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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Dust, Book #1 of The Evan Reed Mysteries

  • 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

 

Galileo, Book #2 of The Evan Reed Mysteries

  • 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

 

The Big Tow

  • Finalist for the 2021 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Humorous Novel Award
  • Finalist for the 2020 Foreword Reviews INDIES Humorous Book of the Year Award
  • Gold Medal for 2021 Independent Publishers Book Awards, Humorous Fiction

The Black Bird of Chernobyl

  • Finalist for the 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society’s General Fiction Award
  • Finalist for the 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society’s Audiobook Narrator Award
  • Gold Medal for the 2024 Foreword Reviews INDIES Humorous Book of the Year Award
  • Honorable Mention for the 2024 Foreword Reviews INDIES LGBTQ+ Book of the Year Award
  • Silver Medal for 2025 Independent Publishers Book Awards, Humorous Fiction

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

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

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

Sidecar Stories

  • Winner, 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

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

Dead Letters from Paradise

  • Named one of Shelf Unbound’s 100 Top Notable Indie Titles of 2022
  • Included in Autostraddle’s list of 92 of the Best Queer Books of 2022
  • Included in Out in Print’s Favorite Books of 2022
  • Nominee for North Carolina’s Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction.
  • Short-listed for the Lambda Literary Award for LGTQ+ Mystery
  • Winner of Golden Crown Literary Society Awards for General Fiction & Audiobook Narrator