2019 Swoony Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Swoony Awards! The Swoony Awards were created to recognize excellence in clean fiction. We wanted a reference for all those out there looking for a swoony romance without the steam. We also wanted to recognize and show our appreciation to all these great authors who write the kinds of books we love. We couldn't be more pleased with all the participation and great book nominations we received. We have found a lot of great books this year and even found some new authors to try!

So, without further ado, here are the winners...

Best Novel of the Year

My Not So Wicked Stepbrother by Jennifer Peel

Best Anthology

All Hearts Come Home for Christmas by Sarah M. Eden, Anita Stansfield, Esther Hatch, Joanna Baker

Best Billionaire/Celebrity/Royal Romance

Royally Abandoned by Sarah Fischer & Kelsey McKnight

Best Christmas Romance

Honeymoon for One by Jennifer Peel

Best Contemporary Romance

My Not So Wicked Stepbrother by Jennifer Peel

Best Dystopian Romance

No Safe Place by Christine Kersey

Best Fairy Tale Retelling Romance

Shattered Snow by Rachel Huffmire

Best High Fantasy Romance

To Kill a Curse by Jennifer Jenkins

Best Historical Romance

A Song for the Stars by Ilima Todd

Best Historical Western Romance

Healing Hearts by Sarah M. Eden

Best Medieval Romance

From Ash and Stone by Julie Daines

Best Military/Police/Firefighter Romance

Second Look by Julie Coulter Bellon

Best Mystery/Suspense Romance

Sanctuary by Traci Hunter Abramson

Best New Adult Romance

The Swiss Mishap by Amey Zeigler

Best Novella

On the Shores of Tregalwen by Deborah M. Hathaway

Best Paranormal Romance

Blue Farmhouse Flowers by Teri Harman

Best Regency Romance

Miss Adeline's Match by Joanna Barker

Best Sports Romance

#Awestruck by Sariah Wilson

Best Steampunk Romance

The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen

Best Time Travel Romance

Dating the Duke by Jen Geigle Johnson

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Shadow Prophet by Andrea Pearson

Best Victorian Romance

The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden

Best Western Contemporary Romance

The Bride's Cowboy by Sophia Summers

Best YA Contemporary Romance

Kissing the Boy Next Door by Judy Corry 

Kathy's Choice

Suffering the Scot by Nichole Van

Katie's Choice

Rules are Made to be Broken by Mylissa Demeyere

Kathy Jo's Choice

Heart Thief by Taylor Dean