CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2026 Maggie Recipients and Finalists!​

*Indicates GRW member

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Contemporary Romance

1st Place & Maggie Recipient: Don't Promise Me Yesterday by Eliza San Juan

2nd Place: Love in the Studio by Liza Farran

3rd Place: MADE YOU LOOK by Allie Michele

Honorable Mention: Accidentally Yours by Madeline Fortier*

Honorable Mention: One Track Mind by Christina Campbell Galaviz

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Historical Romance

1st Place & Maggie Recipient: The Madness of a Rose by Tara Duval

2nd Place: My Disobedient Duchess by Eli Loften*

3rd Place: Once in Paris by Tara Duval

Honorable Mention: A Gentleman's Daughter by Lori Smock (Urick)

Honorable Mention: Always by Lori Smock (Urick)

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Paranormal Romance​​​​

1st Place & Maggie Recipient: The Fairy Godmother's Legacy by Bryonna Nobles*

2nd Place: PRIESTESS by Kelly Larivee*

3rd Place: A Shield So Silent by Tara Duval

Honorable Mention: When the Clock Strikes by Lydia Gullicksen

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Romantic Suspense​​​​

1st Place & Maggie Recipient: This Side of Safe by LC Scott*

2nd Place: Aftermath by Deana Willis

3rd Place: Bodies of Evidence by Terri Bolyard​ *

Honorable Mention: The Other Son by Terri Bolyard*

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​​​​​Young Adult/New Adult​

1st Place & Maggie Recipient: Aphelion Lost by Tara Sobot

2nd Place: The Tokyo Project by Marisa Palma

3rd Place: Sh*tty First Loves by Delaney Bunce

Honorable Mention: Sidelined by Kate Dunning*​

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