New England Readers’ Choice Contest for Published Authors
Winners

New England Romance Writers is pleased to announce the winners in the 2025 New England
Readers’ Choice Awards contest:

Romance Novella
3rd Place: Piper Malone, Golden Summer in Beachside
2nd Place: Alexa Santi, Mishaps and Majors
Winner: Aubrey Wynne, The Scoundrel’s Christmas Challenge

Historical Romance
3rd Place: Tamara Hughes, Loving Lizzie Finn
2nd Place: Grace Callaway, One Kiss to Desire
Winner: Grace Callaway, Charlotte and the Seductive Spymaster

Paranormal/Fantasy/TT/SF romance
3rd Place: K. E. Turner, Wolf’s Prize
2nd Place: A. E. Jones, Dragon Charmed
Winner: * Karenna Colcroft, Ebb and Flow

Romance with Religious/Spiritual Elements
3rd Place: Laurel Blount, The Amish Widower’s Surprise
2nd Place: Meghan Whistler, Their Unlikely Protector
Winner: Laurel Blount, The Triplets’ Summer Adventure

Romantic Suspense
3rd Place: Jules Parker, Bygones Be Damned
2nd Place: Katie Reus, Fighting for Adalyn
Winner: Harper Cross, Believing Ben

Short Contemporary Romance
3rd Place: Virginia McCullough, His Wyoming Surprise
2nd Place: Leanne Bristow, Her Hometown Soldier’s Return
Winner: Heather Banks, Have Your Cake

Long Contemporary Romance
3rd Place: Sandy Barker, The One That I Want
2nd Place: R. L. Merrill, Feuds and Interludes
Winner: Nancy Herkness, Royal Caleva: Luis

And the 2025 New England Readers’ Choice Awards Grand prize winner, of two hours of Story & Character Development Coaching from Jeannie Moon of Five Harbor Literary , is…

Heather Banks for Have Your Cake

Congratulations to all our contest entrants, our finalists, and our winners!

* Member, New England Romance Writers