2021 Golden Leaf

2021 Winners and Finalists of the New Jersey Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Award

• * denotes New Jersey Romance Writers member

Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: When A Cowboy Loves A Woman - Jennie Marts

When We're Thirty - Casey Dembowski

Bossy Billionaire - Deborah Garland

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: The Hacker - Nancy Harkness*

Love In The Aisles - Jessica Calla* & Heather Van Fleet

Better Late Than Never - Ada Austen

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: Snowbound With The Sheriff - Laurel Greer

The Amish Teacher's Wish - Tracey J. Lyons*

Xanadu XOXO - J.B. Schroeder

Erotic

Winner: Beyond Regret - Barbara Nolan

Stroke Of Luck - Opal Carew

Caught In The Dark - Ann Jensen

Historical Romance

Winner: Tempted By Her Viking Enemy - Terri Brisbin*

The Bachelor Duke - Cecilia Rene

An Outlaw's Honor - Terri Brisbin*

Novella

Winner: Gingerbread and Jingle Bells - Caro Carson

The Blueberry Swirl Waltz - Maria Imbalzano*

The Cowboy's Forbidden Crush - Deborah Garland

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Lightning Strikes Again - Roni Denholtz*

Lightning Strikes - Roni Denholtz*

Lightning Strikes Twice - Roni Denholtz*

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Frozen Hearts - Judy Kentrus

Forever Keep Your Secret - Elizabeth John*

The Rough Ride - Nonna Henry

Best Book By A NJ Author

Winner: Better Late Than Never - Ada Austen

Snowed In - Jessica Calla*

The Hacker - Nancy Herkness*

Best First Book

Winner: The Rough Ride - Nonna Henry

Saved By The Dark - Ann Jensen

When We're Thirty - Casey Dembrowski