❧ You are allowed UNLIMITED book submissions in this round for each category
❧ You MAY skip categories if you do not wish to nominate any books in those categories
❧ All nominees MUST be published between the months of December 2019 to December 2020.
**Special Note: You MAY nominate books that were released prior to Dec 2019, but re-published in 2020 with significant changes
❧ All nominees MUST be classified as romance
❧ All nominees MUST have a HEA or HFN
❧ Acceptable forms of publishing for nominations: Traditional, Indie or Self-Pub
❧ The categories, Historical, Contemporary, Fantasy, PNR/UF, Romantic Suspense, Sci-Fi, Erotic, YA, Novella, Anthology, and Holiday, are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE categories. For instance, this means that you may not nominate the same book in contemporary and PNR/UF.
❧ The categories from the previous rule are NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with the categories: Debut, Audiobook Narration, Best Cover, and Book of the Year. This means, for instance, that you may nominate the same book for Historical and Best Cover.