2014 RONE Awards Nominees

Title Author

Week One

American Historical

HEART OF THE OCEAN HEATHER B MOORE
SKY TINTED WATER KETA DIABLO
RIVER'S EDGE GEM SIVAD
DOUBLE OR NOTHING MEG MIMS
HIGH STAKES CHAD STRONG
CHANGING TRACKS SARAH CASS
OF BLOOD AND BROTHERS E MICHAEL HELMS
THE STORM AFTER GINA HOOTEN POPP
DEAREST IRISH LYN HORNER
ALONG THE WAY HOME CHRISTI CORBETT
WESTBOUND AWAKENING HILDIE MCQUEEN
A HEART BROKEN SARA BARNARD
OUTLAW MUSE LAUREN LINWOOD
LONGING FOR HOME SARAH M EDEN
CARDINAL POINTS DORY CODINGTON
HEAR THE WIND BLOW, LOVE LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY
A NEWFOUND LAND ANNA BELFRAGE
IN YOU ARMS MERRY FARMER
LOVE BETWEEN THE LINES KATE ROTHWELL
LAYING CLAIM PATY JAGER
THE REPROBATE DOROTHY A BELL
HARCOURT'S MOUNTAIN ELAINE DODGE
DEADMAN'S LAMENT LINELL JEPPSEN

Contemporary: Cops, Jocks and Cowboys

WHAT A TEXAS GIRL DREAMS KRISTINA KNIGHT
GRAVITY BEACH LACIE NATION
DUET IN SEPTEMBER GINA ARDITO
WORKING IT OUT RACHAEL ANDERSON
DOWN BY CONTACT JAMI DAVENPORT
SAVING JUSTICE TASMAN GIBB
SILLY GIRL MICHEL PRINCE
RED ZONE SHERRI HAYES
BENEATH A TEXAS STAR TORI SCOTT
KEEPING SCORE JAMI DEISE
MEAGAN'S MARINE LORI LEGER
FAME AND MISFORTUNE FRANK BORNE
COME TAME ME TONYA KINZER
CHASING LOVE TAMARA HOFFA
FIGHTING TO FORGIVE J B SALSBURY
ANGEL TO THE RESCUE PETIE MCCARTY

Young Adult

TIDES ACROSS THE SEA LUANN BROBST STAHELI
KNOTTED ROOTS RUTHI KIGHT
DUKE OF A GILDED AGE S G ROGERS
A LIFE, REDEFINED TRACY HEWITT MEYER
CRUSHING ELENA DILLON
THE SILENT SWAN LEX KEATING
ADRENALINE RUSH CINDY M HOGAN
GRAVEDIGGERS CINDY M HOGAN
RED ROCK RANCH BRITTNEY JOY

Week Two

Contemporary: Artists and Writers

JAR OF DREAMS LIZ FLAHERTY
KISS ME, KATIE MONICA TILLERY
ATHENA'S DAUGHTER JULI PAGE MORGAN
TWO ROOM FLAT JILL URBACH
A PORTRAIT FOR TONI ANNETTE LYON
NORA ROBERTS LAND AVA MILES
DRAWN TO JONAH JENNIFER DECUIR
PRETTY LITTLE LIES JENNIFER MILLER
A SONG FOR SOPHIE MACKENZIE CROWNE
KIRBY SAMANTHA ANNE
HARD BREAK MORGAN KEARNS
STEALING FIRE SUSAN SLOATE

Contemporary: General

AFTERGLOW UTE CARBONE
FALLING FOR THE PRODIGAL SON JULIA GABRIEL
BAYOU BORN LINDA JOYCE
RUNNING AGAINST TRAFFIC GAELEN VANDENBERG
THE CALICO HEART KIYONO/MICHELS
NO GOING BACK PETIE MCCARTY
COLORADO MANDALA BRIAN FRANCIS HEFFRON
SHAYLA'S STORY BEVERLY PRESTON
DESTINATION WEDDING ROBYN NEELEY
THE BARGAIN CHRISTINE S FELDMAN
SECRET SISTER EMELLE GAMBLE
CRIMSON FOOTPRINTS #2 SHEWANDA PUGH
BOTH SIDES NOW SHAWN INMON
SKIN LYDIA MICHAELS
MY OWN MR. DARCY KAREY WHITE
THE REBOUND PACT ELIZA KNIGHT
RESCUE ME JODY VITEK
SWIMMING UPSTREAM RUTH MANCINI
FRENCH ROAST AVA MILES
RETURN TO RAINBOW ROCK SUSAN AYLWORTH
THE MILLIONAIRE PLAN KAY HARBORNE
THE SAPPHIRE SEA DAVID ANDREWS
HOW TO CHOOSE A SWEETHEART NIGEL BIRD
A BRIDE FOR THE SHEIKH KATHERYN LANE
WILDFLOWER REDEMPTION LESLIE P GARCIA
IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOU KIMBERLY LARSON
HOME AGAIN HOME AGAIN NADINE CHRISTIAN
NOT QUITE ENOUGH CATHERINE BYBEE
LOVING LOGAN KATIE BRYAN

New Adult

SAVING RAIN KAREN-ANNE STEWART
ONCE UPON A ROAD TRIP ANGELA BLOUNT
PAINTED MEMORIES LONI FLOWERS
A CHANGE OF PLANS DONNA K WEAVER
AFTER THE RAIN KAREN-ANNE STEWART
SIMPLE MAN LYDIA MICHAELS
FIGHTING FOR THE EDGE JENNIFER COMEAUX
COMMUNITY SERVICE DAKOTA MADISON

Week Three

Historical Post Medieval

TREACHEROUS TEMPTATION VICTORIA VANE
A DIFFERENT SORT OF PERFECT VIVIAN ROYCROFT
AFFAIRE DE COEUR STEPHANIE LAWTON
SALT REDUX LUCINDA BRANDT
THE KISS OF A VISCOUNT LINDA RAE SANDE
AUDRA AMANDA L V SHALABY
ALL THE APPEARANCES OF GOODNESS MARIA GRACE
RESCUING ROSALIND G G VANDAGRIFF
AGAINST THE WIND REGAN WALKER
LORD HAVERSHAM TAKES COMMAND HEIDI ASHWORTH
AN IDEAL DUCHESS EVANGELINE HOLLAND
THE PRODIGAL SON ANNA BELFRAGE
THE HEIRESS EFFECT COURTNEY MILAN
THE SEDUCTION OF AN EARL LINDA RAE SANDE
THE RELUCTANT BRIDE BEVERLY EIKLI
VERITY'S LIE GRACE ELLIOT
THE SHEIK RETOLD VICTORIA VANE
THE FRENCH GAMBIT MAUREEN O BETITA
DON'T CROSS THE COUNTESS LINDSAY DOWNS
INTRIGUE JAIMEY GRANT
OLD SINS LONG SHADOWS B D HAWKEY
DANGEROUS DECISIONS MARGARET KAINE
THE COUNTESS CONSPIRACY COURTNEY MILAN

Historical: Medieval

WEE WILLIAM'S WOMAN SUZAN TISDALE
BETROTHAL JENNA JAXON
MUSIC FOR MY SOUL LAUREN LINWOOD
HIGHLAND SEER WILLA BLAIR
ROWAN'S LADY SUZAN TISDALE
DEMON LAIRD KATHRYN LOCH
HEART'S WAR KATHRYN LOCH
BOUND TO THE HIGHLANDER KATE ROBBINS
SILVERHAWK BARBARA BETTIS

Mystery

FOR LOVE OF SARAH HAZEL STATHAM
A HOTEL IN BATH MARGOT JUSTES
MAVERICK TOUCH: THE CAT ASHLEY NEMER
ALAINA CLAIBORNE M K MCCLINTOCK
A BEASTLY SCANDAL SHEREEN VEDAM
UNDERTOW S M STELMACK
THE DEATH OF ANYONE D J SWYKERT
A DEADLY TRUTH JOYCE PROELL
CEDAR HOLLOW TRACEY SMITH
IT'S JUST A LITTLE CRUSH CAROLINE FARDIG
SPELLBOUND IN HIS ARMS ANGEL SEFER
MURDER AT CASTLE ROCK ANNE MARIE STODDARD
DELAYED DEATH BEATE BOEKER
DEADLY CATCH E MICHAEL HELMS
THE DEVIL DRINKS COFFEE DESTINY FORD

Week Four

Paranormal

WOLF'S TOUCH AMBRIELLE KIRK
SOUL TAKER KAREN MICHELLE NUTT
INVISIBLE MAGIC MARY BUCKHAM
HUNTED DREAMS ELLE HILL
APOCALYPTIC MOON EVA GORDON
TROVE (THE KATE WALSH MYSTERIES #1) K J MONTGOMERY
SINNER'S OPERA LINDA NIGHTINGALE
PROPHECY'S CHILD BRENDA DYER
WHISPER IN THE WIND ASHLEY KATH-BILSKY
SEVERED BONDS KYRA DUNST
SMOKE AND MIRRORZ CYNTHIA LUCAS
CELEBRATION HOUSE ANNETTE DRAKE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS CAROLYN RIDDER ASPENSON
THE GHOSTS OF RUE DUMAINE ALEXANDRA WEIS
ECHO PROPHECY LINDSEY FAIRLEIGH
FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS ZOE FORWARD
CURSED SOLDIER LAURA LEE MCKELLIPS
BLOOD IN THE VALLEY J K HOGAN
FATED SOULS BECKY FLADE
TIMELESS NIGHT TORIE JAMES
SEAL OF AWAKENING TRACI DOUGLAS
WHEN THE FUR FLIES KELLIEA ASHLEY
FALLEN REDEMPTION R B AUSTIN
FOREVER AT MIDNIGHT ISOBELLE CATE
THE JADE DRAGON ROWENA MAY SULLIVAN
THE TRANSFORMATION OF ANNA CHARLENE A. WILSON
HIGHLAND PROTECTOR CATHERINE BYBEE
TRISTAN'S LYCEUM WOLVES

KYM GROSSO

Anthology

A TIMELESS ROMANCE ANTHO./SPRING VACATION VARIOUS
A TIMELESS ROMANCE ANTHO./THE WEDDING COLL. VARIOUS
SPRING PROMISE (SEASONS OF LOVE #2) ANTHO. VARIOUS
A TIMELESS ROMANCE ANTHO. AUTUMN COLLECTION VARIOUS
THE LORD WHO SNEERED HEIDI ASHWORTH
A TIMELESS ROMANE ANTHO. EUROPEAN COLLECTION VARIOUS
CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT ANTHOLOGY VARIOUS
CASTLES, CUSTOMS AND KINGS DEBRA BROWN
BELLS WILL BE RINGING VARIOUS

Novella

BENEATH THE TWIN MOONS OF HALDAE ANGELA YSEUL
FRIED PICKLES AND THE FUZZ CALICO DANIELS
TOWER IN THE WOODS TARA QUAN
ONE CHANCE HEATHER B MOORE
CRUENTUS: RISE TO POWER L S BROOMFIELD
CAPTIVE AT CHRISTMAS DANIELLE TAYLOR
THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF BRODY WALSH J A HOWELL
MORE THAN STRANGERS TARA QUAN
SECRETS IN TIME ALISON STUART
FANG CHRONICLES: MANDY'S STORY D'ELEN MCCLAIN
BLIND ACCEPTANCE SUSAN HORSNELL
ONE THOUSAND YEARS TO FOREVER MARY MORIARTY
SUGAR DADDY WANTED KELLIE KAMRYN
BOREALIS IX: AKIRA'S CHOICE VIJAYA SCHARTZ
CHRISTMAS EVER AFTER NELL DIXON
BOREALIS: SHADOW OF A MAN MARIA HAMMARBLAD
UNFORGIVING PLAINS CHRISTINE STEENDAM
A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE TAMARA HOFFA
RETURN OF THE FAE LYNN CAHOON

Week Five

Suspense/Thriller

ACADIAN WALTZ ALEXANDRA WEIS
SHATTERED BLUE JANE TAYLOR STARWOOD
REFLECTION KIM CRESSWELL
SILENT TEARS LACIE NATION
THE FRENCHMAN B B BOUDREAU
IN THE SHADOW OF GREED NANCY C WEEKS
FOX HUNT (THE FEMME VENDETTAS) S M STELMACK
THE LAST EXECUTION JERRIE ALEXANDER
FLASHBACK MARIA HAMMARBLAD
DEADLY SYNDROME ARLINE TODD
CODE NAME: GHOST NATASZA WATERS
THE ENFORCER MARLISS MELTON
FINDING SHEBA H B MOORE
ROUGH PIECE OF ROAD VALLEY BROWN
GARRISON'S CREED CRISTIN HARBER
HELL OR HIGH WATER JERRIE ALEXANDER
COLD DAY IN HELL JERRIE ALEXANDER
A HISTORY IN BLOOD CHRIS DEFAZIO
UNWRITTEN RULES ALISON HENDERSON
POCKET FULL OF POSIES JULIE COULTER BELLON
THE GROOM ELISE MARION
SONG WITHOUT WORDS JULI PAGE MORAN
AN INVOLUNTARY SPY KENNETH EADE
CODE NAME: KAYLA'S FIRE NATASZA WATERS
LIE CATCHERS ROLYNN ANDERSON
FIGHT PRINCESS M S KAYE

Historical Novella

THE TROUBLE WITH SIN VICTORIA VANE
THE LADY ALWAYS WINS COURTNEY MILAN
THE WIDOW'S END LEE ANN SONTHEIMER MURPHY
TRAPPING THE BUTTERFLY DEBRA PARMLEY
THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT JILLIAN LEIGH
BIG SKY BLUE HILDIE MCQUEEN
SARAH SUNSHINE MERRY FARMER
LAWLESS LOVE ANDREA DOWNING
MCKENNA'S HONOR SUZAN TISDALE
CAPTURING THE MARSHALL'S HEART LINDA CARROLL-BRADD
TO THE WIND UTE CARBONE
REBEKAH'S QUILT SARA BARNARD
THE INDOMITABLE EVE MERRY FARMER

Erotica

REVERSE COWGIRL JADEN WILKES
FORGIVING PATIENCE JENNIFER SIMPKINS
REBOUND SABRINA YORK
HOLD MY HAND PALOMA BECK
FEEL THE HEAT DESIREE HOLT
MAKE MINE A COWBOY SANDY SULLIVAN
LIFE AND LIES JAIMIE SALISBURY
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS GINGER RING
PLAY HOLLY S ROBERTS
OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS NICKIE FLYNN

Week Six

Young Adult Paranormal

SHRAPNEL STEPAHNIE LAWTON
THE WATCHER LISA VOISIN
THE CHILDREN OF YDEN S G ROGERS
SACRIFICE STACEY ROURKE
AMONG THE SHADOWS AMANDA DEWEES
FEUDLINGS WENDY KNIGHT
SCARS OF THE EARTH C S MOORE
INEVITABLE TAMARA HART HEINER
ESCAPEMENT CIARA KNIGHT
ARMORED HEARTS LEE/CREEDEN
DISPLACED J F JENKINS
FIRE AND ICE MICHELE BARROW-BELISLE
THE SILVER SICKLE ELLIE ANN
SPELL STRUCK ARIELLA MOON
WHISPERING SYMMETRY SUVASIS ARYA
AWAKENING: BOOK 1 IN THE GEIS CHRISTY DORRITY
FROM GODS MARY TING
PENDULUM CIARA KNIGHT
ASCENSION STACEY ROURKE
THE CREATION CHRONICLES CINDY LYLE
WARRIOR BEAUTIFUL WENDY KNIGHT

Fantasy/Sci Fi

DEMATHIA RISING S B KNIGHT
THE IRON LOCKET SAMANTHA WARREN
BLOOD ALERT ARLENE WEBB
DAUGHTERS OF SURALIA CHRISTIE MEIERZ
TROLL-Y YOURS SHERI FREDRICKS
THE WIZARD OF OZ: A STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE S D STUART
DANCE WITH THE ENEMY LINDA BOULANGER
MAVEN (THE ENDURE SERIES #1) S A HUCHTON
WINTER QUEEN AMBER ARGYLE
WICKED GAME, RETURN OF THE EFFRA LINDSAY J PARSONS
THE SHOEMAKER KATHRYN COTTAM
THE DARK HUNTSMAN JESSICA ASPEN
EARTH'S REQUIEM ANN GIMPEL
ELANESSE JULIE D'ARCY
THE ZOASTRA AFFAIR VICTORIA PINDER
THE SOCERY CODE DIMA ZALES

Inspirational

COMPASS JENNIFER GIBSON
LOVE AND THE PUNK ROCK GRRL K H ALYNN
UNCONDITIONAL TANYA EAVENSON
WHISPERS OF A NEW DAWN MURRAY PURA
THE NUN AND THE NARC CATHERINE CASTLE
THREE KITTIES THAT SAVED MY LIFE MICHAEL MEYER
WREN RACHEL ROSSANO
AS ANGELS WATCH NORMA BUDDEN
A MELODY FOR JAMES HALLE BRIDGEMAN
THAT IMPOSSIBLE DREAM SHIRLEY KIGER CONNOLLY