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2010 Winners/Finalists

Mainstream with Romantic Elements:

1st (TIE): Courage and Azaleas – Claudia Shelton &

                Oak Moon – Laura Templeton

2nd: Falling for You...Again – Kathy Coatney

 

 Historical/Regency:

1st: Lady Vice – Wendy La Capra

2nd: Embracing Scandal – Suzanne Webb

3rd: Deception – Jennifer Beane

 

 Inspirational/Traditional:

1st: A Cry in the Night – Terri Weldon

2nd: Healing Moon – Lyndee Henderson

3rd: Beach Rental – Grace R. Greene

 

 Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic:

1st: Inhale – Kendall Grey

2nd (TIE): Night Walker – Lisa Kessler &

                     Red – Mary SeRine

3rd: The Devil Made Me Do It – Ruth Kaufman

4th: Just Beyond the Garden Gate – Dawn Marie Hamilton

 

Series Contemporary:

1st: Music City Seduction – Robin Covington

2nd (TIE): Hawaiian Heat – Diane Garner &

                     The Magic Man – Paula Stelluto

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title:

1st: Scent of Fear – NJ Litz

2nd: Mississippi Blues – D’Ann Linscott-Dunham

3rd: Last Chance – EJ Brighton

 

Young Adult:

1st: Seaside Sorcery – Laurel Wanrow

2nd: Magic of the Dance – Robin Haseltine

3rd: In Mage We Trust – Heidi VanLandingham

 

2009 Winners/Finalists

Mainstream with Romantic Elements:

1st:  Cowboy Zen by Kelsey Browning

2nd: I Do or Die by Donna Cummings

3rd:  Prodigal Daughter by Chris Keniston

4th:  Damaged Goods by Barbara Binns

5th:  Anna’s Legacy by Marge Knudsen

 

Historical/Regency:

1st:  A Kiss in the Wind by Jennifer Bray-Weber

2nd: The Barbarian’s Soul by Joan Kayse

3rd:  And Then I Loved Him by Kathleen Bittner Roth

 

Inspirational/Traditional:

1st:  Violets and Violins by Keli Gwyn

2nd: Faith, Family, and the Girl Next Door by Susan Diane Johnson

3rd:  Masquerade Marriage by Anne Greene and

        Second Chances by Mary Manners (TIE)

 

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic:

1st:  Fallen by Amanda Berry

2nd: Jinn & Tonic by Kay Hudson

          P2PC by Laurie Green (TIE)

 

Series Contemporary:

1st:  Wildfire on Roca Mountain by Jennifer Stroka and

        Puppy Love by Kate Weichelt (TIE)

2nd: The House That Jack Built by Sheila Athens

3rd:  Redemption by Nancy Evertz

4th:  Misbehaving by Sarah L. Castleberry

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title:

1st:  Wild Horses by D’Ann Linscott-Dunham and

        Hooked by Tiffinie Helmer (TIE)

2nd: Shot Through the Heart by D’Ann Linscott-Dunham

 

Young Adult:

1st:  Pull My String by Barbara Binns

2nd: Mist on Water by Sherri Buerkle and

        Freaks of Greenfield High by Maree Anderson (TIE)

 

 

2008 Winners/Finalists

Mainstream with Romantic Elements:

1st place - Picket Fences - Sarah Sinclair

2nd place - Isabella's Song - Liz Selvig

3rd place - Fat Chance - Linda Lovely

 

Historical/Regency:

1st place - A Most Unlikely Match - Cynthia Ann Arends

2nd place - Highland Magic - Alexis Walker

3rd place - Rake by any Other Name - Sally Orr

 

Inspirational/Traditional:

1st place - Tie: Running on Empty - Ruth Logan Herne & Seeking the Garden - Ruth Logan Herne

2nd place - A Cry in the Night - Terri Weldon

 

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic:

1st place - Touch of Twilight - Clarissa Ellison

2nd place - Fate of the Fallen - Sharron Houdek

3rd place - The Time Traveling Matchmaker - Janie Emaus

 

Series Contemporary:

1st place - Second Chance for a Family - Kim Law

2nd place - Bound by Duty - Cat Schield

3rd place - Hawaiian Heat - Diane Garner

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title:

1st place - The Chameleon Effect - Tina Joyce Butts

2nd place - Redemption - Diane Garner

3rd place - Dance Away, Danger - Christine Keach

 

2007 Winners/Finalists

Historical

1st: To Love a Viscount - Kathleen Cherry

2nd: The Patrician's Fortune - Joan Kayse

3rd: Earth's Only Paradise - C. J. Eernisse Chase

 

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

1st: Dyad Quest - Ann Hinnenkamp

2nd: Incredible Dreams - Sandra De Taranto

3rd: True to the Highlander   - Barbara Longley

 

Series Contemporary

1st: Intensive Care - Julie Rowe

2nd: The Cleopatra Secret - Greta MacEachern

3rd: Until September - Barbara Longley

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title:

1st: Twilight's Children - Shelley Coriell

2nd: The Cost of Love - Drue Allen

3rd: Deadly Closure - Donna L. Meier

 

Honorable Mention: Irish Dreams - Sherri Buerkle

Honorable Mention: Locked, Loaded, and Lying - Sarah Andre

 

2006 Winners/Finalists

Historical

1st Place: Heaven Sent by Deb Yates

2nd Place: The Alabaster Combs by Geri E. Davis

3rd Place: The Diddikai by Lisa Marie Wilkinson

 

Inspirational/Traditional

1st Place: Moriah's Lighthouse by Serena Miller

2nd Place: To Win a Gladiator by Carla Hughes

3rd Place: Broken Pieces by Martha S. McDonnough

 

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

1st Place: Night's Cold Kiss by Tracey O'Hara

2nd Place: Kitsune Dreams by Maya Milhous

3rd Place: Almost Human by J L Wilson

 

Honorable Mention: Far Between by Kay Hudson

 

Series Contemporary

1st Place: To Love and Protect by Diane Burke

2nd Place: Dead Air by Carol Erickson

3rd Place: Haunting Passion by Robyn Grady

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title

1st Place: American Man - Jennie Manlick

2nd Place: Dead in the Heart of Texas - Jerre Ferns

3rd Place: Longing - Victoria Wasserman

 

Honorable Mention: Red Diamond - Kimberly Howe

Honorable Mention: The Legacy - Janice Martin

 

2005 Winners/Finalists

Historical

1st Place: The Sense of Honor - Ashley Kath-Bilsky

2nd Place: The Shadow Knight - Nancy Northcott

3rd Place: Illusion - Michelle Beattie

 

Inspirational/Traditional

1st Place: Love on a Dime - Carolyn Slaughter

2nd Place: Harvest of Hope - Ronda Wells

3rd Place: Forgiving Heart - Janice Radich

 

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

1st Place: Through the Leaded Glass - Judi Fennell

2nd Place: The Silken Cord - Lora Lee Bale

3rd Place: The Longing - Tanya Taliese Holmes

 

HM: Cinda Bella - Judi Fennell

 

Series Contemporary

1st Place (tie): The Prince and the Peach - Molly Weems & Her Request - Parkolene Tyner

2nd Place: Colorado Cowboy - Willie Ferguson

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title

1st Place: Best of Intentions - Kathy Altman

2nd Place: Kidnapped - Suzanne Welsh

3rd Place: The Child Of Three - Jo Anne Banker

 

HM: What's In A Name? - Terry Odell

HM: The Devil Has Dimples - Donna Caubarreaux

 

2004 Winners/Finalists

Inspirational - Traditional

First Place: Scared To Death - Debby Giusti

Second Place: Asylum of the Heart - Jill Nutter

Third Place: Room For God's Wrath - Mary Connealy

 

Historical

First Place (TIE): Texas Rose - Tracy Garrett & No Ordinary Duchess - Karen Schwartz

Second Place: Follow Your Heart - Ruth Kaufman

 

Mainstream with Romantic Elements - Chick Lit

First Place: News Blues - Marianne Mancusi

Second Place: The Cowgirl Rides Away - Amie Gray

Third Place: I, Spy? - Kate Johnson

 

Paranormal - Futuristic - Time Travel

First Place: Angels of Light - Marty Kindall

Second Place (TIE) : The Shield - Denise Frost & An Unbreakable Heart - Shereen Vedam

Third Place: By Jove! - Marissa Doyle

 

Romantic Suspense - Single Title

First Place: Love Is in the Air - Beth Watson

Second Place (TIE): One Stormy Night - Kari Dell & Great Lights - Lisa Baron Roti
Third Place: Her Hidden Hero - Kelley Zeringue

 

HM: Missing In Action - Kelley Zeringue

 

Series Contemporary

First Place: Fever Dream - Jennifer Lewis

Second Place: The Midas Touch - Phyllis Williams

Third Place: Explosive - Paula Roe

 

HM: The Parent Pact - Laurie Kellogg

HM: Best Man's Bride - Jami Worthington

 

2003 Winners/Finalists

Inspirational/Traditional

First Place:  THE INN AT CRESCENT LAKE - Janet Edgar

Second Place:  A Place Called Home - Tina M Novinski

Third Place:  Rough and Ready - Audra Harders

 

Historical 

First Place:  (TIE) HERO - Glenna Fernandez & THE FOX - Carla Hughes

Second Place:  (TIE)  The Raven's Revenge - Gina Black & To Tame a Tiger - Joanne Quigley

Third Place:  Annora's Wolf - Renee' Luke

 

Paranormal/Futuristic/Time Travel 

First Place:  MAIDEN OF THE MIST - Karen Morison-Knox

Second Place:  Ashes in the Wind - Lori Stacy

Third Place:  The Source of Magic - Cate Rowan

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title 

First Place:  HONEYMOON TO DIE FOR - Dianna Love Snell

Second Place:  Love's A Thief - Stacey Keith

Third Place:  A Little Bit of Déjà Vu - Laurie Kellogg

 

HM:  The Devil Has Dimples - Donna Caubarreaux

HM:  Guarding Julia - Babette de Jongh

HM:  A Second Chance - Suzanne Kaufman Kalb

 

Series Contemporary

First Place:  PROMISE ME TOMORROW - Linda Ingmanson

Second Place:  Hero of My Heart - Kimberly Duffy

Third Place:  Southern Knights - Pam Mellor

 

HM:  Signed, Sealed and Seduced - Willie Ferguson

HM:  Unnatural Calamities - Kate Rothwell

HM:  The Perils of Pauline - Janet Shirah 

 

2002 Winners/Finalists

Inspirational/Traditional

First Place: MICHAEL'S SURRENDER - Missy Tippens

Second Place: 10,000 Rivers (formerly known as Shadow of a Lion)-Margaret Moseley

Third Place: The Daddy Wish - Willena Ferguson

 

HM: For the Love of A Highlander - Anne Greene

 

Historical

First Place: AN ANGEL'S KISS - Stacey Lynn Riemer

Second Place: A Scandalous Seduction - Jennifer Crump

Third Place: Roman Runes - Terri Garey

 

HM: Apache Moon - Jan English

HM: Wounded Heart - Patricia Jager

HM: A Man Not Her Own - Sharon Lanergan

 

Series Contemporary

First Place: DANGEROUS KISSES - Trish Milburn

Second Place: Something Worth Remembering - Laurie Kellogg

Third Place: Built To Last - Linda Carroll Bradd

 

HM:   Big Brother Takes a Bride - Sue McMurphy

HM: Grant's Proposal - Jenny Anderson

HM: For the Love of Amanda - Nancy Kelley

 

Paranormal/Futuristic/Time Travel

First Place (TIE!!!): THE STONE PRINCE - Gena Showalter & KISSED BY THE MOON - Colleen Reilly

Second Place: Spellbound - Mary Jernigan and Deloris Lynders

Third Place: Second Chance - Mary Jernigan

 

Romantic Suspense/Single Title

First Place: MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN - Michelle Celmer

Second Place:  Wild Justice - Krista Reynolds

Third Place:  Fairhope - Lorelle Marinello

 

HM: For Better, For Worse - Joyce Mullan

HM: New Mexico Heat - Toni Allardice

HM: First Love - Janet Edgar

 

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