2026 DBT Literary Awards

Entrants in the 2026 DBT Literary Awards. Use the search bar below to find a specific title.

Her Blind Date Bodyguard by Bella Rose

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Romance, Suspense

What starts as protection quickly becomes personal. Ethan’s past threats are no longer his alone, and Olivia, the one woman who makes him feel again, has become the perfect leverage against him.


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12 Years to AI Singularity by Peter Solomon

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Science Fiction

When AI systems defy their programming and robots attempt to develop viruses deadly to humans, ordinary families find themselves caught in a global struggle for survival.

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We Walk Alone by Robert Kern

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Medical

A heart-wrenching account, We Walk Alone gives a unique perspective from the author’s personal journey as the sole caregiver of his beloved wife, as he lost her to dementia from Alzheimer’s. Nothing is left out.


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Death by Decent Society by Malcolm J Wardlaw

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Science Fiction, Dystopian

Life is not golden for those who ask the wrong questions. Such offenders suffer ‘death by decent society’ in the Value System. Were the truth ever to leak out, the people would convulse in outraged rebellion. But no one has ever escaped. Until now.

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Tears of Iemanjá by Kiva Wolfe

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Romance, Suspense

As Dominick Stanovic hunts for answers about the disappearance of his fiancée, Mala, he must face his darkest fears and a brutal truth: is the woman he loved really gone, or is someone playing a deadly game with him?


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Red Flash by Kiva Wolfe

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Steamy Romance, Suspense

When a mysterious red stone vanishes in the Brazilian rainforest, idealistic Dominick Stanovic is pulled into his brother Sërg’s world of deception, corruption, murder, and forbidden love.


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The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly by Harker Jones

2026 DBT LITERARY AWARDS NOMINEE
Children’s, Picture Book

This story will captivate readers with charming illustrations of Sam, his family, and the Italian countryside while they learn that it’s OK to be afraid and to accept help from others.


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