2020 Awards Winners

2020 Award Winners:

Go Deep, Rilzy Adams

Harbor, Rebekah Weatherspoon

Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade

Take a Hint, Dani Brown, Talia Hibbert

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows, Olivia Waite

The Duke Who Didn’t, Courtney Milan

The Rakess, Scarlett Peckham

The Roommate, Rosie Danan

The Worst Best Man, Mia Sosa

You Had Me at Hola, Alexis Daria

You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson

Written in the Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur

About the Awards:

The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction celebrate the best books of the year in the bestselling romance genre. The honorees are chosen by a panel of industry experts and each honoree receives $1000 plus a $100 donation to the charity of their choice.

2020 Judging Committee:

Adriana M. Martìnez Figueroa, writer and book reviewer known as Boricua Reads, Amber Elise, Blogger at Du Livre, Ana Coqui, co-host of Rombkpod, Cailey Hall, academic, Cam, Book Influencer (justabookeater), Cande, Romance Book Blogger, Carly Lane-Perry, Contributing Editor at SYFY FANGRRLS, Kissing Books newsletter, Danielle Dresser, Editorial Manager of Fresh Fiction, Destinee Hodge, bookseller and co-host of the Really Reading Romance Book Club, Fadwa, blogger at Word Wonders, Jayashree Kamble, academic, Jazmen, Book Reviewer at Literally Black, Jen Wattley, Darling Reads reviewer, Leah Koch, Co-Owner of The Ripped Bodice , Mariana Huerta, Blogger, Maureen Lee Lenker, EW romance columnist, Melinda Utendorf, freelance editor and book reviewer, Nichole Perkins, voracious reader, Nick, blogger at The Infinite Limits of Love, Rebecca Koch, Co-Owner of The Ripped Bodice, Roseann Backlin, Co-owner of Love's Sweet Arrow, Sarah Wendell, Managing Member, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, LLC, Sharonda Isadora, Owner of Brazen Babe Reviews blog, Silvana Reyes, Romance Blogger, Sofia Zuluaga, blogger at Bookish Wanderess, Tyrinne Lewis, Indie Bookseller