2018 Swoony Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 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

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel

Best Anthology

A Night in Grosvenor Square by Sarah M. Eden, Annette Lyon, Heather B. Moore

Best Billionaire Romance

Her Big Fat Foxy Billionaire Best Friend by Victorine Lieske

Best Christmas Romance

Keep Me At Christmas by Lucinda Whitney

Best Contemporary Romance

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel

Best Fairy Tale Retelling Romance

The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea

Best Fantasy Romance 

Mistress Grim by Jane Redd

Best High Fantasy Romance 

Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane

Best Historical Romance 

Loving Lieutenant Lancaster Sarah M. Eden

Best Historical Western Romance 

A Perfect Bride by Ginny Sterling

Best Medieval Romance 

Highland Secrets Revealed by Bridget Freya

Best Military Romance

The Protective Warrior by Cami Checketts

Best Mystery/Suspense Romance

If I Could Stay by Annette Larsen and Pass Protection by Christine Kersey

Best New Adult Romance 

#Starstruck by Sariah Wilson 

Best Novella 

Stone Cold Sparks by Cami Checketts

Best Paranormal Romance 

Lady of Breken Manor by Heather Moore

Best Regency/Victorian Romance 

My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson

Best Royal Romance

Dating the Prince by Addison Quinn

Best Science Fiction Romance 

Royal Ball by Sheralyn Pratt 

Best Sports Romance

Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong

Best Steampunk Romance

Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen

Best Time Travel Romance

Against the Magic by Donna Weaver

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Lightning Struck by Nichole Van

Best Western/Cowboy Romance 

Once Hitched, Twice Shy by Kimberly Krey

Best YA Contemporary Romance 

Love, Life and the List by Kasie West and Meet Me There by Judy Corry 

Best YA Fantasy Romance 

Flicker by Rebecca Rode

Best YA High Fantasy Romance 

More Than Just Luck by Jaclyn Weist

Best YA Urban Fantasy Romance 

The Dragon Lords by CJ Hill

Kathy's Choice 

The Gentleman's Deception by Karen Tuft

Katie's Choice 

Illegally Wedded by Jennifer Griffith

Kathy Jo's Choice 

The Secretive Wife by Jennifer Peel