2021 Swoony Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2021 Swoony Award! We had so much awesome participation this year! We had over 600 books nominated and after three intense rounds of voting we narrowed it down to the top 27 books in each genre, plus four bonus Host awards and of course our overall best book of the year! 

BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A Proper Scoundrel by Esther Hatch

BEST AMERICAN HERO CONTEMPORARY

Treasured in Turtle Bay by Jess Matorakos

BEST AMERICAN HERO SUSPENSE

Discovering Rafe by Sara Blackard

BEST AMERICAN HISTORICAL

Silver Dollar Duke by Sally Britton

BEST ANTHOLOGY

Meet Me Under the Kissing Bough by Josi S Kilpack, Anneka R Walker, Sarah L McConkie

BEST ROYAL ROMANCE

Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair

BEST CELEBRITY ROMANCE

The Seat Filler by Sariah Wilson

BEST CHRISTMAS CONTEMPORARY

The Holiday Ex-Files by Jennifer Peel

BEST CHRISTMAS HISTORICAL

A Mistletoe Mismatch by Sally Britton

BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
The Accidental Text by Becky Monson

BEST DEBUT AUTHOR

To Marry an Earl by Karen Thornell

BEST DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE

The Promised Prince by Kortney Keisel

BEST EUROPEAN HISTORICAL

An Uncommon Earl by Sian Ann Bessey

BEST FAIRYTALE RETELLING

The Mystery Princess by Melanie Cellier

BEST HIGH FANTASY

Crown of Strength by Melanie Cellier

BEST HISTORICAL MYSTERY

The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden

BEST MEDICAL ROMANCE

Second First Kiss by Jennifer Griffith

BEST MYSTERY ROMANCE

Heirs of Falcon Point by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey, Paige Edwards, A.L. Sowards

BEST NOVELLA

The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden

BEST REGENCY ROMANCE

Charmig Artemis by Sarah M. Eden

BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY
Falling for Your Fake Fiancé by Emma St. Clair

BEST SPORTS ROMANCE

An Unlikely Pair by Traci Hunter Abramson

BEST URBAN FANTASY CONTEMPORARY

The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea

BEST URBAN FANTASY HISTORICAL

Of Ink and Sea by Clarissa Kae

BEST VICTORIAN ROMANCE

A Proper Scoundrel by Esther Hatch

BEST WESTERN CONTEMPORARY 

The Cowboy and the Girl Next Door by Janette Rallison

BEST WESTERN HISTORICAL

His Accidental Bride by Carolyn Twede Frank

BEST YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE

The Charade by Judy Corry

HOST CHOICE AWARD - Kathy

Litle Lost Love Letter by Shari L. Tapscott

HOST CHOICE AWARD - Katie

The Nabob's Daughter by Jess Heileman

Heidi's Choice Award

Heart in the Highlands by Heidi Kimball 

Kathy Jo Choice Award

All's Fair in Love and Blood by Jennifer Peel

Thanks again to everyone who participated and helped make the 2021 Swoony Awards a success!