It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the author-editor pair announcement!
Drum roll please…
Winners
THE TEN INCARNATIONS OF REBELLION by Vaishnavi Patel - @VaishnaWrites
Adult Alternate History
Editor: Sione Aeschliman @writelearndream
In 2011, Kalki Kamal led Indian rebels to freedom from the British Occupation. Now she wants to be Prime Minister. But when a series of interviews forces her to revisit the past, she must decide if repression and silence will be the price she pays for position.
ABOUT A GOLEM by Nadia Diament - @nadiadiament
Adult Paranormal Romance
Editor: Carly Hayward @fromcarly
A Jewish witch and the punk-turned-clergy of her dreams must heal her broken magic to help a golem become human, because as her parents said, he was “bumming everyone out in the Afterlife.” As their awkward flirting increases, they must decide if their newfound relationship is worth sacrificing the lives they’ve each fought to build.
RUMOR HAS IT by Kaelyn Christian - @kaelynsue
YA Contemporary Romance
Editor: Editor Cassandra @OnlyCassandra
Contemporary retelling of Much Ado About Nothing
BEYOND THE NORTH STAR by Vanessa Montalban - @VVMontalban
YA Science Fiction
Editor: Elizabeth Buege @ekbuege
Starship captain Tethys escapes a corrupt revolution in search of her missing uncle. When she instead discovers an exiled prince, she must work with him to uncover the truth behind her uncle's disappearance and stop a plot to colonize the galaxy.
ADRIFT by Lisa Brideau - @LBrideau2
Adult Upmarket Suspense
Editor: r.r. campbell @iamrrcampbell
In a sailboat off a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, a woman with amnesia finds a note warning her to leave the past alone. She must decide whether to investigate her memory wipe or begin life anew, ignorant of the self—and possible danger—she left behind.
FACTORY DEFECT by P. Andrew Floyd - @pandrewfloyd
Adult Contemporary Fantasy
Editor: Jeni Chappelle @jenichappelle
The Dresden Files meets The IT Crowd. Taryn spends her days troubleshooting wands & potions at MagiMart. When every magical product goes haywire, she must overcome her impostor syndrome and discover the cause before the city is destroyed. Or worse, she loses her job.
HUNTRESS OF THE DEEP by Kitt Masters - @kittmastersauthor
Adult Paranormal Romance
Editor: Tera Cuskaden @TeraCus
High-stakes romance on the high seas in this f/f mashup of Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean.
DARK GALAXY: EMERGE by Tatiana White - @tatixtia
YA Fantasy
Editor: Kyle V. Hiller @KyleLiterally
Alexia Jacobs, a black teen activist, has electrocuted her father, and now she’s on the run from the political regime he built to police superhumans like her.
HEARTFIRE by Kristina Mahr - @kristina_mahr
YA Contemporary Fantasy
Editor: Holly Ingraham @holly_ingraham
In a world where heartbreak manifests physically as heartfire, love could quite literally kill you.
SEE ME AS I AM by Cheryl Wanner - @WannerCheryl
YA Contemporary
Editor: Katie McCoach @katiemccoach
Irish Rockstar pretends he’s someone else when he meets Jenny, a highly capable blind girl. But as their romance grows, will Jenny be able to see past his betrayal?
LAVENDER ANTHEM by Julie Vohland - @ladyvoh
YA Contemporary
Editor: Kyra Nelson @kyramnelson
Proud and comfortable in her asexuality, Birdie doesn't need a partner to find happiness, but she worries her failing body will prevent her from finding happiness at all.
THE GRAMMAR MAGE CHRONICLES: THE CASE OF THE CHEESE ZOMBIES by M.A. Roberts - @Inkandmagic
MG Fantasy
Editor: Michelle Rascon @editorrascon
When a friend asks eleven-year-old Sloane for help pulling off an epic Halloween prank, they whip up a horde of comically cheesy zombies, but Sloane never expected someone to steal her spell and change it. Sloane must discover who tampered with her spell and stop them before they attack again.
THE ARRANGEMENT by Katie LaRae Davis - @The_Katie_LaRae
YA Romantic Fantasy
Editor: Maria Tureaud @Maria_Tureaud
To stop the persecution of her kind, Marie agrees to marry the witch-hating Crown Prince in exchange for royal clemency. She's got nothing left to lose--the boy she loves is dead after all...or is he?
WHERE BLOOD RUNS BLACK by Josie Smith - @_josiesmith
YA Historical fiction
Editor: Jay Whistler @JayWhistler
For Rebecca Steward, bounty hunting is not just a good way to make a living, but a better way to vengeance.
BREAKING POINTE by Olivia Wright - @oawright1
YA Contemporary
Editor: Tiffany K. White @tiffanykwhite
When Anna bombs a major dance audition while her best friend aces it, she decides she's done playing by the rules. If she can't get into her dream school by auditioning, then she'll have to carve her own path—even if it means losing her best friend in the process.
Runners-Up
Sione Aeschliman's pick:
THE COLOUR OF WORDS by Kathryn Lougheed - @iloveweirdbooks
YA Mystery/Fantasy
Carly Bornstein-Hayward's pick
THE UNSEEN WITCH by Edie Thorn - @thorne_edie
Adult Urban Fantasy
Editor Cassandra's pick:
BEAST BELOW by Cameryn Frost - @Camerynf
YA Science Fiction
Elizabeth Buege's pick:
ACROSS THE ENDLESS OCEAN by Scott Huggins - @GScottHuggins
Adult Fantasy
r.r. campbell's pick:
CROWNED AND CRATERED by Emily Dietrich - @emilymdietrich
YA Science Fiction
Jeni Chappelle's pick:
THE BALLOON THIEF by Aneesa Marufu - @aneesemarufu
YA Fantasy
Tera Cuskaden's pick:
AFRICAN PRIDE by Rachael Williams - @RachaelEWrites
YA Fantasy
Kyle V. Hiller's pick:
RAINDROPS ON THE RIVERBED by Tas Mollah - @tespata_
YA Psychological Thriller
Holly Ingraham's pick:
WHEN SHADOWS REFUSE TO FADE by Becki Stockton - @BStockton07
YA Fantasy
Katie McCoach's pick:
PUSHING THROUGH by Sita Romero-Payne - @SC_Payne
Women’s fiction
Kyra Nelson's pick:
THESE WISHLESS SOULS by Nessa Reen - @nessa_reen
YA Fantasy
Michelle Rascon's pick:
STARS & CHAINS by J.M. Jinks - @authorjmjinks
New Adult Dark Fantasy
Maria Tureaud's pick:
THE LAST REALM by Sierra Pung - @sierrapung
YA Fantasy
Jay Whistler's pick:
THE GOLDEN PLOVER by Marte Mittet - @MarteMittet
YA Historical Fiction
Tiffany K. White's pick:
THE HOLLOW PLACE by Alex Samuely - @AlexS_Writes
YA Contemporary Fantasy