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2019 RONE Awards FINALISTS



Suspense/Thriller (6 finalists)

Thirty-Three Days - Stephen B. King

Tormented - Susan Clayton-Goldner

Fire Setters - Debra Erfert

On His Six - Patricia D. Eddy

Falcon's Prey - Terry Odell

Shadow of Doubt - Linda Poitevin


Audiobook: Paranormal/Mystery (4 finalists)

Magic of the Loch - Karen Michelle Nutt/Heather McRae

Bombshell - Pamela Fagan Hutchins/Chanté McCormick

The Girl Who Knew da Vinci - Belle Ami/Gary Furlong

Lorelei's Lyric - D. B. Sieders/Stephanie Kay *tie*

Body Wave - Nancy J. Cohen/Mary Ann Jacobs *tie*


Young Adult (4 finalists)

Soul Catchers - Carrie Pulkinen

Glamour of Midnight - Casey L. Bond

The Stone Awakened - Judith Sterling

The Spellbinder's Sonata - Stephanie Keyes



Paranormal: Short (6 finalists)

Inception - Laxmi Hariharan

Eye of the Eagle - Sharon Buchbinder

The Haunting of Hillwood Farm - Kathryn Knight

Sea Dragon's Hunger - Rebecca Rivard

Dragon Slayer, Dragon Light - Isobelle Cate

Autumn Magic - T.M. Cromer



Historical: Ancient - 16th Century (3 finalists)

A Wolfe Among Dragons - Kathryn Le Veque

Seductive Secrets - Elizabeth Rose

Overruled by Fate - Leila Snow



Inspirational/Women's Fiction (4 finalists)

The Billionaire's Secret Marriage - Tamie Dearen

Robert's Rules - J. F. Riordan

September's Song - Ryan Jo Summers

Better Together - Jessie Gussman



Historial: Victorian - 20th Century (5 finalists)

The Unexpected Wife - Caroline Warfield

Out of Splinters and Ashes - Colleen L. Donnelly

A Fair Trade - Laylah Abrams

The Substitute Wife - CiCi Cordelia

Everything But the Earl - Willa Ramsey




Audiobook: General (4 finalists)

Maybe This Time - Susan B. James/Stephanie Bentley

The Engima Stolen - Breakfield and Burkey/Derek Shoales

Music to My Years - Artie Kane/Artie Kane

Not a Blueprint, It's the Shoe Print That Matters - Nina Norstrom/Sara Morsey




Mystery (4 finalists)

Stowaway - Darcy Flynn

Wine Thief - Mary Billiter

Handbags & Homicide - Anne Marie Stoddard

Thrill Girl -Jack Curran



Historical: Scottish (5 finalists)

To Redeem a Highland Rake - Collette Cameron

Rodrick the Bold - Suzan Tisdale

Highland Secrets - Elizabeth Rose

The Warrior's Mission - Mia Pride

Highland Honor - Madelyn Hill



Anthology (3 finalists)

Timeless Regency Collection: Wedding Wagers - Donna Hatch, Heather B. Moore, Michele Paige Holmes

A Thousand Doors - J. T. Ellison and numerous others

Timeless Victorian Collection: The Queen's Ball - Anthea Lawson, Jennifer Moore, Rebecca Connolly


Fantasy (5 finalists)

Queen of the Night Guild - Andy Peloquin

Trial of a Warrior - Mary Morgan

Wicked Darkness - Victoria Zak

A Weapon of Magical Destruction - Katie Salidas

Misfortune of Time - Christy Nicholas



Paranormal: Long (5 finalists)

Heart of Ice - Lisa Edmonds

Debriefing the Dead - Kerry Blaisdell

Werewolves Only - Carrie Pulkine

Winter Magic - T. M. Cromer

Bewitching the Beast - Tamara Hughes



Novella (5 finalists)

Only a Duke Would Dare - Collette Cameron

Two Hearts, One Stone - Leslie Scott

Silver Bells - Ev Bishop

Wet Kisses - Susan Griscom

For the Love of Laura Beth - Aubrey Wynn


Contemporary: Sweet (3 finalists)

Summer Bride - Shanna Hatfield

Six Months - Mona Sedrak

Just Right - Jessie Gussman *tie*

Marshmallows and Mistletoe - Marianne Rice *tie*


Contemporary: Steamy (6 finalists)

Going Down on One Knee - Christina Hovland

Sexy Bad Boss - Tami Lund/Misti Murphy

Masquerade - Desiree Holt

A Season to Dance - Rebecca Heflin

Just For You - Kay Harris

Sworn to Forget - Maria Imbalzano



Time Travel/Sci-Fi (3 finalists)

Serengeti Valor: The Apprentice - EG Manetti

Winds of Time - Lilly Gayle

The Breaking of Dawn - KC Klein


Historical: 17 Century - Regency (5 finalists)

A December with a Duke - Collette Cameron

The Devil in the Duke - K. J. Jackson

One Moment in Time - Sherry Ewing

The Daring Miss Darcy - Adele Clee

Only You: Duke of Rutland - Elizabeth St. Michel

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