Greater Detroit Romance Writers
Past Booksellers' Best Award Winners!
2021 Booksellers' Best Award Winners
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries
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INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE
Point of Danger by Irene Hannon
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LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
My Heart Before You by Laura Langa
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MID-LENGTH CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
The Cowboy's Claim by Nina Crespo,
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SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Montana Christmas Magic by Kaylie Newell
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NOVELLA
Inn for a Surprise by Karen Witemeyer,
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Intoxicate Me by Tamara Hogan
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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
48 Hour Lockdown by Carla Cassidy
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SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
The Love We Keep by Toni Blake
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EROTIC ROMANCE
Dirty Work by Regina Kyle
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PATTI SHENBERGER BEST FIRST BOOK
My Heart Before You by Laura Langa
2020 Booksellers' Best Award Winners
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HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Fated Beginnings by Karen Muir
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INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCEDriftwood Bay by Irene Hannon
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LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Slow Dancing at Sunrise by Jo McNally
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MID-LENGTH CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
The Best Friend Problem by Mariah Ankenman
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SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Seduction on His Terms by Sarah M. Anderson
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NOVELLA
(A Perfect Match) Seduction on a Snowy Night by Sabrina Jeffries
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE
The Rogue King by Abigail Owen
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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Cost of Honor by Radclyffe
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SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean
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EROTIC ROMANCE
Moonlight & Whiskey by Tricia Lynne
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PATTI SHENBERGER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK
How to Stay by Christina Mitchell
2019 Booksellers' Best Award Winners
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HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Unmask Me If You Can by Shana Galen
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INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE
Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon
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LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Second Chance Charmer by Brighton Walsh
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MID-LENGTH CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Charmed at First Sight by Sharla Lovelace
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SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
No Ordinary Texas Billionaire by Eve Gaddy
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NOVELLA
Liz & Nick: No Regrets by Jean Joachim
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE
The Demon Always Wins by Jeanne Oates Estridge
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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Face Off by Brenda Novak
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SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
Oh My Stars by Sally Kilpatrick
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PATTI SHENBERGER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK
The Demon Always Wins by Jeanne Oates Estridge
2018 Booksellers' Best Award Winners
EROTIC ROMANCE
Billionaire in Her Bed by Regina Kyle
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HISTORICAL ROMANCE
When to Engage an Earl by Sally MacKenzie
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INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE
Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon
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LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Then Came You by Jeannie Moon
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MID-LENGTH CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Cade's Loss by Selena Laurence
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SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
A Hummingbird Christmas by Karen Foley
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NOVELLA
Second to None by Nancy Herkness
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE
To Enthrall the Demon Lord by Nadine Mutas
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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Survival Instinct by Janie Crouch
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SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE
Stolen by Carey Baldwin
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YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE
Refuge for Masterminds by Kathleen Baldwin
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PATTI SHENBERGER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK
She's Far From Hollywood by Jo McNally
2017 Booksellers' Best Award Winners
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EROTIC ROMANCE - Breaking His Rules by R.C. Matthews
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HISTORICAL ROMANCE - The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries
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INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE - Thin Ice by Irene Hannon
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LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE - Christmas In Destiny by Toni Blake
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NOVELLA - Only You by Rachel Lacey
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PARANORMAL ROMANCE - Viking Warrior Rebel by Asa Maria Bradley
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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE - Finding Lyla by Cate Beauman
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SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE - His Ballerina Bride by Teri Wilson
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SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE - Fill the Stadium by K.M. Daughters
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YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE - The Possibility of Somewhere by Julia Day
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THE PATTI SHENBERGER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK - Necessary Risk by Tara Wyatt
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Congratulations to all of our winners!