Adventure
First Place - Intrepid Spirit - David Tunno
Second Place - The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor - D.R. Berlin
Third Place - Spine of the Hindu Kush - Mike Bennett
Honorable Mention - Gunny Mac Private Detective: Trouble in Cleveland - Steven Walker
Adventure - CLEAN
First Place - The Blackout Effect: Rescue Me! - Parker Kelly
Children's
First Place - Snoodle's in Space, Episode 2 - Steven Joseph
Second Place - Fish & Sphinx - Rae Bridgman
Christian
First Place - When A Stranger Knocks - Peggy Shumway
Second Place - Peace, Joy and Love: Christmas Across Africa - Terry Lister
Third Place - Awakening to the Truth - Jerry Troyer
Honorable Mention - The Four Seeds - Mary Grace Klukosky
Cookbooks
First Place - Earth Day Edible Earth Goes Soccer Ball: Whole Foods Signature - Michele Jeanmarie
Fantasy
First Place - The Wayward Mage: The Adventures of Jack Wartnose - Andrew Norris
Second Place - Crystalborne Sigils - S. Lynn Helton
Third Place - The Shadow and the Scream - Rebecca L. Fearnley
Honorable Mention - Saint Frank and the Dragon - Simon Carr
Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Blood of the Ràej - Hayley Rae Johnson
Second Place - The Guardian's Gambit - Jeffrey Harkin Konkol
Third Place - God Bless Us, Every One!: A Farcical Fantasy Novel - David R Coombs
Health and Fitness
First Place - What's Eating Our Kids?: A Parent's Guide to Food Allergy, Intolerance, and Toxicity - Julie A Wendt
Historical
First Place - Daughters of Green Mountain Gap - Teri Brown
Second Place - Ascent - Cathie Dunn
Third Place - Between the Clouds and the River - Dave Mason
Honorable Mention - The Heart of the Lion - Pamela Todd-Hunter
Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Pride and Perjury - Alice McVeigh
Second Place - Water Music: A Cape Cod Story - Marcia Peck
Third Place - When a Stranger Knocks - Peggy Shumway
Honorable Mention - Not My Idea - Bethany Swafford
History
First Place - Delaware from Freeways to E-Ways: First State, Solid-State - Dave Tabler
Second Place - In Search of Falling Stars - Harvey Niniger
Third Place - Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899
Literary Fiction
First Place - Water Music: A Cape Cod Story - Marcia Peck
Second Place - Between the Clouds and the River - Dave Mason
Third Place - The Mayor's Race - Travis Casey
Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Water Music: A Cape Cod Story - Marcia Peck
Second Place - 680 Miles Away - Tara Stone
Third Place - Still Doing Time - Wanda Fischer
Memoir/Biography
First Place - Memoir of a Mangled Mind: How Concealing My Dissociative Identity Disorder Unleashed Multiple Personalities - Steven Shelton
Second Place - Lying Down With Dogs - Linda Caradine
Third Place - The Last Ride of the Old Peacekeepers: The Moment within the Moment - Bill Matthews
Honorable Mention - One Year in Berlin - Marina Raydun
Motivational
First Place - Little Boy, I Know Your Name: A Second-Generation Memoir from Inherited Holocaust Trauma - Mitchell Raff
Second Place - It's Okay Not to be Fabulous Every Day: A Journey to Self-Discovery - Ally Dalsimer
Third Place - The Echoes of Enigma - Ramzi Najjar
Mystery
First Place - Old Murder, New Murder, Where Are The Cows? - DB Elrogg
Second Place - The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor - D.R. Berlin
Third Place - Bottled Lightning - LM Weeks
Honorable Mention - Murder by Symbols - E.E. Kelly
Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - Regency Rumors - Bethany Swafford
Second Place - A Hush at Midnight - Marlene M. Bell
Third Place - Raven's Grave - Charlotte Stuart
Paranormal
First Place - Tears of the Aeon: The Gothic War - R.F. Pina
Second Place - Half a Faerie - Toni Cabell
Third Place - Above the Ashes - Alexander Fernandez
Paranormal - CLEAN
First Place - Half a Faerie - Toni Cabell
Second Place - The House on the Hill - Shiv Saywack
Third Place - Vampire Stories and Poems - Glenn Stevens
Picture Books
First Place - Good Night, Good Night, Victoria Beach - Rae Bridgman
Second Place - Kendra's New Shoes - Bonnie Kostan
Third Place - First Flight - Robert Gibson
Honorable Mention - I Know a Guy Named Noah Guy
Romance
First Place - Bottled Lightning - L.M. Weeks
Second Place - Half a Faerie - Toni Cabell
Third Place - The Heart of the Lion - Pamela Todd-Hunter
Romance - CLEAN
First Place - The Mysterious Disappearance of Mr. Darcy - Kelly Miller
Second Place - Mr. Billionaire Boss Grump - Francesca Spencer
Third Place - Half a Faerie - Toni Cabell
Science Fiction
First Place - Into the BeanStalk - J. Paul Roe
Second Place - Forever - Timothy Sparks
Third Place - The Truth Below - Timothy Sparks
Science Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Control Spark - Simon Carr
Second Place - Singularity - Sherri Moorer
Third Place - Mamluks of Thunder Island - Aly Brisha
Self-Help/Personal Development
First Place - This Is How We Heal from Painful Childhoods: A Practical Guide for Healing Past Intergenerational Stress and Trauma - Ernest Ellender
Second Place - The Creative Code: A Creative Professional's Way to Happiness, Wealth and Joy - Jen Fontanilla
Third Place - I Hope You're Having a Great Day! I Know I Am! - Pam Christian
Honorable Mention - Get Out of Here Alive - Sol Luckman
Thriller
First Place - The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor - D.R. Berlin
Second Place - Burning Water: A Gwynn Reznick Mystery - Inge-Lise Goss
Third Place - Shadows of Disguise - Charlene Tess and Judi Thompson
Thriller - CLEAN
First Place - Tangled Secrets - Sylvia Baumgartner
True Crime - CLEAN
First Place - Finding Utopia - Linda Jones Weber
Women's Fiction
First Place - Daughters of Green Mountain Gap - Teri Brown
Second Place - Kissing Toads - Danissa Wilson
Third Place - Water Music: A Cape Cod Story - Marcia Peck
Women's Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Water Music: A Cape Cod Story - Marcia Peck
Second Place - 680 Miles Away - Tara Stone
Third Place - Blood of the Ràej - Hayley Rae Johnson
YA Action - Adventure - Dystopian
First Place - The Rise and Fall of Antocracy - Terry Birdenaw
Second Place - The Way of Water - Toni Cabell
Third Place - The Tomb of Ptahmes - C.W. James
YA Action - Adventure - Dystopian - CLEAN
First Place - The Way of Water - Toni Cabell
Second Place - Rogues of the Crosslands: Azoria's Blade
Third Place - Life Tree - Martha Amabile
YA Christian
First Place - 680 Miles Away - Tara Stone
Second Place - Transforming the Relationship
YA Fantasy
First Place - Tales of Witches and Wyverns - S. Ramsey
Second Place - The Way of Water - Toni Cabell
Third Place - The Realm of Gods - Glen Dahlgren
YA Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - The First Wizard - Jeffrey L Kohanek
Second Place - Tales of Witches and Wyverns - S. Ramsey
Third Place - Rogues of the Crosslands: Azoria's Blade - John Daze
Honorable Mention - The Water Door - Aggie L Jae
YA Historical
First Place - The Tomb of Ptahmes - C.W. James
YA Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - 680 Miles Away - Tara Stone
Second Place - Karma Doesn't Kill - Yvette M Calleiro
YA Mystery
First Place - The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor - D.R. Berlin
Second Place - Fish & Sphinx - Rae Bridgman
YA Paranormal
First Place - The Tomb of Ptahmes - C.W. James
Second Place - Forever Boy - Michael J Bowler
YA Romance - CLEAN
First Place - 680 Miles Away - Tara Stone
YA Science Fiction
First Place - The Rise and Fall of Antocracy - Terry Birdenaw
Second Place - Into the BeanStalk - J. Paul Roe
YA Science Fiction- CLEAN
First Place - Spark - Pat Daily
Second Place - Tribal Logic: Book 4 of The Tribal Wars
YA Thriller
First Place - The Third Estate: Secrets of the Manor - D.R. Berlin
YA Thriller - CLEAN
First Place - Of Virtue and Damnation - Mandi Martin
Young Children
First Place - The Fart-tastic Dancer - Tyler Zen
Second Place - Min: the Cat Who Guards the Castle - Lynn Helton
Third Place - Gators Are Great - Leann Edwards
Adventure
First Place - Garth Pettersen - The Sea's Edge
Second Place – Mike Bennett - Rosehips in June
Adventure - CLEAN
First Place - Terry Lister - Let's Go to Gabon, Cameroon and Namibia
Children's
First Place - Carole Roman - Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Second Place – Reilly Fox - A Time for Giant Slaying
Third Place – Rae Bridgman - Amber Ambrosia
Honorable Mention – Rae Bridgman - The Serpent's Spell
Biography
First Place - Anthony Paustian – WillPower
Biography – CLEAN
First Place - Doris Settles - Kentucky in the War of 1812: The Governor, the Farmers and the Pig
Christian
First Place - Kate Darroch - Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay
Fantasy
First Place - Z.S. Diamanti - Stone & Sky
Second Place – Rachel Dacus - Jane Austen, Time Traveler
Third Place – Simon Carr - One-Eyed Cy Gets Something To Do
Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Z.S. Diamanti - Stone & Sky
Second Place – Simon Carr - One-Eyed Cy Gets Something To Do
Third Place – Joseph A. Schiller - Upon the Arrival of Dawn
Health and Fitness
First Place - William Wong - Why I Hate & Love Pickleball - How You Will Too
Historical
First Place - Teri Brown - An Enemy Like Me
Second Place – Connie Huddleston – Esther
Third Place – Linda Weber - FINDING UTOPIA
History
First Place - Doris Settles - Kentucky in the War of 1812: The Governor, the Farmers and the Pig
Second Place - Sharifah Mohammed - Musical Nationalism in Indonesia: The Rise and Fall of Lagu Seriosa
Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Alice McVeigh - Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Second Place – J. Stanion - My Place Among Them: A Novel
Third Place – Carolyn Radmanovich - The Mummy's Gift
Honorable Mention – John Broughton - Rhodri's Furies
Literary Fiction
First Place - Travis Casey - No Halo Required
Second Place – Dave Riese - Your Father Has Something to Tell You
Third Place – John Albedo - Heavenly Blues
Honorable Mention – Doug Brendel - Praying for Mrs. Mombasa
Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Wanda Fischer - A Few Bumps
Memoir/Biography
First Place - Frederick Reynolds - Black, White, and Gray All Over; a Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
Second Place – Anthony Mohr - Every Other Weekend-Coming of Age With Two Different Dads
Third Place – Tyrel Nelson - Travels and Tribulations
Motivational
First Place - Anna J Walner - Oleander Oasis
Second Place - James Mitchell - Musical Chairs
Mystery
First Place - Joseph LeValley - Three Weeks in Winter
Second Place – Joshua Cohen - Past Imperfect
Third Place – Albert Jaskula - The Fall
Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - John Broughton - The London Tram Murders
Second Place – Heather Haven - Hotshot Shamus
Third Place – Shelly Frome - Shadow of the Gypsy
Paranormal - CLEAN
First Place - Carolyn Radmanovich - The Mummy's Gift
Picture Books
First Place - Anthony Paustian - An Unlikely Astronaut
Second Place - Doris Settles - Leira Clara's Flowers
Romance
First Place - Charlene Tess - Angel's Heart
Second Place – J Rose Black - Losing My Breath
Third Place – Cindy Kehagiaras - The Dasher
Romance - CLEAN
First Place - Kelly Miller - The Trouble With Friends
Second Place – KC Cowan - The Bennets: Providence & Perception
Third Place – Deborah King - Determinded Dreamer
Honorable Mention – Wanda Fischer - A Few Bumps
Science Fiction
First Place - Jayson Adams – Ares
Second Place – Jennifer Leigh Pezzana – Hiraeth
Third Place – Yurie Kiri - New York Stories
Honorable Mention – Susy Smith – Ascendant
Honorable Mention - Gina Karasek - In Proper Time
Science Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Don Stuart - Darwin's Dilemma
Second Place – Paul Vecchiet - The Disclosure Paradox: Salvation
Third Place – Monica Abbott - The Surge
Self-Help/Personal Development
First Place - Steven Joseph - Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common Crankatsuris Chronicles
Second Place – Kaytlyn Gillis - Breaking the Cycle: the 6 Stages of Healing from Family Trauma
Third Place – Matthew Louis - Hiring Veterans: How To Leverage Military Talent For Organizational Growth
Thriller
First Place - Anthony Paustian - Three Weeks in Winter
Second Place – Mike Bennett - Rosehips in June
Third Place – Albert Jaskula - The Fall
True Crime
First Place - Frederick Reynolds - Saint Bloodbath
Second Place – Linda Weber - Finding Utopia
Women's Fiction
First Place - J Rose Black - Losing My Breath
Second Place – Katie Eagan Schenck - When Cardinals Appear
Third Place – Anna J Walner - Oleander Oasis
Women's Fiction – CLEAN
First Place - Kate Darroch - Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay
Second Place – Katie Eagan Schenck - When Cardinals Appear
Third Place – Titania Tempest - Paper Daffodil: A Dawn & Rosie Adventure
YA Action – Adventure - Dystopian
First Place - Carole Roman - Grady Whill and the Templeton Codex
Second Place - Mandi Martin - The Veritable Thrill of Exactitude
YA Action – Adventure - Dystopian - CLEAN
First Place - Vito DiBarone - Botheration: Part One: The Missing Link
Second Place – Vito DiBarone - Botheration: Part Two: Waves of Dinosaurs
Third Place – Grace Blair - Poseidon's Atlantis Adventure
YA Christian
First Place - Verity Lucia - SECRETS: The Truth Will Out
Second Place - V. Diefenbacher - Reigning Cats and Frogs
YA Fantasy
First Place – Vishnul Jain - The Future King: Return of the Once Monarch
Second Place – Toni Cabell - Lady Spy
Third Place – Toni Cabell - Lady Liege
YA Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Toni Cabell - Lady Liege
Second Place – J.T. Tenera - Erift's Journeys: Secrets of The Sealed Forest|
Third Place – Toni Cabell - Lady Spy
YA Historical
First Place - Connie Huddleston - Esther
YA Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Grace Blair - Poseidon's Atlantis Adventure
YA Mystery
First Place - Vito DiBarone - Botheration: Part One: The Missing Link
Second Place – Rae Bridgman - Amber Ambrosia
YA Mystery – CLEAN
First Place - M.J. Evans - Finding Fionn
Second Place – Ken Farmer - Cornue Bayou
Third Place – Vito Bertuglia - Botheration: Part Two: Waves of Dinosaurs
YA Thriller – CLEAN
First Place - Vito DiBarone - Botheration: Part Three: Epiphany
Adventure
First Place - D.W. Whitlock - Cult of Darkness
Second Place - Jonathan Harries - The Tailor of Riga
Third Place - Spaulding Taylor - Last Star Standing
Honorable Mention - Jessica Piro - Dueling with Snakes
Adventure - CLEAN
First Place - Jessica Piro - Dueling with Snakes
Second Place - Jeannette Hanby - Feathered Canyons
Biography
First Place - Danny Smith - Nothing Left to Prove
Second Place - Mitzi Perdue - Mark Victor Hansen, RELENTLESS
Children's
First Place - Shiv Saywack - Inglestone Manor
Second Place - Marc Remus - The Chocolate Clouds
Third Place - Ann Birdgenaw - Black Hole Radio - Ka’Azula
Christian
First Place - Kate Darroch - Death in Paris
Second Place - David Bush - General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms
Third Place - Adam Parker - Left Alive
Honorable Mention - Terry Lister - Peace Joy and Love: Christmas Across Africa
Fantasy
First Place - Amanda Denham - Sin Eater
Second Place - Rachel Dacus - Undoing Time
Third Place - Linda Yoshida - Annihilation
Honorable Mention - Kathryn Jenkins - Gargoyle Sighted
Historical
First Place - Alice McVeigh - Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel
Second Place - Anna J Walner - Saltwater and Driftwood
Third Place - Lucinda Elliot - That Scounderel Emile Dubois
Honorable Mention - Gifford MacShane -The Winds of Morning
Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Teri Brown - Sunflowers Beneath the Snow
Second Place - Bethany Swafford - Regency Rumors
Third Place - John Broughton The Master of the Chevron
Literary Fiction
First Place - Susan Moore Jordan - And This Shall Be for Music
Second Place - John Albedo - Cannibal Club
Third Place - Matthew Arnold - The Remainders
Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Dustin Pardue - All I Ever Knew
Mystery
First Place - Terri Reid - BlowOut: A Shear Disaster Mystery (Book One)
Second Place - Betta Ferrendelli - The Long Way Home
Third Place - Inge-Lise Goss - Silent Walker
Honorable Mention - James Ross - Coldwater Confession
Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - Terri Reid - BlowOut: A Shear Disaster Mystery (Book One)
Second Place - Kate Darroch - Death in Paris
Third Place - Bethany Swafford - Regency Rumors
Honorable Mention - Ken Farmer -Three Creeks
Paranormal
First Place - Terri Reid - BlowOut: A Shear Disaster Mystery (Book One)
Second Place - Lucinda Elliot - That Scoundrel Emile Dubois
Third Place - Linda Yoshida - Annihilation
Honorable Mention - Kathryn Jenkins - Gargoyle Sighted
Paranormal - CLEAN
First Place - Rich Hosek - Near Death
Second Place - Terri Reid - BlowOut: A Shear Disaster Mystery (Book One)
Memoir
First Place - Michael Wohl - In Herschel's Wake
Second Place - Jeannette Hanby - Spirited Oasis
Third Place - Don Kennedy - Kids Say The Darndest Things To Santa Claus Volume 3: 25 Years Of Santa Stories
Motivational
First Place - Anne Hope - Bent Pages
Second Place - Sallie Dawkins - You Can Know the Heart of God For Your Life
Third Place - Diane Dresback - From Us For You: Inspiring Stories of Healing, Growth and Transformation
Picture Books
First Place - Ruthie Godfrey - God Made It All
Second Place - Diane Hull - Be Happy to Be You
Romance
First Place - Tricia LaRochelle - Flickering Heart
Second Place - Katie Eagan Schenck - A Home for Christmas
Third Place - A.L. Long - Fire (Sinful Desires #1)
Honorable Mention - Tricia LaRochelle - Revive
Honorable Mention - Stephania Thompson - Woven
Romance - CLEAN
First Place - Kelly Miller - Captive Hearts: A Persuasion Variation
Second Place - Katie Eagan Schenck -A Home for Christmas
Science Fiction
First Place - Clayton Graham - Looking for Life
Seconds Place - Inge-Lise Goss - No Freedom: An A.I. Thriller
Third Place - Christian Warren Freed - The Lazarus Men: A Lazarus Men Agenda #1
Honorable Mention - Rodzil LaBraun - Zeus to Infinity: A Galactic Thriller
Self-Improvement
First Place - Richard Lui - Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
Second Place - Matthew Louis -Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
Third Place - Kate Hudson-Hall -Anxiety Hacks
Thriller
First Place - D.W. Whitlock - Cult of Darkness
Second Place - Jeremy Engel - A Dangerous Man
Third Place - Kaylin McFarren Annihilation
Honorable Mention - Mark Shaiken - Unfair Discrimination
Thriller - CLEAN
First Place - Miguel Hernandez Jr. - Do Nothing: A Griffin Knight Murder Mystery Thriller
Second Place - Inge-Lise Goss - Silent Walker
Third Place - Lucas Sterling - Contrarian
Honorable Mention - Shelly Frome - Shadow of the Gypsy
True Crime
First Place - Frederick Reynolds - Black, White, and Gray All Over; a Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
Women - CLEAN
First Place - Diane Dresback - Postponement
YA Action - CLEAN
First Place - Licia Chenoweth - Lessons From Harlow
Second Place - Jack E. Mohr - Journey to the Abyss
YA Fantasy
First Place - Toni Cabell - Apprentice
Second Place - Amanda Denham - Sin Eater
Third Place - Dalin Moss - Project: Shadow Walker
Honorable Mention - Glen Dahlgren - The House of Prophecy
YA Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Toni Cabell - Lady Mage
Second Place - Toni Cabell - Lady Apprentice
Third Place - Toni Cabell - The Lightness of Water
YA Historical
First Place - Anna J Walner - Saltwater and Driftwood
Second Place - Tom Durwood - The Adventures of Ruby Pi and the Math Girls
Third Place - Frances Schoonmaker - Sid Johnson and the Phantom Salve Stealer
YA Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Shiv Saywack - Mary Finch and the Thief
Second Place - M.J. Evans - The Sand Pounder
YA Romance
First Place - Maggie Paredes - On a Rooftop in Beijing
YA Romance - CLEAN
First Place - J Caldwell - Hop on the Bus
YA Science Fiction
First Place - Terry Birdgenaw - Antunites Unite
Second Place - Dalin Moss - Project: Shadow Walker
YA Science Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Terry Birdgenaw - Antuna’s Story
YA Thriller
First Place - Mandi Martin - A Cemetery of Dolls
Adventure
First Place - Bill Zarchy - Finding George Washington: A Time Travel Tale
Second Place - Jessica Piro - Ascension of the Phoenix
Third Place - Simon Carr - Apocalypse Blockers
Honorable Mention - Bryan Asher - The Treasure of Lor-Rev
Adventure - CLEAN
First Place - Jessica Piro - The Dragon of Russia
Second Place - Jessica Piro - Ascension of the Phoenix
Third Place - Edward Vogler - Four Critical Days, Triumph or Tragedy
Children's
First Place - Ann Birdgenaw - Black Hole Radio-Bilaluna
Second Place - John Fennell - Vesuvius
Christian
First Place - Thomas-Richard Harry - Hello Again
Fantasy
First Place - BL Cagle - Dreams of Darkness and Desire
Second Place - Guy Cramb - Maegics Heir: Druid Quest
Third Place - Adron Smitley - Jinn (Soothsayer Series Book 2)
Honorable Mention - Robert New - Sovereign Assassin
Honorable Mention - Tomas K. Grizzly - Eternal Defenders
Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Rosalie Oaks - The Lady Jewel Diviner
Second Place - B.A. Vonsik - Primeval Origins: Rise of Serpents
Third Place - Guy Cramb - HUNTED:Maegics Heir, Book 2
Honorable Mention - Simon Carr - Virtually Gone
Historical
First Place - Dave Mason - EO-N
Second Place - Julia Maiola - The Red Flag
Third Place - L.A. Witt - The Venetian and the Rum Runner
Honorable mention - Adriana Girolami - The Zamindar's Bride
Historical - CLEAN
First Place - John Broughton - Sea Wolves
Second Place - Wendy Thomson - The Man from Burnt Island
Third Place - Terry Lister - A New Day Dawns
Honorable Mention - Susan Moore Jordan - The Case of the 'Carousel' Killer
Literary Fiction
First Place - Jane Hasenmueller - The Grief of Wisdom
Second Place - Heather Hummel Gallagher - Call it Kismet
Third Place - John Albedo - Nutshell
Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Heather Hummel Gallagher - Call it Kismet
Second Place - Gary Chittenden - Again The Ultimate Do-Over
Memoir/Biography
First Place - Danny Smith - Nothing Left to Prove
Second Place - Sunny Lockwood - Cruising the Mississippi
Third Place - Danielle Larsen - From Voiceless To Vocal
Honorable Mention - Susan Gabriel - Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers
Mystery
First Place - Inge-Lise Goss - Fatal Limit
Second Place - Charlotte Stuart - Survival Can Be Deadly
Third Place - Lori A. Witt - Incel
Honorable Mention - Joseph LeValley - The Third Side of Murder
Honorable Mention - Edward Vogler - Faceless Fox, A Crime Drama
Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - Heather Haven - The Drop-Dead Temple of Doom
Second Place - Inge-Lise Goss - Diamonds and Lies
Third Place - Steve Zimcosky - Polish Dragon P. I. (The Lineage Sword)
Honorable Mention - Adriana Girolami - The Zamindar's Bride
Paranormal
First Place - Kaylin McFarren - Soul Seeker
Second Place - Glenn Stevens - Blood Relations
Third Place - Yurie Kiri - Moonlight Beach
Honorable Mention - Andrew Merkel - Her Name Is Murder
Motivational
First Place - Ramzi Najjar - The YOU Beyond You - The Knowledge of the Willing
Nonfiction
First Place - 9 Ways to Empower Tweens – Kathy Boucher
Picture Books
First Place - Candy Berg - My Dad Is a Russian Spy
Second Place - Wendy Thomson - Ted and Ned
Romance
First Place - L.A. Witt - The Husband Gambit
Second Place - Kaylin McFarren - Annihilation
Third Place - J J Sorel - Uncovering Love
Fourth Place - Cindy Kehagiaras - The Perpetual
Romance - CLEAN
First Place - Kimberly Dean - Falling Stars
Second Place - Thomas-Richard Harry - Hello Again
Third Place - Maggie Foster Sae - Deep in Luv
Science Fiction
First Place - Allen Wolf - The Sound of Violet
Second Place - Bill Zarchy - Finding George Washington: A Time Travel Tale
Third Place - David Perlmutter - Orthicon
Honorable Mention - Olga Gibbs - No Child of Mine
Honorable Mention – Hermann Diehl - I Am Not a Killer
Science Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Roger Mannon - Strange Stories II - The Empty Earth
Second Place - Gary Chittenden - Again The Ultimate Do-Over
Third Place - B.A. Vonsik - Primeval Origins: Rise of Serpents
Self-Improvement
First Place - Ramzi Najjar - The YOU Beyond You - The Knowledge of the Willing
Second Place - Samuel Sanders - Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving
Thriller
First Place - Andrew Lark - Postcards from the Future
Second Place - Hermann Diehl - I Am Not a Killer
Third Place - Joseph LeValley - Performing Murder
Honorable Mention - Lori A. Witt - Incel
Thriller - CLEAN
First Place - Jessica Piro - Ascension of the Phoenix
Second Place - Inge-Lise Goss - Fatal Limit
Women
First Place - Julie Hodgson - Carry On Singing
Second Place - Kimberly Greer - Masked Intent: A Modern-Day Morality Play
Third Place - Jessica Piro - The Dragon of Russia
Honorable Mention - Heather Hummel Gallagher - Call it Kismet
Women - CLEAN
First Place - Patricia Averbach - Resurrecting Rain
Second Place - Heather Hummel Gallagher - Call it Kismet
YA Action - Dystopian
First Place - Samantha Cook - The Clearing
Second Place - Gary Chittenden - Again: The Ultimate Do-Over
Third Place - Adam Smee - Scarboys
YA Fantasy
First Place - John Fennell - Vesuvius
Second Place - Glen Dahlgren - The Child of Chaos
Third Place - Guy Cramb - DRUID QUEST: Maegics Heir, Book 1
Honorable Mention - Glen Dahlgren - The Game of War
YA Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Andrei Saygo - DC Coven - Oath Breakers
Second Place - Guy Cramb - HUNTED: Maegics Heir, Book 2
Third Place - Simon Carr - Noobs
YA Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Bethany Swafford - My Hands Hold My Story
Second Place - John Parten - Medieval Gwennic and other Creatures of Corfe
YA Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - John Parten - Medieval Gwennic and other Creatures of Corfe
YA Mystery
First Place - Ken Farmer - THREE CREEKS
Second Place - Donna Zadunajsky - The Body in the Road
Third Place - Donna Zadunajsky - Buried Secrets
YA Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - Steve Zimcosky - Polish Dragon P. I. (The Good Book)
YA Paranormal
First Place - Julie Hodgson - Purple Moons and Coffee Spoons
YA Thriller
First Place - Marisa Noelle - The Unraveling of Luna Forester
Second Place - Donna Zadunajsky - The Body in the Road
Third Place - Donna Zadunajsky - Buried Secrets
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2020 Incipere Winners
Adventure
First Place - Tangle of Time - Gin Westcott
Second Place - Veiled Guardian - Leigha Wolffe
Third Place - Bob and the Blob - Simon Carr
Honorable Mention - High Flying - Linda Yoshida
Adventure - CLEAN
First Place - Immersed in West Africa - Terry Lister
Second Place - The Long Way Around - Douglas Cavanaugh
Third Place - Catamaran Crossing - Douglas Carl Fricke
Children's
First Place - The Boy in the Mirror - John Fennell
Second Place - Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain - Thuan Doan
Third Place - Something Inside - Deirdre Braud
Honorable Mention - The Summer of 1997 - Wing Bo Tso
Christian
First Place - MY BROTHER'S KEEPER - Chris Calder
Fantasy
First Place - Fantasy Soul Seeker - Linda Yoshida
Second Place - Dvision Book One - Desy Smith
Third Place - Kaji Warriors: Shifting Strength - Kelly Nix
Honorable Mention - Prospero's Staff - David Ackley
Honorable Mention - Finding Soul - Tanya Searle
Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - The One Apart - Justine Avery
Historical
First Place - Thaddeus Lamb; or, Taking America Back - Patricia Smith
Second Place - Apricots and Wolfsbane - K.M. Pohlkamp
Third Place - Midshipman Elizabeth Bennet - Diane Kenealy
Honorable Mention - Tangle of Time - Gin Westcott
Historical - CLEAN
First Place - Obake Neko - A Pacific Tale - David Gillespie
Second Place - Summer Warrior - Regan Walker
Third Place - Bonfire of the Perfect - Susan Appleyard
Honorable Mention - Angenga - John Broughton
Literary Fiction
First Place - You Wish - Mark Piper
Second Place - Thaddeus Lamb; or, Taking America Back - Patricia Smith
Third Place - Woman: A Collection of Short Stories - V.P. Evans
Honorable Mention - This Is All He Asks Of You - Anne Egseth
Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Misheard Lyrics: What if everything you heard was wrong? - Mike Ellsworth
Second Place - The One Apart - Justine Avery
Mystery
First Place - All you need is love (And a big handbag) - Julie Hodgson
Second Place - The Scented Bones - Angelina Kerner
Third Place- Mystery The Demon Within - Robert Jestic
Mystery - CLEAN
First Place - Obake Neko - A Pacific Tale - David Gillespie
Second Place - The Case of the Purloined Professor - Susan Jordan
Third Place - The Scented Bones - Angelina Kerner
Honorable Mention - High Flying - Linda Yoshida
Paranormal
First Place - Purgatorium - Jaymes Carnathan
Second Place -Neck-Romancer - Elizabeth Dunlap
Third Place - Soul Seeker - Linda Yoshida
Honorable Mention - Wolf Hunter Inquisition: The Freeing of Chiropteran - Miller Thomas
Paranormal - CLEAN
First Place - Soul Seeker - Linda Yoshida
Second Place - High Flying - Linda Yoshida
Third Place - The One Apart - Justine Avery
Picture Books
First Place - Be Happy to Be You - Diane Hull
Second Place – What Wonders Await When You Dream - Justine Avery
Third Place - Baby Trolls Get a Bad Rap - Justine Avery
Honorable Mention - What Wonders Await Outdoors - Justine Avery
Romance
First Place - Feather - Drew Lennox
Second Place - Bound but not Restricted - Drew Lennox
Third Place - Romance Restart in Bristol - Sedona Hutton
Honorable Mention - Romance Edge - Drew Lennox
Romance - CLEAN
First Place - No Guts, No Girl - Tessa Kavanagh
Science Fiction
First Place - Golden Skies - Juan Zapata Saucedo
Second Place - NanoMorphosis - Marla Anderson
Third Place - The Ninety-Two: Core Town True - M.B. Swerdlow
Honorable Mention - Abandoned: A Sacred Mission - Neal Thompson
Science Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Convergence, A The Earthside Trilogy Novel - Sherri Moorer
Second Place - Midshipman Elizabeth Bennet - Diane Kenealy
Thriller
First Place - PUFFIN - T.K. LOUIS
Second Place - The Good Faith Exception - Maximillian Farrow
Third Place - Soul Seeker - Linda Yoshida
Honorable Mention - The Dark Truth - Sarah Stein
Thriller - CLEAN
First Place - Obake Neko - A Pacific Tale - David Gillespie
Second Place - Desperate Flight - John Rossbach
Third Place - High Flying - Linda Yoshida
Honorable Mention - Double Down - Bruce Wessell
True Crime
First Place - Hairbag Nation - Robert Jestic
Women
First Place - Once You Know - Madeleine Van Hecke
Second Place - Aimee's Locket -Patsy Buker
Third Place - Apotheosis -Joshua Edward Smith
Women - CLEAN
First Place - Once Upon a Flarey Tale - Kirsten Mortensen
Second Place - Mary, Everything - Cassandra Yorke
YA Action
First Place - My Thousand Treasures - Licia Chenoweth
Second Place - Tangle of Time -Gin Westcott
YA Action - CLEAN
First Place - Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain - Thuan Doan
Second Place - Kahana - The Untold Stories - Ann Kennedy
YA Action - Dystopian
First Place - Girl Vs - Xela Culletto
Second Place - Inside Out - Natalie Hibberd
YA Fantasy
First Place - You Wish- Mark Piper
Second Place - Dvision Book One - Desy Smith
Third Place - Kaji Warriors: Shifting Strength - Kelly Nix
Honorable Mention - Finding Soul - Tanya Searle
YA Fantasy - CLEAN
First Place - Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain - Thuan Doan
Second Place - Regen - Cassie Greutman
Third Place - Ever Alice - HJ Ramsay
YA Historical
First Place - Tangle of Time - Gin Westcott
Second Place - Caintuck Lies Within My Soul: The Jemima Boone Story - Connie Huddleston
YA Historical - CLEAN
First Place - SILKE'S RIDE - Ken Farmer
YA Literary Fiction
First Place - You Wish - Mark Piper
Second Place - Five Fathoms Beneath - J.R. Alcyone
Third Place - Beyond The Spiral Gates - Mutch Katsonga
YA Literary Fiction - CLEAN
First Place - Tru Untrue Rachelle - Jones Smith
Second Place - Everything All At Once - Ivy Cayden
YA Mystery
First Place - Clairvoyance - Kathie Marshall
YA Paranormal
First Place - Neck-Romancer - Elizabeth Dunlap
Second Place – Clairvoyance- Kathie Marshall
YA Paranormal - CLEAN
First Place - Knight of the Hunted - Elizabeth Dunlap
Second Place - Regen - Cassie Greutman
Third Place - Something Inside -Deirdre Braud
YA Romance
First Place - Rosewood Book One The Guest House Witch - Desy Smith
YA Romance - CLEAN
First Place - Everything All At Once - Ivy Cayden
YA Science Fiction
First Place - The Ninety-Two: Core Town True - M.B. Swerdlow
Second Place - Reagan's Quest - Book First Place Invaded - Amy Hoover
YA Thriller
First Place - Clairvoyance - Kathie Marshall
Second Place - Inside Out - Natalie Hibberd
Young Children
First Place - Think Outside the Box - Justine Avery
Second Place - What Wonders Await When You Dream - Justine Avery
Third Place - What Wonders Await Outdoors - Justine Avery
Honorable Mention - Baby Trolls Get a Bad Rap - Justine Avery