Put Your Heart in a Book Contest
2019 Winners
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
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.
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.
