We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Swoony Awards!
2020 was an interesting year, but for the Swoonys, it was probably our best year yet! We had over 460 book nominations and 3,200 voters! We were blown away by all the support and participation this year!
While keeping track of all the books this year, we started noticing a lot more new authors that have NEVER been nominated for a Swoony Award. To say that we were excited to see this would be an understatement! But this got us thinking. Why don't we add a NEW category just for them?! After going back and forth on what to call it, we finally decided on Rookie of the Year! Since there were SO many new authors, we decided we would go with the new author who had the highest votes. Eeeeeek! We hope you love this new category as much as we do!
Best Novel of the Year
and
Best Historical Romance
Forget Me Not by Sarah M. Eden
Best Contemporary Romance of the Year
How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door by Meg Easton
Best Young Adult Contemporary Romance
The Big Easy & Other Lies by Melanie Jacobson
Best Western Contemporary Romance
Steal My Heart by Heather Moore
Best Billionaire Romance
Stepping in for the Billionaire Groom by Kimberly Krey
Best Celebrity Romance
Do Depend on Your Keeper by Cami Checketts
Best Christmas Romance
Snowed-in for Christmas by Kimberly Krey
Best High Fantasy Romance
The Secret Princess by Melanie Cellier
Best Urban Fantasy Romance
Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen
Best Regency/Victorian Romance
A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch
Best American Hero Romance
Saving Grace by Jennifer Youngblood & Amelia Adams
Best Romantic Comedy Romance
A Man Worth Shaving For by Michelle Pennington
Best Sports Romance
Don't Chase a Player by Cami Checketts
Rookie of the Year
Once and Future Wife by Clarissa Kae
Katie's Choice
Room-maid by Sariah Wilson
Kathy Jo's Choice
The Match by Sarah Adams
Forest of Firelight by Shari L. Tapscott
Heidi's Choice
A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch
Thank you again, for participating and to all these wonderful authors who write fun books for us to escape into!