Nina Guest When four American friends find an international bride company to discover true love, the sizzling idea leads to changing their destiny. With elevated testosterone levels and blessings of vodka, they fly high missing many red flags. Every situation they fall into creates air gasping suspense with simultaneous gut-wrenching laughter.
Feeding the EnemyHonorable Mention
2017 Florida Book Festival
J. R. Sharp “Feeding the Enemy is based on the true story of an Italian family’s determination to survive in the face of evil during WW II. It is a story of perseverance, ingenuity and love. This book captures the spirit of survivability against all odds and provides the reader with an appreciation of what…
The Boston CastratoRunner-up
2016 New England Book Festival
Colin W. Sargent/strong> “The Boston Castrato” does for 1920s Boston what E.L. Doctorow did for New York in “Ragtime:” it grabs a city out of history, mixes in some fiction and makes it vivid. Be it the high style of Boston’s Parker House Hotel; the flagrant, fragrant set who dance attendance on the poet Amy…
One Hot Mess, A Child’s Environmental FableHonorable Mention
2016 Boston Book Festival
J.E. Rogers FITZROY, a young kangaroo, lives in Australia’s outback. It’s beautiful, except for a pile of trash by the railroad tracks. Fitzroy will find a way to clean it up and ensure that it never collects again. It will take many paws and claws working together to get the job done!
Hold On, TobyHonorable Mention
2017 Florida Book Festival
Janet Boucher This engaging tale of little maple leaf Toby presents an opportunity to experience the joy and delights of each season, and to glimpse an understanding of the cycle of life as expressed through the seasons of Toby’s life.
One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch HangingHonorable Mention
2016 New England Book Festival
Beth M Caruso Alice, a young woman with healing abilities, fascination with the new American wilderness, and damning personal secrets, encounters the blinding fears of Puritan leaders in colonial Connecticut, ushering in and influencing New England’s gruesome witch trial history.
Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever HomeHonorable Mention
2017 Florida Book Festival
Jody A. Dean, Ph.D. Book To Help Children through Adoption. Join Roxie, a dachshund, as she makes the transition from “Foster” home to her new “Forever” home. Based on a real dog’s story, the book is designed to help children through complicated process of adoption. Includes Parent and Therapist Guide to aid the process.
Jamie’s Journey Cancer from the Voice of a SiblingHonorable Mention
2016 New England Book Festival
Sharon Wozny Cancer is a family journey. Discover the emotional rollercoaster the siblings experience. Tell your story in the journal part of Jamie’s Journey. Express your feelings! Validate that you are a Sibling Superhero!!
Delivering DreamsHonorable Mention
2016 London Book Festival
Lori Preusch One magical day, into the remotely quiet and peacefully serene world of one precocious little girl, comes a special delivery letter from her globe-trotting Grandpa. The moment she opens that letter, she opens her heart and ponderings to the spectacular adventures, exotic worlds and unbounding thrills to come with every one of his…
The Fool’s TruthHonorable Mention
2016 New England Book Festival
Loretta Marion The Fool’s Truth is a twisty tale of mystery and suspense with whispers of romance. A desperate woman’s dream for a new life in a safe haven with her toddler daughter quickly becomes a nightmare when she takes a reckless detour through backwoods Maine, where dark and dangerous secrets lurk.