Always a bridesmaid…

you know the rest of that statement! LOL

The HOLT MEDALLION Awards were listed to day and I was a finalist in the Long Contemporary category for my book YOU’RE MY MATCH ( Heaven’s Matchmaker, book 4).

I didn’t win my category ( hence the title of this post)

But…

I did find out almost at the same time as the awards were bing given out that I am a finalist in another writing contest, THE FIRST COAST ROMANCE WRITERS NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN ROMANCE FICTION ( NERFA) AWARD for book 3 in the Heaven’s Matchmaker series, PERFECT MATCH!

@firstcoastromancewriters

Three NERFA 2026 Finalists in Contemporary Romance 🌹 Congratulations to our extraordinary finalists from @firstcoastromancewriters: ✨ The Magical Tea Shop — Aimee O’Brian *(no TikTok handle found)* ✨ Just the Way You Are — @nikarhoneauthor ✨ Perfect Match — @peggyjaegerauthor Winners announced next month. Find all three books at the links in bio. #NERFA2026 #ContemporaryRomance #RomanceBooks #BookTok #RomanceReads #FCRW

♬ original sound – First Coast Romance Writers – First Coast Romance Writers

Goodness! The blessing keep coming. I knew this was a decent series, but all these contests are validating it in my mind ( and hope yours, too!)

Stay tuned. I’ll let you know about this one, too!

#blessed