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:''[[Montana Heat: Escape To You]]'' - [[Jennifer Ryan]]  
 
:''[[Montana Heat: Escape To You]]'' - [[Jennifer Ryan]]  
 
:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' - [[Melinda Leigh]]
 
:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' - [[Melinda Leigh]]
:''[[Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows]]'' - [[Tonya Burrows]]
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:''[[Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows|Too Wilde To Tame]]'' - [[Tonya Burrows]]
 
:''[[Touch Of Red]]'' - [[Laura Griffin]]
 
:''[[Touch Of Red]]'' - [[Laura Griffin]]
 
:''[[The Transporter]]'' - [[Liz Maverick]]
 
:''[[The Transporter]]'' - [[Liz Maverick]]

Revision as of 02:39, 2 October 2024


Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Falling Hard - Lexi Ryan

  • Finalists:
The Dating Game - Avril Tremayne
Famous - Jenny Holiday
No One But You - Brenda Novak
Take The Lead - Alexis Daria
Tougher In Texas - Kari Lynn Dell
The Whys Have It - Amy Matayo
The Wingman - Natasha Anders

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: Tell Me - Abigail Strom

  • Finalists:
The F-Word - Sandra Marton
His Perfect Partner - Priscilla Oliveras
Lucky Charmed - Sharla Lovelace
New Leash On Life - Roxanne St. Claire
Redemption - Kelly Moran
Royally Wed - Teri Wilson
Summer Stock - Vanessa North
This Can't Be Love - Maria Geraci
You Do Something To Me - Bella Andre

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: Second Chance Summer - Kait Nolan

  • Finalists:
The Billionaire's Christmas Baby - Marion Lennox
Christmas At The Graff - Kaylie Newell
A Christmas Miracle - Amy Andrews
The Cowboy Upstairs - Tanya Michaels
The Doctor And The Princess - Scarlet Wilson
Miracle On Chance Avenue - Jane Porter
The Princess Problem - Teri Wilson
The Sheikh's Convenient Princess - Liz Fielding
Troy - Amy Andrews

Erotic Romance

Winner: Wicked Dirty - J. Kenner

  • Finalists:
Constant Craving - Tamara Lush
Deposition And A Dare - Evelyn Adams
The Rivalry - Nikki Sloane
Stud - Jamie Schmidt

First Book

Winner: Take The Lead - Alexis Daria

  • Finalists:
Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel
His Perfect Partner - Priscilla Oliveras
The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle
Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: Between The Devil And The Duke - Kelly Bowen

  • Finalists:
The Day Of The Duchess - Sarah MacLean
Mad For The Marquess - Jess Russell
The Scandalous Flirt - Olivia Drake
The Scoundrel's Honor - Christi Caldwell

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

  • Finalists:
Blame It On The Duke - Lenora Bell
The Demon Duke - Margaret Locke
The Rogue's Conquest - Lily Maxton
The Scandal of It All - Sophie Jordan
A Scottish Lord For Christmas - Lauren Smith
Within A Captain's Soul - Lisa Olech

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Winner: Now That You Mention It - Kristan Higgins

  • Finalists:
The Night Mark - Tiffany Reisz
Shelter The Sea - Heidi Cullinan
Unloved: A Love Story - Katy Regnery

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Hunt The Darkness - Stephanie Rowe

  • Finalists:
Bishop - Marie Johnston
The Druid Next Door - E.J. Russell
Eleventh Grave In Moonlight - Darynda Jones
Song Of The Nightpiper - Hannah Meredith
Spectred Isle - K.J. Charles
To Enthrall The Demon Lord - Nadine Mutas
Wanted And Wired - Vivien Jackson

Romance Novella

Winner: Forbidden River - Brynn Kelly

  • Finalists:
"Dancing With The Duke's Heir" in Scandal At The Christmas Ball - Bronwyn Scott
Her Duke At Daybreak - Wendy LaCapra
"In His Arms" in Falling: Small Town Love Anthology - Jules Dixon
"The Pursuit Of..." in Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio Of Romances - Courtney Milan
The Secret Of My Seduction - Caroline Linden
"Sweet Home Highlands" in Christmas In Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set - May McGoldrick
Until The Sun Sets - Tara Wyatt

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Winner: Then There Was You - Kara Isaac

  • Finalists:
Grounded Hearts - Jeanne M. Dickson
A New Shade Of Summer - Nicole Deese
A Note Yet Unsung - Tamera Alexander
One Simple Wish - Katy Lee

Romantic Suspense

Winner: The Fixer - HelenKay Dimon

  • Finalists:
Critical Instinct - Janie Crouch
Guarding Mr. Fine - HelenKay Dimon
Montana Heat: Escape To You - Jennifer Ryan
Say You're Sorry - Melinda Leigh
Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows
Touch Of Red - Laura Griffin
The Transporter - Liz Maverick
Under Fire - Scarlett Cole

Young Adult Romance

Winner: Seize Today - Pintip Dunn

  • Finalists:
Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel
Letters To The Lost - Brigid Kemmerer
The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle