#BookBattle2013

The Best books of 2013

“Discover the Best Fiction 2013 in the Paranormal Cravings BOOK AWARDS (Reader’s Choice), the book awards decided by readers.  Support your favorites by voting in all two rounds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CATEGORIES
Best Book from Series (Adult)
Best Book from Series (Young Adult)
Best Book (Stand Alone Adult)
Best Book (Stand Alone Young Adult)
Best NEW series of 2013 (#1 in 2013)
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CATEGORIES

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Best new book from Series 2013 (Adult)

                                          

• Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (will be deleted is not a stand-alone but series)

Results pre-round

Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6)by Ilona Andrews	8.7%	209
Blood Trade (Jane Yellowrock, #6) by Faith Hunter	7.2%	173
Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5) by Darynda Jones	6.8%	163
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward	6.7%	161
Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) by Patricia Briggs	6.2%	148
Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12)by Nalini Singh	5.9%	141
Archangel’s Legion (Guild Hunter #6) by Nalini Singh	5.5%	132
Biting Bad (Chicagoland Vampires #8)by Chloe Neill	4.3%	104
Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer, #6) by Karen Chance	3.7%	88
Heart of Venom (Elemental Assassin, #9) by Jennifer Estep	3.6%	87
Night Blade (Colbana Files #2)by J.C. Daniels	3.3%	78
House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires #7)by Chloe Neill	3.1%	75
Kinked (Elder Races, #6) by Thea Harrison	2.9%	70
Possession (Fallen Angels #5) by J.R. Ward	2.9%	69
Gathering Storm (Order of the Black Swan #5) by Victoria Danann	2.8%	68
Broken Blade (Colbana Files, #3) by J.C. Daniels	2.8%	66
Shadowed (Dark Protectors #6) by Rebecca Zanetti	2.5%	59
Cold Blooded (Jessica McClain, #3) by Amanda Carlson	2.4%	58
Twilight Hunter (Execution Underground #1) by Kait Ballenger	1.6%	39
My Lady Quicksilver (London Steampunk, #3) by Bec McMaster	1.6%	38
A Cursed Embrace (Weird Girls #2) by Cecy Robson	1.6%	38
Storm Warrior (Grim #1) by Dani Harper	1.4%	33
First Bite (Dark Wolf #1) by Dani Harper	1.4%	33
Along Came a Spider (Transplanted Tales, #3) by Kate SeRine	1.3%	30
Last Blood (House of Comarré, #5) by Kristen Painter	1.2%	29
Wicked as She Wants (Blud #2)by Delilah S. Dawson	1.1%	27
Demon Untamed (Shadow Quest, #4) by Kiersten Fay	1.1%	26
Ice Hunter’s Mate (Werewolf Sentinels #2) by Marisa Chenery	1.0%	25
Scarlet Night (Scarlet Night, #1) by Megan J. Parker	1.0%	24
Elysian Fields (Sentinels of New Orleans, #3) by Suzanne Johnson	1.0%	24
Darkest Risings (Darkest #4) by S.K. Yule	0.9%	22
Darklove (Dark Ink Chronicles, #5) by Elle Jasper	0.7%	17
Freak Show (Alexa O’Brien, Huntress, #7) by Trina M. Lee	0.7%	17
Shadows Fall (Others of Edenton #1.5) by Brandy L. Rivers	0.5%	13
New Beginnings (Others of Edenton #0.5) by Brandy L. Rivers	0.4%	10

 

The top 20+ theses 5 books will be on the vote list DEC 1st.
   

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Best new book from Series 2013 (YA)

(no #1 of series published in 2013)

                  

• Spirit (Elemental, #3) by Brigid Kemmerer
• Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy, #5) by Jennifer Estep
• Warrior (Magio-Earth #2) by Joanne Wadsworth
• Pretty Dark Nothing (Pretty Dark Nothing, #1) by Heather L. Reid
• Omega (Penton Legacy, #3) by Susannah Sandlin
• Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Autumn Whispers (Otherworld #14) by Yasmine Galenorn
• Awakened (Few Are Angels, #2) by Inger Iversen
• Haunted Moon (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon, #13) by Yasmine Galenorn
• Death, Doom and Detention (Darklight, #2) by Darynda Jones
• With All My Soul (Soul Screamers, #7) by Rachel Vincent
• The Banshee’s Revenge (The Banshee’s Embrace Trilogy #3) by Victoria Richards
• Persephone’s Orchard by Molly Ringle
• The Coven: Fire and Ice by Verdell Walker
  
• Elsker ( The Elsker Saga #1) by S.T. Bende
• Blood Double (God Wars, #1) by Connie Suttle
• Scorched (Scorched, #1) by Mari Mancusi
• Bound (Mirrors of Bershan, #1) by J. Elizabeth Hill

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Best new Series of 2013

(no #1 of series published in 2013) RANDOM ORDER

                    

• Perdition (Dred Chronicles, #1) by Ann Aguirre
• Storm Warrior (Grim, #1) by Dani Harper
• First Bite (Dark Wolf, #1) by Dani Harper
• Hidden Wings (Hidden Wings, #1) by Cameo Renae
• Blaze of Secrets (Asylums for Magical Threats #1) by Jessie Donovan
• In Too Deep (Others of Edenton, #1) by Brandy L. Rivers
• Hell’s Belle (Hell’s Belle, #1) by Karen Greco
• Bound In Evil (Bound Trilogy #1) by Marie Rose Dufour
• Empyres: Bloodblind by John Koloski
• Moonlight (Moon, #1) by Lisa Kessler
• Crimson Night (Night, #1) by Marie Hall
• Flirting Under a Full Moon (Flirting with Fangs Trilogy, #1) by Ashlyn Chase
• The Slayer Prince by Elizabeth Brockie
• Bound by Night (MoonBound Clan Vampires, #1) by Larissa Ione
• Symphony of Light and Winter, by Renea Mason
• Cursed (Fallen Siren #1) by S.J. Harper
• Lord Griffin’s Prize (Emerald Isle Fantasies) by Katalina Leon
• Masters of the Cats: Collaring the Saber-Tooth(Masters Of The Cats #1) by Trinity Blacio
• Ghostly Persuasion (Emerald Isle Fantasies)by Dena Garson
• The Outcast Prince by Shona Husk
• Praefatio by Georgia McBride
• The Professional: Part 1 (The Game Maker #1) by Kresley Cole

 

 

YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS CATEGORY IN DECEMBER 2013

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Best Paranormal STAND-ALONE 2013 -ADULT

                

• Colour Wielders, A Colour Wielders Novel by Dawna Raver
• Proximity by M.A. George
• Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster (will be deleted is not a stand-alone but series)
• The Wizard’s Shield by Karen McCullough
• About Face by Amy Lee Burgess
• The Difference Between Night And Day by Melissa Turner Lee
• The Red Rider by Randall Allen Dunn
• Blood Redemption (Blood Curse, #5) by Tessa Dawn (will be deleted is not a stand-alone but series)
• Unleashing the Animal by J.L. Taft
• Realm of the Unknown by James B. McPike
• Kela’s Guardian by B.J. McCall
• REAPER’S BOUNTY  by Charlotte Boyett-Compo
• Ghostly Seduction by Gwen Campbell
• Lust Eternal by Sabrina York 
• Elixxir by Deena Remiel
• The Wilde Passions of Dorian Gray

YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS CATEGORY IN DECEMBER 2013

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Best Paranormal STAND-ALONE 2013 (YA)

        

Best Paranormal Book STAND-ALONE 2013 (YA)
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[button color=”red” size=”small” link=”http://www.pcbookreviews.com/press-release-readers-choice-book-awards-2013/” target=”blank” ]Press Release: Readers’ Choice BOOK Awards 2013[/button] [toggle title=”Rules” state=”close” ]

• Every one can enter a book
• All entries are free
• There may be more than one book from the same author
• All battle books must be Paranormal, Urban Fantasy. Adult or YA.
• All battle books (or one of the books in a series) must be released in 2013
• Readers can vote in December 2013 with the top 20 (or less) of each pool.
• All readers that vote can win great prizes!
• [tooltip text=”Rules & Eligibility” gravity=”nw”]2013 Rules & Eligibility
  The 2013 Paranormal Cravings Reader’s Choice Awards have three rounds of voting open to all readers and fans of Paranormal and Urban Fantasy books. Winners will be announced January 01, 2014.Pre-round: November
  The larger groups will vote to end with the top 20 to begin the opening rounds. Write-in votes can be placed for any eligible book (see eligibility below)Opening Round: December 1-10
  Voting open to 20 write-in votes + our Paranormal Cravings top-picks from 2013 Additional write-ins no longer accepted.Final Round: December 12 – 20
  The field narrows to the top 10 books in each category, and members have one last chance to vote!
  2013 Eligibility
  Books published for the first time in the United States in English between January 01, 2013, and December 30, 2013, are eligible for the 2013 Paranormal Cravings Reader’s Choice Awards. Books published After December 30, 2013, will be eligible for the 2014 awards.A book may be nominated in no more than one genre category, but can also be nominated in the overall category „BEST BOOK 2013”. An author may receive multiple nominations within a single category if he or she has more than one eligible series or more than one eligible stand-alone book.[/tooltip]

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