Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2024 Best Book Cover Finalists, shown in random order!
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Deborah L. King for "MARY NOT BROKEN"
Genre: Women's Fiction
Fifteen-year-old Mary ran away from an arranged marriage, but life’s circumstances forced her to come back home to the world she desperately tried to escape. Can she ever find the freedom and happiness she seeks?
Vivienne Sang for "Jealousy of a Viking"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Helgha falls in love with Erik but he must marry within his class. Helgha is jealous of his wife and plots to prevent her having children. She is accused of witchcraft and flees with her two sons. They go to a Christian village but she falls in love with the theign. It all starts again with jealousy...
Anne Lacourrege for "The Greatest Treasure"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
Adventure is found in unlikely places. Lily is a lonely child who lives in an old house by the banks of the Mississippi River. The house is mysterious with a closed door between two apartments. Lily hears a voice encouraging her to open the door, but she is scared to do so. Curiosity can be good.
Lucy Appadoo for "In Rio's Shadows"
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
Sun, sand, surf. How could Blanca Castellano turn down the offer of a promotion to beautiful Rio de Janeiro—especially when it’s a step up in her career in Madrid? The return to Rio means the return of nightmares from Blanca’s childhood—nightmares that began after her first trip to Rio as a child....
C.T. Clark for "The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood"
Genre: Sci-Fi
Clones are living among us. Seven college students make a shocking discovery—they are enhanced clones of some of history's most influential figures, trained from birth to face a looming global crisis. And that crisis has arrived.
Victor De Almeida for "The Loch Linnhe Murders"
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery
A haunting murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. Detective Ursula Dankworth must confront her own demons as she unravels a chilling web of secrets and lies.
James Butler for "Taking Boston"
Genre: Christian
When a car accident claims the lives of his best friends, a young single pastor takes in their only daughter, drastically altering both of their lives forever.
Ashish K Saxena for "Society And the Machine: Navigating Ethics In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence"
Genre: Non-Fiction
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world, from social media to healthcare, education to governance, transforming how we live, work, and think. As we step into an era where AI doesn't just support decision but makes the decisions, the question arises: Are we shaping AI, or is AI shaping us?
Sarah Branson for "Burn the Ship"
Genre: Sci-Fi
Kat Wallace, juggling three children, a faltering marriage, and her role in the Bosch Pirate Force, seizes an unexpected chance to eliminate human trafficking on New Earth, confronts resistance and betrayal from all sides while forging new alliances that could reshape her future and Bosch's destiny.
Sarah Branson for "A Pirates' Pact"
Genre: Childrens Middle Grade Books
On the pirate island of Bosch, nearly eleven-year-old twins Kik and Mac stumble upon a hidden treasure map, launching them into an adventure that tests their bond, uncovers family secrets, and reshapes their understanding of identity and loyalty.
Stacee Humphreys for "The Snake and the Serpent"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Michelle and Natasha are sisters on opposite sides in the war. Separated for a decade the two sisters have forged very different lives. Natasha is an interrogator, Michele heads the resistance and Hess is organising a mission. They must play a game of cat and mouse, changing their lives forever.
E.T. Gunnarsson for "The Salt March – Empire Fallen Book One"
Genre: Fantasy
The Mednohail Empire is trying to achieve world domination by spreading its religion and control, and the Salt March is its first (and last) attempt at doing so. Brónmal, the Supreme General, is a zealot but questions the divinity and intentions of the Mednohail leaders and their weaponized sin.
Christine Elmer Collins for "Service, Honor, & Sacrifice: Memoirs of a War Nurse "
Genre: Memoir
From Frontlines to Homefront: Decorated Air Force Captain, Christine Collins, confronts war’s realities in Afghanistan and her own invisible wounds at home. Her memoir, a resilience beacon, illuminates service members’ sacrifices and the healing power of storytelling.
Beth Jordan for "THANK YOU FOR THE KISS"
Genre: Memoir
Warrior Queen to Lost Soul: A Woman's Journey Through Grief and Deception in Cuba
Refe Tuma for "Frances and the Werewolves of the Black Forest"
Genre: Childrens Middle Grade Books
A young inventor journeys across Europe in the early days of WW2 to redeem herself in the eyes of the scientific community after a disastrous first experiment. When her train is hijacked, she flees into the Black Forest where she’s hunted by a mysterious enemy using her own discoveries against her.
Michele Grant for "The Power Dressers: A Women's Guide to Professional Style"
Genre: Non-Fiction
In The Power Dressers: A Women's Guide to Professional Style, Michele Grant blends 20+ years of executive business consulting with a passion for fashion, offering a transformative guide that empowers women to enhance their professional presence and achieve career success through strategic dressing.
Evie Alexander for "An Unholy Affair"
Genre: Romance
Gorgeous Jack Newton has fallen in love. But Eveline Shaw’s a vicar dreaming of marriage and kids, and he’s a male escort on his way out of town. Can Jack show Eveline heaven and keep his secret safe, or are they both headed straight for hell?
Chloe Brathwaite for "Good Practice: Confessions of a Physician Associate Student "
Genre: Memoir
With a blend of gentle humour, empathy and refreshing honesty, Chloe invites you to join her on a path less travelled, offering a unique perspective on the wonders and fragilities of the human body, whilst navigating the complexities of her own life as the truth behind her challengers are unveiled.
Nicky Shearsby for "Beyond The Veil "
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
When David Mallory confesses to murder, no one assumes the body is two hundred years old. Clinical psychologist, Newton Flanigan, is drawn into a sinister path of death and betrayal, unraveling a series of murders spanning two centuries and triggering a journey that could be Newton’s last.
Lizann Lightfoot for "Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses"
Genre: True Stories
Empathetic letters for the reader to "open when" they are going through specific challenges of military life so they can always read a kind word from a friend who gets it, with true accounts from the author--a military spouse--introducing each section.
Joann Keder for "Slashed Potatoes and Grave-y"
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery
A pinch of murder, a dash of deceit, and a scoop of secrets!
Alexandra Grace for "Make You Love Me"
Genre: Romance
One lie can either destroy or save us... Nora never expected to revisit one very tender emotional wound until she learns her ex-boyfriend has been in an accident and doesn’t remember their breakup.
MYLM is an emotional, second chance, closed-door romance with a twist on fake dating.
Ruth Leigh for "A Great Deal of Ingenuity"
Genre: Romance
Ever wondered about the minor Pride & Prejudice characters cooking, mending, flirting, walking and socialising in the background? These short stories shine a light on Netherfield, Hunsford, Rosings and Longbourn as you've never seen them before and relegate the major players to non-speaking roles.
DAVID GRUBB for "Spider Might"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
Instar, a young cross spider comes of spider building age and is granted the power of indestructible webs after seeking help from a witch-like black widow, much to her delight. What could possibly go wrong after getting such grand powers?
Don Hammons for "PRICK"
Genre: Young Adult
People are dying under mysterious circumstances in the small town of New Haven. And the city’s best hope of uncovering the truth rests with a troubled teen and the girl who can't stand him.
Autistic Lawyer for "Smelling the Taste of Sound (A professional woman’s story of a late autism diagnosis)"
Genre: Memoir
Professional woman is diagnosed as neurodivergent and then starts a new career in a dysfunctional law firm encountering comical and tragic characters, while learning about her disabilities in an unconducive office. The account is eye-opening, shocking and will make the reader feel uncomfortable.
Gail Park for "We Are Shadows: An Irish Ghost Story"
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural
Forget what you think you know about dreams, spirits and the Otherworld —the spirits themselves with set you straight.
Deborah L. King for "GLORY UNBOUND"
Genre: Women's Fiction
IN THIS 2nd BOOK OF THE GLORY BISHOP SERIES, Glory finally breaks free of her mother's oppressive grasp. Against trusted advice, she chooses the protection of Malcolm, her controlling, much older, bad-boy-turned-minister fiancé. With this new reality, comes unexpected complications and temptations....
Jane Labous for "Past Participle"
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
A Senegalese lawyer investigates the death of her brother, three decades earlier in Dakar, at the hands of a British diplomat's wife.
Nicholas Wynn for "Timothy’s Transformation "
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
Join Timothy Greenbottle as he discovers the importance of identity and self acceptance.
T.S. Pedramon for "Nightshade Unicorn: Forerunner"
Genre: Fantasy
In a world where legends may exist, Allabva's peaceful world is shattered when the Forerunner—a unicorn—calls her on a quest to aid the fabled Shrongelin against the unconquerable. Ignoring dark legends of the Nightshade Unicorn, she races to embrace her destiny or let darkness prevail.
Lewis McIntyre for "The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel of Rome and China"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Emperor Trajan taps Aulus Galba to lead the first Roman mission to China. A trip around the world of 2000 years ago by sea and land, a world you didn't know existed - but did! Action, adventure and three love stories.
micheal dubh for "The Girl who Rode the Unihorn"
Genre: Sci-Fi
Thousands of years after The Great Melt, the natural environment stands on the brink of extinction. Amidst the desolation, the green haven of the Wayp remains a lone refuge far above the burnt-lands of the DownBlow: a haven protected by Ròna, the guardian of the forest, and sister of Mother Nature....
Sherry Maysonave for "Tatae's Promise - You will live... you will tell"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Tatae’s Promise is a never-before-told, true, historical drama in which a young Jewish woman fights to resist her Nazi captors, survive years in the Mlawa ghetto, escape Auschwitz with her younger sister, and fulfill her murdered father’s last promise to her: you will live and you will tell.
Mellany Ambrose for "Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice"
Genre: Historical Fiction
When his apprentice, John Keats, abandons medicine for poetry, Thomas Hammond is devastated, but can the master apothecary learn something valuable about life from his poetic apprentice before it’s too late?
Pria Dee for "Little Moe Can't Fly"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
Little Moe is a young goose who struggles to learn how to fly. As the cold winter approaches, Little Moe becomes anxious that he won't be able to fly to the southern shores with the other birds. However, his mother remains by his side, providing him with the motivation to keep trying. Despite the...
Ashlee Alicea for "Luka and Little Feather"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
A beautiful story of imagination and culture. This book highlights Indigenous life while providing a contemporary story any child would love. The hidden messaging throughout the book encourages learning about Native American Causes. An amazing story of adventure and the power of place.
Ruth Loten for "The Mermaid"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Frankie and Hannah both know how to keep a secret. But secrets are dangerous, especially as they always find a way to reveal themselves. 80 years separate their stories but both women know that some secrets are best left hidden.
John Miles for "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life"
Genre: Non-Fiction
"Passion Struck" inspires you to become your best self. It's about choosing courage, living intentionally, and crafting a life aligned with your aspirations. Learn how to make the shift from being a passive observer of your life to becoming the master architect of it.
Elizabeth Conte Conte for "Chosen Mistress"
Genre: Historical Fiction
Charlotte Ashford will do anything for her cousin Lydia. She never could have imagined it was to become a mistress. Chosen Mistress...a scandalous tale of two women in early Victorian society exposing the underside of love, sex, and relationships.
K. E. Adamus for "To Outwit the Fate"
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery
Matt's luck hits rock bottom, so he decides to keep his late sponsor's spirit alive... quite literally. Hilarity ensues as he navigates through a whirlwind of mishaps while juggling this ghostly charade.
Barry Levy for "The War Machine"
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
“Kick” is a Canadian-born American-made killer; shattered by years of violence. He fought in America's secret war in Vietnam and continued working for the CIA. By 1988, Kick has one goal: to finally expose Canada’s covert involvement in the Vietnam War before those dark secrets are hidden forever....
Murray Bailey for "The Prisoner of Acre"
Genre: Action Adventure
Israel 1949. SIB officer, Ash Carter, is sent to collect an AWOL soldier who's handed himself in to Acre prison. However when Carter arrives, the solider has gone on the run again.
Lorinda Boyer for "Straight Enough"
Genre: LGBT
Lorinda strove to live a godly life. But she struggled to reconcile her sexual identity within the confines of her strict fundamentalist Christian upbringing. Forced into living a double life: godly mother/housewife on the outside, sexual addict on the sly, this is more than a coming out story.
Lorinda Boyer for "Straight Enough"
Genre: LGBT
A survivor of sexual assault, Lorinda battles with her fundamentalist Christian past in a quest for intimacy. While struggling with sexual addiction/depression, her marriage crumbles. She finds unexpected love in a woman on her journey of self-discovery amidst societal judgment & personal turmoil.
O.L Obonna for "When Love Lasts"
Genre: Romance
Theirs was a marriage made in heaven, a marriage meant to last forever, or so they thought.
Will Folarin be able to trust Leilani?
Will Leilani be able to forget the pain of their first marriage?
Will they both believe in second chances
Genét Simone for "Teaching in the Dark: A Memoir"
Genre: Memoir
A true, funny, and poignant story of a novice teacher's experiences in a remote Alaskan village on the edge of the Chukchi Sea.
Mo Fanning for "Husbands"
Genre: LGBT
A gripping, dark romantic comedy, Husbands is an entertaining and fast-paced peek into the not-so-bright lights of Hollywood. Perfect for fans of Jane Fallon, Marian Keyes, Beth O’Leary and Taylor Jenkins Reid,.
Emily Pattullo for "Silent as the Snow"
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
Four friends.
One tragic death.
20 years of secrets and lies.
Neen Cohen for "The Void"
Genre: LGBT
A dark tale of self-discovery that will sweep you into a world of swords, secrets, snark, and sapphic love.
Robin Jeffrey for "Hungry is the Night"
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural
In Seattle, the past doesn’t stay buried—it comes back to bite you.
Phil Johnson for "Run to the Blue by PN Johnson"
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
A deadly gangster. A political scandal. A cheated wife with nothing left to lose. Top TV reporter Tess Anderson is on the run after sending down one of London's biggest criminals. Her life in chaos she runs to the Greek island of Paxos, but her only hope of escape is a mysterious American yachtsman...
Nick Nielsen for "Faith: A Mind-Bending Fantasy Thriller (The Faith Trilogy Book 1)"
Genre: Fantasy
The Faith Trilogy is The Matrix meets The Da Vinci Code, blending the world-shattering concepts of the Wachowskis’ films and the religious intrigue found in Dan Brown’s page-turners. They explore psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, all in the pages of three lightning-paced fantasy thrillers.
Emily Lloyd-Gale for "The Moose That Saved Christmas "
Genre: Childrens Picture Books
When St Nick crashes his sleigh in a frightful storm, Maurice and the gang use teamwork, moose-taches, and a sprinkle of magic to try and save Christmas. From thrilling near misses, to making new lifelong friendships, this is a Christmas the moose and St Nick will never forget!
Helen Rowe for "Eliminating Poverty in Britain"
Genre: Non-Fiction
In this book, Helen Rowe brings together the latest research with stories from across Britain to show us that ending poverty in the 21st century is possible. Using a combination of compassion, focus and a plan, Rowe describes how we can end poverty in five years, without raising taxes.
Nick Nielsen for "Wrath: The Mind-Bending Fantasy Thriller Series (The Faith Trilogy Book 2)"
Genre: Fantasy
The Faith Trilogy is The Matrix meets The Da Vinci Code, blending the world-shattering concepts of the Wachowskis’ films and the religious intrigue found in Dan Brown’s page-turners. They explore psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, all in the pages of three lightning-paced fantasy thrillers.
David Beckler for "Brotherhood"
Genre: Crime
When his nephew Philip is threatened by a former child soldier and a gangster with a grudge against him, Byron Mason returns to Manchester. Working with fellow former Royal Marine, Adam Sterling, he fights to keep Philips family safe, but the gangster is determined to take revenge on Byron.
