Long time, no see everyone! It's been a while since we unveiled the 2020 Swoon Awards winners and we had some time to reflect on our bookshelves and we realized that we haven't read quite a few of our award winners! We're sure that's the case for a good number of folks, TBRs are long and books are released every Tuesday like clockwork.
And so Read the Swoonies was born. Read the Swoonies is the inaugural readathon of the 38 winning Swoon Award titles. The readathon is May 1 - September 1 so get those summer TBRs ready!
Share your reading progress on social media; feel free to tag us and use #ReadTheSwoonies on social media. We've created two social media graphics that you can use to track your reading as well.
The 38 books listed in the graphic for the reading challenge are:
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (audiobook)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan (audiobook)
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Mila Vane
The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh
Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid
The Beast of Blackmoor by Mila Vane
Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas
The A.I Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole
Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik
Duke I'd Like to F... by Sierra Simone et al.
A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting (audiobook)
Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
Naughty Brits by Sarah MacLean et al.
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
Epic by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert
Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha
Australia by Skye Warren et al.
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan (audiobook)
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Mila Vane
The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh
Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid
The Beast of Blackmoor by Mila Vane
Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas
The A.I Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole
Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik
Duke I'd Like to F... by Sierra Simone et al.
A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting (audiobook)
Mangos & Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
Naughty Brits by Sarah MacLean et al.
You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
Epic by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Guarding Temptation by Talia Hibbert
Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha
Australia by Skye Warren et al.
In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Wrapped Up In You by Talia Hibbert
Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert
Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert
The Roommate by Rosie Danan
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Loverboy by Sarina Bowen
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Redemption by Nikki Sloane
You can also download the zip file.
We hope that you read some new books and find some new favorites!
Hello, Swoonies voters!
The first annual Swoon Awards has come and gone and our winners have been announced!
Thank you for your patience as we put together the full nominations list, data summary, and voter feedback survey. Please check out the links below.
Full List of Books Nominated in the 2020 Swoon Awards
The AirTable is arranged by Swoonies categories. Please note that although we combed through the full nominations list, it is possible that there were some titles that did not meet our rules and regulations but that are still included here. We only did a thorough check to see if books met every criterion if they made it to the semi-finals.
The 2020 Swoon Awards Data Summary
This is a set of 70 slides that summarizes the votes in each category and each voting round. If you have additional data you would like us to look at, feel free to reach out to us.
Voters Survey
If you voted in the 2020 Swoonies, please consider completing this survey. We welcome all feedback that will allow us to improve our awards.
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Once again, thank you for your enthusiasm and for helping us make our awards successful. As always, if you have any questions feel free to reach out to us via email or on social media.
Keep an eye on the Swoon Awards Twitter account in the coming weeks, we still have a couple of fun challenges up our sleeves!
Keep an eye on the Swoon Awards Twitter account in the coming weeks, we still have a couple of fun challenges up our sleeves!
Until next time,
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,
Welcome to the finals of The Swoon Awards!
We are in the home stretch! Thank you to everyone who voted in each round. The semi-final rounds had an overwhelming response. The semi-finalist round received over 2,800+ votes! Let's keep the excitement up for the FINAL round of voting. The final round will close on January 29th at 11.59 pm EST. Just like the previous round, there is one voting form per person so make sure you've thought over your answers before you click "submit". Once you have submitted the form, you will not be allowed to make any changes.
Finals Round Rules & Regulations
❧ In each category, you MAY select up to a maximum of THREE TITLES in the semi-finals round.
❧ You MAY skip categories if you do not want to vote in them.
❧ This finals round will be open from January 18th (today) to 11.59 PM EST through January 29th 11:59 PM EST.
Disclaimers
❧ Please note that the Cognito Form will track your IP address to ensure a single submission per entrant. This information will only be used for the purpose of validation of the votes. We will NOT share this information with anyone under any circumstances.
❧ As avid romance readers ourselves, the Swoonies team members will also be casting ballots. We will follow the same rules and regulations as every entrant.
❧ The Swoon Awards are not sponsored or affiliated with any partners.
Submission Form
If you have any unanswered questions or concerns or encounter any issues, you can email The Swoonies team using the contact form in the sidebar or you can DM us on Twitter.
A comment about accessibility:
The Cognito Form guidelines suggest that their forms are optimized for screen readers. If you encounter any issue, please email us and we will help you submit your forms.
Happy voting!
Please fill and submit the form below:
Be sure to let everyone know that you voted by using the Twitter link below!
Welcome to the semi-finals of The Swoon Awards!
Thank you all for your enthusiasm and participation in the first round of The Swoon Awards Nominations! It's been great talking books with all of our fellow romance lovers and seeing what books excited you in 2020. Speaking of talking books, did you see that the Swoonies team chatted with Andrea on the Shelf Love podcast? It was a fun discussion and we're grateful to Andrea for the opportunity.
In our inaugural year, we had 360 people vote in The Swoonies and we want to take this time to thank all 360 of you for joining us on this journey. There was a lot of data to sift through (luckily we have a data queen on our team) and we're ready to announce the semi-finalists. Just like the first round, there is one voting form per person so make sure you've thought over your answers before you click "submit". Once you have submitted the form, you will not be allowed to make any changes.
Semi-Finals Round Rules & Regulations
❧ In each category, you MAY select up to a maximum of FIVE TITLES in the semi-finals round.
❧ You MAY skip categories if you do not want to vote in them.
Disclaimers
❧ Please note that the Cognito Form will track your IP address to ensure a single submission per entrant. This information will only be used for the purpose of validation of the votes. We will NOT share this information with anyone under any circumstances.
❧ As avid romance readers ourselves, the Swoonies team members will also be casting ballots. We will follow the same rules and regulations as every entrant.
❧ The Swoon Awards are not sponsored or affiliated with any partners.
Now for a timeline update ...
We've also decided that it's not fair to keep you all waiting for the announcements so we've adjusted the timelines slightly. We made this decision based on how the nominations came in. This semi-finals round will be open from January 4th (today) to 11.59 PM EST on January 15th. The final round of voting will be from January 18th to January 29th and we hope to announce the winners the first week of February.
Submission Form
If you have any unanswered questions or concerns or encounter any issues, you can email The Swoonies team using the contact form in the sidebar or you can DM us on Twitter.
A comment about accessibility:
The Cognito Form guidelines suggest that their forms are optimized for screen readers. If you encounter any issue, please email us and we will help you submit your forms.
Alright, are you ready? Happy voting!
Please fill and submit the form below:
Congratulations on casting your 2020 #TheSwoonies vote!
Be sure to let everyone know that you voted by using the Twitter link below!
Welcome to the first annual Swoon Awards!
Today, we are officially launching the first nominations round. This first round will last from November 16th to 11.59 pm EST on December 31st. All and top nominations will be revealed on January 4th, 2021.
To get your nominations in, please fill and submit the Cognito Form below. Please make sure to have your complete list of nominations before submitting the form as we are only allowing one submission form per voter. Once you have submitted your form, you will not be allowed to make any changes to your nominations.
Before you get started, take a minute to carefully review the following rules and regulations.
Nominations Round Rules & Regulations
❧ You are allowed UNLIMITED book submissions in this round for each category.
❧ You MAY skip categories if you do not wish to nominate any books in those categories.
❧ All nominees MUST be published between the months of December 2019 to December 2020.
Special Note: You MAY nominate books that were released prior to Dec 2019, but re-published in 2020 with significant changes.
Special Note: You MAY nominate books that were released prior to Dec 2019, but re-published in 2020 with significant changes.
❧ All nominees MUST be classified as romance
❧ All nominees MUST have a HEA or HFN
❧ Acceptable forms of publishing for nominations: Traditional, Indie, or Self-Pub
❧ The categories, Historical, Contemporary, Fantasy, PNR/UF, Romantic Suspense, Sci-Fi, Erotic, YA, Novella, Anthology, and Holiday, are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE categories. For instance, this means that you may not nominate the same book in contemporary and PNR/UF.
❧ The categories from the previous rule are NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with the categories: Debut, Audiobook Narration, Best Cover, and Book of the Year. This means, for instance, that you may nominate the same book for Historical and Best Cover.
We will show you the rules again in the form.
Formatting
Please note that we are also asking for a specific format when typing in your entries in the submission box to make the tallying process smoother for us. We ask that you submit one book per line and that you use the following format:
Book Name by Author Name
Book Name by Author Name
Examples:
The Road to Happily Ever After by Nikita Duncan
The Wolf's Sexy Mate by Sienna Lauren
The Wolf's Sexy Mate by Sienna Lauren
Please view the screenshot below for an example entry.
Disclaimers
❧ Please note that the Cognito Form will track your IP address to ensure a single submission per entrant. This information will only be used for the purpose of validation of the votes. We will NOT share this information with anyone under any circumstances.
❧ As avid romance readers ourselves, the Swoonies team members will also be casting ballots. We will follow the same rules and regulations as every entrant.
❧ The Swoon Awards are not sponsored or affiliated with any partners.
Submission Form
If you have any unanswered questions or concerns or encounter any issues, you can email The Swoonies team using the contact form in the sidebar or you can DM us on Twitter.
A comment about accessibility:
The Cognito Form guidelines suggest that their forms are optimized for screen readers. If you encounter any issue, please email us and we will help you submit your nominations.
Alright, are you ready?
Grab your nominations list, and submit the form below:
Congratulations on casting your 2020 #TheSwoonies vote!
Be sure to let everyone know that you voted by using the Twitter link below!
Don't forget to come back on January 4th, 2021 to see if your picks made it to the semi-finals round!
Welcome to the very first annual Swoon Awards!
Are you exhausted from hearing about voting and elections? How about something a little more fun?
We (Amber, Lynell, Ari & Nick) have been working hard behind the scenes, setting up for these awards. The idea for The Swoon Awards came from a place of frustration at the lack of transparency and options in the Goodreads Choice Awards, particularly when it comes to romance. Romance is one of the most lucrative publishing genres and we think it deserves its own awards. We hope that you are as excited as us!
We (Amber, Lynell, Ari & Nick) have been working hard behind the scenes, setting up for these awards. The idea for The Swoon Awards came from a place of frustration at the lack of transparency and options in the Goodreads Choice Awards, particularly when it comes to romance. Romance is one of the most lucrative publishing genres and we think it deserves its own awards. We hope that you are as excited as us!
On this website, you will find all the necessary information. In the AWARD OVERVIEW tab, you will find a description of the process, the different categories you will be voting in, and the timeline. In the RULES & REGULATIONS tab, you will also find the list of nominations and voting rules. Feel free to take a look around and use the contact form in the sidebar to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Mark your calendars! The first nomination round opens next week:
November 16th, 2020 at 12 p.m EST
November 16th, 2020 at 12 p.m EST
If you would like to receive email notifications, please subscribe to the blog using your email (see sidebar). You can also bookmark our website as well as follow us on Twitter.
Please also share the word on social media! We need all your help to make these awards a success and we look forward to celebrating all things romance with everyone. 😊
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