BOSTON - s4story -- The NYC Big Book Award recognized Palms on the Cape in the category of Romantic Comedy as a Winner. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, librarians and professional copywriters. Winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.

Palms on the Cape
After a tumultuous childhood, Rachel Sinclair has made a life for herself. On the verge of turning forty, her upscale beach bar–Palms on the Cape–is packed throughout the Cape Cod summer season. She has surrounded herself with a devoted staff and great friends, including her best friend, Carlos...who she might be in love with. When Rachel learns of a plan to take over her business, she must decide if it's worth the gamble to join forces with an unlikely ally, or risk losing everything she has worked for.

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NYC Big Book Award received book submissions worldwide. Attorneys, Doctors, Entrepreneurs, Film & Television writers, Historians, Journalists, and Professors, from well-established authors to first-time indie authors as well as small and large presses participated.

Entries this year were received from the United States as well as countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea United, Sweden, Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.  Cities represented among the entries were Auckland, Baltimore, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hollywood, Johannesburg, Manhattan Beach, New Orleans, NYC, Philadelphia, Sydney, and West Palm Beach.

Publishers included Black Rose Writing, Beacon Press, Berrett-Koehler, Casemate, Edinburgh University Press, Forbes Books, Kiplinger Books, NYU Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Rizzoli, Routledge, University of California Press, University of Nebraska Press, Weaving Influence Press, and Wiley.

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Winners and distinguished favorites included "Palms on the Cape" by Jenn Bouchard, The Lab Press's "Essentials Vol. 1" by Luke Arnold (Black Sails) & Chris "Doc" Wyatt (TV producer/writer); Berrett-Koehler's "Catch People Doing Things Right" by Martha C. Lawrence; The White House Historical Association's "White House Memories 1970–2007:" by Gary J. Walters (White House Chief Usher); and "Eternal Love" by Xuemo to name some key titles on the awarded list.

"We have an amazing list of authors from around the globe participating this year," said awards sponsor Gabby Olczak. "I'm so excited to share these books with a worldwide readership!"

To view the list of NYC Big Book winners and distinguished favorites, please visit: https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/

The NYC Big Book Award is announced every fall. NYC Big Book Award is open to all authors, publishers, and illustrators, and includes submissions from the big five publishers including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. Join us for the Independent Press Award, deadlines every December 15th, is open to independent authors and publishers.