2014 Readers' Choice Awards



In the twelve months ending February 28th, 2014, BigAl and the Pals received over 1,400 books to consider for review and published 368 book reviews. From those, we chose the books we felt stood out from the pack as exceptional examples of Indie (self-published and small press) writing and divided them into thirteen categories.

For 10 days we collected votes from readers with more than 1,100 people voting.

For those who are interested in reading the original review for any of the books listed, they can be found using the indexes (by title or by author) linked on the right side of every page or using the search function on the top right.



Chick Lit/Women's Fiction


It Isn't Cheating if He's Dead
 Julie Frayn

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Contemporary/General Fiction


Sliding Past Vertical
Laurie Boris

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Crime Fiction


Kiss Her Goodbye
Allan Guthrie

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Fantasy


Blind Sight
Nicole Storey

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Humor


Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Danny Gillan

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Mystery


Bitter Nothings
Vicki Tyley

Amazon US (ebook)
Amazon UK (ebook)


Non-Fiction


No One's Child
Judith L. McNeil

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Paranormal Romance


Suddenly Sorceress
Erica Lucke Dean

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Romance


Reclaim My Heart
Donna Fasano

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Short Story Collections and Anthologies


Coyote Still Going: Native American Legends and Contemporary Stories
Ty Nolan

Amazon US (ebook)
Amazon UK (ebook)


Speculative Fiction (excluding fantasy)


New Zapata
Teri Hall

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Thriller


Eyewitness
Rebecca Forster

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Young Adult


Thrall
Jennifer Quintenz

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)





NOMINEES

Although the nominees didn't get as many votes as the winner in each category, they were still among the best books we reviewed in their category and well worth your time.



Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Haole Wood by Dee DeTarsio


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Just Add Spice by Carol E. Wyer


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Orla's Code by Fiona Pearse


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

She's the Boss by Lisa Lim

Contemporary/General Fiction

Adrift in the Sound by Kate Campbell


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Blessed Are the Wholly Broken by Melinda Clayton


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

The 11:15 Bench by Paul Kijinski

The Atheist's Prayer by Amy R. Biddle


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Crime Fiction

One Day in the Life of Jason Dean by Ian Ayris

One More Body by Josh Stallings

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

The Big O by Declan Burke

The Crooked Beat by Nick Quantrill

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Wee Danny by Gerard Brennan

Fantasy

Awakening by Christy Dorrity


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Different by Frank Mundo

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Oracle of Philadelphia by Elizabeth Corrigan

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Shadowcursed by Gelo Fleisher

Tapped by Lynne Cantwell


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

The Harbringer by Christine Rains

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My!) by Dominic O'Reilly

Humor

Bad Book by K.S. Brooks, Stephen Hise, JD Mader


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Laugh's Last by Dylan Brody

Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Mystery

A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Cairo Caper by Barbara Silkstone

Lay Death at Her Door by Elizabeth Buhmann


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Nine Feet Under by Morgan C. Talbot


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Non-Fiction

Junkie Love by Joe Clifford


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Nowhere Like Home by Jamie Alexander


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Paranormal Romance

44 (Book Seven) by Jools Sinclair



Keep Me Ghosted by Karen Cantwell


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

School of Shadows by C.W. Schutter


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Strange Academy by Teresa Wilde


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Romance

Dearest Irish by Lyn Horner


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Flaps Down: The Reluctant Hero by Jackie Weger


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Short Story Collections and Anthologies

Malocclusion, tales of misdemeanor by V.S. Kemanis
Seasons by David Antrobus, Edward Lorn, JD Mader, and Jo-Anne Teal



Speculative Fiction (excluding fantasy)

Ball Machine by Simon Townley



Life After Dane by Edward Lorn


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Life First by RJ Crayton


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Schrodinger's Telephone by Marion Stein
The Neumarian Chronicles: Weighted by Ciara Knight



Thriller

Ice Diaries by Lexi Revellian


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Night Undone by K.S. Brooks


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

One Lost Summer by Richard Godwin


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Spellbound by Deanie Mills
The Rapist by Les Edgerton


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Yucatan Dead by DV Berkom


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Young Adult

Canvas Bound by Laura M. Kolar


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

Fusion by Imogen Rose


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)


Maisy May 2  by Naomi Kramer
Stone and Silt by Harvey Chute


Amazon US (ebook or paper)
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)

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