Published Maggie Finalist:

 

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Maggie Award Winner:

Mischief and Mayhem

Lauren Rico

Second Place (tie):

Encore

Rachel Lacey 

Second Place (tie):
Unwritten   

Rachel Lacey 

Third Place:
The Guilt of a Sparrow

Jess B. Moore

Honorable Mention:
Save Me

Cecy Robson

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Honorable Mention:

Love Over Lattes

Diana Hicks *

SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Maggie Award Winner:

Until We Kissed

Heather Moore

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Second Place:

Three Day Fiancee

Marissa Clarke

 

Third Place:

A Daddy By Christmas

Teri Wilson

 

Honorable Mention:

Tanner’s Promise

Kaylie Newell

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Honorable Mention:

The Sheriff's Little Matchmaker

Carrie Nichols *

 

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Maggie Award Winner:

Earl of Sunderland

Aubrey Wynne

Second Place:

Rhapsody and Rebellion

Aubrey Wynne

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Third Place:

Enter the Duke

Grace Callaway

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Honorable Mention:

An Outlaw to Protect Her

Harper St. George *

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Honorable Mention:

Lord of Misrule

Gail Eastwood

 

Honorable Mention:

War Serenade

Jill Wallace

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MAINSTREAM FICTION WITH CENTRAL ROMANCE

Maggie Award Winner:

The Accidental Beauty Queen

Teri Wilson 

 

Second Place:

FireBrew

Liz Crowe

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Third Place:

Oh My Stars

Sally Kilpatrick *

 

Honorable Mention:

To Die Again

Sandy Parks

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Honorable Mention:

Infinite

Cecy Robson

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

First Place:

Daughter of Death

Lexi C. Foss

Second Place:

Taxing Courtship

Jaycee Jarvis

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Third Place:

Guardian of Darkness

Katie Reus

 

Honorable Mention:

Blood Heart

Lexi C. Foss

 

Honorable Mention:

In Absinthia (Phoenix Rising 3)

Alexandra Christian

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ROMANCE NOVELLA

First Place:

Legacy of Love from The Christmas Heirloom Collection

Kristi Hunter *

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Second Place:

Mistletoe in Mayhem: Baby Bedlam

Lauren Rico

 

Third Place:

For the Love of Laura Beth

Aubrey Wynne

 

Honorable Mention:

A Delicate Affair

Lindsay Evans

 

Honorable Mention:

The Appeal of an Elusive Viscount (tie)

Hildie McQueen *

 

Honorable Mention:

Liz & Nick: No Regrets (tie)

Jean Joachim  

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ROMANCE WITH RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS

First Place:

Lone Witness

Rachel Dylan

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Second Place:

At Home in Wishing Bridge

Ruth Logan Herne

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Third Place:

A Defense of Honor

Kristi Hunter *

 

Honorable Mention:

A Baby for the Minister

Laurel Blount

 

Honorable Mention:

A Love Restored

Kelly Goshorn

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

 

Maggie Award Winner:

Dark Secrets - Dark Falls, CO #2

Savannah Kade

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Second Place:

A Bend in Time

Anne C. Maxwell

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Third Place:

Fast Fury

Kaylea Cross

 

Honorable Mention:

Firestorm

Rachel Grant

 

Honorable Mention:

Georgia Pine ~ Southern Promises ~ Book Three (tie)

KG Fletcher *

 

Honorable Mention:

The Fog (A Berry Springs Novel)

Amanda McKinney

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YOUNG ADULT/NEW ADULT

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Maggie Award Winner:

Life Happens on the Stairs

Amy Markstahler

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Second Place:

Undefined

Jessica Ruddick

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Third Place:

Breathe

Sara Fujimura

 

Honorable Mention:

Fade to Us

Julia Day 

 

Honorable Mention:

Spellcast Waters

Janet Post

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BEST BOOK BY GRW AUTHOR

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Maggie Award Winner:

A Defense of Honor

Kristi Hunter *

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Second Place:

An Outlaw to Protect Her

Harper St. George 

 

Third Place:

The Butterfly Bride

Vanessa Riley *

 

Honorable Mention:

The Marine's Secret Daughter

Carrie Nichols *

 

Honorable Mention:

A Splash of Vanilla

Bethany Lopez *

 

Honorable Mention:

Cowboy On Her Porch

Pam Mantovani *

 

Honorable Mention:

Love Over Lattes

Diana Hicks *

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* Denotes GRW Member.

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