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1991-2010

(Two names indicate a tie)

2010

• The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (Inspirational)

• Publisher: Zondervan

• Editor: Jacque Alberta

• Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist

• Publisher: Bethany House

• Editors: David Long and Julie Klassen

• Expecting the Rancher’s Heir by Kathie DeNosky

• Publisher: Silhouette Desire

• Editor: Charles Griemsman

• Agent: Ethan Ellenberg

• Cold Sight by Leslie Parrish

• Publisher: NAL/Signet

• Editor: Laura Cifelli

• Agent: Pamela Harty

• Sugar Creek by Toni Blake

• Publisher: Harper Collins/Avon

• Editor: May Chen

• Agent: Meg Ruley

• Don’t Kill the Messenger by Eileen Rendahl

• Publisher: Berkley Sensation

• Editor: Leis Pedersen

• Agent: Pamela Ahearn

• Whisper of Scandal by Nicola Cornick

• Publisher: HQN

• Editor: Kimberly Young

• Agent: Pamela Dean Strickler

• "The Wrong Brother" in Under the Millionaires Mistletoe by Maureen Child

• Publisher: Silhouette Desire

• Editor: Krista Stoever

• Agent: Donna Bagdasarian

• On Folly Beach by Karen White

• Publisher: NAL/Accent

• Editor: Cindy Hwang

• Agent: Karen Solem

• Skylar’s Outlaw by Linda Warren

• Publisher: Harlequin SuperRomance

• Editor: Kathleen Scheibling

• Killer Headline by Debby Giusti

• Publisher: Steeple Hill/Love Inspired Suspense

• Editor: Emily Rodmell

• Agent: Deidre Knight

• Pull by B. A. Binns

• Publisher: WestSide Books

• Editor: Evelyn Fazio

• Agent: Andrea Somberg

• Hers for the Evening by Jasmine Haynes

• Publisher: Berkley Heat

• Editor: Wendy McCurdy

• Agent: Lucienne Diver

2009

KIMBERLY LANG / THE SECRET MISTRESS ARRANGEMENT

MARISSA DOYLE / BETRAYING SEASON

JORDAN DANE / EVIL WITHOUT A FACE

HEIDI BETTS / LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT

BRENDA NOVAK / THE PERFECT LIAR

RHONDA NELSON / LETTERS FROM HOME

ROBIN LEE HATCHER / FIT TO BE TIED

JENNIFER LYON / BLOOD MAGIC

TRACY ANNE WARREN / SEDUCED BY HIS TOUCH

KRISTI ASTOR / "SWEPT AWAY" IN LORDS OF DESIRE

HELEN BRENNA / NEXT COMES LOVE

JESSICA HART / CINDERELLA'S WEDDING WISH

LIVIA DARE  / IN THE FLESH

2008

BEYOND THE NIGHT/ Marlo Schalesky

FOR PETE'S SAKE / Linda Windsor

OH.MY.GODS / Tera Lynn Childs

THE ILLEGITIMATE PRINCE'S BABY / Michelle Celmer

NOW YOU DIE / Roxanne St. Claire

SWEET SPOT / Susan Mallery

MASTER OF THE HIGHLANDS / Veronica Wolff

TALL, DARK, AND TEXAN / Jodi Thomas

"UNDONE" IN UNLACED / Jasmine Haynes

TWISTED CREEK / Jodi Thomas

TO PROTECT A PRINCESS / Gail Barrett

LAST-MINUTE PROPOSAL / Jessica Hart

OH.MY.GODS / Tera Lynn Childs

HEAT OF THE NIGHT / Sylvia Day

2007

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Sara's Son / Tara Taylor Quinn

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SHADOWS WHISPERS / Linda Conrad

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Highlander Untamed / Monica McCarty

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Born To Be Wilde / Janelle Denison

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Lord of the Fading Lands / C. L. Wilson

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Compromising Situations / Carolynn Carey

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House of Lies / Maggie Toussaint

Take Me Tonight / Roxanne St. Claire

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The Doctor’s Pregnancy Bombshell / Janice Lynn

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Remembered / Tamera Alexander

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Saving Zoe / Alyson Noel

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Blood Red / Sharon Page

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Learning To Breathe / Karen White

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Lord of the Fading Lands / C. L. Wilson

2006

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Baptism by Fire / Elizabeth Sinclair

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Bunking Down with the Boss / Charlene Sands

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Just One of Those Flings / Candice Hern

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Real Women Don't Wear Size 2 / Kelley St. John

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Fey Born / R. Garland Gray

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Family Guardian / Laurie Alice Eakes

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Taken / Barbara Freethy

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Here with Me / Holly Jacobs

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With Christmas in His Heart / Gail Gaymer Martin

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Major Crush / Jennifer Echols

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Sin / Sharon Page

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Spying in High Heels / Gemma Halliday

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The Husband Trap / Tracy Anne Warren

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2005

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The Pregnancy Test / Susan Gable

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Chameleons / Becky Barker

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Her Highland Rogue / Leanne Burroughs

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Seeing Red / Jill Shalvis

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Hunter's Moon / Lori Handeland

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The Mysterious Miss M / Diane Gaston

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Wednesday's Child / Gayle Wilson

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Trouble in Paradise / Carolyn Brown

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Distant Echoes / Coleen Coble

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Island Girls (and Boys)  / Rachel Hawthorne

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The Guardian / C. S. Chatterly

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The Givenchy Code / Julie Kenner

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Good Girls Don't  / Kelley St. John

2004

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The Rich Man's Son / Judy Duarte

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Tall, Dark, and Texan / Jane Sullivan

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The Mistress of Trevelyan / Jennifer St. Giles

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Someone Like You / Susan Mallery

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A Man in a Kilt / Sandy Blair

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Star of India / Amanda McCabe

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Family Matters / Justine Wittich

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The Italian's Baby / Lucy Gordon

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The Debt / Angela Hunt

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Who's Your Daddy / Lynda Sandoval

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Pillow Chase / Jeanie London

Finding Mary Blaine / Jodi Thomas

The Mistress of Trevelyan / Jennifer St. Giles

2003

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ALL A MAN CAN BE / Virginia Kantra

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EXPECTING THE SHEIKH'S BABY / Kristi Gold

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SEDUCED / Pamela Britton

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THE COWBOY WHO CAME CALLING / Linda Broday

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UNRAVELED / C. J. Barry

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THE RELUCTANT ROGUE / Elizabeth Powell

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ACCIDENTAL BODYGUARD / Julie Miller

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THE ITALIAN MILLIONAIRE'S MARRIAGE / Lucy Gordon

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THE YADDA YADDA PRAYER GROUP / Neta Jackson

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PLAYING BY HEART / Deborah Raney

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BACK ROADS  / Susan Crandall

2001

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WITH VALOR AND DEVOTION / Charlotte Maclay

HIS BABY SURPRISE / Kathy Denosky / Silhouette Desire

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ENCHANTING PLEASURES / Eloisa James / Delacorte

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2000

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ANGEL IN DISGUISE / Patt Marr

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1999

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THE VEILED WEB / Catherine Asaro / Bantam
TIMEPOOL / Susan Plunkett / Jove

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1998

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THEY'RE THE ONE! / Mindy Neff / Harlequin

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LEAN ON ME / Jill Shalvis / Bantam

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WHITE BEAR'S WOMAN / Candace McCarthy / Zebra

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ENCHANTED BY YOU / Kathleen Harrington / Avon

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ETERNITY / Maggie Shayne / Berkley

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AN INCONVENIENT WIFE / Patricia Oliver / Signet

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SUSPICION / Christiane Heggan / Mira

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SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE / Rachel Gibson / Avon

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ARE YOU MY DADDY? / Leanna Wilson / Silhouette

1997

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SHADES OF A DESPERADO / Sharon Sala

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ULTIMATE SURRENDER / Jill Shalvis

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HANNAH'S PROMISE / Cheryl Anne Porter

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THE IVORY DUCHESS / Delia Parr

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SEASON OF WISHES / Christina Skye

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A PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE / Eileen Putnam

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A SACRED TRUST / Sharon Mignerey

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THE HIDEAWAY / Meryl Sawyer

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THE COWBOY WHO BROKE THE MOLD / Cathleen Galitz

1996

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SURVIVE THE NIGHT / Marilyn Pappano

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THE TEXAN TAKES A WIFE / Kristine Rolofson

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MERLIN'S LEGACY: DAUGHTER OF FIRE / Quinn Taylor Evans

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THE WEDDING RAFFLE / Geralyn Dawson

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DREAMCATCHER / Dinah McCall
A LITTLE PEACE AND QUIET / Modean Moon

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HOME AGAIN / Kristin Hannah

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THE BACHELOR AND THE BASSINET / DeAnna Talcott

1993

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PALADIN'S WOMAN / Beverly Barton / Silhouette Intimate Moments

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ALWAYS A LADY / Sharon Sala / Meteor Kismet

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(Single Title Historical)

FOREVER HIS / Shelly Thacker / Avon

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(Historical Series)

MURPHY'S RAINBOW / Carolyn Lampman / Harper Monogram

LADY IN DISGRACE / Maria Greene / Berkley Jove

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PRESENT DANGER / Susan Andersen / Zebra Suspense

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HAUNTED HUSBAND / Elizabeth August / Silhouette Romance

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1992

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GULF BREEZES / Anne Logan / Harlequin Superromance

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THE STILLMAN CURSE / Peggy Morse / Meteor Kismet

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(Single Title Historical)

KEEPER OF THE DREAM / Penelope Williamson / Dell

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(Historical Series)

GIFTS OF LOVE / Theresa Michaels / Harlequin Historicals

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A CHRISTMAS ANGEL / Jo Beverley / Zebra

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TRUST ME / Jeane Renick / Harper Monogram

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BOTH OF THEM / Rebecca Winters / Harlequin Romance

1991

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ANNIE IN THE MORNING / CurtisAnn Matlock / Silhouette Special Edition

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FOSTER LOVE / Janis Reams Hudson / Meteor Kismet

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ONE WORE BLUE / Heather Graham / Dell

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AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE / Jo Beverley / Zebra

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DREAMERS AND DECEIVERS / Penny Richards / Harper Collins

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PAPER MARRIAGE / Judith Bowen / Silhouette Romance

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