2018 Golden Leaf

2018 Winners and Finalists of the New Jersey Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Award

• * denotes NJRW member

Long Contemporary

Then There Was You - Miranda Liasson*

Must Love Fashion - Deborah Garland*

A Crazy Kind Of Love - Mary Ann Marlowe

Mid-Length Contemporary

In Tune Out Of Sync - Kate Forest*

Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher - Seana Kelly

At First Blush - Marianne Rice

Short Contemporary

A Family For The Rancher - Allison B. Collins

Bayside's Most Unexpected Bride - Kerri Carpenter

His Convenient Husband - Robin Covington

The Boss's Fake Fiancee - Susan Meier*

Erotic

Dirty Talk - Opal Carew*

X Marks The Spot - Opal Carew*

On His Knees - Laura Kaye

Historical

A Daring Arrangement - Joanna Shupe*

Watch Ove Me - Eileen Charbonneau

The Luck Of The Bride - Janna MacGregor

Novella

Christmas With The Cat Lady - Christine Bush*

Like A Boss - Liz Matis

Written On His Skin - Simone Stark

Paranormal

Absolved - Marnee Blake* Keep Me Close - Elizabeth Cole

Haunted - Shari Nichols*

Romantic Suspense

The Storm: A Berry Springs Novel - Amanda McKinney

Killing Her Softly - Barb Warner Deane

A Covert Affair - Susan Mann

Best Book By A NJ Author

Brewed For Love - Leigh Raffaele*

Absolved - Marnee Blake*

Haunted - Shari Nichols*

Best First Book

Brewed For Love - Leigh Raffaele*

Three Lessons In Seduction - Sofie Darling

Loving Matt - Helen Lynch