The 2020 Swoon Awards Winners

Monday, February 1, 2021

 

It's the moment we've all been waiting for! After three months, the Swoonies team is finally ready to unveil the winners of the 2020 Swoon Awards. 

Thank you all for joining us on this journey and sharing your excitement during this year of experimentation. This award is the readers' award so feel free to react to the winners and chat with us on twitter using #TheSwoonies. 

Drumroll for the winners, please!

HISTORICAL ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

2nd Place: 
The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan
3rd Place: 
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

2nd Place: 
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
3rd Place: 
Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan

FANTASY ROMANCE




1st Place: 
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

2nd Place: 
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
3rd Place: 
A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

PNR/UF ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

2nd Place: 
Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
3rd Place: 
Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid

2nd Place: 
Loverboy by Sarina Bowen
3rd Place: 
Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

SCI-FI ROMANCE



1st Place: 
The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole

2nd Place: 
Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik
3rd Place: 
Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

EROTIC ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon

2nd Place: 
Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert
3rd Place: 
Redemption by Nikki Sloane

YA ROMANCE



1st Place: 
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

2nd Place: 
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
3rd Place: 
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

NOVELLA ROMANCE



1st Place: 
Epic by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

2nd Place: 
Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert
3rd Place: 
The Beast of Blackmoor by Milla Vane

ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY



1st Place: 
Naughty Brits by Sarah MacLean et al.

2nd Place: 
Duke I'd Like To F... by Sierra Simone et al.
3rd Place: 
Australia by Skye Warren et al.

HOLIDAY ROMANCE



1st Place: 
In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

2nd Place: 
Wrapped Up In You by Talia Hibbert
3rd Place: 
Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

DEBUT ROMANCE



1st Place: 
The Roommate by Rosie Danan

2nd Place: 
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
3rd Place: 
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

ROMANCE AUDIOBOOK NARRATION



1st Place: 
Queen Move narrated by Eboni Flowers and Jacobi Diem

2nd Place: 
Boyfriend Material narrated by Joe Jameson
3rd Place: 
A Favor for a Favor narrated by Erin Mallon and Jacob Morgan

ROMANCE COVER



1st Place: 
You Had Me at Hola illustrated by Bo Feng Lin

2nd Place: 
Boyfriend Material illustrated by Elizabeth Turner Stokes
3rd Place: 
Spoiler Alert illustrated by Leni Kauffman

BOOK OF THE YEAR



1st Place: 
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

2nd Place: 
The A.I Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole
3rd Place: 
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall


And those are the winners! 
Did your favorites win? Let us know on twitter! Also, keep an eye on the Swoon Awards twitter account in the coming weeks, we still have a few things up our sleeves. 

Until next time, 

1 comment

  1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2021 at 5:38 PM

    Happy to see a collection from Oz in amongst the winners of the Romance Anthology award, and great to know that it is one that's helping raise funds for the firefighters and animals affected by the fires last year. Well done!😊👏

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