CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE 2020 LSBBT
BLOGGERS' CHOICE AWARDS
WINNERS & FINALISTS!
Because it's better late than never!
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THE PERFECT FIVE AWARD MOST ENGAGED AUTHOR BEST COVER
MOST CREATIVE PREMISE / BEST HOOK BEST SERIES BEST NONFICTION
BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS BEST ROMANCE
BEST CHRISTIAN / INSPIRATIONAL / SPIRITUAL BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
BEST MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER BEST HUMOR
BEST PARANORMAL / FANTASY / MAGICAL REALISM
BEST WESTERN BEST LITERARY NONFICTION & FICTION BEST TEXAS BOOK
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These eleven of the sixty-five titles reviewed by Lone Star Lit's Blogger Team in 2020 were awarded a perfect five stars by every reviewer on tour.
Rio Ruidoso by Preston Lewis, Blue Skies by Anne Bustard, Execution in E by Alexia Gordon, Destiny's Way by Ben English, Full Circle by Pamela Lombana, Gates of Mars by Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays, *Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel, The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox, A Dog's Day: I Am Jax by Catherine Stier, The Diary of Asser Levy by Daniela Weil, *The Kissing Tree by Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, Amanda Dykes, and Nicole Deese
* Most tours include five to seven reviews; Nacho's Nachos had eight and The Kissing Tree had ten.
WINNER: Tui Snider
RUNNERS-UP: TIE: Linda Broday & Marlene Bell
HONORABLE MENTION:
Stephanie Raffelock, DiAnn Mills, Preston Lewis
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WINNERS: TIE:
Thank You, Garden by Liz Scanlon
Yeah, But I Didn't by Ann Swann
RUNNERS-UP: TIE:
For Spacious Skies by Nancy Churnin
Enemies of Doves by Shanessa Gluhm
HONORABLE MENTION: Gates of Mars by Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays; The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell
WINNER: The Gethsamane Brown Mysteries series by Alexia Gordon
RUNNER-UP: A Dog's Day series by Catherine Stier
HONORABLE MENTION:
Conquest of the Veil series by Michael Scott Clifton; Sulfer Gap series by Dana Glossbrenner; The Sisters, Texas series by Becki Willis; The Annalisse Series by Marlene M. Bell; American Wonders Collection by Regina Scott; The H.H. Lomax Western series by Preston Lewis; The Talia Inger series by James R. Hannibal
MOST CREATIVE PREMISE / BEST HOOK
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WINNER: 6 Feet Under Texas by Tui Snider
RUNNER-UP: Gates of Mars by Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays
HONORABLE MENTION: Airborne by DiAnn Mills, Storms of Malhado by Maria Elena Sandovici; The First Emma by Camille DiMaio
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WINNER: 6 Feet Under Texas by Tui Snider
RUNNERS-UP: TIE
A Delightful Little Book on Aging by Stephanie Raffelock
Full Circle by Pamela Lombana
HONORABLE MENTION:
Postcards from Lonnie by Lisa Johnson; Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel; Landing in My Present by Mary Clark; The Gulag P-Pa Diaries by Preston Lewis
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WINNER: Finding Esme by Suzanne Crowley
RUNNER-UP: TIE
Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel; Blue Skies by Anne Bustard
HONORABLE MENTION:
Araceli's Path by Marion Surles; Edison Jones and the Anti-Grav Elevator by Michael Scott Clifton; Cleo Can Tie a Bow by Sybrina Durant
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WINNER:
The Kissing Tree by Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, Amanda Dykes, and Nicole Deese
RUNNER-UP: TIE:
Breakfast at the Honey Creek Cafe by Jodi Thomas
The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt
HONORABLE MENTION: Once Upon a Mail Order Bride by Linda Broday; The Love Note by Joanna Davidson Politano; The Key to Everything by Valerie Fraser Luesse
BEST CHRISTIAN / INSPIRATIONAL / SPIRITUAL
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WINNERS: TIE:
The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox
Out of the Embers by Amanda Cabot
RUNNER-UP: A Delightful Little Book on Aging by Stephanie Raffelock
HONORABLE MENTION: All In by L.K. Simonds; A Firm Place to Stand by Lori Altebaumer, Road to Hope by Dena Jansen; Something Worth Doing by Jane Kirkpatrick; Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott
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WINNERS: TIE:
All Things Left Wild by James Wade
Blue Skies by Anne Bustard
RUNNERS-UP: TIE:
Storms of Malhado by Maria Elena Sandovici
The Diary of Asser Levy by Daniela Weil
HONORABLE MENTION: Destiny's Way by Ben English; The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y'Barbo; The First Emma by Camille DiMaio; What Momma Left Behind by Cindy Sproles; Something Worth Doing by Jane Kirkpatrick
BEST MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
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WINNERS: TIE:
The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell
Execution in E by Alexa Gordon
RUNNER-UP: TIE:
Collision of Lies by Tom Threadgill
Ain't Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett
HONORABLE MENTION: Airborne by DiAnn Mills; Chasing the White Lion by James R. Hannibal; Coded for Murder by Dianne Smithwick-Braden; Enemies of Doves by Shanessa Gluhm; Spent Identity by Marlene M. Bell; Strong from the Heart by Jon Land; The Black Midnight by Kathleen Y'Barbo; A Firm Place to Stand by Lori Altebaumer
BEST PARANORMAL / FANTASY / MAGICAL REALISM
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WINNER: Execution in E by Alexia Gordon
RUNNER-UP: Finding Esme by Suzanne Crowley
HONORABLE MENTION: Escape from Wheel by Michael Scott Clifton
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WINNER: Ain't Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett
RUNNERS-UP: TIE:
The Square Root of Texas by Rob Witherspoon
The Gulag P-Pa Diaries by Preston Lewis
HONORABLE MENTION: The Republic of Jack by Jeffrey Kerr; Covey and Jay Jay Get Educated by Shelton Williams; North to Alaska by Preston Lewis
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WINNERS: TIE:
The Outlaw's Daughter by Margaret Brownley
All Things Left Wild by James Wade
RUNNERS-UP: TIE:
Slanted Light by Teddy Jones
Rio Ruidoso by Preston Lewis
HONORABLE MENTION: Once Upon a Mail Order Bride by Linda Broday; The Mail Order Bride's Secret by Linda Broday
BEST LITERARY NONFICTION & FICTION
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WINNER: The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox
RUNNER-UP: All Things Left Wild by James Wade
HONORABLE MENTION: Violence, Joy, Chaos by Jane Fleming; Slanted Light by Teddy Jones; The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt; Low Water Crossing by Dana Glossbrenner; The Key to Everything by Valerie Fraser Luesse
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WINNER: 6 Feet Under Texas by Tui Snider
RUNNER-UP: The Square Root of Texas by Rob Witherspoon
HONORABLE MENTION: Storms of Malhado by Maria Elena Sandovici; Breakfast at the Honey Creek Cafe by Jodi Thomas; The Republic of Jack by Jeffrey Kerr; The Mail Order Bride's Secret by Linda Broday
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What a fabulous assortment of books!! Congratulations to all of these authors!
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