2018 RT Book Reviews (Awarded by RT BookReviews Magazine)

Awards List

Top Pick

The Locksmith's Daughter
(*)
Karen Brooks

Turtles All the Way Down
(*)
John Green

Hooking Up
(*)
Helena Hunting

Amid the Winter Snow: An Anthology
(*)
Jeffe Kennedy

It Takes Two to Tumble
(*)
Cat Sebastian

What Remains True
(*)
Janis Thomas

The Art of Blending In
(*)
Angelo Surmelis

The Art of Running in Heels
(*)
Rachel Gibson

Best Friends Forever
(*)
Margot Hunt

Blood Emerald
(*)
Amber Anthony

Cast in Deception
(*)
Michelle Sagara

Dangerous Crossing
(*)
Rachel Rhys

Death Below Stairs
(*)
Jennifer Ashley

A Distant Heart
(*)
Sonali Dev

Dragon Blood
(*)
Eileen Wilks

Earl Interrupted
(*)
Amanda Forester

The English Wife
(*)
Lauren Willig

Every Dog Has His Day
(*)
Jenn McKinlay

Fools and Mortals
(*)
Bernard Cornwell

The God Gene
(*)
F. Paul Wilson

Heart on Fire
(*)
Amanda Bouchet

The Honorable Traitors
(*)
John Lutz

I'll Stay
(*)
Karen Day

If Ever I Should Love You
(*)
Cathy Maxwell

If You Knew Her
(*)
Emily Elgar

Judah's Wife
(*)
Angela Elwell Hunt

Keep Her Safe
(*)
K.A. Tucker

The Lacemaker
(*)
Laura Frantz

The Melody of the Soul
(*)
Liz Tolsma

The Myth Manifestation
(*)
Lisa Shearin

Need to Know
(*)
Karen Cleveland

Promise Not to Tell
(*)
Jayne Ann Krentz

The Rancher's Baby
(*)
Maisey Yates

Reign of the Fallen
(*)
Sarah Glenn Marsh

The Rogue Is Back in Town
(*)
Anna Bennett

Shadow Warrior
(*)
Michelle Diener

Shroud of Eternity
(*)
Terry Goodkind

A Song Unheard
(*)
Roseanna M. White

The Step-Brothers
(*)
Calista Fox

Strangers
(*)
Ursula Archer; Arno Strobel

Their Daring Hearts
(*)
Sharlene MacLaren

This Could Hurt
(*)
Jillian Medoff

A Treacherous Curse
(*)
Deanna Raybourn

Two Girls Down
(*)
Louisa Luna

Two Man Station
(*)
Lisa Henry

The Wanted
(*)
Robert Crais

White Chrysanthemum
(*)
Mary Lynn Bracht

Wolf Slayer
(*)
Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Aliens Abroad
(*)
Gini Koch

Artificial Condition
(*)
Martha Wells

As Bright as Heaven
(*)
Susan Meissner

Be a Good Girl
(*)
Tess Diamond

The Belles
(*)
Dhonielle Clayton

Beyond Scandal and Desire
(*)
Lorraine Heath

Breaking Point
(*)
Allison Brennan

A Bride for Liam Brand
(*)
Joanna Sims

Clairvoyant and Present Danger
(*)
Lena Gregory

A Dangerous Crossing
(*)
Ausma Zehanat Khan

Dangerously Fierce
(*)
Deborah Blake

A Devil in Scotland
(*)
Suzanne Enoch

A Duke in the Night
(*)
Kelly Bowen

The Gone World
(*)
Tom Sweterlitsch

Gunpowder Moon
(*)
David Pedreira

The Hazel Wood
(*)
Melissa Albert

Immortal Reign
(*)
Morgan Rhodes

Kiss Me, Sweetheart
(*)
Codi Gary

The Last to Let Go
(*)
Amber Smith

A Light on the Hill
(*)
Connilyn Cossette

Look for Me
(*)
Lisa Gardner

The Masterpiece
(*)
Francine Rivers

Phoebe's Light
(*)
Suzanne Woods Fisher

A Refuge Assured
(*)
Jocelyn Green

The Saturday Night Supper Club
(*)
Carla Laureano

Say You'll Remember Me
(*)
Katie McGarry

Shadowsong
(*)
S. Jae-Jones

Smooth-Talking Cowboy
(*)
Maisey Yates

Tempest
(*)
Beverly Jenkins

This Fallen Prey
(*)
Kelley Armstrong

When Light Left Us
(*)
Leah Thomas

Whirlpool
(*)
Cherry Adair

Words from the Heart
(*)
Kathleen Fuller

An American Witch in Paris
(*)
Michele Hauf

As You Wish
(*)
Jude Deveraux

Bad Bachelor
(*)
Stefanie London

The Broken Girls
(*)
Simone St. James

Burn Bright
(*)
Patricia Briggs

Children of Blood and Bone
(*)
Tomi Adeyemi

Covert Game
(*)
Christine Feehan

Danger's Hunt
(*)
Amanda Carlson

Dragon Bites
(*)
Allyson James

A Girl Like That
(*)
Tanaz Bhathena

The Heart Between Us
(*)
Lindsay Harrel

Hello Stranger
(*)
Lisa Kleypas

Hot and Badgered
(*)
Shelly Laurenston

Hot Mess
(*)
Emily Belden

I'll Be Your Blue Sky
(*)
Marisa de los Santos

If I Die Tonight
(*)
Alison Gaylin

If I Live
(*)
Terri Blackstock

Ink
(*)
Elizabeth Hunter

It Might Be You
(*)
Jennifer Gracen

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe
(*)
Marshall Ryan Maresca

Lake Silence
(*)
Anne Bishop

Last Dragon Standing
(*)
Rachel Aaron

The Missing Hours
(*)
Emma Kavanagh

Pacifica
(*)
Kristen Simmons

The Poet X
(*)
Elizabeth Acevedo

A Princess in Theory
(*)
Alyssa Cole

Reclaiming Shilo Snow
(*)
Mary Weber

The Silver Stag
(*)
Yasmine Galenorn

The Sins of Lord Lockwood
(*)
Meredith Duran

Surrender
(*)
Joan Johnston

Tricks for Free
(*)
Seanan McGuire

The Wolf Lord
(*)
Ann Aguirre

The Woman Left Behind
(*)
Linda Howard

Worth Killing For
(*)
Jane Haseldine

The Wrong Sister
(*)
T.E. Woods

The Accidental Guardian
(*)
Mary Connealy

Ace of Shades
(*)
Amanda Foody

After Anna
(*)
Lisa Scottoline

Broken Places
(*)
Tracy Clark

Claim Me, Cowboy
(*)
Maisey Yates

Come from Away
(*)
Genevieve Graham

The Complication
(*)
Suzanne Young

Counting on a Countess
(*)
Eva Leigh

Dead Girl Running
(*)
Christina Dodd

Devils Unto Dust
(*)
Emma Berquist

A Devil of a Duke
(*)
Madeline Hunter

Dread Nation
(*)
Justina Ireland

Grey Sister
(*)
Mark Lawrence

Hard Line
(*)
Sidney Bell

Heads of the Colored People: Stories
(*)
Nafissa Thompson-Spires

His Wicked Charm
(*)
Candace Camp

Hot Response
(*)
Shannon Stacey

Hurts to Love You
(*)
Alisha Rai

Jagged
(*)
Lauren Dane

The Last King
(*)
Katee Robert

Love and Other Words
(*)
Christina Lauren

Luck of the Draw
(*)
Kate Clayborn

Marry in Scandal
(*)
Anne Gracie

A Match Made in Bed
(*)
Cathy Maxwell

Mornings on Main
(*)
Jodi Thomas

Murder Notes
(*)
Lisa Renee Jones

My Dear Hamilton
(*)
Stephanie Dray

The New Neighbors
(*)
Simon Lelic

No One Ever Asked
(*)
Katie Ganshert

Once Burned
(*)
L.A. Witt

The Queens of Innis Lear
(*)
Tessa Gratton

The River House
(*)
Carla Neggers

Running the Risk
(*)
Lea Griffith

A Scandalous Deal
(*)
Joanna Shupe

Scourged
(*)
Kevin Hearne

The Secret of Flirting
(*)
Sabrina Jeffries

Shattered Mirror
(*)
Iris Johansen

The Sixth Day
(*)
Catherine Coulter; J.T. Ellison

Sky in the Deep
(*)
Adrienne Young

Strategic Seduction
(*)
Cheris F. Hodges / Cheris Hodges

Taste of Wrath
(*)
Matt Wallace

The Weaver's Daughter
(*)
Sarah E. Ladd

What a Difference a Duke Makes
(*)
Lenora Bell

Beyond Control
(*)
Kat Martin

Blind Trust
(*)
Lynda Aicher

Carousel Beach
(*)
Orly Konig

A Duke Like No Other
(*)
Valerie Bowman

Everywhere You Want to Be
(*)
Christina June

The Hidden Side
(*)
Heidi Chiavaroli

An Honorable Seduction
(*)
Brenda Jackson

If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say
(*)
Leila Sales

Lady in the Rain
(*)
Julia Heaberlin

Laird of the Black Isle
(*)
Paula Quinn

No Less Days
(*)
Amanda Stevens

The Other Lady Vanishes
(*)
Amanda Quick

The Outcast
(*)
Taran Matharu

The Poppy War
(*)
R.F. Kuang

Shadow Keeper
(*)
Christine Feehan

The Storm
(*)
Arif Anwar

Undead Girl Gang
(*)
Lily Anderson

Where Hope Begins
(*)
Catherine West

Wrath of Empire
(*)
Brian McClellan

Bought the Farm
(*)
Peg Cochran

Breathless
(*)
Celeste Bradley; Susan Donovan

A Defense of Honor
(*)
Kristi Ann Hunter

Dreams of Falling
(*)
Karen White

Envy
(*)
Victoria Christopher Murray

The First Time at Firelight Falls
(*)
Julie Anne Long

I Flipping Love You
(*)
Helena Hunting

Just Let Go
(*)
Courtney Walsh

King's War
(*)
Jill Williamson

The Kiss Quotient
(*)
Helen Hoang

Left
(*)
Mary Hogan

Matchmaking for Beginners
(*)
Maddie Dawson

Ocean Light
(*)
Nalini Singh

The Princess
(*)
Elizabeth Elliott

Reunion with Benefits
(*)
Helenkay Dimon

A Risk Worth Taking
(*)
Brynn Kelly

The Road to Magnolia Glen
(*)
Pam Hillman

Save the Date
(*)
Morgan Matson

See Her Run
(*)
Peggy Townsend

The Solace of Water
(*)
Elizabeth Byler Younts

Too Wilde to Wed
(*)
Eloisa James

Untamed Cowboy
(*)
Maisey Yates

Venom in the Veins
(*)
Jennifer Estep

Where the Fire Falls
(*)
Karen Barnett

The Word Is Murder
(*)
Anthony Horowitz

Double Blind
(*)
Iris Johansen; Roy Johansen

Marked
(*)
Benedict Jacka

Moonlight Seduction
(*)
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Murder in the Locked Library
(*)
Ellery Adams

My Plain Jane
(*)
Cynthia Hand

The Summer Wives
(*)
Beatriz Williams

Tiffany Blues
(*)
M.J. Rose

Magic Triumphs
(*)
Ilona Andrews

Phoenix Unbound
(*)
Grace Draven

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