2024 HOLT Medallion Finalists
Congratulations to all of the finalists!
Winners will be announced in June.
Thank you to all of our entrants and our reader judges!
| Short Contemporary | |
| Love at First Cowboy | – Jennie Marts |
| Almost In Amalfi | – Leigh Adams |
| Fortune’s Fatherhood Dare | – Makenna Lee |
| Reunited with the Children’s Doc | – Susan Carlisle |
| Second Chance for the Heart Doctor | – Susan Carlisle |
| Mid-Length Contemporary | |
| Look Smart | – Aly Stiles |
| Date the Alphabet | – Laura Langa |
| Haley and the Yeti | – Laura Langa |
| Influence | – Peggy Jaeger |
| Caught by the Cowgirl | – Tanya Agler |
| Long Contemporary | |
| Something Old, Something New | – Amy Clipston |
| Starstruck | – Amy Clipston |
| Press Release | – Leslie O’Sullivan |
| Things We Left Behind | – Lucy Score |
| Challenging the Chef | – Shanna Hatfield |
| Extra Spicy/Erotic | |
| Beautiful Sin | – Jennilynn Wyer |
| Radiant Sin | – Katee Robert |
| Gemini Wild | – Laura Navarre |
| Pony Camp | – Roz Lee |
| Salt Kiss | – Sierra Simone |
| Historical | |
| The Earl Was Wrong | – Britt Belle |
| Lion of Twilight | – Kathryn Le Veque |
| The Moonstone Duke | – Meara Platt |
| A Duke, Love & Sunshine | – Tabetha Waite |
| A Reluctant Debut | – Teresa Sweeney |
| Short Inspirational | |
| Dedicated to the One I Love | – Beth K. Vogt |
| Hunted At Christmas | – Dana R. Lynn |
| The Shifting Current | – Dani Pettrey |
| Amish Wilderness Survival | – Mary Alford |
| A Steadfast Companion | – Myra Johnson |
| Long Inspirational | |
| Wildflower Falls | – Denise Hunter |
| Cold Light of Day | – Elizabeth Goddard |
| Fairest of Heart | – Karen Witemeyer |
| 26 Below | – Kimberley Woodhouse |
| The Color of Sky and Stone | – Sara Davison |
| Novel with Strong Romantic Elements | |
| Dead Keen | – Anise Eden |
| One Southern Summer | – Heidi McCahan |
| Guardian of Time | – J. R. Lesperance |
| Something I Haven’t Told You | – Pearl Ada Pridham |
| The Christmas Love Letters | – Sue Moorcroft |
| Romance Novella | |
| True Stars Collide | – Claire Marti |
| How the Hitman Stole Christmas | – Katie Reus |
| Naughty and Nice | – Mari Carr |
| Mountains Made of Glass | – Scarlett St. Clair |
| The Lyon Who Loved Me | – Tracy Sumner |
| Speculative | |
| Unleashed | – Aria Glazki |
| Guardian: Reassign | – Catherine Rull |
| Bitten by Surprise | – Lizzy Gayle |
| Sight Beyond the Sun | – Melody Johnson |
| Logan: The Shadow and the Pen Dragon | – Susan Lute |
| Romantic Suspense | |
| Lost in the Dark | – Gail Chianese |
| Into the Fire | – Irene Hannon |
| Final Shot | – Kaylea Cross |
| To Hold and Protect | – Sandra Owens |
| Above ‘N’ Beyond | – Tee O’Fallon |
| Young Adult Romance | |
| Unwanted: Finding Where You’re Loved | – Elise Manion |
| Please Live for Me | – M.W. McKinley |
| Bring Me Your Midnight | – Rachel Griffin |
| Night of the Witch | – Sara Raasch, Beth Revis |
| Best First Book | |
| The Earl Was Wrong | – Britt Belle |
| Abounding Hope | – Cindy Kay Stewart |
| Wolf’s Keep | – K.E. Turner |
| Something I Haven’t Told You | – Pearl Ada Pridham |
| Julia Monroe Begins Again | – Rebekah Millet |
| Best Book by a Virginia Author | |
| The Earl Was Wrong | – Britt Belle |
| Date the Alphabet | – Laura Langa |
| Gemini Wild | – Laura Navarre |
| Naughty and Nice | – Mari Carr |
| The Dark Reckoning | – Sarah Hamaker |