Official 2022 Kindle Book Awards

 

Congrats 2022 Semifinalists!

Semi-Finalists are listed in no particular order: Contact heather@thekindlebookreview.net to claim your badge.

Horror/Suspense (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• What Lurks in the Shadows by S.C. Shannon
• Pretty/Ugly by Jennifer Anne Gordon
• HORDE (Zombie Apocalypse: The Chad Halverson Book 6) by Bryan Cassiday
• Crawlies by Ellie Douglas
• Descent of a Broken Man by Ashon Ruffins 
• The Spirit of Shy Moon Lake by Reina Lisa Menasche
• Distorted Perception by Trish Arrowsmith 
• Final Track by Julie Hiner 
•  Gate of Betrayal by VC Marello 
•  Reclamation by Ashley Fontainne 
•  Halloween in Hannibal by Lara Bernhardt   
•  The Devil of Misty Lake by JP Barnett  
•  Devilish Dust by Erik Dean 
•  How a Monster is Made by RaShell Lashbrook
•  Telephone Road by Ann Swann
•  Rave by Konn Lavery   
•  The Ghosts We Know by William Dean
• Gateway by David Cassidy
•  Sometimes we Ran 4: Survival by Stephen Drivick 
•  Chimera Island by Martin Roy-Hill 

Young Adult (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• Bittersweet by Tayla Jean Grossberg
• The Moonstone Girls by Brooke Skipstone
• Soul Heist – The Missing Mentor by Volker Breuer
• Life of a Firefly by Sandra Brown Lindstedt
• Pushing Pawns: The Chess Club Book One by Dima Novak
• The Lightness of Water by Toni Cabell
• The Lost Link by Michelle Bryan
• The Three Kingdoms: The Sown Seed by Mark Musser
• Urbantasm: The Darkest Road by Connor Coyne
• Blood and Silver by Vali Benson
• Year 1: Renegade by Tamara Heiner
• Royal Decoy (Fate of Eyrinthia Book 1) by Heather Frost
• Acceptance in Ice by Karina Brown
• Illusions: Ravens of Darkness by Elle Preston
• An Oath of Blood and Secrets:  She Will Rise by C.A. Masterson
• Perchance to Dream by Tamara Belko
• The Twin Stars by Bridgette Portman
• Sangre Cove by Gina Castillo
• Yeah But I Didn’t by  Ann Swann
• The Mayfly and the Methuselah Tree by Bob Zaslow and Robert Askew

Romance (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• The Way you Look at Me by EeJay Enekwa
• High Meadow by Freya Barker 
• Runaway Groom by Ellie Rhodes
• Those We Trust by Marie Jones 
• Alaska Inferno by LoLo Paige
• Wolfeblade by Kathryn Le VeQue
• The Splendid Hour by Kathryn Le VeQue
• Land of Heroes by Dorothy Wiley
• The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid 
• Checkmate: An Opposites Attract Romance by Angela Taylor 
• Promise of the Heart by Susan Berry
• Topanga Canyon by Elizabeth Sumner Wafler
• Casey’s Charade by Susan Jean Ricci 
• Broken by KM Harding 
• Lure (Jesse & Hawk) by W.L. Hawkins 
• Defending Sophie by Desiree Holt
• Time will Tell by Annette G. Anders
• Wild Heart: An Equestrian Romance by Carolyn Haley
• Beauty for Ashes by Karen Baney 
• Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns 

Mystery/Thriller (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• Stolen Butterfly by Paty Jager 
• Terror’s Sword by Kevin Kuhens
• Stealing Gold by Michael Balkind
• Dior or Die by Laura E. Akers
• Bollywood by Priya Khajuria
• Enemies of Doves by Shanessa Gluhm 
• Fatal Infarction by Kevin Chapman 
• Death by Poison by Abigail Keam
• The Perilous Road to Her by NL Blandford
  
• The Death Mask Murders by Gabriel Farago 
  
• Forgotten Creek by Susan Clayton-Goldner 
  
• The Kimono Tattoo by Rebecca Copeland 
• Capone’s Keys by Sally Ling
• Ways to Die in Tokyo by Thomas Ran Garver  
• The Prisoner’s Apprentice by Cheyenne Richards 
• Pearlized by BK Sweeting 
• Absolution by Henry Hack 
• If These Flames Could Talk by Michael Burnham 
• Buried Lies by Andrew Cunningham  
• Codename Mermaid by Michael James Emberger and Kristina Rothe

Non-Fiction (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• Homeschooling and Working While Raising Amazing Kids by LM Preston
• Cries of the Savanna: An adventure. An awakening. A journey to understanding African Wildlife conservation by Sue Tidwell
• Finding the Missing Peace by Chris Duffy-Wentzel
• Into Dark Corridors: A Tale of Hands, Heart, and Home by Constance Hood
• Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve by Cheryl Johnson 
• The Road Back to Me: 9 Principles for Navigating Life’s Unexpected Twists & Turns by Adena Sampson
• Midnight Calling: A Memoir of a Drug Smuggler’s Daughter by Lynn Walker
• Travels with Geoffrey; If It Can Go Wrong, It Will by Sharon Hayhurst
• An Impossible Life: The Inspiring True Story of a Woman’s Struggle from Within by Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden
• Thrive: 10 Commandments for 20-Somethings to Live the Best-Life-Possible by Jeffrey Froh
• Black, White, And Gray All Over; a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement by Frederick Reynolds
• Monkeys on the Road: One family’s vanlife adventure from the USA to South America in search of a simpler life by Mary Hollendoner
• EPIC Begins With 1 Step Forward: How To Plan, Achieve, and Enjoy The Journey by Zander Sprague
• Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers by Susan Louise Gabriel
• Womb of Diamonds: A True Adventure From Child Bride Of Syria To Celebrity Businesswoman Of Japan by Ezra Choueke
• The Heroic and Exceptional Minority: A Guide to Mythological Self-Awareness and Growth by Gregory Diehl
• Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving by Samuel Sanders
• Swipe Write by Lindsay Taylor Dellinger
• TBI or CTE: What the Hell is Wrong with Me? by Mark Tullius
• but, he spit in my coffee: A reads-like-fiction memoir about adopting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) by Keri Williams 

Literary Fiction (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• Time Stamps by KL Kreig 
• Moss by Joe Pace
• Like Feathers of a Wing by Diane Olsen
• The Willow Rise Six by Alan Leuth 
• When Secrets Come to Light by George Hopkins 
• Strung by Roske
• Shadows of the Taj by Lara Bernhardt 
• The Puppet Maker’s Daughter by Karla M Jay 
• The Birdhouse Man by Rick DeStafanis 
• Dangerous Conjectures by Brian Finney
  
• Over the Hedge by Paulette Mahurin 
  
• Small Forgotten Moments by Annalisa Crawford
• No Names to be Given by Julia Brewer Daily 
• The Consequence of Anna by Kate Birkin 
• Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenee
• In Light of Recent Events by Amy Klinger  
• Year of the Firefly by Malcolm Ivey 
• The Secrets we Conceal by SR Fabrico 
• Touch by Rebecca Miller 
• Make America Beautiful Again by Bo Bancroft 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Semifinalists are in no particular order)

• Biding Time by Lyn Gardner 
• Sting of the Scorpion by Evelyn Puerto 
• Northern Echoes by Melody Ash 
• The Warrior with Broken Wings by Thorsten Brandl 
• S.I.B.s: The Society of Intellectual Beings by Iris Bolling  
• Daughter of Ethos by LM Lacee
• The Girl Forged by Fate by Brittany Czarnecki
• A Merry Life by Sarah Branson 
• The Savage Deeps by Timothy S. Johnston  
• Followed by Fire by McKenzie Austin 
• Kingbreaker by Jocelyn Fox
• Zak: The Hew-Man by Mat Labotka 
• The Wild Court by EG Radcliff  
• Miss Bennet’s Dragon by M. Verant 
• Chene: Book One by D.C. McElroy 
• And the Creek Don’t Rise by R.M. Gilmore
• Asylum by Susy Smith
• The Ferryman and the Sea Witch by D. Wallace Peach
• Hell Holes by Donald Firesmith 
• The Unmasked Everblade by RM Schulz

Book Cover: (Semifinalists are in no particular order)