2022 Golden Leaf

2022 Winners and Finalists of the New Jersey Romance Writers' Golden Leaf Award

Long Contemporary

Cup-Tied - Marina Reznor

The Cowboy's Rebel Heart - Deborah Garland

The Sweetheart Deal - Miranda Liasson

Mid-Length Contemporary

Unlock My Heart - Jennifer Wilck*

Taking Root - Stacey Wilk*

Cinderella Next Door - Nancy Robards Thompson

Short Contemporary

Not Over You - Jodi Payne*

Wilde In Love - K.M. Fawcett*

Mick's Story - Morgan Malone*

Erotic Romance

Shattered Ice - Jordyn Kross

Ask Me Nicely - Dania Voss

Shared By Her Trainers - Tori Chase

Historical Romance

Her Forbidden Highlander Husband - Allison B. Hanson

Eloping With The Laird - Jeanine Englert

The Winter Husband - Lisa Ann Verge

Pippa And The Prince Of Secrets - Grace Calloway

Novella

Eight Nights Of Apricot Cookies - Roni Denholtz*

Macaroons By Midnight - Annette Miller*

The Pizza Guy From Beachside - Piper Malone

Paranormal Romance

What Lies Beneath - Marissa Doyle

The Sheriff And The Psychic - Peggy Jaeger

Chasing Time - Mia Downing

Romantic Suspense

Tough Justice - Tee O'Fallon

Incinerated - Lori Matthews

Serve 'N' Protect - Tee O'Fallon

Best Book By A NJ Author

Taking Root - Stacey Wilk*

The Winter Husband - Lisa Ann Verge

The Highlander's Substitute Wife - Terri Brisbin*

Best First Book

Cole For Christmas - Janet Raye Stevens

Memory's Bride - Decca Price

Home Beyond Hell - Karen Yakey