Put Your Heart in a Book Contest
​2020 Winners
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At our Virtual End-of-Year Party on December 12, New Jersey Romance Writers was delighted to announce the winners of our 2020 Put Your Heart in a Book Awards for unpublished manuscripts. Please join us in congratulating our winners and finalists!

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Contemporary – Long
WINNER:
“Charm Campaign” by Maggie North

FINALISTS:
“The Lady Detective” by Ava January
“Sana’s Suitors” by Noreen Mughees


Contemporary – Short
WINNER:
“Restoring a Highland Thistle” by Victoria Logan*

FINALISTS:
“Saved by the Dark” by Ann Jensen*
“Wasting Love” by Jessica Bashar

Paranormal
WINNER: 
“Blyted” by Lauraine S. Blake

FINALISTS:
“The Wilder Light of Flame and Shadow” by Lauraine S. Blake
“Saltwater Hearts” by Kate Prior

Romantic Suspense
WINNER:
“The Guardian’s Mark” by Victoria Farhat*

FINALISTS:
“A Girl, Stuck” by Kelly Elizabeth Huston
“The Oath of Monte Carlo” by Patricia Rochelle

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