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Important Dates
Nomination Rules
Past Awards
- January 18 – February 8 2025 | Nominations
- March 2025 | Finals
- Last updated: 3/02/25 – 07:00 am CST
If you find a spelling mistake feel free to contact us. If your nomination is not listed below and you submitted by the above time, it is most likely vetoed. See FAQ for more information.
- Do not nominate your own book, or a book you have not read.
- All nominations must be:
– Indie (self) published during the previous year.
– A Novella or Novel. (60+ Amazon listed page count.)
– Fantasy
– No main-plot romance. (If the plot doesn’t work without the romance, then it is main-plot romance.)
– Published in English.
– Submitted in the following format: Direct Amazon Link. Any other format will be disqualified.
– 20 Reviews on Amazon, with a rating of at least 4.0 - The top 10 books will advance to the Finals.
- Each author will only be allowed ONE book to advance to the next round.
- To advance a book MUST have a minimum of 5 nominations.
- A person can only nominate:
– a book once.
– 3 books total.
– Note: emails ending in .gov, .edu, .org are invalid.
– 18 years or older to participate. - By nominating you are subscribing to the Caffeinated Fantasy Newsletter.
- Nominations will be validated after they have closed, and books that do not meet the above qualifications will be removed.
- During the nomination round, making it to the current standings chart doesn’t verify that the book has met all qualifications.
Meet the 2024 Indie Book of the Year
Dreamteller
by K. D. Shade
Page Count: 340
Published: 08-29-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.8 Stars
Check out the Book’s Spotlight Post!
An heiress with everything to lose. A prophecy she never asked for. A glimpse of the past with the power to change the future.
Lady Shannyn was raised to rule.
But when a vision of the past uproots a buried betrayal, her secured future unravels.
Spies whisper in the halls, assassins lurk in the shadows, and secrets fester behind silk-draped smiles, but rebellion isn’t the only danger in Megara.
A masked archer, a man cloaked in mystery, might be the only one who can help Shannyn uncover the truth—if she dares trust him.
Every step closer to the truth brings new enemies and every choice demands a sacrifice. Shannyn finds herself stepping into a prophecy that could save her kingdom—or destroy it.
Perfect for fans of plot twists, court intrigue, and stubborn hope conquering the darkness.
A Shadow Over Haven
by David Green
Page Count: 350
Published: 09-01-2024
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.9 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
Flames of Gold
by Liz Delton
Page Count: 528
Published: 08-27-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.8 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
Collusion
by H. S. J. Williams
Page Count: 423
Published: 09-27-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.8 Stars
Check out the
Book’s Spotlight Post!
Nobody’s Hero
by Janeen Ippolito
Page Count: 453
Published: 03-21-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.3 Stars
Check out the
Book’s Spotlight Post!
Forsworn
by David Estes
Page Count: 928
Published: 09-30-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.5 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
Pursued by Peril
by Lindsay Buroker
Page Count: 303
Published: 02-17-2024
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.7 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
Wings of War
by Tara Grayce
Page Count: 298
Published: 04-26-2024
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.8 Stars
Check out the
Book’s Spotlight Post
Wanted
by Jennifer Kropf
Page Count: 280
Published: 10-16-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.6 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
To Bind the Court
by D. E. Carlson
Page Count: 480
Published: 05-14-24
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Amazon: 4.7 Stars
Book’s Spotlight Post
Coming Soon!
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