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Finalists of the 18th Annual Contest!

Deception Roger White Cinnamon Press

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

Madcap Dogs: Revealing Their True Glory Ron Chandler Independently Published

The Country Gentleman: The Untold, Inspiring Story of Allen Karl Sterner Julie Richardson Golden Country, LLC

Rusty and Emma's Big Shock! Annie Wilde Lucid House Publishing

The Greatest Treasure Anne Lacourrege Missy Publishing

Trial and Error: A Novel Lisa Denig Self-Published

Brain to Bank: How to Get Your Idea Out of Your Head and Cash In Dorine Rivers, PhD, PMP Alpha 81 Publishing

The Structure of Success: A Framework to Help Build Your Business Better Patrick Esposito An Inc Original

Going on Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation Behnam Tabrizi Ideapress Publishing

How to Make a Few Billion Dollars Brad Jacobs Greenleaf Book Group Press

Super Woman Weath: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero Regina McCann Hess Greenleaf Book Group

Tread Loudly: Call Out the BullSh*t and Fight for Equality in the Workplace Kristine Cherek Greenleaf Book Group Press

Your Way to True Wealth: How to Make It Happen, Make It Last, and Make It Matter Mike Brown Greenleaf Book Group Press

Your Finest Work: Career Fulfillment in a Complicated World Merideth Mehlberg Livelyhood Press

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

Little Sprout a Story of Destiny Steph Carlson Maine Authors Publishing

A Different Kind of Boy: A story about inclusion and making friends Michael Simones White Crow S-Publishing

Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga Kenny Loui UFO Comics

Love Child: The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy, Book Two Wendy Cohan Lucid House Publishing

Driving For Justice Justin K. Kojok Self-Published

Build Reading Fluency: Practice and Performance with Reader's Theater and More Timothy Rasinski & Chase Young Shell Education Publishing

Unmaking the Bomb: Environmental Cleanup and the Politics of Impossibility Shannon Cram University of California Press

Saga of the Swedish Water Spirit Caroline Helenasdotter Förlaget Annasdotter

The Union Bar: Lesbian Erotica Emma Collier Word Craft, LLC

Hierophantasy: A Satirical Saga of Dungeon(s) & Dragon(s) Kyle James Self-Published

The Stalin Stain W.H. Mefford Fulton Books

Homesick Mary Minnock Self-Published

The Charon Club Gina M. Bright Rize

The Currach and the Corncrake E. Piotrowicz Resource Publications

Normal Broken: The Grief Companion For When It's Time To Heal But You're Not Sure You Want To Kelly Cervantes BenBella Books

The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and the Mass Surveillance David T. Beito Independent Institute

The Guide To Getting Off Your Butt & Cleaning Angela Varga Self-Published

Find Them Julia Ash Self-Published

Max and the Musicians Jack Cazal Meadwood Creative

Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World Joshua Berry Ideapress Publishing

The Inside Innovator: A Practical Guide to Intrapreneurship Louis K. Gump Greenleaf Book Group

Bold Kindness Cathy Thorpe Fast Company Press

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

The Broken Hummingbird Ann Marie Jackson She Writes Press

Coded to Kill Marschall Runge, M.D. Post Hill Press

The Human Trial Audrey Gale Books Fluent

I Sat Alone By The Gate Mary Efendi Greenleaf Book Group Press

Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans Lorraine Mangione and Donna Luff Rutgers University Press

Cherokee Reel James A. Humphrey Self-Published

Flower Bugs: A Guide to Flower-Associated True Bugs of the Midwest Angella Moorehouse Pollination Press

The Story of Rice Xiaorong Zhang Outskirts Press

Hologram Jo Deniau Noesis Imprints

Highland Magic Heather Tapely Self-Published

A Fire Is Coming Emma Stevens Lochridge Publishing

Petals from Mars: A Memoir of Resilience and Triumph over Adversity Judie Dziezak Capucia

A Bite To Remember Nick Schonfeld Greenleaf Book Group

Ellie's Masterclass Melissa Kahl Saratoga Springs Publishing

The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and the Mass Surveillance David T. Beito Independent Institute

The Battle Beyond: Fighting and Winning the Coming War in Space Paul Szymanski & Jerry Drew Amplify Publishing Group

Love Child: The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy, Book Two Wendy Cohan Lucid House Publishing

They Imagine Texas Kevin McDermott Thick Winter Press

The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality Chris Jones Ice Cube Press, LLC

Flower Bugs: A Guide to Flower-Associated True Bugs of the Midwest Angella Moorehouse Pollination Press

This Day in California History Carl Palm Northcross Books

Practical Ways to Better Mental Health: Food and Lifestyle Strategies Kathleen Gooden Self-Published

The Union Bar: Lesbian Erotica Emma Collier Word Craft, LLC

Escape: A Cautionary Tale for a Digital World Nancy Dort Rossow Self-Published

Is Social Justice Just? Robert M. Whaples, Michael Munger & Christopher J. Coyne, Editors Independent Institute

Follow the Love: Permanent Connections Scaffolding Dr. Elizabeth Wynter & Marisha Kashyap, MPH Next Page Publishing

A Tiny Ripple of Hope Antonio Ramon BookBaby

Taken While She Slept C.J. Grayson Joffe Books

Kill for Love Laura Picklesimer Unnamed Press

Requiem for Betrayal Ephraim River Grove Books

Redemption’s Shadow M.E. Astroth Tradecraft Press

Changing Woman: A Novel of the Camp Grant Massacre Venetia Hobson Lewis Bison Books

The House on Butterfly Street Mhani Alaoui Interlink Books

A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower Patricia Bernstein History Through Fiction

Sideline Confidential: A Novel Brooke Bentley Greenleaf Book Group Press

Casalvento: House of the Wind Gudrun Cuillo Greenleaf Book Group Press

The Broken Hummingbird Ann Marie Jackson She Writes Press

The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for Scholars Betty S. Lai Princeton University Press

Deception Roger White Cinnamon Press

Mothers Vol. 1 Ben Burgess Jr Legacy Books LLC

Inflamed: Abandonment, Heroism, and Outrage in Wine Country's Deadliest Firestorm Anne E. Belden & Paul Gullixson Permuted Press

Madcap Dogs: Revealing Their True Glory Ron Chandler Independently Published

The Country Gentleman: The Untold, Inspiring Story of Allen Karl Sterner Julie Richardson Golden Country, LLC

Rusty and Emma's Big Shock! Annie Wilde Lucid House Publishing

The Greatest Treasure Anne Lacourrege Missy Publishing

Trial and Error: A Novel Lisa Denig Self-Published

Breksta's Academy Natasha Quay Ensisheim Partners LLC