CONTESTS

National Readers' Choice Awards

Finally A Bride

Soon To Be Published

• RACING HEARTS is a finalist in the long contemporary category of the San Francisco RWA's Heart to Heart Contest. (8/13/06)

• TIN MAN (8/30/06)
  • Finalist - Emerald City Opener Contest
  • Finalist - 2006 Molly Contest - Paranormal Category

• SOLD: 3 books to Steeple Hill--one Love Inspired Suspense and two Love Inspired books. (8/30/06)

JORDAN DANE

• Jordan's website (designed by Madeira "Maddee" James at XUNI ) has been named a finalist in the 2007 Silver Rose Award for Website Excellence (Professionally Created Category) sponsored by the Sacramento Valley Rose chapter of the Romance Writers of America. The focus of this unique contest is on promotion. Each site is judged on effectiveness as a marketing tool, ease of navigation, aesthetics, and creative use of design technique. Winners will be announced in December. (11/4/07)
   

• NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM (8/30/06):

  • Finalist - 2006 Molly Contest - Heart of Denver Romance Writers - Romantic Suspense Category.

  • Book's Heroine - Finalist in the 2006 Molly Contest's Unsinkable Heroine Award.

  • Finalist - 2006 Golden Gateway Contest - From the Heart Romance Writers - Romantic Suspense

• NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM (8/9/06):

  • Finalist - 2006 Maggie Contest - Georgia Romance Writers - Contemporary Single-Title Category

  • Semi-Finalist - 2006 Molly Contest - Heart of Denver Romance Writers - Romantic Suspense Category

  • Finalist - 2006 Jasmine Contest - Low Country Romance Writers - Mainstream/Romantic Elements Category

  • 3rd Place - The 2006 Daphne Du Maurier Award - Kiss of Death Mystery/Suspense Chapter - Mainstream Category
     

• LIFELESS IN SEATTLE won the Best Bite Contest contemporary category hosted by the Grand Rapids Region Romance Writers of America. Editor judge Patience Smith of Harlequin/Silhouette requested the full manuscript.

• Cindy has signed a 3-book deal with Lucia Macro at Avon with an estimated release in 2008 (Mar-May/June range). (6/19/06)

• NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM won 1st Place in the 2005 Heart of the West Contest in the mystery/suspense category. (6/19/06)

• LIFELESS IN SEATTLE is a finalist in the 2006 Best Bite Contest - The Grand Rapids Region Romance Writers of America - in the Contemporary Paranormal Category.  (6/19/06)

• NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM is a finalist in the 2006 Daphne Du Maurier Award - Kiss of Death Mystery/Suspense Chapter - in the Mainstream Mystery/Suspense Category. (6/19/06)

• NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM - is a finalist in the 2005 Heart of the West Contest in the mystery/suspense category. Winners will be announced in February 2006. (6/19/06)

DONNELL EPPERSON

• SOULEATER, her contemporary paranormal, won the Laurie contest and was requested by Mary Theresa Hussey. (6/19/06)

WILLIE FERGUSON

• COLORADO COWBOY earned 2nd Place, Series Contemporary Category, in OKRWA's Finally a Bride contest. (6/19/06)

• PROMISES TO KEEP (8/30/06)
  • Finalist - 2006 Lone Star Contest (NW Houston Chapter RWA) - Inspirational Category
  • First Place - 2006 Barclay Sterling Contest

TERRI SCHAEFER (w/a Keira Ramsay)

• 4 ½ stars and a Top Pick from Romantic Times in the Feb issue for BAPTISM BY FIRE. (6/19/06)