2010 RUTA Awards

It has come to my attention that filthy & fabulous books get short shrift in certain awards, so the time has come for a new star to arise.

The RUTA celebrates all the books that don’t follow the rules. In Romance Up the Ass, we will cheer the foul-mouthed, sexually confident heroine. Graphic bangage? Fine! Violence? Bring it on.

So we’re now in the planning stages. Climb aboard, and help us create categories that rock your world. So far, we have:

Sex on a Stick Hero
Foulest-mouthed Heroine
Best Butt-sex
Most Creative Menage
Best “O”

What else you got?

38 Responses

  1. Larissa
    March 26, 2009 at 10:08 am | | Reply

    Best Carnage and Violence

  2. Lorelie
    March 26, 2009 at 10:12 am | | Reply

    Most Obscure Toy Reference

    Otherwise, does Most Creative Menage mean the acrobatics involved or the reason for it? ‘Cause I would count those as two seperate categories.

  3. Portia Da Costa
    March 26, 2009 at 10:16 am | | Reply

    “Best Use of Toys or Other Inanimate Objects” ?

  4. Amie Stuart
    March 26, 2009 at 10:18 am | | Reply

    Best use of secks by supporting cast????

  5. Amie Stuart
    March 26, 2009 at 10:21 am | | Reply

    Ooo ooooooooooo OOOOOOOOOOO

    Best Self-Love Skilz!

    Cuz nothing says Not a Romance like Self-Love

  6. Emma Petersen
    March 26, 2009 at 10:28 am | | Reply

    Love all of them so far!

    Hmm…let’s see.

    Best Sexing In An Unsual Place
    Best Spanking Scene
    Best Hero/Villian Sex Scene

    When do we start nominating?

    And seriously, Larissa and Ann, you guys rock. This is like one of the best ideas ever!

  7. BevQB
    March 26, 2009 at 10:29 am | | Reply

    How about

    The Bedtime for Bonzo Award

    Awarded for the bedroom scene that best embodies a sense of fun and playfulness; aka the “Sex is supposed to be FUN” award, so get in there and monkey around.

    And based on a few books I’ve read lately, how about

    The Oozing Spooge Queen Award

    Awarded for the most heinous personal hygiene omissions. As you can see by the name, this is a unisex award that can be awarded for both male or female characters regardless of sexual orientation.

    Hmmm… I’m off to ponder more of these.

  8. Victoria Janssen
    March 26, 2009 at 10:30 am | | Reply

    Best Variety Pack, for mixtures of pairings and activities.

    Most Original Setting for Doing the Nasty.

    Rudest Review?

    Chains of Love, for best bondage and/or domination scene

    Best use of alternative sexualities

  9. Victoria Janssen
    March 26, 2009 at 10:30 am | | Reply

    Best Variety Pack, for mixtures of pairings and activities.

    Most Original Setting for Doing the Nasty.

    Rudest Review?

    Chains of Love, for best bondage and/or domination scene

    Best use of non-heterosexual orientations

  10. Victoria Janssen
    March 26, 2009 at 10:32 am | | Reply

    Hmmm, that posted twice…like the phrasing better in the second one.

  11. katiebabs
    March 26, 2009 at 10:41 am | | Reply

    Best use of foliage in a sex scene

  12. katiebabs
    March 26, 2009 at 10:43 am | | Reply

    Best wet panty and spewing cock sex scene

  13. Amie Stuart
    March 26, 2009 at 10:46 am | | Reply

    Best use of foliage in a sex scene

    *spew* Katie!

  14. Larissa
    March 26, 2009 at 10:53 am | | Reply

    OMG, am loving these!!!!

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  16. Lorelie
    March 26, 2009 at 11:10 am | | Reply

    Is Most Creative Menage about the acrobatics involved or the reason for the menage? ‘Cause I think those should be two different things. (By reason, I mean something like must save world by turning chick into conduit or whatev’.)

  17. Jaci Burton
    March 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm | | Reply

    Best Reason For Needing To Have Sex Award.

    I’ve read some stellar excuses. Hell, I might even have written some.

    Best or Longest String of Profanity

    I know I’ve done this. And read some winners, too.

    Best Gratuitous Violence. Best Gratuitous Violence Mixed With Sex.

    I could go on. And on.

    Heh.

  18. katiebabs
    March 26, 2009 at 12:10 pm | | Reply

    Best spur of the moment sex scene while be chased by zombies, vampires and or demons.

  19. Kati
    March 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm | | Reply

    Shouldn’t there be a “Best use of extra appendages” award? Seeing as how so many characters these days seem to be accessorized??

  20. Sasha
    March 26, 2009 at 12:51 pm | | Reply

    Ooh, I can’t think of any more categories, but I can sure see entering my books in several of the ones already mentioned. LOL

  21. Crystal Jordan
    March 26, 2009 at 1:58 pm | | Reply

    Best Orgy…for those who can’t limit themselves to just three.

  22. Carrie Lofty
    March 26, 2009 at 3:05 pm | | Reply

    Most of these are to do with sex and dudes. I think we need a shout-out to genuinely bitchy heroines we love to love. Coz I have those. “Heroine with a Personality Most Likely to be Confused with Rabid PMSing.”

  23. orannia
    March 27, 2009 at 3:54 am | | Reply

    I was going to suggest: most unlikely place to have sex and an award for the use of inanimate objects during sex….but Portia and Emma bet me to it :)

    Hmmm *puts thinking cap on*

    How about hero/heroine most likely to drive the reader completely insane (and thus be killed by the reader in the most imaginative way possible)?

  24. orannia
    March 27, 2009 at 3:55 am | | Reply

    And perhaps there could even be a reader award for the most inventive way to kill a hero/heroine?

  25. Kat
    March 27, 2009 at 4:38 am | | Reply

    Most Magical Hoo-ha
    Most Creative Weapon Wielding Technique
    Mojo of Mass Destruction
    Best Use of Tongue
    Fiercest Arse Kicker

  26. katiebabs
    March 27, 2009 at 6:34 am | | Reply

    Best use of an orifice in a sex scene

  27. Lillie A.
    Lillie A.
    March 27, 2009 at 7:15 am | | Reply

    Best voyeurism/exhibition scene. And I agree with comment 23. That’s a must have!

  28. Lys
    March 27, 2009 at 9:00 am | | Reply

    The Best (or most obscure) Euphemism for sex or the anatomical parts involved.

  29. Lauren
    March 27, 2009 at 12:50 pm | | Reply

    Well, Katie has already come up with all the stuff I’d have suggested…

  30. azteclady
    azteclady
    March 27, 2009 at 12:54 pm | | Reply

    I’m not here about the RUTAS.

    I’m here to say…

    Did you see the counter, people? Did you?

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  32. Jill Sorenson
    March 28, 2009 at 11:44 am | | Reply

    Best page one (or chapter one?) sex scene.

    Most sexually aggressive heroine

    Most well-endowed hero

    Hardest bang against the wall

    Best make-out in a ridiculously dangerous or wildly inappropriate situation (I could enter this one, heh)

    BRING ON THE RUTAS!

  33. Hilcia
    Hilcia
    March 29, 2009 at 2:47 pm | | Reply

    Most O’s in a sex scene
    Most pages to ONE sex scene

  34. Roslyn Holcomb
    March 31, 2009 at 6:56 pm | | Reply

    This is a natural: Best Erotic Inspirational. I’m pretty sure I just wrote one! Of course, she’s Muslim, but hey, these are the RUTAs. Better yet, she’s also a fierce arse-kicker, so she’s a two-fer!

  35. Amie Stuart
    April 1, 2009 at 9:21 am | | Reply

    Hey what about Best Sex in the Shower Scene?

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