2018 Winners and Finalists
Contemporary Romance – Long
1st: Fighter by Sarah Morgenthaler (full request – editor)
2nd: The Hills as Alive by Kate Mackenzie
3rd: Forever Yours by Jo Segur (full request – editor)
Contemporary Romance – Short
1st: Tender Debt by Cara Boos (full request – editor)
2nd: Space Junk: Houston We Have a Hottie by Sara L. Hudson
3rd: Steal My Heart by Aimee O’Brian
Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance
1st: Kilroy Was Here by Janet Raye Stevens
2nd: Howl and Seek by Alexa Daria (partial request – editor)
3rd: Fire and Ice by Cheryl Baker
3rd: Images by Patricia Dane
Historical Romance
1st: The Irishman by Emily Sullivan (full request – editor)
2nd: Love’s Redemption by Jeanine Englert (full request – agent)
3rd: Lady in Waiting by Susan Chiu (Serna Colby) (full request – editor)
Romantic Suspense
1st: Goode Over Evil by Leslie Marshman* (full request – editor & agent)
2nd: French Ghost by Corinne LaBalme (full request – agent)
3rd: Criminal Heat by Jan Jackson
Young Adult Romance
1st: The Break-Up Instructions by Margot Radcliffe (full request – editor)
2nd: Because Heaven Is Just Hearsay by Laura Mitzner
3rd: Sky Girl by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
3rd: If I Let You Go by Sandi Van Lieu
BEST OF THE BEST Winner
Goode Over Evil by Leslie Marshman