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2025 GOLDIE WINNERS

2025 GOLDIE WINNERS

** Denotes Monetary Award Winner

Ann Bannon

 

GOLD AWARD

The Unfinished Line **

Jen Lyon

Self-Published​​

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SILVER AWARD

Vengeance Planning for Amateurs **

Lee Winter

Ylva Publishing

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BRONZE AWARD

Bachelorette Number Twelve **

Jae

Ylva Publishing​​​​

Audiobook Narrator

Magdalene Nox **

Abby Craden

Self-Published

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Antarctica

Angela Dawe

Self-Published

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Falls from Grace

Quinn Riley

Self-Published

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Gay the Pray Away

Natalie Naudus

Little Mountain Media

Contemporary Romance: Long Novel

The Piano in the Tree **

Jo Havens

Self-Published

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Quiver

Rachel Spangler

Brisk Press

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Tempting Olivia

Clare Ashton

Self-Published

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novel

One Last Run ** (tie)

Bryce Oakley

Self-Published

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Ribbonwood ** (tie)

Ruby Landers

Brisk Press

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Flipping Hearts and Homes

Chris Zett

Ylva Publishing

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Red Rock Ranch

Lise Gold and Madeleine Taylor

Lise Gold Books

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Switcheroo

Cheyenne Blue

Ylva Publishing

Contemporary Romance: Short Novel

Truly Home **

JJ Hale

Bold Strokes Books

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Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married

Georgia Beers

Bold Strokes Books

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Carbide Creek

Maggie Brown

Self published

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She Met Her By the Sea

Hannah Safren

Bella Books

Debut Novel

Gay the Pray Away **

Natalie Naudus

Little Mountain Media

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Bloom Town Genesis

Ally North

Self-Published

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Falls From Grace

Ruby Landers

Self-Published

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Loser of the Year

Carrie Byrd

Ylva Publishing

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Unworthy

J.A. Vodvarka

Jennifer A. Vodvarka

Erotic Novel

Boss of Her **

Anna Stone

Violet Ocean Press​

Fantasy Novel

Unworthy **

J.A. Vodvarka

Jennifer A. Vodvarka​

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Goddess of the Sea

Britney Jackson

Noctem Publishing

Fiction Anthology/ Collection

Whispers in the Stacks **

M.J. Lowe, editor

Bella Books​​

General Fiction

The Unfinished Line **

Jen Lyon

Self-Published​​

General Non-Fiction

Hiding for My Life: Being Gay in the Navy **

Karen Solt

She Writes Press​​

Historical Fiction

Bloom Town Genesis **

Ally North

Self-Published​​

Mystery/Thriller/Crime

Verity's Game **

Jennifer Giacalone

Ylva Publishing

 

Staying the Course

Rebecca K. Jones

Bella Books

New Adult Fiction

One Last Summer **

Kristin Keppler

Bold Strokes Books

Paranormal/Occult/Horror

The Curse **

Alexandra Riley

Bold Strokes Books

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Summit's Shadow

Heather Werner

Launch Point Press

Poetry Poems/Collections

Born Backwards **

Tanya Olson

KMA Sullivan, YesYes Books

Romantic Blend

Vengeance Planning for Amateurs **

Lee Winter

Ylva Publishing

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Loyalty: Book Three in the Halcyon Division Series

E. J. Noyes

Bella Books

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Reverence

Milena McKay

Self-Published

Science Fiction

No Shelter But The Stars **

Virginia Black

Bywater Books

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Tenacity

Elaine Burnes

Bedazzled Ink Publishing

Tee Corinne Cover Design

The Piano in the Tree

Korin Hunjak

Self-Published​

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Young Adult Fiction

Gay the Pray Away **

Natalie Naudus

Little Mountain Media

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