Official 2023 Kindle Book Awards

Congrats 2023 WINNERS!

Winners are pictured. Finalists (in red) and Semi-finalists are listed in no particular order: Contact amber@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge. *Please note this may take several days as this is our busiest time of the year.

Horror/Suspense (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 (Winner pictured. 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 Alexandru Czimbor
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

Reader’s Favorite Overall Winner: (Winner pictured. Finalists are in red)

Lady Vigilante Season 2 by Hayley Camille – Thriller
River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor – Horror
The Fabulous Miss Victoria Charles… by Joplin James Sell – Romance
Hope and Courage: Six Life Lessons from the Parents of a Child with Congenital Heart Disease by Tom and Kat Hansen – Nonfiction
Ruffian by Leia Barko – Science Fiction

Book Cover: (Winner is pictured larger and the title is in bold. Five Finalists are listed in red. Semifinalists follow, books are in no particular order)