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2024 GOLDIE FINALISTS

All of the 2024 Goldie Finalists are listed below. Congratulations to all of the finalists!

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Ann Bannon

Title Author Publisher Purchase
The Apple Diary Gerri Hill Bella Books Buy
Behind the Scenes Karelia Stetz-Waters Forever (Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group) Buy
Chaos Agent Lee Winter Ylva Publishing Buy
Cherish Kris Bryant Bold Strokes Books Buy
Consecrated Ground Virginia Black Bywater Books Buy
Devil's Slide Stacy Lynn Miller Bella Books Buy
The Flight Risk Macon Leigh Self-Published Buy
In the Shadow of Victory (Shadow Series Book 4) J.E. Leak Certifiably Creative LLC Buy
Leverage: Book Two in the Halcyon Division Series E. J. Noyes Bella Books Buy
Love Among the Ruins Catherine Maiorisi Bella Books Buy
Meeting Millie Clare Ashton Self-Published Buy
The Memories of Marlie Rose Morgan Lee Miller Bold Strokes Books Buy
The No Kiss Contract Nan Campbell Bold Strokes Books Buy
On the Same Page Haley Cass Self-Published Buy
OUTCAST KJ Self-Published Buy
Playing with Matches Georgia Beers Bold Strokes Books Buy
Rhapsody in Flames Ryann Fletcher Self-Published Buy
Say Their Names Karen D. Badger Badger Bliss Books Buy
Seeking Approval Rachel Spangler Brisk Press Buy
Stars Collide Rachel Lacey Montlake Buy
Starting Over Nance Sparks Bold Strokes Books Buy
Study You Melissa Tereze GPC Publishing Buy
A Tiger in Suburbia Anna Woiwood Self-Published Buy
Transitory J.M. Redmann Bold Strokes Books Buy
A Woman's Guide to Search & Rescue Mary Carroll Moore Riverbed Press Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Audiobook Narrator

Title Narrator Publisher Purchase
Broken Beyond Repair Angela Dawe Sapphfic Publishing Buy
A Calculated Risk Nicola Victoria Vincent Bold Strokes Books/ACX Buy
Caught Sleeping: Book Two The Senator's Wife Abby Craden Doss About Publishing Buy
Devil's Slide Lori Prince Tantor Audio Buy
Future Wife Blair Baker Pyland Publishing LLC Buy
The Hideout K.A. Walsh GPC Publishing Buy
A Life In Bloom Lindsey Dorcus Tantor Audio Buy
The No Kiss Contract Lula Larkin Bold Strokes Books Buy
Saving Mia Allie Shae Violet Ocean Press Buy
The Scinterian’s Dream Vivienne LaRue Arianthem Press Buy
Stars Collide Quinn Riley Brilliance Publishing, Inc. Buy
Warm Pearls and Paper Cranes Juanita McMahon Butterworth Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Contemporary Romance: Short Novels

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Before She Was Mine Emma L. McGeown Bold Strokes Books Buy
Cherish Kris Bryant Bold Strokes Books Buy
Conned Sharon K. Angelici Write With Light Publications Buy
Fire in the Sky Radclyffe and Julie Cannon Bold Strokes Books Buy
Live It Out Jenn Alexander Bywater Books Buy
Playing with Fire Amanda Kabak Bella Books Buy
The Road Trip Agreement Tiana Warner Ylva Publishing Buy
The Summer of Collins Gail Newman Desert Palm Press Buy
Taking the Plunge Amanda Radley Bold Strokes Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Behind the Scenes Karelia Stetz-Waters Forever (Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group) Buy
Crush Ana Hartnett Reichardt Bold Strokes Books Buy
Fragments of the Heart Ally McGuire Butterworth Books Buy
In Too Deep Rachael Sommers Ylva Publishing Buy
Limelight Gun Brooke Bold Strokes Books Buy
Playing with Matches Georgia Beers Bold Strokes Books Buy
Pumpkin Spice Tagan Shepard Bold Strokes Books Buy
A Song in Her Heart T.B. Markinson I Heart SapphFic Press Buy
Starting Over Nance Sparks Bold Strokes Books Buy
Sweat Equity Aurora Rey Bold Strokes Books Buy
The Tapestry of a Heart Erin Zak Self-Published Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Contemporary Romance: Long Novels

Title Author Publisher Purchase
The Apple Diary Gerri Hill Bella Books Buy
The Business of Love Charley Clarke Ylva Publishing Buy
En Garde MJ Duncan Self-Published Buy
Family Is Forever Rita Potter Sapphire Books Buy
Home for the Holidays Erin Zak Self-Published Buy
Love Among the Ruins Catherine Maiorisi Bella Books Buy
Lucky in Lace Melissa Brayden Bold Strokes Books Buy
Meeting Millie Clare Ashton Self-Published Buy
The No Kiss Contract Nan Campbell Bold Strokes Books Buy
On the Same Page Haley Cass Self-Published Buy
Reality In Check Emily Banting Sapphfic Publishing Buy
Seeking Approval Rachel Spangler Brisk Press Buy
Stars Collide Rachel Lacey Montlake Buy
We Met in a Bar Claire Forsythe Bold Strokes Books Buy

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Debut Novel

Title Author Publisher Purchase
The Blood-Born Dragon: Book One of the Everlands Cycle J.C. Rycroft BattleWarrior Press Buy
Broken Fences Jo Hemmingwood Bold Strokes Books Buy
Clouded Waters Dianna Hunter Holy Cow! Press Buy
Come Find Me in the Midnight Sun Bailey Bridgewater Bold Strokes Books Buy
Consecrated Ground Virginia Black Bywater Books Buy
The First Bright Thing J.R. Dawson Macmillan Publishers, Tor Publishing Group Buy
The Flight Risk Macon Leigh Macon Leigh Buy
Here You Are Jo Fletcher Butterworth Books Buy
Lies are Forever C. Jean Downer Bella Books Buy
Monstersona Chloe Spencer Tiny Ghost Press Buy
The New Town Librarian Kathy Anderson NineStar Press Buy
Paper Daffodils: A Dawn & Rosie Adventure Titania Tempest Tanya Hunt Buy
A Talent Within Suzanne Lenoir Bold Strokes Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Erotic Novels

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Principle Decisions Thea Belmont Ylva Publishing Buy
Study You Melissa Tereze GPC Publishing Buy
Voyeur Nicole Pyland Pyland Publishing LLC Buy

 

 

 

 


Fiction Anthologies/Collections

Title Editor Publisher Purchase
The Beginning of Goodbye Lark Sullivan On A Lark Buy
Soul Food Stories Salem West and Christel Cogneau Bywater Books Buy

 


 

 


General Fiction

Title Author Publisher Purchase
The Flight Risk Macon Leigh Macon Leigh Buy
In The Roses of Pieria Anna Burke Bywater Books Buy
Leverage:  Book Two in the Halcyon Division Series E. J. Noyes Bella Books Buy
On My Way There Jaycie Morrison Bold Strokes Books Buy

 

 

 


 


General Non-Fiction

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Collect Call to My Mother: Essays on Love, Grief, and Getting a Good Night's Sleep Lori Horvitz New Meridian Arts Buy
From Here Luma Mufleh Nancy Paulsen Books Buy
Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story Lynn Ames  Chicago Review Press Buy

 


 

 

 

 


Historical Fiction

Title Author Publisher Purchase
The Accidental Bride Jane Walsh Bold Strokes Books Buy
In the Shadow of Victory  (Shadow Series Book 4) J.E. Leak Certifiably Creative LLC Buy
Lovesick Blossoms Julia Watts Three Rooms Press Buy
Out of the Ashes Rita Potter Sapphire Books Buy
To Meet Again Kadyan Bold Strokes Books Buy
Virgin Flight E.V. Bancroft Butterworth Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 


Mystery/Thriller/Crime

Title Author Publisher Purchase
A Calculated Risk Cari Hunter Bold Strokes Books Buy
Come Find Me in the Midnight Sun Bailey Bridgewater Bold Strokes Books Buy
Homecoming in Murder: Lessons in Murder, Book 6 Edale Lane Past and Prologue Press Buy
Hunter's Revenge Gerri Hill Bella Books Buy
Kiss Shot Carolyn Elizabeth Bella Books Buy
Proximity Brian Shea and Stacy Lynn Miller Severn River Publishing Buy
Transitory J.M. Redmann Bold Strokes Books Buy
The Value of Sylver and Gold Michelle Larkin Bold Strokes Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


New Adult Fiction

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Chasing Cypress Ana Hartnett Reichardt Bold Strokes Books Buy
The Hues of Me and You Morgan Lee Miller Bold Strokes Books Buy
Wildflower Cathleen Collins Bold Strokes Books Buy

 


 

 


Paranormal/Occult/Horror

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Bait and Witch Clifford Mae Henderson Bold Strokes Books Buy
Consecrated Ground Virginia Black Bywater Books Buy
Dark Haven Brey Willows Butterworth Books Buy
The Demon's Guide to the Apocalypse Karen Frost Bella Books Buy
Grave Consequences Sandra Barret Bold Strokes Books Buy
Haunted by Myth Barbara Ann Wright Bold Strokes Books Buy
Lies are Forever C. Jean Downer Bella Books Buy
Midlife is the Cat's Meow T.B. Markinson & Miranda MacLeod I Heart SapphFic Press Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Poetry Poems/Collections

Title Author/
Editor
Publisher Purchase
So Long Jen Levitt Four Way Books Buy
Something Worth Living For H. T. Stephens Self-Published Buy

 

 

 

 


Romantic Blend

Title

Author Publisher Purchase
Chaos Agent Lee Winter Ylva Publishing Buy
A Degree to Die For Karis Walsh Bold Strokes Books Buy
The Fall Line Kelly Wacker Bold Strokes Books Buy
Integrity: Book One in the Halcyon Division Series E. J. Noyes Bella Books Buy
Magdalene Nox Milena McKay Self-Published Buy
The Memories of Marlie Rose Morgan Lee Miller Bold Strokes Books Buy
Not for a Moment Cheyenne Blue Ylva Publishing Buy
The Order TJ O'Shea Bella Books Buy
Western Blue Suzie Clarke Bold Strokes Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Science Fiction/Fantasy

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Blood of the Basilisk Molly J. Bragg Desert Palm Press Buy
The Blood Bride Rae D. Magdon Desert Palm Press Buy
The Blood-Born Dragon: Book One of the Everlands Cycle J.C. Rycroft BattleWarrior Press Buy
Daughter of the Light:  Book 1: Shadow Makers Silvia Shaw Self-Published Buy
The First Bright Thing J.R. Dawson Macmillan Publishers, Tor Publishing Group Buy
In the Shadow of the Palace Eliza Andrews Self-Published Buy
Ink Stains & Ill-Fated Lies Kellie Doherty Desert Palm Press Buy
A Talent Within Suzanne Lenoir Bold Strokes Books Buy
OUTCAST KJ Self-Published Buy
Rhapsody in Flames Ryann Fletcher Self-Published Buy
Three Wishes Anne Shade Bold Strokes Books Buy
The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang Macmillan Publishers, Tor Publishing Group Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tee Corinne

IMAGE GALLERY

Title Cover Artist Publisher Purchase
Along The Mystic River Lise Gold Lise Gold Books Buy
Conned Taylor Rose Write With Light Publications Buy
Consecrated Ground Ann McMan Bywater Books Buy
Forget I Told You This Gil'i Zaid Zero Street Fiction, University of Nebraska Press Buy
A Long Time Dead Ann McMan Bywater Books Buy
Magdalene Nox Em Schreiber Self-Published Buy
A Perfect Fit Tara Sullivan Self-Published Buy
These Thin Lines Em Schreiber Self-Published Buy

 


Young Adult Fiction

Title Author Publisher Purchase
Big Island Emily O'Beirne Ylva Publishing Buy
Girls Like Girls Hayley Kiyoko Wednesday Books Buy
Proximity Jordan Meadows Bold Strokes Books Buy
Songs of Irie Asha Ashanti Bromfield Wednesday Books Buy

 

 

 

 

 

 

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