The Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal chapter of Romance Writers of America released the finalists in the 2016 On The Far Side Award on June 27. It is a pay-to-play contest for unpublished authors.
Romantic Elements
- The Harbinger -Emily Meredith
- Lost in Transmigration -Tessa McFionn
- Book of Secrets -Claudia Blood
Hard Sci-Fi/SciFi/Futuristic
- Of Two Minds -Emily Clark
- My Hand Has Written Truth -Sandra J. Marten
- Star Gazers -Diana Rivis
Dark/Light/General paranormal
- A Ghost of A Chance -Katie Baldwin
- Wolf, Interrupted -Jillian Stone
- A Child of Eden -Lauralynn Doran
Steampunk/Time Travel
- Heart of Bronze -Laurel Kerr
- Victoria Station -Emily Clark
- The Seductress -Jessica Grace Kelley
Urban Fantasy
- Hellbound -Ashli Wade
- A Shadow’s Kiss -Grace Adams
- Dragon’s Spell -Gina Bono
Fantasy
- Desperate Sacrifice -Linda Schad
- Child of Destiny -T.E. Bradford
- Overlaird, A Novel of the Lairds of Light -C. D. Cutty
Young Adult
- Soren’s Resistance -Christine Gunderson
- Dark in Nature -Madeline-Rue
- Society of the Living Dead -Catherine Avril Morris
New Adult
- Winter’s Kiss -Bryonna Nobles
- A Destruction of Wildcats -Margo Bond Collins
- Much Like Falling -Laurie Treacy
Erotic
- Awakened -Sydney Keys
- MortalDesire: Book 1 in the Distant Edge Romance Series (Witchy) -ChloeAdler
- Renegade -Sara Avellino