We received 188 books for consideration of the Golden Flogger Award. Thirty-three books were disqualified as they did not meet the criteria for a BDSM novel or were not published in 2014. Below are our Golden Flogger Award Finalists. We believe these forty-six books represent some of the best BDSM romance and non-fiction on the market today.  Finalists are listed alphabetically by author in each category. 

BDSM Light
Sierra Cartwright  —  Crave
Jenna Jacob  —  Saving my submission
Anne Lange – Hers to own
Roz Lee —  Spring Training – Mustangs Baseball #5
Jillian Verne – Masterpiece  

BDSM Advanced
Cris Anson  —  Redemption & Glory
Lexi Blake  —  A View to Thrill
Lexi Blake  — Dungeon Royale
R.E. Hargrave  —  Surreal 
Annabel Joseph  —  Bound in Blue
Stacey Kennedy  —  Bared: A Sin Club novel
Trista Ann Michael —  Master Delacroix
Cherise Sinclair  —  Edge of the Enforcer  

BDSM Dark Erotica
Alaska Angelini   —  Unbearable
Tara Crescent  —  The Audition
Drury Jamison —  Safe Words
Claire Thompson   —  Beyond the Compound 

Novella
Corinne Alexander  —  Brush of Violet
R.G. Alexander  —  The Cowboy’s Kink
Alaska Angelini  —  Dom Up, Devlin Black
Cris Anson  —  Aaron’s Jewel
Elizabeth SaFleur  —  Holiday Ties
Cherise Sinclair  —  1001 Nights: Show Me, Baby

Dominant Women & submissive Men
Lynda Aicher  —  Bonds of Courage
Joey W. Hill & Desiree Holt  —  Nightfall
Drury Jamison —  Safe Words
Lori King  —  Mistress Hedonism

LGBT
Sean Michael  —   Underground: Special Teams
Josephine Myles  —  How To Train Your Dom in Five Easy Steps
Tiffany Reisz  —  The King
L.M. Somerton  —  Rasputin’s Kiss
Claire Thompson  —  The Contract 

Ménage
Rhiannon Ayers  —  Saints United
Kira Barker  —  Caught in the Middle
Shayla Black  —  Theirs to Cherish
Avery Gale  —  Punishing for Pleasure
Jennifer Kacey  —  Jenna’s Consent

Paranormal
Riley Bancroft  —  Tempest in Disguise
Joey W. Hill  —  The Scientific Method
Selena Illyria – Making Demons Purr  

Non-Fiction
Raven Kaldera & Del Tashlin  —  Broken Toys: Submissives
with Mental Illness and Neurological Dysfunction
Jolynn Raymond  —  Taken In Hand

Anthology
Edited by D.L. King —  Slave Girls
Edited by D.L. King —  She who must be obeyed
Edited by Alison Tyler – Twisted Bondage with an Edge
Edited by Lori Perkins  — First Annual BDSM Writers Con Anthology

Note: The judges would like to acknowledge the fact that The First Annual BDSM Writers Con Anthology 2014 was nominated by several people and reached the Finalist’s stage of the Golden Flogger Awards. Unfortunately, it cannot be considered as a winner due to its association with the conference. Therefore, we’d like to at least acknowledge its Finalist nomination and the authors within it.

Special Offer:  purchase one of the Finalists’ books this week and you’ll receive a FREE BDSM eBook. Just send a copy of your receipt to info@BDSMWritersCon.com

Live with passion,

Dr. Charley Ferrer
Host & Founder
BDSM Writers Con