2021 Maggie Award Winners & Finalists

2021 Winners and Finalists of the Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Award Published

• * denotes New Jersey Romance Writers member

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Money Man - Nancy Herkness

• Finalists:

Designs on Forever - Susan Carlisle

Her Cowboy Sweetheart - Cathy McDavid

Never Date a Doctor - Melanie A. Smith

Salt & Stilettos - Janet Walden-West

Tempting the Prince - Christine Barth

The Hacker - Nancy Herkness

Whispers in Washington - Jennifer Wilck

Historical Romance

* Winner: The Return of the Duke - Grace Callaway

• Finalists:

Korina's Wild Winter - Tabetha Waite

Nothing but a Rakehell - Deb Marlowe

Wylder Hearts - Kim Turner

Mainstream Fiction With A Central Romance

* Winner: Keeping the Pieces - Brenda Lowder * Winner: The Fat Chicks' Club - Catherine Rull

• Finalists:

(I'm) Perfectly Happy - Sharina Harris

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Beyond the Next Star - Melody Johnson

• Finalists:

Ancient Protector - Katie Reus

Six - Carrie Thorne

Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar - Seana Kelly

Romance With Religious or Spiritual Elements

* Winner: Dangerous Deception - Evelyn Hill

• Finalists:

Abigail's Secret - Marilyn Turk

Dangerous Exposure - Dianna Shuford*

Forever Home - Amy Grochowski

The Price of Dreams - Toni Shiloh

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Hemingway - Zoe Dawson

• Finalists:

Between Love and Honor - Tracy Solheim