2022 Swoony Award Winners

 

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2022 Swoony Award! We had so much awesome participation this year! We had over 650 books nominated this year and thousands of people voting each round. We were happy to see all the posts promoting the different books and loved all the participation we had this year. So, let's get to our winners!!

BEST AMERICAN HERO 

The Contract by Jess Mastorakos

BEST ANTHOLOGY
Christmas Wishes and Cowboy Kisses

BEST CELEBRITY ROMANCE
It Started With a Glance by Meg Easton

BEST CHRISTMAS ROMANCE
Dare to Love My Best Friend by Ellie Hall

BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
The Love List by Elana Johnson

BEST CONTEMPORARY YA
The Ruse by Judy Corry

DEBUT AUTHOR
Speak Your Truth by Marie Soleil

BEST DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE
Girl in the Snow by Nicole Adiranne

BEST FAIRYTALE RETELLING
The Thief and the Noble by Dana LeCheminant

BEST HIGH FANTASY
Seeds of Glory and Ruin by Melanie Cellier

BEST HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Lily of the Valley by Sarah M. Eden

BEST MEDICAL ROMANCE
Second Chances: Her Wilderness Doctor by Lucy McConnell, Hannah Peterson

BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Facing the Enemy by Paige Edwards

BEST NOVELLA
Snowed in at the Concert Hall by Ellie Thornton

BEST REGENCY
A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker

BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY
The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair

BEST SPORTS ROMANCE
Dreams of Gold by Traci Hunter Abramson

BEST URBAN FANTASY
Hunted by K.M. Shea

BEST VICTORIAN
Healing Hazel by Jennifer Moore

BEST WESTERN CONTEMPORARY
More Than a Pair of Jeans by Remi Carrington

BEST WESTERN HISTORICAL
Where Her Heart Lies by Carolyn Twede Frank

BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair

Katie's Choice - Host Award
Double or Nothing by Cindy Steel

Kathy's Choice - Host Award
Cinder-Nanny by Sariah Wilson

Heidi's Choice 
Edward and Amelia by Karen Thornell

Kathy Jo's Choice 
Censor(shipped) by Savannah Scott

We wanted to thank everyone for participating this year, especially to all the authors who wrote such amazing books for us to enjoy!