Winner: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
Finalists:
▪ Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor)
▪ The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor)
▪ Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor)
▪ I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor)
▪ The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
▪ Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (Walker Publishing; Emily Easton, editor)
▪ The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (Sourcebooks Fire; Deb Werksman)
I’ve really enjoyed this series, but since it currently lacks an HEA, I’m not sure I’d call this romance. Perhaps she intends to give that eventually since she’s got another book in the works.