2022 Award Finalists

Official 2022 Kindle Book Awards

 

Congrats 2022 Finalists!

Finalists are listed in no particular order: Contact heather@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge.

Horror/Suspense (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • Reclamation by Ashley Fontainne 
  • The Devil of Misty Lake by JP Barnett  
  • Devilish Dust by Erik Dean
  • Gateway by David Cassidy
  • Final Track by Julie Hiner 
  • What Lurks in the Shadows by S.C. Shannon
  • Pretty/Ugly by Jennifer Anne Gordon
  • HORDE (Zombie Apocalypse: The Chad Halverson Book 6) by Bryan Cassiday
  • Crawlies by Ellie Douglas
  • Descent of a Broken Man by Ashon Ruffins 
  • The Spirit of Shy Moon Lake by Reina Lisa Menasche
  • Distorted Perception by Trish Arrowsmith 
  • Gate of Betrayal by VC Marello 
  • Halloween in Hannibal by Lara Bernhardt   
  •  How a Monster is Made by RaShell Lashbrook
  •  Telephone Road by Ann Swann
  •  Rave by Konn Lavery   
  •  The Ghosts We Know by William Dean
  •  Sometimes we Ran 4: Survival by Stephen Drivick 
  •  Chimera Island by Martin Roy-Hill 

Young Adult (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • Pushing Pawns: The Chess Club Book One by Dima Novak
  • Life of a Firefly by Sandra Brown Lindstedt
  • Urbantasm: The Darkest Road by Connor Coyne
  • Sangre Cove by Gina Castillo
  • Blood and Silver by Vali Benson
  • Bittersweet by Tayla Jean Grossberg
  • The Moonstone Girls by Brooke Skipstone
  • Soul Heist – The Missing Mentor by Volker Breuer
  • The Lightness of Water by Toni Cabell
  • The Lost Link by Michelle Bryan
  • The Three Kingdoms: The Sown Seed by Mark Musser
  • Year 1: Renegade by Tamara Heiner
  • Royal Decoy (Fate of Eyrinthia Book 1) by Heather Frost
  • Acceptance in Ice by Karina Brown
  • Illusions: Ravens of Darkness by Elle Preston
  • An Oath of Blood and Secrets:  She Will Rise by C.A. Masterson
  • Perchance to Dream by Tamara Belko
  • The Twin Stars by Bridgette Portman
  • Yeah But I Didn’t by  Ann Swann
  • The Mayfly and the Methuselah Tree by Bob Zaslow and Robert Askew

Romance (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le VeQue
  • High Meadow by Freya Barker 
  • Runaway Groom by Ellie Rhodes
  • Alaska Inferno by LoLo Paige
  • Checkmate: An Opposites Attract Romance by Angela Taylor
  • Those We Trust by Marie Jones 
  • Wolfeblade by Kathryn Le VeQue
  • The Way you Look at Me by EeJay Enekwa
  • Land of Heroes by Dorothy Wiley
  • The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid 
  • Promise of the Heart by Susan Berry
  • Topanga Canyon by Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
  • Casey’s Charade by Susan Jean Ricci 
  • Broken by KM Harding 
  • Lure (Jesse & Hawk) by W.L. Hawkins 
  • Defending Sophie by Desiree Holt
  • Time will Tell by Annette G. Anders
  • Wild Heart: An Equestrian Romance by Carolyn Haley
  • Beauty for Ashes by Karen Baney 
  • Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns 

Mystery/Thriller (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • The Prisoner’s Apprentice by Cheyenne Richards
  • Fatal Infraction by Kevin G. Chapman
  • Forgotten Creek by Susan Clayton-Goldner
  • The Kimono Tattoo by Rebecca Copeland
  • Ways to Die in Tokyo by Thomas Ran Garver
  • Stolen Butterfly by Paty Jager 
  • Terror’s Sword by Kevin Kuhens
  • Stealing Gold by Michael Balkind
  • Dior or Die by Laura E. Akers
  • Bollywood by Priya Khajuria
  • Enemies of Doves by Shanessa Gluhm 
  • Death by Poison by Abigail Keam
  • The Perilous Road to Her by NL Blandford
  • The Death Mask Murders by Gabriel Farago 
  • Capone’s Keys by Sally Ling 
  • Pearlized by BK Sweeting 
  • Absolution by Henry Hack 
  • If These Flames Could Talk by Michael Burnham 
  • Buried Lies by Andrew Cunningham  
  • Codename Mermaid by Michael James Emberger and Kristina Rothe

Non-Fiction (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • Midnight Calling: A Memoir of a Drug Smuggler’s Daughter by Lynn Walker
  • but, he spit in my coffee: A reads-like-fiction memoir about adopting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) by Keri Williams
  • An Impossible Life: The Inspiring True Story of a Woman’s Struggle from Within by Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden
  • Womb of Diamonds: A True Adventure From Child Bride Of Syria To Celebrity Businesswoman Of Japan by Ezra Choueke
  • Swipe Write by Lindsay Taylor Dellinger
  • Homeschooling and Working While Raising Amazing Kids by LM Preston
  • Cries of the Savanna: An adventure. An awakening. A journey to understanding African Wildlife conservation by Sue Tidwell
  • Finding the Missing Peace by Chris Duffy-Wentzel
  • Into Dark Corridors: A Tale of Hands, Heart, and Home by Constance Hood
  • Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve by Cheryl Johnson 
  • The Road Back to Me: 9 Principles for Navigating Life’s Unexpected Twists & Turns by Adena Sampson
  • Travels with Geoffrey; If It Can Go Wrong, It Will by Sharon Hayhurst
  • Thrive: 10 Commandments for 20-Somethings to Live the Best-Life-Possible by Jeffrey Froh
  • Black, White, And Gray All Over; a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement by Frederick Reynolds
  • Monkeys on the Road: One family’s vanlife adventure from the USA to South America in search of a simpler life by Mary Hollendoner
  • EPIC Begins With 1 Step Forward: How To Plan, Achieve, and Enjoy The Journey by Zander Sprague
  • Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers by Susan Louise Gabriel
  • The Heroic and Exceptional Minority: A Guide to Mythological Self-Awareness and Growth by Gregory Diehl
  • Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving by Samuel Sanders
  • TBI or CTE: What the Hell is Wrong with Me? by Mark Tullius

Literary Fiction (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • Time Stamps by KL Kreig 
  • Moss by Joe Pace
  • In Light of Recent Events by Amy Klinger
  • The Birdhouse Man by Rick DeStafanis
  • Year of the Firefly by Malcolm Ivey
  • Like Feathers of a Wing by Diane Olsen
  • The Willow Rise Six by Alan Leuth 
  • When Secrets Come to Light by George Hopkins 
  • Strung by Roske
  • Shadows of the Taj by Lara Bernhardt 
  • The Puppet Maker’s Daughter by Karla M Jay 
  • Dangerous Conjectures by Brian Finney
  • Over the Hedge by Paulette Mahurin 
  • Small Forgotten Moments by Annalisa Crawford
  • No Names to be Given by Julia Brewer Daily 
  • The Consequence of Anna by Kate Birkin 
  • Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenee
  • The Secrets we Conceal by SR Fabrico 
  • Touch by Rebecca Miller 
  • Make America Beautiful Again by Bo Bancroft 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Finalist listed in red in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)

  • Biding Time by Lyn Gardner 
  • S.I.B.s: The Society of Intellectual Beings by Iris Bolling
  • A Merry Life by Sarah Branson 
  • The Wild Court by EG Radcliff 
  • The Ferryman and the Sea Witch by D. Wallace Peach
  • Sting of the Scorpion by Evelyn Puerto 
  • Northern Echoes by Melody Ash 
  • The Warrior with Broken Wings by Thorsten Brandl 
  • Daughter of Ethos by LM Lacee
  • The Girl Forged by Fate by Brittany Czarnecki
  • The Savage Deeps by Timothy S. Johnston  
  • Followed by Fire by McKenzie Austin 
  • Kingbreaker by Jocelyn Fox
  • Zak: The Hew-Man by Mat Labotka 
  • Miss Bennet’s Dragon by M. Verant 
  • Chene: Book One by D.C. McElroy 
  • And the Creek Don’t Rise by R.M. Gilmore
  • Asylum by Susy Smith
  • Hell Holes by Donald Firesmith 
  • The Unmasked Everblade by RM Schulz

Book Cover: (Finalist enlarged in no particular order, followed by semifinalists)