2018
Short Contemporary:
1st Place: Stealing Her Heart by Tanya Agler*
2nd Place: Talk of the Town by Tanya Agler*
3rd Place: A Wedding in Idaho by Terra Weiss
Long Contemporary:
1st Place: Cutting Chords by Terra Weiss^
2nd Place: Heads or Tails by Mona Shroff^
3rd Place: Mulligan by Laralyn Doran
Historical Romance:
1st Place: The Earl’s Photographer by Cynthia Capley
2nd Place: Green Carnations by MJ Marshall
3rd Place: She’s a Rebel by Marsha McDonald
Light Paranormal Romance:
1st Place: The Ravine by Michelle Joyce Bond*
2nd Place: Colors of Eternity by Kary Phillips
3rd Place: Serious Moonlight by Keely Thrall
Dark Paranormal Romance:
1st Place: Hex, Love, and Rock and Roll by Kat Turner+
2nd Place: Praetorian Rising by Lisa Knight*
3rd Place: Under Your Skin by Kat Turner
Romantic Suspense:
1st Place: Late Bloomers by Adriana Allegri*
2nd Place: The Lethal Ingenue by Kate Wish*
3rd Place: Hidden Heat by Jan Jackson
New Adult:
1st Place: After I Bid You Adieu by Sammi Spizziri^
2nd Place: Mouthful by Christine Grissom
3rd Place: Eyeful by Christine Grissom
Young Adult:
1st Place: Beyond These Villa Walls by Leanne Farella+
2nd Place: Below the Surface by Arel Jansen^
3rd Place: Born Under a Lucky Star by Sammi Spizziri
Published Author:
1st Place: Fallen Comrade by Jillian David+
2nd Place: To Win a Wicked Widow by Carrie Lomax^
3rd Place: Imperfect Heart by Tarina Deaton^
3rd Place: What He Hides by Amy Patrick^
2017
Short Contemporary
1st Place: Hot Escape by Jael Allen+#
2nd Place: Committed by Forbidden by Barbara Forlenza^
3rd Place: Callie’s Dilemma by P. L. Harris
Long Contemporary
1st Place: What He Wants by Jessie Gussman
2nd Place: Late Bloomer by Adriana Allegri
3rd Place: Played by Melanie Bruce
4th Place: Working Polls: A Tale of Love, Sex, and Politics by Emily Mahon
(Four finalists due to a tie)
Historical Romance
1st Place: Love’s Redemption by Jeanine Englert+
2nd Place: The Seduction of Mrs. Smith by Elizabeth Everett*
3rd Place: The Rescue of Lord Grange by Elizabeth Everett^
Light Paranormal Romance
1st Place: Rooted in Enchantment by Hannah Singerman*
2nd Place: Perilous Prophecy by Jaycee Jarvis*
3rd Place: Awakening the Blades by Alexia Chantel
Dark Paranormal Romance
1st Place: A Child of Eden by Laralyn Doran+
2nd Place: Demon Curse by Raewyn Bright*
3rd Place: Praetorian Rising by Lisa Knight*
Romantic Suspense
1st Place: Four by J.J. Beall^
2nd Place: Criminal Heat by Jan Jackson
3rd Place: In the Wrong Sights by Tracy Brody
New Adult
1st Place: Casualty by Paula Huffman^
2nd Place: The Twenty-Eighth Kiss by Michelle Joyce Bond
3rd Place: More Than Chemical by Leanne Farella
Young Adult
1st Place: The Goth’s Worst Nightmare by Miguella T. Twosias+
2nd Place: Wings of a Butterfly by Toni Cross*
3rd Place: Water Too Deep by Tamara Argyle^
Published Author
1st Place: The Griffin Murders by Mary Behre#
2nd Place: Pictures of You by M. C. Vaughn
3rd Place: Unspeakable Grudges by P. H. Turner
2016
Short Contemporary
1st Place: One Last Risk by Nancy Stopper^
2nd Place: Committed by Jael Allen#
3rd Place: Jamestown Homecoming by Becke Turner
Long Contemporary
1st Place: Closer to You by Cate Tayler^#
2nd Place: A Taste of Love by Cate Tayler^#
3rd Place: The Hustler by Angie Hockman^
Historical Romance
1st Place: Scandalous by Genevieve LaViolette+
2nd Place: The Governess’s Glance by Jenny Henderson*
3rd Place: Honorable Intentions by Jessica Mara*
Paranormal Romance
1st Place: The Seductress by Jessica Grace Kelley+
2nd Place: Immortal Law by L. R. Skye
3rd Place: Felted by J. M. Fraser
Romantic Suspense
1st Place: Voice for the Dead by Stacy Woodson^
2nd Place: Hit and Run by Lori Matthews
3rd Place: The Getaway by Hope Anika
New Adult/Young Adult
1st Place: Beneath Us by Michelle Bond+
2nd Place: Seducing Death by Elle McKay+#
3rd Place: Soren’s Resistance by Christine Gunderson+
Published Author
1st Place: Flat Tires & Shifting Gears Again by Meg Adams#
2nd Place: Undercover Heart by Christine Poe^
3rd Place: The Keeper of Little Secrets by Donna Dalton#
2015
Short Contemporary
1st Place: His Rebel Heart by April Arrington^
2nd Place: Her Bull Rider’s Choice by April Arrington^
3rd Place: The Way to You by L. Catharine Tayler^
Long Contemporary
1st Place: Knock-Down Drag-Out by Terra Rogerson+
2nd Place: He Love Me, He Loves Me Not by Nicole Evelina^
3rd Place: The Blackbird by Diana Bui
Historical
1st Place: The Duke’s Seduction by Masha Levinson+
2nd Place: The Secret Affairs of a Duke’s Daughter by Janna MacGregor^
3rd Place: Love’s Triumph by Jeanine Englert
Dark Paranormal
1st Place: The Mindless by Pamela Jernigan
2nd Place: The Compass: Book One in the Divided Stars Series by Cindy Charity
3rd Place: Whispering Lakes by Brenda McLaughlin
Light Paranormal
1st Place: Stealing Time by Bill Haggart
2nd Place: Taxing Courtship by Jaycee Jarvis
3rd Place: Queen of Hearts by Harris Fischer
Young Adult/New Adult
1st Place: Beest by Debbie Van Brunt+
2nd Place: In Between Them by Jeanmarie Anaya+
3rd Place: She Laughs in Pink by Jessica Calella
Romantic Suspense
1st Place: Trial of the Heart by Masha Levison^
2nd Place: Off the Shelf by Terra Rogerson
3rd Place: The Keys to Her Heart by Harris Fischer
Honorable Mention: Murder for Granted by K.T. Cady#
Published Author
1st Place: The Boyfriend Whisperer (Young Adult) by Linda Budzinski#
2nd Place: Walk Me Home (Contemporary) by Sarina Bowen+
3rd Place: A Town Called Hope (Romantic Elements) by Abby Gaines
2014
Short Contemporary Category
1st Place: When in Rome by Angela Bissell+
2nd Place: Chasing the Sun by April Standard
3rd Place: Inevitable by Mia Sosa
Long Contemporary Category
1st Place: Barreled Over by Jenna Sutton
2nd Place: Rent and Cornflakes by Jilly Wood
3rd Place: Pretty Smart Girls by Leigh Kraushaar
4th Place: The Promise of Tomorrow by Karen Henry
Historical Category
1st Place: The Heretic’s Daughter by Jessica Trapp
2nd Place: Ambition and Amour by Linda Olson
3rd Place: All That Shimmers by Kady Winter
Paranormal Category
1st Place: A Moment After Dark by Janet Halpin+
2nd Place: Damned If She Don’t by Janet Walden-West+
3rd Place: Steam Me Up, Rawley by Angela Quarles+
4th Place: Keeping Athena by Fae Rowen
5th Place: The City Beneath by Melody Johnson
Romantic Suspense
1st Place: Murders, Curlers, and Cream by Arlene McFarlane+
2nd Place: Family Secrets by Debbie S G
3rd Place: Saving Eric by Joan Deneve
Young Adult
1st Place: The Nascent Bloom by Janet Halpin+
2nd Place: Tiger Lily by Wende Dikec
3rd Place: Sucker Punching Magic by Mia Jo Celeste
Published Author
1st Place: Camp Murder by Auralee Wallace+
2nd Place: The Homecoming by William Walker
3rd Place: Mad for the Marquess by Jess Russell
LEGEND
^synopsis requested
+ full requested
*partial requested
# VRW Member