounds 1 and 2, but can’t find them… If Jeaniene Frost and JR Ward weren’t on one of those lists, I’d like to add them now to my nominations)
Tamora Pierce & Richelle Mead & Patricia Briggs
My picks are:
Tamora Pierce
Hannah Howell
Sandra Hill
Also, not on the list that I would like to add are:
JR Ward
Lynsay Sands
Kelly Armstrong
Keri Arthur
Michelle & Dakota!!
Richelle Mead is da best! Love Vampire Academy so much!
I vote for :
- Jennifer Arnintrout
- Meljean Brook
- Marta Acosta
Next week…
Kat Richardson
Trudi Canavan
Maria V Snyder
Jeanne C Stein
Lisa McMann
Tamora Pierce
…please?
XD
Molly Harper! love her series (Good Girls Don’t Have Fangs), she is hilarious.
TORTURE!!
Many good authors this week!
I vote for Richelle Mead Again. I just love her Stuff
Okay. Voted.
My comment was here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=11704#comment-94559
Thank you for fixing!
I voted:o)
I don’t have ten either….as of yet but here are my favs:
Michele Bardsley
Jeaniene Frost
Stephanie Meyer
Heather Graham
Stephanie Meyer and Anne Rice
I vote for Karen Dales, even though she is not on the list.
I second Evan’s nomination.:)
Karen Dales
Author
http://thechosenchronicles.com
Where is J.R. Ward ?I nominate her.
She’s my first. Then it would be
Karen Marie Moning
Christine Feehan
J.D. Robb
SJ Day
Tanya Huff
Sherilyn Kennyon
Keri Arthur
MJ Davidson
Maggie Shayne
i voted for Kerryln Sparks and Katie MacAlister
I vote fot Tonja Hurley. Love her Ghostgirl books.
I vote for Tonja Hurley.
Lora Leigh and Karn Chance.
Karen Chance* not Karn!
I voted for Katie MacAlister and Lora Leigh.
From the list, I picked (in no particular order):
Diana Gabaldon
Jennifer Ashley
Maya Banks
Anya Bast
Shelly Laurenston
Bianca D’Arc
Vivi Anna
Cheyenne McCray
Heather Graham
Terry Spear
I will vote for Chloe Neill,Cherie Priest,Robert McCammon is a another of my fav’s to vote for & last but not least Maria V Snyder.
Maggie Stiefvater. I recently read Shiver and thought it was amazing!
Hands down classic Bram Stoker!
How does one make a nomination? I’d like to have a chance to vote for Lilith Saintcrow and C.E. Murphy and Jim Butcher, all faves.
I vote to put Kat Richardson and Jackie Kessler in round 4
Yepee, it’s fixed! Go, Rachel!
I voted for Stephenie Meyer and Lara Adrian, with Michelle Rowen a very close third. Next time I’d like to see Moira Rogers and Maria V. Snyder.
JR Ward
Rachelle Mead
Larissa Ione
Richelle Mead
Dakota Cassidy
Michelle Rowen
And Richelle Mead - always!
I vote for Dakota Cassidy and
Michelle Rowen
Voted for: P.C./Kristen Cast & Melissa de la Cruz
top 5:
1. Richelle Mead
2. P.C./Kristen Cast
3. Melissa de la Cruz
4. L. J. Smith
5. Ellen Schreiber
I voted but forgot to add that I came from the Christine and Ethan Rose contest yesterday!
Michelle Rowen and Dakota Cassidy all the way!
Katie MacAlister and Dakota Cassidy got my votes!
I love Gena Showalter, Richelle Mead, Stephanie Meyer and Michelle Rowen.
Oh, and Kresley Cole
Hannah Howell, Brenda Joyce… There’s just so many! How do I choose?
I love Kresley Cole!! I didn’t see her on here.
I love Kresley Cole!!! I didn’t see her on here.
opps didn’t mean to post that twice i didn’t think it went through
Richelle Mead
1. Richelle Mead
2. Darren Shan
3. L. J. Smith
4. P. C. Cast
5. Viviane Vande Velde
Nice roundup for Round 4. I voted Katie Mac and MaryJanice Davidson, cause I love to laugh along with my eeeeeks!
Yasmine Galenorn, Christine Warren, and Jenna MacLaine. They’re my new faves this year.
Richelle Mead!
My top favorite authors are
Stephnie Meyer
Richelle Mead
P.C./Kristen Cast
Melissa de la Cruz
L. J. Smith
Ellen Schreiber
I would like to put a vote in for Michelle Rowen and Dakota Cassidy.
Hm.. I love Jennifer Rardin, but i’m not seeing her on here. Other wise, Amber Benson and Alyson Noel. Thanks!
1)richelle meade
2) L.J smith
1) Rachel Vincent
P.C/Kristen Cast
2) Patricia Briggs
3) Cassandra Clare
4) Melissa Marr
5) Rachel Hawthorn
6) L.J Smith
7) Melissa De La Cruz
9) Ellen Schreiber
i vote for….
1. melissa marr
2. melissa de la cruz
3. ellen schreiber
4. richelle mead
5. l.a.banks
6. amber benson
7. rachel caine
8. p.c/ kirsten cast
they are such good authors!!!!
My vote is for Tonya Hurley and “Ghostgirl”
Rob Thurman
Deb Cooke
Marjorie Liu
Jessica Andersen
Richelle Mead
Melissa Marr
P.C./Kristen Cast
Melissa De la Cruz
Michelle Zink
Tonya Hurley
Michelle Rowan
Dakota Cassidy
I vote for Cameron Dane. She writes a really interesting demon series.
oh just voted & it’s a tight race! Yay Michelle Rowan - from my ‘hood
ok, I feel like an idiot for spelling it wrong - yay Michelle Rowen
My vote goes to Tonya Hurley - Ghost Girl
LINDA HILBURN, VAMPIRE SHRINK IS AN AMAZING BOOK
Woo hoo!!!! I think? Thanks to anyone who voted for me!
Alyson Noel, Richeal Meade, Rachel Cain.
C.L. Wilson and Kinley MacGregor/Sherrilyn Kenyon. They are awesome!
Also, Katie Mac, Kerrilyn Sparks, PC/Kristen Cast, Stephanie Meyer, Karen Marie Moning, Christine Feehan, Diana Gabaldon, and Lynn Kurland. Love them!
Richelle Mead!!!! Love HER!!!! And Beth Fantaskey!!!