2019 Maggie Award Winners & Finalists

2019 Winners and Finalists of the Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Award Published

• * denotes New Jersey Romance Writers member

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Mischief and Mayhem - Lauren Rico

Second Place: Encore - Rachel Lacey

Second Place: Unwritten - Rachel Lacey

Third Place: The Guilt of a Sparrow - Jess B. Moore

Honorable Mention: Save Me - Cecy Robson & Love Over Lattes - Diana Hicks

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Until We Kissed - Heather Moore

Second Place: Three Day Fiancee - Marissa Clarke

Third Place: A Daddy By Christmas - Teri Wilson

Honorable Mention: Tanner’s Promise - Kaylie Newell & The Sheriff's Little Matchmaker - Carrie Nichols

Historical Romance

* Winner: Earl of Sunderland - Aubrey Wynne

Second Place: Rhapsody and Rebellion - Aubrey Wynne

Third Place: Enter the Duke - Grace Callaway

Honorable Mention: An Outlaw to Protect Her - Harper St. George & Lord of Misrule - Gail Eastwood & War Serenade - Jill Wallace

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

* Winner: The Accidental Beauty Queen - Teri Wilson

Second Place: FireBrew - Liz Crowe

Third Place: Oh My Stars - Sally Kilpatrick

Honorable Mention: To Die Again - Sandy Parks & Infinite - Cecy Robson

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Daughter of Death - Lexi C. Foss

Second Place: Taxing Courtship - Jaycee Jarvis

Third Place: Guardian of Darkness - Katie Reus

Honorable Mention: Blood Heart - Lexi C. Foss & In Absinthia (Phoenix Rising 3) - Alexandra Christian

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Legacy of Love" from The Christmas Heirloom Collection - Kristi Hunter

Second Place: Mistletoe in Mayhem: Baby Bedlam - Lauren Rico

Third Place: For the Love of Laura Beth - Aubrey Wynne

Honorable Mention: A Delicate Affair - Lindsay Evans & The Appeal of an Elusive Viscount - Hildie McQueen & Liz & Nick: No Regrets - Jean Joachim

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

* Winner: Lone Witness - Rachel Dylan'

Second Place: At Home in Wishing Bridge - Ruth Logan Herne

Third Place: A Defense of Honor - Kristi Hunter

Honorable Mention: A Baby for the Minister - Laurel Blount & A Love Restored - Kelly Goshorn

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Dark Secrets - Dark Falls, CO #2 - Savannah Kade

Second Place: A Bend in Time - Anne C. Maxwell

Third Place: Fast Fury - Kaylea Cross

Honorable Mention: Firestorm - Rachel Grant & Georgia Pine ~ Southern Promises ~ Book Three - KG Fletcher & The Fog (A Berry Springs Novel) - Amanda McKinney

Young Adult/New Adult

* Winner: Life Happens on the Stairs - Amy Markstahler

Second Place: Undefined - Jessica Ruddick

Third Place: Breathe - Sara Fujimura

Honorable Mention: Fade to Us - Julia Day &Spellcast Waters - Janet Post

Best Book by a GRW Author

* Winner: A Defense of Honor - Kristi Hunter

Second Place: An Outlaw to Protect Her - Harper St. George

Third Place: The Butterfly Bride - Vanessa Riley

Honorable Mention: The Marine's Secret Daughter - Carrie Nichols & A Splash of Vanilla - Bethany Lopez & Cowboy On Her Porch - Pam Mantovani & Love Over Lattes - Diana Hicks