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2022 GOLDIE FINALISTS

Ann Bannon Popular Choice

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Beginner's Bet

Fiona Riley

Bold Strokes Books 


Chemistry Lessons

Jae

Ylva Publishing

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Covenant

Ann McMan

Bywater Books


Go Around

E. J. Noyes

Bella Books


Pas de deux

E. J. Noyes

Bella Books


Simply the Best

Karin Kallmaker

Bella Books


The Headmistress
Milena McKay

Self-Published

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The Tell Tale

Clare Ashton

Self-Published

 

Contemporary Romance: Short Novels

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An Alaskan Wedding

Nance Sparks

Bold Strokes Books

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Chef's Kiss

Stephanie Shea

Self-Published

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Closeness

Y. L. Wigman

Bella Books

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Her Consigliere

Carsen Taite

Bold Strokes Books

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Ice Queen

Gun Brooke

Bold Strokes Books

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If I Told You

Avery Easton

Uncial Press

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Love in the Limelight

Ashley Moore

Bold Strokes Books

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The Christmas Proposal

Lisa Moreau

Bold Strokes Books

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The Great Charade

Gerri Hill

Bella Books

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Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels

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Back in Your Arms

Monica McCallan

Self-Published

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Change Of Heart

Clare Lydon

Custard Books

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Chemistry Lessons

Jae

Ylva Publishing

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Come Away with Me

Rachel Lacey

Self-Published

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Courage

Jesse J. Thoma

Bold Strokes Books

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Never Mine

Bryce Oakley

Self-Published

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On the Rocks

Georgia Beers

Bold Strokes Books

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Prize Money

Celeste Castro

Interlude Press

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Table for Two

Kate Gavin

Bella Books

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The Hum of Bees

Patricia Spencer

Self-Published

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Unrivaled

Radclyffe

Bold Strokes Books

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Worthy of Love

Quinn Ivins

Ylva Publishing

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Contemporary Romance: Long Novels

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A Convenient Arrangement

Aurora Rey and Jaime Clevenger

Bold Strokes Books

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Beginner's Bet

Fiona Riley

Bold Strokes Books

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Change of Plans

KJ

Self-Published

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Evolution

MJ Duncan

Self-Published

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Go Around

E. J. Noyes

Bella Books

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Marry Me

Melissa Brayden

Bold Strokes Books

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Modern English

Rachel Spangler

Bywater Books

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Night Tide

Anna Burke

Bywater Books

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Shaken or Stirred

Georgia Beers

Bold Strokes Books

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The AM Show

T.B. Markinson and Miranda MacLeod

Self-Published

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The Clinch

Nicole Disney

Bold Strokes Books

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You Again

Aurora Rey

Bold Strokes Books

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Debut Novel

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Beulah Lodge

Cathy Dunnell

Bold Strokes Books

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Changing Majors

Ana Hartnett Reichardt

Bold Strokes Books

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Girl Island

Kate Castle

Dark Horse Publishing LLP

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Leaving's Not the Only Way to Go

Kay Acker

Bella Books

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Love in the Limelight

Ashley Moore

Bold Strokes Books

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Talented Amateur

Maryn Scott

Bella Books

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The Delicate Things We Make

Milena McKay

Self-Published

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The Warrior Within

Brooke Campbell

Next Chapter

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Walk Between Worlds

Samara Breger

Bywater Books

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Warms Pearls and Paper Cranes

E.V. Bancroft

Butterworth Books

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Erotic Novels

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Body Language

Renee Roman

Bold Strokes Books

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Desiring Bernadette (Book Four in the Bernadette Series)

Danielle Grainger

Bibi Books Publishing Company, LLC

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Not Guilty

Kris Bryant

Bold Strokes Books

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Fiction Anthologies/Collections

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Desiring More

Raven Sky

Bold Strokes Books

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In This Together

Various Authors

Bella Books

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General Fiction

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Fishwives

Sally Bellerose

Bywater Books

 

Not All a Dream

Sophia Kell Hagin

Bold Strokes Books

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The Disappearance of Lindy James

Catherine Maiorisi

Bella Books

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The Secrets of Willowra

Kadyan

Bold Strokes Books

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Words Unsaid

KG MacGregor

Bella Books

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Historical Fiction

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Beulah Lodge

Cathy Dunnell

Bold Strokes Books

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Measure of Devotion

CF Frizzell

Bold Strokes Books

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Warms Pearls and Paper Cranes

E.V. Bancroft

Butterworth Books

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Mystery/Thriller/Crime

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A Message in Blood

Catherine Maiorisi

Bella Books

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Murder And Gold

Ann Aptaker

Bywater Books

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The Tell Tale

Clare Ashton

Self-Published

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Unbreakable

Cari Hunter

Bold Strokes Books

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New Adult Fiction

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Catch and Cradle

Katia Rose

Self-Published

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Changing Majors

Ana Hartnett Reichardt

Bold Strokes Books

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Non-Fiction

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Monstrans: Experimenting with Horrormones

Lino Arruda

Self-Published

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The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story

Laura Davis

Girl Friday Books

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Paranormal/Occult/Horror

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Dead Lez Walking

G Benson

Self-Published

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Dead Woman's Pond

Elle E. Ire

DSP Publications

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Quiet Village

Eden Darry

Bold Strokes Books

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The Warrior Within

Brooke Campbell

Next Chapter

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Poetry Poems/Collections

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The World's a Stage: Life in Five Acts

Sandra de Helen

Launch Point Press

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Who's Your Daddy

Arisa White

Augury Books

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Romantic Blend

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A Woman to Treasure

Ali Vali

Bold Strokes Books

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Ignis

KJ

Self-Published

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Illusion Lake

Sheryl Wright

Bella Books

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Red Tide at Heron Bay

Gerri Hill

Bella Books

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Simply the Best

Karin Kallmaker

Bella Books

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The Headmistress

Milena McKay

Self-Published

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The Island Between Us

Wendy Hudson

Ylva Publishing

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Whispering Oaks

Stephanie Shea

Self-Published

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Zero Chill

Carolyn Elizabeth

Bella Books

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Science Fiction/Fantasy

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Elemental Attraction

K. Aten

Flashpoint Publications

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Pirates of Aletharia

Britney Jackson

Noctem Publishing

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Rand

Silvia Shaw

Self-Published

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Reel to Real Love

Elle E. Ire

DSP Publications

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Sea Wolf

Anna Burke

Bywater Books

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The Edge of Yesterday

CJ Birch

Bold Strokes Books

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The Scout and the Scoundrel

Barbara Ann Wright

Bold Strokes Books

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Walk Between Worlds

Samara Breger

Bywater Books

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Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Design

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Choosing Grace

Kayla Mancuso

Bella Books

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Covenant

Ann McMan

Bywater Books

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Dead Woman's Pond

Anna Sikorska

DSP Publications

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Go Around

Kayla Mancuso

Bella Books

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Ignis

Em Schreiber

Self-Published

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Murder and Gold

Ann McMan

Bywater Books

 

Scent
Deb B

Bold Strokes Books

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The Headmistress

Em Schreiber

Self-Published

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The Tell Tale

Jayne Fereday

Self-Published

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Young Adult Fiction

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Girl Island

Kate Castle

Dark Horse Publishing LLP

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The Infinite Summer

Morgan Lee Miller

Bold Strokes Books

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