1. Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price - Cover Art by Kanaxa

2. Warrior's Cross by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux - Cover Art by Anne Cain

3. Flight by Nicki Bennett - Cover Art by Dan Skinner

Link to the cover post: http://www.elisarolle.com/rainbowawards/2009CoverContest.htm

Best Coming of Age / Young Adult Novel

1. Josef Jaeger by Jere' M. Fishback

2. Holy Communion by Mykola Dementiuk

3. The Way You Say My Name by Sara Bell

Best Contemporary Novel

1. Collision Course by K.A. Mitchell

2. A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan

3. That´s what brothers do by Derekica Snake

Best Fantasy Novel

1. Out of Position by Kyell Gold

2. The Pauper’s Prize by Mark Alders

3. Northern Love by Nica Berry

Best Futuristic Novel

1. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day

2. My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley

3. Hell Cop by Astrid Amara, Nicole Kimberling & Ginn Hale

Best Historical Novel

1. Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen

2. False Colors by Alex Beecroft

3. Bee Among The Clover by Fae Sutherland & Marguerite Labbe

Best Mystery / Thriller Novel

1. L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown

2. Aaron's Wait by Dorien Grey / Brushback, An Evan Austin Mystery, by Jamie Scofield

3. The Bones of Summer by Anne Brooke

Best Paranormal / Horror Novel

1. Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna

2. The Rest of Our Lives by Dan Stone

3. Immortality is the Suck by A.M. Riley

1. The First Risk by Charles Jensen

2. A Report from Winter by Wayne Courtois

3. The Underwater Hospital by Jan Steckel

Best Setting

1. False Colors by Alex Beecroft

2. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day

3. Out of Position by Kyell Gold

Best Characters

1. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day

2. Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels

3. Out of Position by Kyell Gold / Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen / Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna / L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown

Best Writing Style

1. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day

2. Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen

3. Angels of the Deep by Kirby Crow

Best Overall Bisexual / Transgender Novel

1. Holy Communion by Mykola Dementiuk

2. Two Spirits by Walter L. Williams & Toby Johnson

3. Complications by Cat Grant

Best Overall Lesbian Novel

1. Barking at the Moon by Nene Adams

2. Queer Wolf edited by James EM Rasmussen

3. Blood and Mint Chocolates by Adrianne Brennan

Best Overall Gay Novel

1. Out of Position by Kyell Gold / Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen

2. A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day / Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna / L.A. Heat by P.A. Brown

3. Aaron's Wait by Dorien Grey / Brushback, An Evan Austin Mystery, by Jamie Scofield / Collision Course by K.A. Mitchell