2018 Swoony Award Winners!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Swoony Awards! The Swoony Awards were created to recognize excellence in clean fiction. We wanted a reference for all those out there looking for a swoony romance without the steam. We also wanted to recognize and show our appreciation to all these great authors who write the kinds of books we love. We couldn't be more pleased with all the participation and great book nominations we received. We have found a lot of great books this year and even found some new authors to try!

So, without further ado, here are the winners...

Best Novel of the Year

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel

Best Anthology

A Night in Grosvenor Square by Sarah M. Eden, Annette Lyon, Heather B. Moore

Best Billionaire Romance

Her Big Fat Foxy Billionaire Best Friend by Victorine Lieske

Best Christmas Romance

Keep Me At Christmas by Lucinda Whitney

Best Contemporary Romance

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel

Best Fairy Tale Retelling Romance

The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea

Best Fantasy Romance 

Mistress Grim by Jane Redd

Best High Fantasy Romance 

Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane

Best Historical Romance 

Loving Lieutenant Lancaster Sarah M. Eden

Best Historical Western Romance 

A Perfect Bride by Ginny Sterling

Best Medieval Romance 

Highland Secrets Revealed by Bridget Freya

Best Military Romance

The Protective Warrior by Cami Checketts

Best Mystery/Suspense Romance

If I Could Stay by Annette Larsen and Pass Protection by Christine Kersey

Best New Adult Romance 

#Starstruck by Sariah Wilson 

Best Novella 

Stone Cold Sparks by Cami Checketts

Best Paranormal Romance 

Lady of Breken Manor by Heather Moore

Best Regency/Victorian Romance 

My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson

Best Royal Romance

Dating the Prince by Addison Quinn

Best Science Fiction Romance 

Royal Ball by Sheralyn Pratt 

Best Sports Romance

Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong

Best Steampunk Romance

Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen

Best Time Travel Romance

Against the Magic by Donna Weaver

Best Urban Fantasy Romance

Lightning Struck by Nichole Van

Best Western/Cowboy Romance 

Once Hitched, Twice Shy by Kimberly Krey

Best YA Contemporary Romance 

Love, Life and the List by Kasie West and Meet Me There by Judy Corry 

Best YA Fantasy Romance 

Flicker by Rebecca Rode

Best YA High Fantasy Romance 

More Than Just Luck by Jaclyn Weist

Best YA Urban Fantasy Romance 

The Dragon Lords by CJ Hill

Kathy's Choice 

The Gentleman's Deception by Karen Tuft

Katie's Choice 

Illegally Wedded by Jennifer Griffith

Kathy Jo's Choice 

The Secretive Wife by Jennifer Peel

2019 Reading Challenge

Happy New Year my fellow Book Dragons! I don't know about you but I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what 2019 has in store for me!

I have decided that I'm no longer going to look for Reading Challenges each year. I can never find one that I would enjoy doing. And I always have fun creating my own. So guess what? Making my own will now be my yearly tradition! YAY! Hehe.

Now... without further adieu... allow me to share with you KJ's Book Nook 2019 Reading Challenge!

1. Reread a favorite series: Otter Creek Series by Rebecca Deel
2. Reread a favorite trilogy: Sound of Silence by Taylor Dean
3. An anticipated release of 2019: The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen
4. A book you can read in a day: The Rogue Warrior by Cindy Roland Anderson
5. A 2018 Swoony Award winner: Stone Cold Sparks by Cami Checketts
6. A book that made you cry: The Secretive Wife by Jennifer Peel
7. A book with "love" in the title: Love and Karma by Shannon Guymon
8. A mystery or suspense: The Gem Thief by Sian Ann Bessey
9. A book you read with your book club: Catch a Falling Star by Cindy Roland Anderson
10. A book you choose with your eyes closed: Dreaming of Ivy by Shannon Guymon
11. A book by a new to you author: Return to Maplewood by Elizabeth Bromke
12. A book set on a different continent: Suffering the Scot by Nichole Van
13. A book you got for free: Charming the Mountain Man by Jeanette Lewis
14. A book you didn't read the synopsis for: Sweet Whispers by Jeanette Lewis
15. A Hallmark book: Love on Location by Cassidy Clark
16. The last book listed on your Goodreads "to-read" list: His Bluestocking Bride by Sally Britton

17. A book set during Christmas: Christmas in Echo Creek by Kacey Linden
18. Any book of your choice: Heart Thief by Taylor Dean

Does this challenge sound like one you would love and could accomplish? Then feel free to join me! If you do a blog post, make sure you share the link in the comments so I can add it to my post.

2019 Reading Challenge Participants:

Happy reading my fellow bookworms!

2018 Favorites!

2018 was an amazing year for books! I laughed.. I cried.. I got so angry I wanted to throw my kindle across the room.. I let out a lot of dreamy sighs.. and I loved every minute of it! I found new authors that I absolutely adore and wait with great anticipation for their next book baby to be released! I was able to read over 100 books!

Before I look ahead to the New Year and new books, I thought I would pay tribute to some of these favorites that I fell in love with in 2018. I will tell you that my list is not in any particular order. I absolutely LOVED all these books and there is NO WAY I'll be able to choose a ranking for them! It just is NOT possible! So don't even ask!

So... without further adieu... here are my TOP 18 of 2018!!

What are some of your favorites from 2018?