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2026 GOLDIE FINALISTS
Ann Bannon Popular Choice
Book Lovers
T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
I Heart SapphFic Press
I Heart SapphFic Press
Breakup Buddies
JJ Arias and Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Colonel's Daughter
Jen Lyon
self-published
self-published
Discovering Nicola
Clare Ashton
Self-Published
Self-Published
Learning Curves
Rachel Lacey
Montlake
Montlake
Number Six
Lee Winter
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Shifting Nature
Jae
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Those Who Wait: Midnight Rain
Haley Cass
Self-Published
Self-Published
Windburn
Milena McKay
self-published
self-published
The Woman from the Waves
Roslyn Sinclair
Lucky Opal Press
Lucky Opal Press
Audiobook Narrator
A Little Sin
Allie Shae
Red Ink Caravan
Red Ink Caravan
Architecti
Allie Rose; Aria Holland; Vivienne LaRue
Audible Studios
Audible Studios
Beyond Her Manner
Angela Dawe
Sapphfic Publishing
Sapphfic Publishing
Bloom Town: Genesis
Quinn Riley
Podium Entertainment
Podium Entertainment
Encrypted Hearts
Juanita McMahon
Butterworth Books
Butterworth Books
Forget Me Not
Lori Prince
Podium
Podium
Gold for the Dead
Kate Zane
Bywater Books
Bywater Books
The Kidnapped
Blair Baker
Pyland Publishing LLC
Pyland Publishing LLC
Life After
K A Walsh
Tantor Media
Tantor Media
Loser of the Year
Krystal Hammond
Tantor Media
Tantor Media
Make or Break
Abby Craden
Audible Studios
Audible Studios
Out of the Ashes
Jessie Elwyn
Tantor Media
Tantor Media
Pyg
Marisa Calin
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Stolen Girl
Nicola Victoria Vincent
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Contemporary Romance: Long Novels
Book Lovers
T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod
I Heart SapphFic Press
I Heart SapphFic Press
Breakup Buddies
JJ Arias and Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
Self-Published
Can We Skip to the Good Part?
Melissa Brayden
Brayden StoryWorks
Brayden StoryWorks
Discovering Nicola
Clare Ashton
Self-Published
Self-Published
Learning Curves
Rachel Lacey
Montlake
Montlake
No Such Thing as Serendipity
Rita Potter
Up A Tree Media, LLC
Up A Tree Media, LLC
Relationship Material
Rachel Spangler
Bigger Table Books
Bigger Table Books
Sweet Home Alabarden Park
TJ O'Shea
Bella Books
Bella Books
Those Who Wait: Midnight Rain
Haley Cass
Self-Published
Self-Published
Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Novels
After All
Bryce Oakley
Self-Published
Self-Published
Don't Let Me Go
Rachael Sommers
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Hedonism
Lise Gold & Madeleine Taylor
Lise Gold Books
Lise Gold Books
It’s Kind of a Bad Idea
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
On The Right Path
Rian Birch
Slow Sunday Press
Slow Sunday Press
The Princess Match
Clare Lydon
Custard Books
Custard Books
Scandalous
Kris Bryant
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Shifting Gears
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Sweet Talk
Rena Sapon-White and Ella Schaefer
Smokeshow Press
Smokeshow Press
Tall Again
Zoe Caswell
Bella Books
Bella Books
Under the Arbor
Lark Sullivan
Self-Published
Self-Published
Contemporary Romance: Short Novels
Anywhere with You
Margo Glynn
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
A Thousand Reasons
Titania Tempest
Self published
Self published
Emma by the Sea
Sarah G. Levine
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Lyon's Den
Gerri Hill
Bella Books
Bella Books
Pillow Talk
Justice Woods
Bella Books
Bella Books
Return to Morro Harbor
Alicia Gael
Bella Books
Bella Books
Sing with Me
Bette Hawkins
Bella Books
Bella Books
Striking Gold
Tiana Warner
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Strings of Hope
Stacey Lee Powell
Tello Books
Tello Books
Swept Up In You
Rian Birch
Slow Sunday Press
Slow Sunday Press
Whisk Me Away
Georgia Beers
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Debut Novel
The Demon To Your Right
Kelly Preston
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Fleet Admiral's Daughter
J.A. Gaudio
J.A. Gaudio
J.A. Gaudio
Give My Love to Berlin
Katherine Bryant
Amphorae Publishing
Amphorae Publishing
The Great Tree of Iris
Jess Skultety
Violet Sunflower Literary
Violet Sunflower Literary
Her Shadow so Dark and Lovely
Elsie Hawthorne
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline
Eline Evans
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Maiden and Her Monster
Maddie Martinez
Tor Publishing Group
Tor Publishing Group
Pearl Bound
Natalie G. Bergman
Rose & Pearl Productions
Rose & Pearl Productions
Ring: A Novel
Michelle Lerner
Bancroft Press
Bancroft Press
Shifting Gears
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Through Sky and Stars
Tessa Croft
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Wastelands
Samira Lloyd
Arianhrod Press
Arianhrod Press
Woodworking
Emily St. James
Zando, Crooked Media Reads
Zando, Crooked Media Reads
Fantasy
Her Shadow so Dark and Lovely
Elsie Hawthorne
Self-Published
Self-Published
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
J.R. Dawson
Tor Publishing Group
Tor Publishing Group
The Maiden and Her Monster
Maddie Martinez
Tor Publishing Group
Tor Publishing Group
Ship of Dreams
Brey Willows
Butterworth Books
Butterworth Books
Tea You at the Altar
Rebecca Thorne
Tor Publishing Group
Tor Publishing Group
Theseus and the Sky Labyrinth
Gwenhyver
self-pub
self-pub
The Wilding of Em's Path
Ana K. Wrenn
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
The Woman from the Waves
Roslyn Sinclair
Lucky Opal Press
Lucky Opal Press
Fiction Anthologies/ Collections
Mystery/Thriller/Crime
Blood of the Innocents
Catherine Maiorisi
Bella Books
Bella Books
Buried Seeds
Verónica Gutiérrez
Bella Books
Bella Books
Out of the Blue
Marisa Billions
Self-Published
Self-Published
Postmarked Castle Cove
Judy M. Kerr
Launch Point Press
Launch Point Press
The Sleeper Car
Frances Lucas
River Mountain Publishing, LLC
River Mountain Publishing, LLC
The Smallest Day
J.M. Redmann
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
The Stolen Girl
Cari Hunter
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Romantic Blend
Breaking from Frame
Jazz Forrester
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Echoes of Love
Catherine Lane
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
The Falcon and the Flame
Jolie Dvorak
Thirteen Books
Thirteen Books
Number Six
Lee Winter
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Sometimes We Fly
Cheyenne Blue
Ylva Publishing
Ylva Publishing
Tapout
Nicole Disney
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Through Sky and Stars
Tessa Croft
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books
Trailhead
C. Jean Downer
Bella Books
Bella Books
Windburn
Milena McKay
self-published
self-published
Tee Corinne Cover Design
A Murderous Business
David Rotstein
Minotaur Books (SMP/Macmillan)
Minotaur Books (SMP/Macmillan)
Behind the Eyes
Taylor Rose
Self Published
Self Published
The Falcon and the Flame
Felix Tindall
Thirteen Books
Thirteen Books
The Milkyway Hotel
Cath Grace
Self-Published
Self-Published
Reclamation
Ann McMan
Bywater Books
Bywater Books
Sadist
Hannah Sternjakob
Self-Published
Self-Published
Windburn
Jenifer Prince
self-published
self-published
The Woman from the Waves
Syd Mills and Fay Lane
Lucky Opal Press
Lucky Opal Press
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