2021 Swoon Awards Winners & Finalists

Book Of The Year

* First Place: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

• Runners-Up:

Neon Gods - Katee Robert

Blood Heir - Ilona Andrews

Contemporary Romance

* First Place: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

• Runners-Up:

Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang

It Happened One Summer - Tessa Bailey

People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry

Debut Romance

* First Place: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood

• Runners-Up:

The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas

The Wisteria Society Of Lady Scoundrels - India Holton

Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell

Sweethand - N.G. Peltier

Erotic Romance

* First Place: Neon Gods - Katee Robert

• Runners-Up:

Morning Glory Milking Farm - C.M. Nascosta

Saint - Sierra Simone

Fantasy Romance

* First Place: A Court Of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas

• Runners-Up:

The Crown Of Gilded Bones - Jennifer L. Armentrout

That Time We Got Drunk And Saved A Demon - Kimberly Lemming

Historical Romance

* First Place: Devil In Disguise - Lisa Kleypas

• Runners-Up:

Bombshell - Sarah MacLean

Portrait Of A Scotsman - Evie Dunmore

The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb - Cat Sebastian

Wild Rain - Beverly Jenkins

Holiday Romance

* First Place: Window Shopping - Tessa Bailey

• Runners-Up:

The Mistletoe Motive - Chloe Liese

Duke, Actually - Jenny Holiday

A Holly Jolly Diwali - Sonya Lalli

the Geek Who Saved Christmas - Annabeth Albert

Novella/Short Story Romance

* First Place: Sing Anyway - Anita Kelly

• Runners-Up:

The Witch's Wolves - Ellie Mae MacGregor

Seducing My Guardian - Katee Robert

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Romance

* First Place: Blood Heir - Ilona Andrews

• Runners-Up:

The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling

Last Guard - Nalini Singh

Romance Anthology

* First Place: Rake I'd Like To F... - Sierra Simone, Nicola Davidson, Adriana Herrera, Eva Leigh, Joanna Shupe

• Runners-Up:

Amor Actually - Adriana Herrera, Alexis Daria, Diana Munoz Stewart, Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras, Sabrina Sol, Zoey Castile

Meet Me Under The Mistletoe - M. Robinson, Skye Warren, Claire Contreras, Katee Robert, Pam Godwin, Giana Darling, Jenika Snow, Amelia Wilde, Alta Hensley, Theodora Taylor

Romance Book Narration

* First Place: Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Brown - performed by Ione Butler

• Runners-Up:

Saint - Sierra Simone - performed by Jacob Morgan, Sean Crisden

It Happened One Summer - Tessa Bailey - performed by Charlotte North

Reel - Kennedy Ryan - performed by Eboni Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small

The Perks Of Loving A Wallflower - Erica Ridley - performed by Moira Quirk

Romance Cover

* First Place: The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - illustrated by Lilith Saur

• Runners-Up:

A Lot Like Adios - Alexis Daria - illustrated by Bo Feng Lin, Elsie Lyons

Archangel's Light - Nalini Singh - illustrated by Tony Mauro

Romantic Suspense

* First Place: Marriage And Murder - Penny Reid

• Runners-Up:

Legacy - Nora Roberts

Murder Most Actual - Alexis Hall

Science-Fiction Romance

* First Place: Bad Guy - Ruby Dixon

• Runners-Up:

Fated Blades - Ilona Andrews

Sam's Secret - Ruby Dixon

Young Adult Romance

* First Place: A Pho Love Story - Loan Le

• Runners-Up:

Chain Of Iron - Cassandra Clare

Instructions For Dancing - Nicola Yoon

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry - Joya Goffney

Last Night At The Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo