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Congratulations to Our BookLife Prize Quarterfinalists!
October 16, 2024
Seventy-one titles from five genres were named quarterfinalists in the 2024 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest. Stay tuned for the announcement of our semifinalists.
General Fiction
Ambient Light by Kate Stout
Among Sea Wolves by Jean Gill
Anne Boleyn at Margaret of Austria's Court by Rozsa Gaston
The Astronomer by Brian Biswas
Dancing with Dragons by Jenni Ogden
Elly Robin : Bird in a Gilded Cage (The Ordeals of Elly Robin) by PD Quaver
End of Beyond by Jonathan M. Nielson
Finding Isobel by Mary Behan
GirlChild by Morenike'
A Girl, Stuck by Kelly Elizabeth Huston
Goshena Book 2: The Curious Always Find Trouble by by Chuck Bright
Helen Bonaparte by Sarah D'Stair
The Honey Tree by Jo Sparkes
Marriage and Hanging by by Genevieve Morrissey
The Martha Odyssey by Bonny Gable
Mating Habits of Fireflies by M.C. St.Clair
Naked Girl: a Novel by Janna Brooke Wallack
The Serpent and the Rose by Catherine Butterfield
She Taught Me Everything by Amy Smith Linton
Street by Alyssa D. Metcalfe
Survival of the Sparrows by Pete Conrad
A Tissue of Lies by Mike Nemeth
The Veil by Michael Tobin
Yet, Here We Are by Brenda Massman
Middle Grade/YA
AFK by Jamie Zerndt
Awaken the Dawn by Ellis K. Popa
Becoming Carly Klein by Elizabeth Harlan
Branded by S.G. Browne
Call of the Desert by A. A. Vogel
Eat and Get Gas by J.A. Wright
eMortal by Steve Schafer
Falcon: A Civil War Spy Fiction by Jane Singer
I Hunt for Stars Alone by Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo
The Pennymores and the Curse of the Invisible Quill by Eric Koester
The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga
Vandella: Resilience by Marcos Chavarria
Awaken the Dawn by Ellis K. Popa
Becoming Carly Klein by Elizabeth Harlan
Branded by S.G. Browne
Call of the Desert by A. A. Vogel
Eat and Get Gas by J.A. Wright
eMortal by Steve Schafer
Falcon: A Civil War Spy Fiction by Jane Singer
I Hunt for Stars Alone by Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo
The Pennymores and the Curse of the Invisible Quill by Eric Koester
The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga
Vandella: Resilience by Marcos Chavarria
Mystery/Thriller
After Life by Rich Hosek, Arnold Rudnick, and Loyd Auerbach
Blood Lasts Forever by Jeff Gunhus
The Bluff: A Thriller by Bonnie Traymore
A Convergence of Crows by Anneka Lowrie
Death of the Ice Angel by J.C. Ceron
Ghost Bones by Helen Currie Foster
Model Wave: Romance, Boats, and Bad Business in the Wisconsin Northwoods by TK Sheffield
Murder in the Mangroves: A Pete Brown Mystery by Angie Ross
Releasing the Reins by Catherine Matthews
Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko
Valuing Only Us by Cory Desmond Wolfe
Romance/Erotica
Bad Fae by Elizabeth Stevens
Christmas Without You by Julia Amante
A Confounding Regency Romance by Kate Archer
The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick
Earthquake Ethan by R.L. Merrill
Every Bite You Take by Kel Bruem
The Exception by Marian Bruno
Flipping the Birdie by S.L. Woeppel
Liddy-Jean Marketing Queen and the Matchmaking Scheme by Mari SanGiovanni
I Promise to Be Better by Erinn Keala
The Photograph by Eve M. Riley
Not Quite a Scandal by Bliss Bennet
Stars Fall by Regena Ryan
Texas Winds by Dana Wayne
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Bound in Roses by Katherine Kayne
Harriet's Escape by N.D. Jones
The Immortal Part of Myself by M.J. James
The Limits of My World by Gregory Coles
Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale
The Reflection of the Raidin by Susan L. Markloff
Ride the Snake Road by LeRoy Wow
Steele High: Generation Ship Destiny, Book One by Phil Huddleston
Time Is Heartless: The Heartless Series: Book Three by Sarah Lahey
Walking the Dusk by Mike Robinson