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The Top 21

Now it gets even more exciting!

First off, huge congratulations to the fab top 21, and a massive thanks to everyone else who entered! The standard was incredibly high and getting down from 1090 entries to 20 was really tough – so tough we had to add another entry to the final shortlist.

It’s time to vote!

The Top 21 have now loaded their second chapters!

So make sure you have a good read – and then vote for your favourite!

The first round of voting closes on Wednesday 26th October at 5pm GMT, so get voting now!

Why not share your favourite entry on Facebook and rally up support for your favourite author!

  • Beguiling the Enemy

    by Lindsay J. Pryor in Paranormal
    Submitted on Tuesday 20 September, 2011, 9:29 AM
    Caitlin Parish is the Vampire Control Unit's most gifted tracker. Kane Malloy is the irresistible vampire top of their most wanted list. Attraction should be the last thing on their minds, especially when both want justice and neither will concede. Rating: (57% by 71 users)

  • Secrets and Seduction

    by Katie Graham in Historical
    Submitted on Monday 03 October, 2011, 11:33 AM
    Lady Holly Harrison is beautiful, sheltered, and a bit bored. From the ballroom and ladies parlours she watches with envy as the dramas of peoples lives unfold and fears she will always just be the one watching. But everything changes when her world colli Rating: (54% by 53 users)

  • A Blissful Deception

    by Kate Mitchell in Historical
    Submitted on Sunday 09 October, 2011, 9:33 PM
    The last thing secret agent Reece Deveron needs is a new recruit getting under his feet, especially not female one. Helena Finch, though, knows that this dark and dangerous man poses more of a threat to her than any murderous French agent! Rating: (47% by 22 users)

  • Temptation Finds the Rancher

    by Vanessa Eicher in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Wednesday 05 October, 2011, 10:30 AM
    Steadfast rancher, Ry Truman, has always played by the rules—and with twin boys to raise on his own, never more than now. When free-spirit Cat O'Casey suddenly finds herself stranded in the very town she’d sworn never to return to, she can't wait to Rating: (55% by 29 users)

  • Honeymoon With A Stranger

    by Charlotte Phillips in Warm and Cosy
    Submitted on Monday 26 September, 2011, 11:58 AM
    Anna Clark's fiance changed when he won a reality TV show, and after calling off the wedding she needs a quick way out of the chaos. Going alone on her own honeymoon seemed the perfect escape, but she reckoned without gorgeous hotelier Jack Sutherland. Rating: (56% by 59 users)

  • A Leap of Faith

    by Allyson Dowling in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 4:10 PM
    Sabrina is embarking on a new adventure after the breakup of her marriage. She arrives in France to start a new business and a new life. But fate has plans for Sabrina in the guise of mysterious artist Tom. Will she take a leap of faith and learn to trust Rating: (34% by 7 users)

  • The Tale of the Notorious Rake and His Virtuous Lady

    by Merri McDonagh in Historical
    Submitted on Saturday 08 October, 2011, 10:04 PM
    I am not by nature a cowardly woman, but the thought of being alone with Lord St James made my knees shake and my stomach clench. If anyone should discover I had spent even a quarter hour alone with this man, my reputation would be ruined. Rating: (52% by 20 users)

  • Return to Heartbreak Hotel

    by Helen Lucas in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 5:00 PM
    When ex-husband, Declan McAllister, turns up at the Blue Ridge Hotel, Meg's life is plunged into chaos. While he claims he wants to make a final break with the past, is there more to his re-appearance than meets the eye? Rating: (56% by 13 users)

  • The Seven Day Target

    by Natalie Charles in Romantic Suspense
    Submitted on Friday 16 September, 2011, 9:14 AM
    FBI Agent Nick Foster has seven days. Seven days to protect ex-fiancee Libby Andrews from the killer hunting her. Seven days to win back her reluctant heart and convince her to move with him to Virginia. Only seven days, and day one just ended. Rating: (57% by 62 users)

  • Stolen for the Sheikh's Pleasure

    by Christine Gallimore in Passion
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 4:59 PM
    Lily Markham never dreamed she'd find herself as a prisoner in a Sheikh's modern-day harem. She takes any opportunity to escape, then find out that Sheikh Kahlid al-Rasankhka is more than what he seems. Rating: (54% by 19 users)

  • The Last Time We Met

    by Victoria Lee in Historical
    Submitted on Thursday 29 September, 2011, 4:44 PM
    The last time they met, they were in love. But she was the daughter of a viscount. He was a stable boy. And then she cruelly betrayed him. Now she's fragile and alone. Now he's wealthy and powerful. She needs protection. But he only wants revenge. Rating: (54% by 34 users)

  • The Beautiful Game

    by Anna Martin in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 4:29 PM
    What happens when two very differents worlds collide? The last thing Kat wanted was a relationship – she was far too busy making a difference – and she certainly didn't want anything to do with the world of arrogant overpaid footballers and their Rating: (40% by 6 users)

  • Girl On A Mission

    by Lizzie Barclay in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 2:26 PM
    Betsy Moon is afraid of nothing and no-one and never backs down from a dare. She doesn’t think twice about going up against her sick father’s long-time adversary to get back what is rightfully his. Rating: (52% by 5 users)

  • Mince Pies and Mistletoe

    by lizzie martin in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 10:09 AM
    Kit McArthur has his Christmas planned just as he wants it. Home alone. But in the heavy snow storm, he has an unexpected visitor in the shape of Della Hayward who turns up with a basketful of mince pies and a whole stocking full of attitude. Rating: (57% by 23 users)

  • Good Morning Ghostly Plane

    by Mrs. Missive in Paranormal
    Submitted on Tuesday 13 September, 2011, 2:25 PM
    Ruth Majors is a medium. NOT a psychic. She's been battling the general public to prove her sanity and does her best to stay out of the looney bin. She has helped over a hundred people cross to the great beyond, but her latest charge may prove to be her m Rating: (55% by 13 users)

  • Dark Protector

    by Amity Grays in Paranormal
    Submitted on Saturday 08 October, 2011, 10:04 PM
    She’ll do anything to help her brother. He’ll do anything to see her brother is brought down. And there is one who will do anything to guarantee neither one succeeds. Rating: (50% by 5 users)

  • The Billionaire’s Game of Love

    by tammy johnson in Passion
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 10:18 AM
    Billionaire Lucas Mercer has a perfect plan of ultimate revenge. Only one thing stands in his way - his own heart. A tired pawn in her father's games, heiress Regan Belleck is determined to prove revenge is never as sweet as love. Rating: (58% by 45 users)

  • An Accidental Family

    by Ami Weaver in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Wednesday 21 September, 2011, 10:45 AM
    Single, pregnant Lainey is not looking for love. Until Ben, with a heap of baggage, walks into her life. Will he let her show him love heals all? Rating: (56% by 34 users)

  • The not so Secret Seduction of the Surgeon

    by Tyree Connor in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 19 September, 2011, 10:33 AM
    People do crazy things when a child’s heart is on the line ... Nurse Sophie Thomas attends a celebrity fundraiser for her nephew with the sole intention of seducing his cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Anthony Brooks. When push comes to shove sh Rating: (57% by 52 users)

  • Against The Odds

    by Andie Brock in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Wednesday 05 October, 2011, 1:29 PM
    When Rosa wins back her brother’s island with the toss of a coin she thinks justice has been done. But owning a Caribbean island brings problems of its own, especially when the only person offering help is the previous, devious owner, Seb Rapposelli. Rating: (58% by 84 users)

  • Monaco, Money and Mad Love

    by Carla Caruso in Contemporary Romance
    Submitted on Monday 10 October, 2011, 10:12 AM
    Hi, I'm an Australian writer, who has been inspired to set a romantic tale in the glam locale of Monte Carlo after recently visiting its shores. I'm 32 and married. By day, I'm a freelance journalist, by night I'm an aspiring novelist! Rating: (56% by 10 users)

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