2023 NERFA Winners & Finalists

2023 Winners and Finalists of the First Coast Romance Writers' National Excellence In Romance Fiction Award

Best First Book

Winner: Tides Of Blue - Sharon Brubaker

Ballroom Blitz - Natalie Cross

Thumb Fire Desire - Carol Nickles

Contemporary Romance

Winner: Metalsome Hearts - Kate Baldwin

A Full-Bodied Love - Amber Cross

Never Enough Cowboy - Jennie Marts

Historical Romance

Winner: Fiona And The Enigmatic Earl - Grace Callaway

Eloping With The Laird - Jeanine Englert

The Wicked Wallflower - Tracy Sumner

Mainstream Romance

Winner: Perfect Silence - Kari Lemor

Cowboy Ever After - Jennie Marts

Seeking Tranquility - Amy Schisler

Romance Novella

Winner: Mistletoe, Merriment, And Murder: A Love Story - Fenley Grant

Aliases, Artifacts, And Attraction: A Love Story - Fenley Grant

The Governess Gamble - Tracy Sumner

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Cold Deceit - Toni Anderson

Into The Storm - Rachel Grant

Rough Riot - Karen Renee

Speculative Romance

Winner: The Naked Moon - Nicole Kelleher

Ancient Vengeance - Katie Reus

Dragon Fire - Aleah Raynes