Awards

Jericho, Book #1 of The Jericho Series

Awarded a 2012 Alice B. Lavender Certificate for Debut Novel

Winner, the 2011 Lesbian Fiction Reader’s Choice Awards for Favorite Romance Book

Winner, the 2011 Lesbian Fiction Reader’s Choice Awards for Favorite General Fiction Book

Honorable Mention, the 2012 Rainbow Award for Best Lesbian Contemporary Fiction

Honorable Mention, the 2012 Rainbow Award for Best Lesbian Debut Novel

Finalist for the 2012 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

The Athenaeum’s #7 Story of 2011

Voted #69 on Autostraddle’s 100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books of All Time List

Named to The Lesbian Review’s 10 Best Friends to Lovers Romances List

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Aftermath, Book #2 of The Jericho Series

Honorable Mention, the 2013 Rainbow Award for Lesbian Contemporary Fiction

Finalist for the 2013 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

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Goldenrod, Book #3 of The Jericho Series

Short List for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance

Finalist for the 2018 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Winner of the 2018 Golden Crown Literary Society’s General Fiction Award

Awarded the Bronze Medal in Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Southeast Regional Fiction

Named to The Lesbian Review’s 10 Best Audiobooks of 2017 List

Named to The Lesbian Review’s Top 15 Lesbian Books of 2017 List

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Covenant, Book #4 of The Jericho Series

Awarded the Bronze Medal in Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Southeast Regional Fiction

Finalist for the 2022 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

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Hoosier Daddy

Short List for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance

Honorable Mention, the 2014 Rainbow Award for Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction

Finalist for the 2014 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Named to The Lesbian Review’s 10 Best Audiobooks of 2016 List

Named to The Lesbian Review’s Top 10 Lesbian Books of 2016 List

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Backcast

Awarded the Silver Medal in Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Northeast Regional Fiction

Winner, the 2016 Rainbow Award for Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction

Winner, the 2016 Rainbow Award for Lesbian Novel

Finalist for the 2016 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Finalist for the 2016 Golden Crown Literary Society’s General Fiction Award

Named to The Lesbian Review’s Top 10 Lesbian Books of 2016 List

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Dust (An Evan Reed Mystery)

Finalist for the 2012 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Finalist for the 2012 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Romantic Suspense/Intrigue/Adventure Award

Named the Athenaeum’s 2011 Story of the Year

Elected to The Royal Academy of Bards Hall of fame in 2011

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Sidecar

Winner for the 2013 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Short Story Collection Award

Finalist for the 2013 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Winner, the 2012 Rainbow Award for Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction

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Three (plus one)

Winner for the 2014 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Collection/Anthology (Fiction) Award

Finalist for the 2014 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

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Beowulf for Cretins: A Love Story

Finalist for the 2019 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Humorous Novel Award

Finalist for the 2019 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Winner of the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance

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Galileo (An Evan Reed Mystery)

Winner of the 2020 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Mystery/Thriller/Crime Award

Finalist for the 2020 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Ann Bannon Award

Finalist for the 2020 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Tee Corinne Outstanding Cover Design Award

Winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery

Awarded the Silver Medal in Independent Publisher’s (IPPY) Mystery Category

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The Big Tow

Finalist for the 2021 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Humorous Novel Award

Finalist for the 2020 Foreword Reviews INDIES Humours Book of the Year Award

Gold Medal for 2021 Independent Publishers Book Awards, Humorous Fiction