Award-winning Lesbian Romance & Erotica Books

Because it can be a pain wading through lists of yearly award winners, here is a quicklist of all the lesbian romance and lesbian erotica winners and finalists from the Lambda Awards (for now - this may be extended to other awards, but the Lambdas actually have categories for romance and erotica!).

Lesbian or general Romance Category, Lambda Literary Awards 

  2001 | 2002 |2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010

Both the Erotica and the Romance categories were introduced in 2001.

Some years there was no separate category for lesbian books, which is why there are a lot more in the last few years, and why there isn't always a winner listed... because the winner for that year wasn't a lesbian book.

• Mirrors by Marianne K. Martin (2001 finalist)
• Substitute for Love by Karin Kallmaker (2001 finalist)
• Pages for You by Silvia Brownrigg (2001 winner)
• Daughters of an Amber Noon by Katherine V. Forrest (Sci-fi) (2002 finalist)
• Seeds of Fire by Laura Adams (a.k.a. Karin Kallmaker) (Fantasy) (2002 finalist)
• They Say She Tastes Like Honey by Michelle Sawyer (2003 finalist)
• Best Lesbian Love Stories 2003 edited by Angela Brown (2003 finalist)
• Maybe Next Time by Karin Kallmaker (2003 winner)
• Gulf Breeze by Gerri Hill (2004 finalist)
• Under the Witness Tree by Marianne Martin (2004 finalist)
• All the Wrong Places by Karin Kallmaker (2004 finalist)
• Just Like That by Karin Kallmaker (2005 finalist)
• Artist's Dream by Gerri Hill (2005 finalist)
• Distant Shores, Silent Thunder by Radclyffe (2005 winner)
• Wild Abandon by Ronica Black (2006 finalist)
• Finders Keepers by Karin Kallmaker (2006 finalist)
• Chance by Grace Lennox (2006 finalist)
• Turn Back Time by Radclyffe (2006 finalist)
• Fresh Tracks by Georgia Beers (2006 winner)
• Sheridan’s Fate, Gun Brooke (2007 finalist)
• The Road Home, Frankie J. Jones (2007 finalist)
• For Now, for Always, Marianne K. Martin (2007 finalist)
• When Dreams Tremble, Radclyffe (2007 finalist)
• Out of Love by K.G. MacGregor (2007 winner)
• Finding Home by Georgia Beers (2008 finalist)
• A Pirate’s Heart by Catherine Friend (2008 finalist)
• Hotel Liaison by JLee Meyer (2008 finalist)
• The Lonely Hearts Club by Radclyffe (2008 finalist)
• The Kiss That Counted by Karin Kallmaker (2008 winner)
• It Should Be a Crime, by Carsen Taite (2009 finalist)
• No Rules of Engagement, by Tracey Richardson (2009 finalist)
• Stepping Stone, by Karin Kallmaker (2009 finalist)
• Worth Every Step, by KG MacGregor (2009 finalist)
• The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin, by Colette Moody (2009 winner)
• Beacon of Love, by Ann Roberts (2010 finalist)
• Awakening to Sunlight, by Lindsey Stone (2010 finalist)
• Starting from Scratch, by Georgia Beers (2010 finalist)
• Above Temptation, by Karin Kallmaker (2010 finalist)
• River Walker, by Cate Culpepper (2010 winner)

Erotica category

• Stolen Moments: Erotic Interludes 2 edited by Stacia Seaman and Radclyffe (2005 winner)
• Best Lesbian Erotica 2006 edited by Eileen Myles and Tristan Taormino (2005 finalist)
• Rode Hard, Put Away Wet: Lesbian Cowboy Erotica edited by Sacchi Green & Rakelle Valencia  (2005 finalist)

Other years and awards pending.

In the meantime, check out the other Themed Fiction Lists and the Award Winners.