Contemporary Romance – Long
Home to You - Sandra Marine
Off the Record - Skye McDonald
Little Blue Box - Frances Dall'Alba (partial request – agent)
Contemporary Romance – Short
Love in the Studio - Betsy Gray (full request - agent & editor)
The One That I Want - J. Keely Thrall (full request – editor)
Deafening Silence - P.A. DePaul
Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance
East Pluto - Cheryl Pitones (w/a C.P. Rider) (full request - editor)
Ella and the Wolf - Evergreen Lee
Dead Sure - Karla Lannon (w/a K.A. Lannon)
Historical Romance
How to Court a Covert Lady - Jennifer Henderson (full request – agent; partial request - editor)
The Duchess Deceived - Alyssa Roberts
The White Feather - Shona Ford (w/a SE Welsh)
Romantic Suspense
Forbidden Paradise - Barbara Forlenza (full request – agent)
Killer Heart - Carolyn Haley
Protect My Heart - Diane Wiggs
Young Adult Romance
Below the Surface - Rae-Lynn Jansen (w/a Arel Jansen) (full request - agent)
TAZ - Charisse Sprague
Periodic Attraction - Lana Pattinson (full request - editor)
BEST OF THE BEST Winner
How to Court a Covert Lady - Jennifer Henderson