2022 Golden Leaf

2022 Winners and Finalists of the New Jersey Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Award

Long Contemporary

1st: The Cowboy's Rebel Heart - Deborah Garland

2nd: The Sweetheart Deal - Miranda Liasson

3rd: Cup-Tied - Marina Reznor

Mid-Length Contemporary

1st: Taking Root - Stacey Wilk*

2nd: Cinderella Next Door - Nancy Robards Thompson

3rd: Unlock My Heart - Jennifer Wilck*

Short Contemporary

1st: Wilde In Love - K.M. Fawcett*

2nd: Mick's Story - Morgan Malone*

3rd:Not Over You - Jodi Payne*

Erotic Romance

1st: Shared By Her Trainers - Tori Chase

2nd: Shattered Ice - Jordyn Kross

3rd: Ask Me Nicely - Dania Voss

Historical Romance

1st: The Winter Husband - Lisa Ann Verge

2nd: Her Forbidden Highlander Husband - Allison B. Hanson

3rd: Eloping With The Laird - Jeanine Englert

3rd: Pippa And The Prince Of Secrets - Grace Calloway

Novella

1st: The Pizza Guy From Beachside - Piper Malone

2nd:Macaroons By Midnight - Annette Miller*

3rd:Eight Nights Of Apricot Cookies - Roni Denholtz*

Paranormal Romance

1st: What Lies Beneath - Marissa Doyle

1st: The Sheriff And The Psychic - Peggy Jaeger

3rd: Chasing Time - Mia Downing

Romantic Suspense

1st: Tough Justice - Tee O'Fallon

2nd: Incinerated - Lori Matthews

3rd: Serve 'N' Protect - Tee O'Fallon

Best Book By A NJ Author

1st:The Winter Husband - Lisa Ann Verge

2nd: Taking Root - Stacey Wilk*

3rd: The Highlander's Substitute Wife - Terri Brisbin*

Best First Book

1st: Home Beyond Hell - Karen Yakey

2nd: Cole For Christmas - Janet Raye Stevens

3rd: Memory's Bride - Decca Price