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