Official 2023 Kindle Book Awards
Congrats 2023 Finalists!
Finalists are listed in no particular order: Contact amber@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge. *Please note that this may take a few days.
Horror/Suspense (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- Covid Apocalypse by Patrick Sims
- DEADLY POSSESSION by M. K. Danielson
- Over the Edge by Michael Garrett
- Crossbow Creek – Book One: Dead Bridesmaids: A Thriller by Andrew Piñon
- VACANT by S. Graham
- The Unkindness of Ravens by John Ryland
- The Night Visitants: A Ufologist, An Experiencer, and The Undefinable by Anna Maria Manalo and Thomas W. Conwell
- Wraith by Raymond Bolton
- Blood Ending by Michael McGovern
- The Haunting of Sky Hollow by Antoinette McCormick
- Accursed Son by Eric Avedissian
- Back Track: Detective Mahoney Series by Julie Hiner
- The Hungry Deep by J.L. Murray
- Slip by Michael Pogach
- Christmas Spirit by Lara Bernhardt
- Hell: The Necromancer by Tom Lewis
- Full Moon by Matt Drabble
- River of Ashes (St. Benedict) by Alexandrea Weis
- The Green-Eyed Monster by Michael Robinson
- The Prince of Earth by Michael Robinson
Young Adult (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- The Elixir by Jennifer Neal
- Tough Times by Sheri McGuinn
- Just City by Olga Tymofiyeva
- The Secret of the Dragon Egg by N.A. Davenport
- AKA Kidney Man by Karen LoBello and Judy Voigt
- Sins of the Parents by Kathleen Sprayberry
- A Machine Divine by Derek Paul
- Urbantasm: Spring Storm by Connor Coyne
- The Silver Sail by Bridgette Portman
- The Blood of Faeries by Dan Rice
- Space Race 2500 by Jay Toney
- The Watchers by Joanna Sisk-Purvis
- Two Sisters of Fayetteville by Tamar Anolic
- The Yochni’s Eye by Abigail Morrison
- Hierarchy of Blood by Jennifer Haskin
- Black (The Firebrand Trilogy Book 2) by David Kettlehake
- Erift’s Journey: The Secret of the Sealed Forest by J.T. Tenera
- Picture Unavailable by Andrew J. Brandt
- The Magic Campervan by Lisa Selvidge
- Idiel’s Children by Hayley Reese Chow
Romance (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- Hey Jude by Kathleen Stone
- The Witch Whisperer (Keepers of Magic Book 1) by Barbara DeLong
- Half-Moon Rising by Tracy Tappan
- Lucky Me by Genevieve Jack
- Master of the Dawn by Kathryn Le Veque
- High Impact (High Mountain Trackers Book 4) by Freya Barker
- TWO HEARTS’ CHRISTMAS PROMISE (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Book 12) by Tamara Ferguson
- Fore Play by Linda Sheehan
- Igniting Vic (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) (On Call Book 8) by Freya Barker
- A Good Kind of Crazy by Majken Selinder Nilsson
- The Pirate’s Conquest by Charlene Centracchio
- Marked as Queen of Hearts: A Second Chance, Romantic Suspense (Rolling Brook Series Book 5) by Blye Donovan
- PEER INTO the NIGHT: A Hartz Island Mystery, Book #3 by Tracie Loy
- Second Act by Meg Napier
- Beyond Any Experience by Anne E. Terpstra
- LETTERS OF FIRE AND SWORD by Dorothy Wiley
- Cursed by a Vampire (Immortal Hearts of San Francisco Book 7) by Susan Griscom
- Tell Me Everything by EeJay Enekwa
- Unmasking the Thief by Mary Lancaster
- The Immortal Rose Wyndham: The Beginning (The Moon Singer Book 4) by Barbara Roman
Mystery/Thriller (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- Havana Hangover by Randy Richardson
- THREE CREEKS by Ken Farmer
- All Our Yesterdays by Forest Bowman
- What Lies Beneath Stillwater by Susan Clayton-Goldner
- Banana Republic: Richie’s Run by Glenn A. Bruce
- Inescapable, A Novel by WB Henley
- Deadly Division by Nathaniel Sizemore
- The Twelve Sisters by Don Gordon Pierson
- WHO KILLED GARY? by Sahar Abdulaziz
- Dead Winner by Kevin G. Chapman
- 27 Days by Patrick Moore
- Pandion by William Michael Ried
- Bring the Light by Annette Montez Kolda
- What Mae Brings: A Novel by Melissa Berger
- Free From Sin by Karen Ann Hopkins
- The Other Side by A.J. McCarthy
- Lady Vigilante (Season Two) by Hayley Camille
- Innocent Lives: Guardians of Grace Book 1 by Julie Bonn Blank
- Early Grave by Paul Levine
- The Kitten by Laurie Jameson
Non-Fiction (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- Raising Jess A Story of Hope by Vickie Rubin
- Joy in Plain Sight: Stories and Essays Celebrating Wonder in the Ordinary by Katya Davydova
- I CAN SEE FOR MILES: OVERCOMING THE PAST AND RUNNING TO MY FUTURE by Hollie Stuart
- Lucky Jack (1894-2000) by S. Bavey
- A Fish Has No Word For Water: A punk homeless San Francisco memoir by Violet Blue
- TURN WORDS INTO WEALTH: Blueprint for Your Business, Brand, and Book by Aurora Winter, MBA
- Embracing the Unknown: Exploring the Pathways to Change by Lisa DeAngelis
- Melissa Come Back by Patrice Keet
- Breaking Midnight: A True Story by Lynn Walker
- THE PARTY DOLLS: The True, Tragic Story of Two Americans’ Attempted Escape from a 1969 Hanoi POW Camp by George Hayward
- Building the Business of You: A System to Align Passion and Growth Potential through Your Own Career Mashup by Connie Steele
- Not the Breast Year of My Life by Cara Sapida
- Lifeline to a Soul by John McLaughlin
- It’s Not About Love (at least not the way you think) by Jamie Murray
- Plunge: One Woman’s Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary by Liesbet Collaert
- The Buddha and the Bee: Biking through America’s Forgotten Roadways on an Accidental Journey of Discovery by Cory Mortensen
- The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. TERRENCE FOSTER, MD
- Searching for Charles: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant’s American Adventure by Stephen Watts
- Brain Glue by James Bond
- Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love by Felice Cohen
Literary Fiction (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- Blurred Fates by Anastasia Zadeik
- Still Black by Tammy Ferebee
- Tell Me You Love Me by Kathleen Stone
- Where Butterflies Go to Die by Michael Ringering
- The Silence in the Sound by Dianne C. Braley
- The Midwife’s Touch by Sue Harrison
- For My Sister by Puja Shah
- Wrong Kind of Paper by Cynthia Simmons
- COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2023 by Mark Wish
- Exploration: The Stanfield Chronicles by David Tory
- What the Moon Did by Jessica Barksdale Inclan
- Slade by Robb Grindstaff
- The Secrets We Hide by Patricia Sands
- And This Shall Be for Music by Susan Moore Jordan
- Reinventing Rita: A Midlife Moxie Novel (Midlife Moxie Novel Series Book 1) by Nancy Christie
- Red Rain by Lara Bernhardt
- Southern-Fried Woolf by Drema Drudge
- Pedaling West by E. A. Coe
- Shayna, a Novel by Miriam Ruth Black
- Have You Eaten Rice Today by Apple Gidley
Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Finalists are in red, followed by Semifinalists. Books are in no particular order)
- The World Beyond the Redbud Tree by Madison Brightwell
- Loy: In the forests of the mind by Todd Gross
- The Golden Cage: A Dystopian Novel by Kate L Mary
- Coyle and Fang: Curse of Shadows by Robert Adauto
- Proud Pada by S.G. Blaise
- The Courage of the Commonwealth by John Spearman
- Butter, Sugar, Magic: Baking Up a Magical Midlife, book 1 by Jessica Rosenberg
- Narwhals in the Stars: A YA Fantasy Quest with Friends to Lovers Romance (The Amielian Legends Book 8) by Christine Schulze
- Catching Souls for Beelzebub by Gordon Haynes
- Many Savage Moons by Ben Spencer
- Yestertime: A Novel of Time Travel (Yestertime Series Book 1) by Andrew Cunningham
- The Wizard’s Brew by Jordan Reed
- The Soul Machines by
- Disunion: Book One: The Mantiz Gambit by John Whitman
- House Made of Sound by Freeman Jayce
- The Palladium by Thorsten Brandl
- Deathwind: War of the Harbingers by Brad Pawlowski
- Hell Holes: A Slave’s Revenge by Donald Firesmith
- Trampling in the Land of Woe by William Galaini
- Delilah Recovered by Amelia Estelle Dellos
Book Cover: (Five Finalists are listed in red. Semifinalists follow, books are in no particular order)
- The World Beyond the Redbud Tree by Madison C. Brightwell
- Havana Hangover by Randy Richardson
- The Midwife’s Touch by Sue Harrison
- Hey Jude by Kathleen Stone
- River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor