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Our Finalists are Announced!
We are excited to announce the finalists for this year's Put Your Heart in a Book contest.
Contemporary - Long
"Lark Lake Lodge" by Maggie Eliot
"See Sadie Jane Run" by Kelly Elizabeth Huston
"Unsound" by Ash Finley
Contemporary - Short
"Bali Escape with the Single Dad" by Rachel Armstrong
"Land of Gold" by Greta Smyth
"Sea of Deceit" by Greta Smyth
Speculative
"Knight & Shade" by Kate Mahon
"The Time In Between" by Annabeth Lynch
"Waves of Change" by Jen Schoenbein
Romantic Suspense
"Buried Secrets" by Denise Diana Huddle
"Going for Broke" by Victoria Elliot
"Savoring Sage" by Elizabeth Grey*
Historical
"A Deal with a Duke" by Leslie Holman*
"Earl Trouble" by Kate Happ
"Talk of Tokyo" by Heather Hallman*
* indicates a NJRW member
"Lark Lake Lodge" by Maggie Eliot
"See Sadie Jane Run" by Kelly Elizabeth Huston
"Unsound" by Ash Finley
Contemporary - Short
"Bali Escape with the Single Dad" by Rachel Armstrong
"Land of Gold" by Greta Smyth
"Sea of Deceit" by Greta Smyth
Speculative
"Knight & Shade" by Kate Mahon
"The Time In Between" by Annabeth Lynch
"Waves of Change" by Jen Schoenbein
Romantic Suspense
"Buried Secrets" by Denise Diana Huddle
"Going for Broke" by Victoria Elliot
"Savoring Sage" by Elizabeth Grey*
Historical
"A Deal with a Duke" by Leslie Holman*
"Earl Trouble" by Kate Happ
"Talk of Tokyo" by Heather Hallman*
* indicates a NJRW member
(All Categories, unless otherwise noted, have a 40,000-word projected-length minimum.)
- Contemporary – Short: Novels that are set from 1950 to the present with the primary focus on the romantic relationship between the main characters, and a word count between 40,000 and 60,000 words.
- Contemporary – Long: Novels that are set from 1950 to the present with the primary focus of the novel on the romantic relationship between the main characters, and a word count of more than 60,000 words.
- Historical: Novels set prior to 1950, with the primary focus of the novel on the romantic relationship between the main characters.
- Speculative: Any romance novel in which either time travel, futuristic, fantasy world or paranormal happenings or beings are a major element of the plot.
- Romantic Suspense: Any romance novel in which suspense, mystery, or thriller elements constitute a major element of the plot.
