GraveTells 2011 Readers Choice Awards: Vote here!

Welcome to the 2011 Readers Choice Award polls!

These polls are only open from Tuesday, December 27th until midnight (CST) on Saturday, December 31st. Help us spread the word to vote up your favorites!

For each of the 10 categories below, vote for your favorites. A few important notes before we get started…

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• You’ll be able to select more than one entry on all polls, so be sure to read any poll-specific instructions before clicking “Vote”.
• You may only vote once per category for the entire duration of the voting period, so choose wisely!
• All polls on this page list their entries (except authors, who are listed alphabetically by first name) in order by the month their associated review was published in 2011, starting in January and ending in December.
• All books/series/authors/characters/etc listed in the polls (unless otherwise stated) were published no earlier than December of 2010 AND received a rating of 4.0/5 Hearts or higher to be eligible for an award.*
• Here is a convenient list of all the books, series, and authors nominated (that opens in a new window), so you can quickly and easily find the information you need about the contenders below.

 
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Favorite Book of 2011

You may choose up to 5 (FIVE) books below.

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Best Cover Artwork of 2011

Books (meeting the eligibility criteria of publication date but including ALL ratings) with striking or notable covers that were reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) covers below.

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Sexiest Story of 2011

Books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) with the steamiest scenes that were reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) books below.

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Favorite Series of 2011

Notable series containing books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) reviewed by the GT team in 2011 that were part of a series containing 2 or more published books were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) series below.

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Sweethearts of 2011

Couples with strong chemistry from books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 5 (FIVE) couples below.

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Best Bromance of 2011

Notable male best friends from books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 2 (TWO) pairs of best buds below.

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Most Compelling Hero of 2011

Notable male protagonists from books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) heroes below.

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Most Kick-Ass Heroine of 2011

Notable female protagonists from books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) reviewed by the GT team in 2011 were chosen for award eligibility.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) heroines below.

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Favorite Author of 2011

All authors whose books (meeting the eligibility criteria for publication date AND scored a rating of 4.5 or higher) were reviewed by the GT team in 2011 are eligible for this award.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) authors below.

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Breakout Author of 2011

Authors who first published full-length novels in the PNR/UF genres no earlier than 2010 and whose books (meeting the eligibility criteria*) were reviewed by the GT team in 2011 are eligible for this award.  You may choose up to 3 (THREE) authors below.

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All done voting?  See the current results here! These results update in real time, so you can follow the progress of your favorites to know when you need to help promote them to your friends and fans to help garner more votes!  Remember, all voting closes at midnight on Saturday, December 31st!  Happy voting and thank you for participating!

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