CONGRATULATIONS
to the Finalists in the 2022 Stiletto Contest
UNPUBLISHED DIVISION
* denotes members of CRW
Contemporary Romance – Long
| Winner | Finalists |
| The Second Chances Playbook by Maggie North | The Second Chances Playbook by Maggie North The Pick-up Line by Sarah McGregor* Pastry For Your Thoughts by S. Scales |
Contemporary Romance – Mid-Length
| Winner | Finalists |
| Teach Me by Alona Stark* | Teach Me by Alona Stark* The Accidental Swipe by Y. M. Nelson One Summer by Rose Hart* |
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
| Winner | Finalists |
| What Love Looks Like by Katherine A. Olson | What Love Looks Like by Katherine A. Olson Lethal Lies by Victoria Elliot Pancakes & Handguns by Lenore Ashwood* |
Contemporary Women’s Fiction / Chick-Lit
| Winner | Finalists |
| The Waves Are No Different by Kimberley Ash* | The First Love Myth by Casey Dembowski* The Waves Are No Different by Kimberley Ash* Compassion Fatigue by Viktoria Dahill* |
Contemporary Young Adult / New Adult
| Winner | Finalists |
| Crashing Melodies by Jenna Grinstead | Crashing Melodies by Jenna Grinstead The Boyfriend List: A Sweet YA Romance by J.L. Wyer* |
PUBLISHED DIVISION
* denotes members of CRW
Contemporary Romance – Long
| Winner | Finalists |
Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades | Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades Cross My Heart by Kris Jayne*  The Agent by Nancy Herkness  |
Reader’s Choice Winner: Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
Contemporary Romance – Mid-Length
| Winner | Finalists |
Merry Christmas Baby by Teri Wilson* | Merry Christmas Baby by Teri Wilson* Hotel King by Claire Marti*  A Season to Remember by Rebecca Heflin*  |
Reader’s Choice Winner: A Season to Remember by Rebecca Heflin*
Contemporary Romance – Short
| Winner | Finalists |
Secret Family Recipes for Love and Butter Cookies by Melissa McTernan | So Right…with Mr. Wrong by Anna DePalo* Secret Family Recipes for Love and Butter Cookies by Melissa McTernan Reawakened at the South Pole by Juliette Hyland*  |
Reader’s Choice Winner: So Right…with Mr. Wrong by Anna DePalo*
Contemporary Women’s Fiction / Chick-Lit
| Winner | Finalists |
What it Takes to Move On by J. Santiago* | Heads Carolina by Grea Warner What it Takes to Move On by J. Santiago* Sworn to Fly by Maria Imbalzano  |
Reader’s Choice Winner: Sworn to Fly by Maria Imbalzano
Contemporary Young Adult / New Adult
| Winner | Finalists |
All Last Summer by Stephanie J. Scott* | Adventures on the Road to Me by K.D. Van Brunt* All Last Summer by Stephanie J. Scott* |
Reader’s Choice Winner: All Last Summer by Stephanie J. Scott*
Erotica
| Winner | Finalists |
Finding Tiegan by Hanna Park | The Viking Blues by Jennie Kew Finding Tiegan by Hanna Park |
Reader’s Choice Winner: Finding Tiegan by Hanna Park