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 Put Your Heart in a Book Contest
​2019 Winners
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New Jersey Romance Writers is thrilled to announce the winners in our 2019 Put Your Heart in a Book contest!

​The winners were announced at the Put Your Heart in a Book Conference on October 19, 2019.
 
Congratulations to all!

* - Indicates NJRW member

Contemporary, Single Title
First Place: “Something to Talk About” - Despina Karras
Second Place: “A Fast Woman” - Laralyn Doran
Third Place: “First Comes Marriage” - Casey Dembowski

Contemporary, Series
First Place: “Better than One” - Margot Ryan*
Second Place: “Hardwired” - RR Taylor
Third Place: “Blue-Eyed Devlin” - Lorraine Quinn

Paranormal
First Place: “Forever More” - Gloria Duke
Second Place: “Blood Sugar” - Kat Turner
Third Place: “Chasing Paradise” - Priscilla Alden

Historical
First Place: “The Pearson Plot” - Angelica Hawthorne
​Second Place: 
“Finding Desire” - Alexandra Sterling
Third Place: “Betting on a Duke's Heart” - Royaline Sing

Romantic Suspense
First Place: “Saratoga Sleep” - Joyce Hunt
Second Place: 
“VIPER - Too Deadly to Love” - Kristie Wolf*
Third Place: 
“All Fired Up” - Sue Jaskula

Categories

​Single-Title Contemporary— (40,000 words minimum) Romances set in present day. Not part of a series.
Contemporary Series— (40,000 word minimum) Category length romances and romantic suspense set in the present day.
Paranormal— (40,000 word minimum) Fantasy, futuristic, paranormal and FFP romantic suspense. 
Historical— (40,000 word minimum) Category and Single Title length romances set before 1945. Includes Regency romances. 
Romantic Suspense— (40,000 word minimum) Romance novel in which suspense is a major element of the plot.
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Join Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Board of Directors
    • In Memoriam
    • In Action
    • Contact Us
    • DMCA
  • Meetings
    • Meeting Workshop Details
    • Request for Workshop Proposals
  • Meet Our Members
    • 2020 Member Releases
  • JeRoWriMo
  • Contests
    • Golden Leaf 2020 Winners
    • PYHIAB 2020 Winners
    • Previous Winners
    • Golden Leaf Hall of Fame
    • Golden Leaf Judges Page
    • PYHIAB Judges Page
  • Events
    • Mini-Conference
    • Conference Recordings
  • Members Only
    • Member Renewal
    • Minutes and Financials
    • By-laws
    • PPM
    • Reimbursement Form
    • HeartBeat Newsletter