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A Hundred Sweet Promises by Sepehr Haddad

Winner
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

A family secret revealed 40 years ago by a grandmother to her grandson is now an acclaimed Russian historical fiction novel. "A Hundred Sweet Promises" is the tale of the author’s grandfather, Nasrosoltan, a famed composer, who on the eve of World War I travels from Persia to Russia to study classical music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with such masters as Rimsky-Korsakov. While there, Nasrosoltan falls in love with a Romanov princess, but the royalty surrounding him considers this a forbidden love. Unexpectedly, the Tsar gets involved, and Nasrosoltan suddenly finds himself in a battle between head and heart while being carried forward on a wave of destiny toward an uncertain future. A novel based on a true story set against the backdrop of the final days of Imperial Russia.




Daughter of Hades by Mack Little

Finalist
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

Dinny and her brother make their escape from slavery on the pirate ship the Hades. It is the last place in the world Dinny imagined she’d meet the love of her life. Lei, a Chinese exile, recognizes Dinny as the woman of his destiny. But their new life is shattered when her former owner seeks his revenge. With the help of their friends, family, and colleagues, Dinny and Lei will face the challenges of finding love and happiness in the Caribbean world of the 17th century.

Enjoy this erotic historical romance with true-to-life relationships of both heterosexual and LGBTQ partnerships.




Highland Games by Evie Alexander

Finalist
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

A fiery redhead, a Scottish god, and enough heat to warm the coldest of winters…

Zoe’s done playing it safe and ready to follow her heart. Inheriting a cabin in a remote corner of Scotland, she ditches the city and heads for the Highlands. But reality shatters her dream. The roof leaks, there’s no front door, and her scorching hot neighbor wants her gone.

Rory's a grumpy man-bear with an impossible task. If he can’t drag Kinloch castle into the 21st century, he’s out of a job. All he wants is a quiet life in the cabin he loved as a child. But fire-cracker Zoe got there first, and she’s turning his world upside down.

Sparks fly as their attraction ignites. Will Zoe and Rory kindle an all-consuming passion, or will their love go up in smoke?

Let the games begin…

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Palimony by Steven Grossman

Finalist
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

Ross has lost his comfortable suburban lifestyle and self-respect, courtesy of a divorce gone nuclear. His middle age existence is as stale and unappealing as the week-old carton of Kung Pao in his fridge. He ponders his existence from his sparse transient apartment, surrounded by Millenials and corporate transfers awaiting completion of their McMansions.

Ross sees no way out of alimony hell. His only taste of luxury is courtesy of his expense account while traveling for business. On a cross-country trip to the west coast, he meets a stranger in similar straits.

A booze-filled flight is the catalyst for a plot to reclaim what was lost. -Coach one another to woo the other's ex with the goal of cohabitation, the legal standard for eliminating alimony. With a laundry list of inside information, shacking up seems entirely possible.

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The Refusal by Eve M. Riley

Finalist
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

Quiet boyfriends. An organised life. It’s all about to be upended.

Driven, workaholic Janus Phillips has glamorous tastes. Tech billionaire, red carpet events, a new model girlfriend every two months. But it’s all about to come crashing down around his ears if he can’t trace the source of a mysterious hack into his company.

Jo Williams has a temper that matches her hair, and she’s not about to let some playboy sleazebag taint her struggling tech business with his terrible reputation. When she runs into him in a lift, she impetuously pretends not to know who he is, and he ups the game by offering her a ton of cash to save his company.

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Uncompahgre: Threads West: An American Saga, Book Three (2021 Limited Copper Edition, First Printing) by Reid Lance Rosenthal

Finalist
Fiction: Romance
2022 Best Book Awards

Third of thirty-three books of the Threads West An American Saga series which is being compared by reviewers, authors and readers to Lonesome Dove, Centennial, Louis L'Amour (with steam) and has been referred to as the Gone with the Wind of the West. The multiple award winning, multiple #1 bestselling series bursts with adventure, romance and promise of historical America and the West.




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