2023 NERFA FINALIST
June 1st – Finalists announced
June 1-30th – Final Round Judging
July 8th – Winners Announced
FINALISTS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY, NO RANKING
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Metalsome Hearts by Kate Baldwin – WINNER
A Full-Bodied Love by Amber Cross
Never Enough Cowboy: Creedence Horse Rescue Book 4 by Jennie Marts
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Fiona and the Enigmatic Earl by Grace Callaway – WINNER
Eloping with the Laird by Jeanine Englert
The Wicked Wallflower by Tracy Sumner
MAINSTREAM ROMANCE
Perfect Silence by Kari Lemor – WINNER
Cowboy Ever After by Jennie Marts
Seeking Tranquility by Amy Schisler
ROMANCE NOVELLA
Mistletoe, Merriment, and Murder: A Love Story by Fenley Grant – WINNER
Aliases, Artifacts, and Attraction: A Love Story by Fenley Grant
The Governess Gamble by Tracy Sumner
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Cold Deceit by Toni Anderson – WINNER
Into the Storm by Rachel Grant
Rough Riot by Karen Renee
SPECULATIVE ROMANCE
The Naked Moon by Nicole Kelleher – WINNER
Ancient Vengeance by Katie Reus
Dragon Fire by Aleah Raynes
YOUNG ADULT
We did not receive enough entries for this category. – PLEASE – try in 2024 – share the contest with your fellow Young Adult Romance authors next March.
BEST FIRST BOOK
Tides of Blue by Sharon Brubaker – WINNER
Ballroom Blitz by Natalie Cross
Thumb Fire Desire by Carol Nickles
