2024 Season Is About to Begin
First Coast Romance Writers Presents the NERFA – National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award Winners from 2023 as a Thank you and also a reminder that the 2024 NERFA Contest opens on March 1, 2024. Anyone who published a romance story in 2023 is welcome to participate. We have some great judges lined up who cannot wait to read and vote on your love story. Open to all authors who published in the U.S. in 2023 with the story’s main focus being a romance. All Romance Tropes are welcome. Below is the listing of the winners with links to their websites.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Metalsome Hearts by Kate Baldwin
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Fiona and the Enigmatic Earl by Grace Callaway
MAINSTREAM ROMANCE
Perfect Silence by Kari Lemor
ROMANCE NOVELLA
Mistletoe Merriment and Murder-A Love Story by Fenley Grant
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Cold Deceit by Toni Anderson
SPECULATIVE ROMANCE
The Naked Moon by Nicole Kelleher
YOUNG ADULT
Not enough participation in 2023 – Great Opportunity for 2024!
BEST FIRST BOOK
Tides of Blue by Sharon Brubaker
