2021 Vivian Finalists

Contemporary Romance - Long

The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh - Berkley Romance Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony - Wild Rose False Start by Jessica Ruddick - Peake Ink Press A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran - A Three Dogs Day, LLC Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay - Avon Books Lovestruck by Bronwyn Sell - Harlequin, HQ Fiction The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - Berkley Romance

Contemporary Romance - Mid

Heartthrob by Robin Bielman - Tule Publishing Pilot Down by Kimberley Troutte - Self-published Roughing by Michaela Grey - Self-published The Secret Ingredient by Kilby Blades - Self-published Swipe Right for Cowboy by Karen Foley - Tule Publishing, Texas Born Tempting Taste' by Sara Whitney - Self-published Under His Protection by LaQuette - Brooklyn Girl Ink

Contemporary Romance - Short

Engaging the Enemy by Reese Ryan - Harlequin Desire Marriage by Arrangement by Sophia Singh Sasson - Harlequin Desire There Galapagos My Heart by Philip William Stover - Iron Bridge Workshop Worth Fighting For by Laura Kaye - 1,001 Dark Nights

Erotic Romance

Pure Satisfaction by Rebecca Hunter - Harlequin Dare The Redemption by Nikki Sloane - Shady Creek Publishing

First Published Book

Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony - Wild Rose Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline - Self-published A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran - A Three Dogs Day, LLC Greedy Heart by A. P. Murray - Tule Publishing Her Outback Driver by Giulia Skye - Self-published How to Stay by Christina Mitchell - Pigasus Pen Publishing Love Me Like a Love Song by Annmarie Boyle - Self-published Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert - Soul Mate Publishing Painting the Lines by Ashley R. King - City Owl Press Perfection Distraction by Allison Ashley - Entangled Amara A Song of Secrets by Robyn Chalmers - Self-published

Historical Romance - Long

The Clothier’s Daughter by Bronwyn Parry - Firetail Press His Secret Mistress by Cathy Maxwell - Avon Books Once a Spy by Mary Jo Putney - Kensington, Zebra Ten Things I Hate about the Duke by Loretta Chase - Avon Books

Historical Romance - Mid

For This Knight Only by Barbara Bettis - Wild Rose, Tea The Footman and I by Valerie Bowman - Self-published A Song of Secrets by Robyn Chalmers - Self-published A Study in Passion by Louisa Cornell - Scarsdale Publishing, Ltd.

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Accidentally Family by Sasha Summer - Entangled Amara Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson - Self-published An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - St. Martin’s Press The Last Goodbye by Fiona Lucas - HarperCollins, HQ

Most Anticipated Romance

“23 and You and Me” by Michelle McCraw “Burning Caine” by Janet Oppedisano “The Compound” by Deena Short “Love, with Complications” by Jane Durand “Trivial Pursuit” by Ingrid Pierce

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

At Love’s Command by Karen Witemeyer - Bethany House Publishers Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish by Bethany Turner - Revell Small Town Faith by Michelle Lindo-Rice & Michelle Stimpson - Self-published Stay with Me by Becky Wade - Bethany House Publishers

Romantic Suspense - Long

Burn by Stephanie Rowe - Authenticity Playground, LLC Code of Conduct by April White - Smartypants Romance Cold Wicked Lies by Toni Anderson - Toni Anderson Inc. Hail Mary by Hope Anika - Self-published Honor Avenged by Tonya Burrows - Entangled Amara

Romantic Suspense - Mid

Harbour by Claire Boston - Bantilly Publishing K-9 Protector by Julie Miller - Harlequin Intrigue Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert - Soul Mate Publishing Storm by Janie Crouch - Self-published

Speculative Romance - Long

Curse of Seduction by C. R. Robinson - Self-published Echoes of the Runes by Christina Courtenay - Headline A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong - K.L.A. Fricke, Inc. Written in Water by Elizabeth Schechter - Self-published

Speculative Romance - Mid

Betwixt by Darynda Jones - Feather & Leaf, LLC