Here are the finalists for the 2019 GCLS Awards. Finalists and winners are calculated according to the Board-approved recommendations of the Independent Review Committee. Information about how finalists and winners are determined may be found HERE.

• To the extent possible, aggregate categories so there are at least six entries in one category
• Adopt the 25%-10% rule to determine finalists and winners based on the number of eligible nominations:
  • 25% of entries are finalists
  • 10% of entries are winners

Under each Category are the number of finalists and winners according to the 25%-10% rule. This rule only applies to Judged Categories; the Ann Bannon Popular Choice and Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art are not affected.

Important dates:

• Finalists for the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art are announced in March 2019
  
• Finalists for the judged categories will be posted in batches after judging ends on April 15, 2019 and the results verified; finalists will be posted by early May 2019
• Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to take place during the Annual Conference in Pittsburgh in July 2019
  

[Please note: Nominators may optionally provide a link to purchase the nominated book. The link is posted for reference only and is not an endorsement of any particular merchant on the part of the GCLS.]

Please refer to the Nominations Guidelines page or CONTACT the Awards Administrators if there are any questions.

If you would like a PDF with a listing of all 2019 finalists, click HERE. 

Last update: 01-May-2019

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Ann Bannon Popular Choice

39 Nominees | 8 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
A Proper Cuppa Tea	KG MacGregor	Bella Books	buy
Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story	Ann McMan	Bywater Books	buy
Compass Rose	Anna Burke	Bywater Books	buy
Just for Show	Jae	Ylva Publishing	buy
Sparks Like Ours	Melissa Brayden	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Goodmans	Clare Ashton	Breezy Tree Press	buy
Wait For Me	Susan X Meagher	Brisk Press	buy
Wake Me When It's Over	Cheryl A. Head	Bywater Books	buy

Combined Non-Fiction

This category is a combination of Non-Fiction Anthology/Collections and General Non-Fiction.

7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Her Widow	Joan Alden	Dog Ear Publishing	buy
The Liberation of Ivy Bottini: A Memoir of Love and Activism	Judith V. Branzburg	Bedazzled Ink Publishing	buy

Contemporary Romance (Short Novels)

25 Nominees | 6 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Breakthrough	Kris Bryant	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Love at Last Call	M. Ullrich	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Lovebirds	Lisa Moreau	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Neighbor	Gerri Hill	Bella Books	buy
The Promise	Claire Highton-Stevenson	Self-Published	buy
The Road Ahead	A.E. Radley	Heartsome Publishing	buy

Contemporary Romance (Mid-Length Novels)

43 Nominees | 11 finalists | 4 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
A Proper Cuppa Tea	KG MacGregor	Bella Books	buy
A Wish Upon a Star	Jeannie Levig	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Blend	Georgia Beers	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Charming the Vicar	Jenny Frame	Bold Strokes Books	buy
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me	Tracey Richardson	Bella Books	buy
Love At Cooper's Creek	Missouri Vaun	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Passionate Rivals	Radclyffe	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Playing the Spy	Maggie Brown	Bella Books	buy
Pursuit of Happiness	Carsen Taite	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Sparks Like Ours	Melissa Brayden	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Fire	Nicole Pyland	Self-Published	buy

Contemporary Romance (Long Novels)

37 Nominees | 9 finalists | 4 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
A Country Girl's Heart	Dena Blake	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Code of Conduct	Cheyenne Blue	Ylva Publishing	buy
Fireflies	Lise Gold	Lise Gold Books	buy
Gold	E. J. Noyes	Bella Books	buy
It's Not a Date	Heather Blackmore	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Just for Show	Jae	Ylva Publishing	buy
Love All	Rachel Spangler	Bywater Books	buy
Love Like This	Melissa Brayden	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Three Reasons To Say Yes	Jaime Clevenger	Bella Books	buy

Debut Novel

This category combines all eligible nominated Debut novels across categories.

31 Nominees | 8 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy book
Certain Requirements	Elinor Zimmerman	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Chasing Stars	Alex K. Thorne	Ylva Publishing	buy
Compass Rose	Anna Burke	Bywater Books	buy
Irregular Heartbeat	Chris Zett	Ylva Publishing	buy
Snowsisters	Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick	Interlude Press	buy
The Fletcher: Book One in the Arrow of Artemis Series	K. Aten	Regal Crest Enterprises	buy
The Music and the Mirror	Lola Keeley	Ylva Publishing	buy
The Universe Between Us	Jane C. Esther	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Erotic Novel

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Breaking the Rules	Larkin Rose	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Sex Therapist Next Door	Meghan O'Brien	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Fiction Anthologies

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Language of Love	Astrid Ohletz, Lee Winter	Ylva Publishing	buy
Winter Hearts	A.E. Radley	Heartsome Publishing	buy

General Fiction

20 Nominees | 5 finalists | 2 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Bird on a Wire	Tagan Shepard	Bella Books	buy
Paper is White	Hilary Zaid	Bywater Books	buy
Perfect Little Worlds	Clifford Mae Henderson	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Heart Begins Here	Jacqueline Dumas	Inanna Publications	buy
The Smell of Rain	Cameron MacElvee	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Historical Fiction

7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Crossing the Line	CF Frizzell	Bold Strokes Books, Inc.	buy
Lies of Omission	Elena Graf	Purple Hand Press	buy

Humorous Novel

6 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story	Ann McMan	Bywater Books	buy
Great Bones	Lynn Ames	Phoenix Rising Press	buy

Mystery/Thriller/Crime

22 Nominees | 6 finalists | 2 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Alias	Cari Hunter	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Death's Echoes	Penny Mickelbury	Bywater Books	buy
Invalid Evidence	Stevie Mikayne	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Justice Calls	Ann Roberts	Bella Books	buy
Shadowboxer	Jessica L. Webb	Bold Strokes Books	buy
What You Want to See	Kristen Lepionka	Minotaur Books	buy

Paranormal/Occult/Horror

14 Nominees | 4 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Gnarled Hollow	Charlotte Greene	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Lex Files	Celeste Castro	Bella Books	buy
Mercy	Michelle Larkin	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Talebearer	Sheri Lewis Wohl	Bold Strokes Books	buy

Poetry Poems/Collections

8 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Lovely	Lesléa Newman	Headmistress Press	buy
Rest	Margaree Little	Four Way Books	buy

Romantic Blend

33 Nominees | 8 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Against All Odds	Kris Bryant, Maggie Cummings, M. Ullrich	Bold Strokes Books	buy
As the Crow Flies	Karen F. Williams	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Ask Me Again	E. J. Noyes	Bella Books	buy
Chasing Stars	Alex K. Thorne	Ylva Publishing	buy
Data Capture	Jessie J. Thoma	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Heart of the Devil	Ali Vali	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Known Threat	Kara A. McLeod	Bold Strokes Books	buy
My Lady Lipstick	Karin Kallmaker	Bella Books	buy

Science-Fiction/Fantasy

26 Nominees | 7 finalists | 3 winners

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
2º	Bev Prescott	Bywater Books	buy
Compass Rose	Anna Burke	Bywater Books	buy
Demon in the Machine	Lise MacTague	Bella Books	buy
Lucky 7	Rae D. Magdon	Desert Palm Press	buy
Proxima Five	Missouri Vaun	Bold Strokes Books	buy
The Rise of the Resistance	Jackie D	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Waking the Dreamer	K. Aten	Regal Crest Enterprises	buy

Tee Corinne Award for Outstanding Cover Art

73 Nominees | 8 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Cover Artist	Publisher	Buy Book
2º	Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio	Bywater Books	buy
Against All Odds	Deb B and Jeanine Henning	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Blend	Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Compass Rose	Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio	Bywater Books	buy
Demon in the Machine	Sandy Knowles	Bella Books	buy
Paper Is White	Ann McMan, Treehouse Studio	Bywater Books	buy
The Goodmans	Jayne Fereday	Breezy Tree Press	buy
When the Stars Sang	Patty G. Henderson	Corgyn Publishing, LLC	buy

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Young Adult/New Adult

This category combines the Young Adult and New Adult categories.

7 Nominees | 2 finalists | 1 winner

Title	Author	Publisher	Buy Book
Rocks and Stars	Sam Ledel	Bold Strokes Books	buy
Snowsisters	Tom Wilinsky & Jen Sternick	Interlude Press	buy