2020 Booksellers’ Best Contest Finalist | The Rogue King

I am thrilled to announce that The Rogue King (Inferno Rising #1) is a finalist for the 2020 Booksellers’ Best Contest in the Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Romance category!!!

The Booksellers’ Best Award is a prestigious contest held annually by the fantastic Greater Detroit chapter of RWA (Romance Writers of America) The contest is for published romance authors in 11 romance categories, plus the Patti Shenberger ‘Best First Book’ award. All books are judged by booksellers or librarians from across the United States.

This year, I was thrilled to learn that I’m a finalist! Winners are usually announced at the RWA National Convention, however, due to COVID-19, that has been cancelled this year. Therefore, winners will be announced via a virtual Zoom meeting some time between July 20 and August 1, 2020

I was also thrilled to see the names of several friends and some of my favorite books of the year in the finalists list! Huge congrats to all the finalists in the various categories! And hooray!

 

2020 BOOKSELLER’S BEST CONTEST FINALISTS

Finalists are listed in no particular order. List also posted on the Greater Detroit RWA website.

PARANORMAL ROMANCE

• Eden’s Voice by Catherine Stein
• The Seeds of Power by Jilly Wood
• The Rogue King by Abigail Owen

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

• Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries
• Rogue Most Wanted by Janna MacGregor
• Fated Beginnings by Karen Muir

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE

• Driftwood Bay by Irene Hannon
• Dark Ambitions by Irene Hannon
• Cross My Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher

LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

• How to Stay by Christina Mitchell
• Slow Dancing at Sunrise by Jo McNally
• Today, Tomorrow, Always by Peggy Jaeger

MID-LENGTH CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

• Dirty Damsels by Peggy Jaeger
• The Best Friend Problem by Mariah Ankenman
• Wrapped up In Christmas by Janice Lynn

SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

• Calculated Risk by Janie Crouch
• Miss Prim’s Greek Island Fling by Michelle Douglas
• Seduction on His Terms by Sarah M. Anderson

NOVELLA

• Seduction on a Snowy Night by Sabrina Jeffries
• Love by the Letters by Janna MacGregor
• Unwrapping His Festive Temptation by Bronwyn Scott

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

• Cost of Honor by Radclyffe
• Goode Over Evil by Leslie Marshman
• K-9 Defense by Elizabeth Heiter

SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE

• The Military Wife by Laura Trentham
• A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean
• Lacewood by Jessica James

EROTIC ROMANCE

• Master of Sin by Sienna Snow
• Wicked Pleasure by Taryn Leigh Taylor
• Moonlight & Whiskey by Tricia Lynne

THE PATTI SHENBERGER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK

• Moonlight & Whiskey by Tricia Lynne
• How to Stay by Christina Mitchell
• Goode Over Evil by Leslie Marshman