Passionate Plume Winners
14th Annual Passionate Plume 2019 Finalists
Note: Only BDSM had enough novella entries to have their own category. Novellas for other categories were judged with the longer works with authors’ permission.
BDSM (six finalists from tie scores)
Catering to His Demands by Rose C. Carole
Finders Keepers by Jessica Collins
The Gypsy and the Rogue by Claire Thompson
Highland Dom by Marie Tuhart – WINNER
River of Harmony by Lena Moore
Third Time Lucky by Jennie Kew
BDSM Novella Finalists
All Thorns Eve by Diana Rose Wilson
Bastard’s New Baby by Raisa Greywood – WINNER
Looking After Lindy by Pepper North
Contemporary (six finalists from tie scores)
Rough and Ready by Cathleen Ross
Spice Island by Saharra K. Sandhu
Still Waters by Jayne Rylon – WINNER (TIE)
Tempting Secrets by Michelle Windsor – WINNER (TIE)
Top and Tails by Clare London
Unlawful Seduction by Sassy Sinclair
Paranormal
Chastely Bitten by Lexi C. Foss – WINNER (TIE)
Loving Phoenix by Trinity Blacio
The Mistwalker by Regine Abel – WINNER (TIE)
Resonance by Jennifer Greenhall
Science Fiction, Historical or Time Travel
Better to Marry Than to Burn by Michal Scott
Legion by Regine Abel
Operation Phoenix by Susan Hayes – WINNER
13th Annual Passionate Plume (2018)
Contemporary Novel
Winners (tie):
Rewritten by Bronwyn Green
The Rivalry by Nikki Sloane
Finalists:
Arranged: Masters and Mercenaries by Lexi Blake
Fighting Attraction by Sarah Castille
Stealing Beauty by Jessica Collins
Wicked by Ashley Bostock
Honorable Mention (exceptional titles whose scores were very close to finalists’ scores):
At His Mercy (Forbidden Lovers) by Shelly Bell
One Call Away by Felice Stevens
The Storm: A Berry Springs Novel by Amanda McKinney
Historical Novel
Winner:
The Gentleman Who Loved Me by Grace Callaway
Finalists:
His Hand-Me-Down Countess (Lustful Lords #1) by Sorcha Mowbray
His Sapphire by Maggie Chase
Their Emerald by Maggie Chase
The Westerman Affair by Regina Kammer
Novellas
Winner:
Written on His Skin by Simone Stark
Finalists:
Bedding The Enemy by LaQuette
Fast Forward by Xio Axelrod
More the Merrier by Jayne Rylon
The Art of Worship by Kilby Blades
The Carpenter by Robin Stone
Speculative Novel
Winners (tie):
Escaping Fate (Veredian Chronicles Book 1) by Regine Abel
Wild Card by Susan Hayes
Finalists:
Anton’s Grace by Regine Abel
Her Clockwork Heart (London Calling Anthology) by Dena Garson
Hot Wings by Ophelia Bell
RECKONING by Shana Figueroa
2017 Winners
2016 Winners
2015 Winners
2014 Winners
12th Annual Passionate Plume (2017)
Contemporary Novel
Winner:
Obsession by Ann Mayburn
Finalists (one extra due to tied score):
Craving Justice by Fiona Archer
Ink Enduring by Carrie Anne Ryan
Savage Collision by Gwyn McNamee
The Detective’s Pleasure by Christa Tomlinson
Novella
Winner:
One Breath Away by Michal Scott
Finalists:
Before There Were Three by LA Witt
Hidden Ink by Carrie Anne Ryan
Love’s Changes by LaQuette
Speculative Fiction
Winner:
In the Court of Love and Loss by Jenna Ives
Finalists:
Mated in Mistby Carrie Anne Ryan
Vengeance by Shana Figueroa
Wolf Betrayed by Carrie Anne Ryan
11th Annual Passionate Plume (2016)
(Finalists are listed within categories in alphabetical order by title.)
Contemporary Novel
Just Business by Anna Zabo
Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher
The Professor’s Student by Bronwyn Green
Contemporary Novella
Jackson & Nick by Laura Baumbach
Mastered by My Guardian by Opal Carew
The Secret of Obedience by Liv Rancourt
Fantasy/Futuristic/Science Fiction (Novels and Novellas)
Alice’s Erotic Adventures Through the Mirror by Liz Adams
Deep by Jaine Diamond
Lips Like Ice by Peggy Barnett
Historical (Novels and Novellas)
To Love a Hellion by Nicola Davidson
Suspended Game by Roz Lee
Wrecked by Deanna Wadsworth
Paranormal and Time Travel (Novels and Novellas)
Blood, Pain, and Pleasure by Nadine Mutas
The Power of the Bite by Lisa Oliver
Viking Fire by Crystal Jordan
Your Wild Heart by Dena Garson
10th Annual Passionate Plume (2015)
Contemporary Novel
If It Drives by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
Friends with Benefits by Anne Lang
Slow Satisfaction by Cecilia Tan
Starstruck by L.A. Witt
Three Nights with a Rockstar by Shari Slade
Futuristic/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel
Mystic’s Touch by Dena Garson
Charlotte and the Pirate by Patricia Green
Eddie, My Love by Patricia Green
Morningstar by Robyn Bachar
Unexpected by J.J. Lore
Historical Novel
Dark Duke by Sabrina York
Defiant by Sabrina York
Disobedience by Design by Regina Kammer
Punishing Miss Primrose by Em Brown
The Blacksmith’s Bride by Patricia Green
Novella
Winterball by Holley Trent
After You by Ophelia Bell
Bold Move by Isabelle Drake
The Big One by Louisa Bacio
The Break-in by Aidee Ladnier
Paranormal/Time Travel Novel
Hero Rising by Anna Alexander
Ariel’s Super Power of Love: The Erotic Wonders of a Super Heroic Woman by Liz Adams
Familiar Places by Cameron Quintain
Passion of Sleepy Hollow by Lexi Post
Sated: A Dark Romance by Charity Parkerson
9th Annual Passionate Plume (2014)
Contemporary Novel
Capture and Surrender by L.A. Witt with Aleksandr Voinov
Making Over Maris by Sabrina York
Daring Miss December by Maggie Wells
Heart of Ash by Sabrina York
Second Chance Sam by Bren Christopher
August Awakening by Maggie Wells
The Princess and the Porn Star by Lauren Gallagher
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel
House of Sable Locks by Elizabeth Schechter
Legend Beyond the Stars by S. E. Gilchrist
Fueled By Lust: Drusus by Celeste Prater
Glory Dogs: Forged Through Glory by Dezré Storm
Something New Under the Sun by L.A. Witt
Historical Novel
Pleasuring the Lady by Jess Michaels
Her Lovestruck Lord by Scarlett Scott
Her Husband’s Lover by Madelynne Ellis
Let’s Misbehave by Stephanie Draven
Unhinge the Universe by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov
Novella
A Night at The Cavern by Anna Alexander
The Dom, the Switch and the Sub by Diane Leyne
Decadence by Karen Stivali
A Christmas of Coal and Mistletoe by Bobbi Romans
Rebound Baby by Tobi Doyle
Paranormal Novel
Masque by Lexi Post
Ghostly Persuasion by Dena Garson
Hero Unmasked by Anna Alexander
Edge of Night by Crystal Jordan
That Pearly Drop, Murphy’s Law of Time Travel #1 by Jianne Carlo
Symphony of Light and Winter by Renea Mason