2021 Vivian Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Romance - Long

* Winner: False Start - Jessica Ruddick

• Finalists:

The Boy Toy - Nicola Marsh

Cherokee Summer - Susan Antony

A Fast Woman - Laralyn Doran

Like Lovers Do - Tracey Livesay

Lovestruck - Bronwyn Sell

The Marriage Game - Sara Desai

Contemporary Romance - Mid

Heartthrob - Robin Bielman

Pilot Down - Kimberley Troutte

Roughing - Michaela Grey

The Secret Ingredient - Kilby Blades

Swipe Right For A Cowboy - Karen Foley

Tempting Taste - Sara Whitney

Under His Protection - LaQuette

Contemporary Romance - Short

* Winner: Engaging The Enemy - Reese Ryan

• Finalists:

Marriage By Arrangement - Sophia Singh Sasson - Harlequin Desire

There Galapagos My Heart - Philip William Stover - Iron Bridge Workshop

Worth Fighting For - Laura Kaye - 1,001 Dark Nights

Erotic Romance

* Winner: Pure Satisfaction - Rebecca Hunter

• Finalists:

The Redemption - Nikki Sloane

First Published Book

* Winner: Love Me Like A Love Song - Annmarie Boyle

• Finalists:

Cherokee Summer - Susan Antony

Choosing Theo - Victoria Aveline

A Fast Woman - Laralyn Doran

Greedy Heart - A.P. Murray

Her Outback Driver - Giulia Skye

How To Stay - Christina Mitchell

Lovely Digits - Jeanine Englert

Painting The Lines - Ashley R. King

Perfect Distraction - Allison Ashley

Historical Romance - Long

* Winner: Ten Things I Hate About The Duke - Loretta Chase

• Finalists:

His Secret Mistress - Cathy Maxwell

Once A Spy - Mary Jo Putney

Historical Romance - Mid

* Winner: A Study In Passion - Louisa Cornell

• Finalists:

For This Knight Only - Barbara Bettis

The Footman And I - Valerie Bowman

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

* Winner: An Everyday Hero - Laura Trentham

• Finalists:

Accidentally Family - Sasha Summers

Every Last Drop - Sarah Robinson

The Last Goodbye - Fiona Lucas

Most Anticipated Romance

* Winner: “Burning Caine” - Janet Oppedisano

• Finalists:

“23 And You And Me” - Michelle McCraw

“The Compound” - Deena Short

“Love, With Complications” - Jane Durand

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

• Finalists:

At Love’s Command - Karen Witemeyer

Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish - Bethany Turner

Small Town Faith - Michelle Lindo-Rice, Michelle Stimpson

Stay With Me - Becky Wade

Romantic Suspense - Long

* Winner: Hail Mary - Hope Anika

• Finalists:

Burn - Stephanie Rowe

Code Of Conduct - April White

Cold Wicked Lies - Toni Anderson

Honor Avenged - Tonya Burrows

Romantic Suspense - Mid

* Winner: Storm - Janie Crouch

• Finalists:

Harbour - Claire Boston

K-9 Protector - Julie Miller

Lovely Digits - Jeanine Englert

Speculative Romance - Long

* Winner: A Stitch In Time - Kelley Armstrong

• Finalists:

Curse Of Seduction - C.R. Robinson

Echoes Of The Runes - Christina Courtenay

Written In Water - Elizabeth Schechter

Speculative Romance - Mid

Betwixt - Darynda Jones