ORANGE COUNTY ROMANCE WRITERS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2022 BOOK BUYERS BEST CONTEST WINNERS
Showcasing the shining excellence of published authors in novella and novel-length romance fiction and mainstream fiction with a central romance
BBB TOP PICK
Send Me by Anna Grace
1st Runner-up
Scandal’s Choice by Leslie V. Knowles
2nd Runner-up
This is for Tonight by Jessica Patrick
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
1st Place: The Agent by Nancy Herkness
2nd Place: Hotel King by Claire Marti
3rd Place: Once Upon a Royal Summer by Teri Wilson
HISTORICAL AND REGENCY
1st Place: Scandal’s Choice by Leslie V. Knowles
2nd Place: Chasing Scandal by Leslie V. Knowles
3rd Place: Lily by Kathleen Bittner Roth
INSPIRATIONAL
1st Place: Held for Ransom by Kathleen Tailer
2nd Place: A Life Redeemed by Olivia Rae
3rd Place: Seeking Sanctuary by Susanne Dietze
MAINSTREAM FICTION WITH A CENTRAL ROMANCE
1st Place: This is Now by Julia Amante
2nd Place: Sworn to Fly by Maria Imbalzano
3rd Place: Partner Pursuit by Kathy Strobos
PARANORMAL/TIME TRAVEL/FANTASY/FUTURISTIC ROMANCE
1st Place: Alpha’s Moon by Sabrina Silvers
2nd Place: The Binding Stone by Lizzy Gayle
3rd Place: The Scarlet Oak by Carolina Montague
ROMANCE NOVELLA
1st Place: Send Me by Anna Grace
2nd Place: Blue Moon and Starry Nights by Ryan Jo Summers
3rd Place: Red Velvet Crinkles and Christmas Sprinkles by Maria Imbalzano
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
1st Place: Rogue Christmas Operation by Juno Rushdan
2nd Place: Before the Dawn by Gail Chianese
3rd Place: Alaskan Christmas Escape by Juno Rushdan
YOUNG ADULT
1st Place: This is For Tonight by Jessica Patrick
2nd Place: What Lies Beneath by Marissa Doyle
3rd Place: Butterflies and Characters by Liz Hsu