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

• No Excuses - Andrea Jenelle
• The Maverick's Christmas Countdown - Heatherly Bell
• Overdue for a Cowboy - Jennie Marts
• Second Chance with a Cowboy - Jennie Marts
• The Maverick's Surprise Family - Roxanne Snopek

Long Contemporary

• Finding You - Amy Clipston
• The Dixon Rule - Elle Kennedy
• The Next Round - Eva Frances
• The Bookbinder's Guide To Love - Katherine Garbera
• Never Let Me Go - Nika Rhone

Extra Spicy/Erotic

• King of Sloth - Ana Huang
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea - Anna Alkire
• The Audition - Eugenia Riley
• Outcast Island - J.R. Thorn writing as Jennifer Thorn
• Dark Restraint - Katee Robert

Historical

• Miss Isobel and the Prince - Catherine Tinley
• A Wallflower Never Surrenders - Courtney McCaskill
• Snowbound with the Scoundrel - Courtney McCaskill
• Stars of Twilight Fair - K. Lyn Smith
• The Black Dragon: A Medieval Romance - Kathryn Le Veque

Short Inspirational

• Hunted on the Trail - Dana Mentink
• K-9 Ranch Protection - Darlene L. Turner
• Guarding His Secret Son - Laura Scott
• Kidnapping Cold Case - Laura Scott
• The Cowboy's Forgotten Love - Tina Radcliffe

Long Inspirational

• Sandcastle Inn - Irene Hannon
• Cloaked in Beauty - Karen Witemeyer
• If the Boot Fits - Karen Witemeyer
• Unforgiven - Shelley Shepard Gray
• Unforgotten - Shelley Shepard Gray

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

• West of Santillane - Brook Allen
• How to Slay a Lion - Jen Carpenter
• A Great and Terrible Darkness - Linda J. White
• Beach Therapy: A Novel - Madeleine Jaimes
• Echoes over Stormy Sea - R. F. Whong

Romance Novella

• Explosive Reunion - Dana R. Lynn
• The Italian Musician's Sanctuary - Danielle Grandinetti
• The Heart of Liberty - Izzy James
• Holiday Tides - Laura Langa
• The Back Door Christmas Tour Company - Sara Davison

Speculative Romance

• The Games Gods - Play Abigail Owen
• The Shadows Rule All - Abigail Owen
• Dragon Charmed - A.E. Jones
• Bloodguard - Cecy Robson
• A Kingdom of Souls and Shadows - Leslie O'Sullivan

Romantic Suspense

• Guarded from Corruption - Gia Cobie
• Over the Edge - Irene Hannon
• Hunting Justice - Sami A. Abrams
• Cold Spite - Toni Anderson
• Twister - Zoe Dawson

Best First Book

• Finding Home - Deborah Smith Cook
• The Next Round - Eva Frances
• Dangerous Descent - Evie Jacobs
• How to Slay a Lion - Jen Carpenter
• Forget Me Not - Tracey Gramajo

Best Book By a Virginia Author

• The Heart of Liberty - Izzy James
• Holiday Tides - Laura Langa
• A Great and Terrible Darkness -Linda J. White
• Julia's Joy - Susan G. Mathis
• Forget Me Not - Tracey Gramajo