2006 Divas ~ Hook, Line and Sinker Winners

1st Place:
HIGHLAND DRAGON
Kimberly Price

2nd Place:
BOND
Kandy Tobin

3rd Place:
RESISTING RYAN
Christine Keach

4th Place:
FORGET ME NOT
Lisa Marie Wilkinson

5th Place:
FRACTURED PARADISE
Chistine Keach

6th Place:
STORMWORLD
Lisa Marie Wilkinson

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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Forty-two Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Nineteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

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Fifteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

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Fourteen Finals.....

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle

Kimberley Howe
........
Eight Finals........
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant

Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport

Gail Foreman

Jennifer Haymore
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
.......
Six Finals......

Kerensa Brougham

Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes

Christine Keach

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Dorothy Mays

Bev Pettersen
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
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Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

Alan Chaput
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Corrina Lavitt

Kristina Y. McMorris

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman

Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Anitra Lynn McLeod

Barbara Monajem

Annie Oortman
Kristen Painter

Melinda Porter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown

Patricia Canavan
Sheryl Carpenter
Pat Casiello

Kathie Clare
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher

Patti Fischer
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell

Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas

Anna Perrin

Belinda Peterson
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith

Mary Stahlke

Marian Stevens
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Beth Watson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Susan Baumann

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Sandra Crowley

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter

Kim Finnegan

Jacqueline Floyd
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig

Paul LaFerriere
Doris M. Lemcke

Elaine Levine
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Deborah Pfeiffer

Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer

Stephanie Shamroski
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford

Charity Tahmaseb
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser

Carla Williard
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
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2006 Divas ~ Duel On The Delta Winners

DUEL ON THE DELTA
2006-2007

Inspirational Category
1st place: Against All Odds by Connie Marquise
2nd place: More Than Great Riches by Jan Washburn
3rd place: To Win a Gladiator by Carla Hughes
4th place: Wisdom Tree by Mary Stahlke

Historical Category
1st Place: More Than Willing by Susan Baumann
2nd Place: Widow's Vow by Stephanie Shamroski
3rd: Fire at Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
4th: Letters from Home by Kristina Y. McMorris

Young Adult
1st place: Girl on Ice by Deborah Pfeiffer
2nd place: Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
3rd place: Be Careful What You WITCH For by Cheryl Mansfield
4th place: The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading Charity Tahmaseb

Mainstream/Romantic Suspense
1st place: Deadline by Donna McGoldrick
2nd place: Homecoming by Cynthia Soyars
3rd place: A Life Worth Living by Lorrie Kruse
4th place: Kiss Don't Tell by Marie Huggins
5th place: Deadly Ambition by Heidi O'Brien

Contemporary Category
1st place: Race Against Time by Sandra Crowley
2nd place: Die Again by Annie Oortman
3rd place: All Bets are Off by Julie Opdyke
4th place: Fractured Paradise by Christine Keach
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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Forty Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Nineteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fifteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

.............

Fourteen Finals.....

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle

Kimberley Howe
........
Eight Finals........
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant

Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport

Gail Foreman

Jennifer Haymore
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
.......
Six Finals......

Kerensa Brougham

Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Dorothy Mays

Bev Pettersen
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

Alan Chaput
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Corrina Lavitt

Kristina Y. McMorris

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman

Christine Keach
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Anitra Lynn McLeod

Barbara Monajem

Annie Oortman
Kristen Painter

Melinda Porter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown

Patricia Canavan
Sheryl Carpenter
Pat Casiello

Kathie Clare
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher

Patti Fischer
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell

Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas

Anna Perrin

Belinda Peterson
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith

Mary Stahlke

Marian Stevens
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Beth Watson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Susan Baumann

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Sandra Crowley

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter

Kim Finnegan

Jacqueline Floyd
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig

Paul LaFerriere
Doris M. Lemcke

Elaine Levine
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Deborah Pfeiffer

Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer

Stephanie Shamroski
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford

Charity Tahmaseb
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser

Carla Williard
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2007 Divas ~ Great Expectations Winners

NTRWA's Great Expectations 2007 Contest Winners

Congratulations to all the contestants and winners.

And a big thanks to all our judges who have made our contest a huge success.

Historical --Tessa Woodward

Editorial Assistant, Avon Books

First -- A Wicked Disguise by Anke Fontaine

Second -- Mesquite Tree by Kaki Warner

Third -- Sager's Passion by Elaine Levine

Fourth -- A Secret Heart by Deb Yates

Inspirational -- Kelly Mortimer

Mortimer Literary Agency

First, full requested -- Buried Beneath the Midnight Blue by Cynthia Hickey

Second, full requested -- Catrin's Quest by Jan Scarbrough

Third, synopsis requested -- Rose Colored Glasses by Tina Joyce Butts

Fourth -- Restoring What the Locusts Have Eaten by Betty Woods

Long & Short Contemporary -- Diana Ventimiglia

Editorial Assistant, Harlequin Books

First, partial requested -- A Dash of Desire by Teri Brown

Second -- Illegally Yours by Lora Kenton

Third -- Deadline by Donna McGoldrick

Fourth -- The Doctor's Chateau by Mona Risk

Fifth -- Venus in Blue Jeans by Margaret Batschelet

Mainstream with Romantic Elements -- Adam Wilson

replacement editor for Rebecca Soukis, Red Dress Ink

First -- Widow's Walk by Gracie Stanners

Second -- The Truth About Dogs, Men & Politicians by L. Faye Hughes

Third -- No Strings Attached by Beth Watson

Fourth -- Life, Love and Maggie Baldovino by Jane Myers Perrine

Fifth -- I Do…Don't? by Beth Watson

Romantic Suspense -- Allison Lyons

Editor, Harlequin Intrigue

First -- The Carnelian Code by Karen Davenport

Second -- Man with a Mission by Vivienne Constable

Third -- A Deeper Blue by Marjorie Allen

Fourth -- Against Doctors Orders by Pat Casiello & Kathie Clare

Single Title -- Keyren Gerlach

Editorial Assistant, HQN Books

First -- My Life As A Star by Ruth Kaufman

Second -- Twist of Fate by Amy Baldwin

Third -- Double Rainbows by Yvonne Harris

Fourth -- The Moon Demon's Lover by Sheley Wimmer

Fifth -- Walk, Trot, Shoot by Bev Pettersen

Specialized -- Chris Keeslar

Senior Editor, Dorchester/Leisure

Futuristic / Fantasy / Time Travel / Paranormal

First -- Cracklin' Rosie by Micqui Miller

Second -- Thrill of the Night by Tracey O'Hara

Third -- The Wolf Within by Melanie Scott

Fourth -- The Stone Warrior by Donna Maloy

Steamy Hot -- Laura Barth

Editorial Assistant, Harlequin Books

First, full requested -- Under the Precious Sky by Christie Craig

Second, full requested -- Fatal Intuition by Viola Estrella

Third, partial requested -- Szechuan Sizzle by Kiki Opdenberg

Fourth -- Love in Bloom by Miqui Miller

Young Adult -- Michelle Grajkowski

Three Seas Literary Agency

First, full requested -- Legend of the Fox by Donna Maloy

Second, full requested -- Lost and Found by Shoshana Brown

Third, full requested -- The Year my Magic Broke by Robyn Enlund

Fourth -- Enter the Parrot by Kiki Opdenberg

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Two Finals.....
Donna Maloy
Micqui Miller
Kiki Opdenberg
Beth Watson
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!

2006 Divas ~ Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest.

Series Short/Long Contemporary
Final Judge: Susan Litman, Editor, Silhouette

First - Candis Lynn Terry - YOUR PLACE OR MINE?
Second - Annie Oortman - DIE AGAIN
Third - Amy Davidson - HARD AND FAST
Fourth - Cat Schield - THE CHRISTMAS BARGAIN
Fifth - Donna Caubarreaux - ALMOST A VIRGIN


Single Title
Final Judge: Abby Zidle, Executive Editor, Pocket Books

First - Marian Stevens - SINGLE IN THE CITY
Second - Elizabeth R Graham - BABY MAKES TWO
Third - Carrie A Bolin - BLUE HAWAII
Fourth - Jacqueline Floyd - SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
Fifth - Paul La Ferriere - CROSSING PATHS


Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Devi Pillai, Associate Editor, Warner (Hachette) Books

First - Karen Beeching - FRIENDLY FIRE
Second - Anna Perrin - DEADLY INTENT
Third - Kimberly Howe - RED DIAMOND
Fourth - Bev Pettersen - WALK, TROT, SHOOT
Fifth - Billie Jean Te - BACKTRACK


Historical
Final Judge: Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester

First - Elaine Levine - SAGER'S PASSION
Second - Alison Hackley - THE ENGLISH BOY
Third - Jennifer Haymore - REVENGE
Fourth - Clare E Wood - WARRIOR'S REVENGE
Fifth - Melinda Porter - SCANDAL'S DESIRE


Unique Genre
Final Judge: Selena James, Executive Editor, Kensington

First - Gail E Foreman - HER MAN IN THE MOON
Second - Anitra Lynn McLeod - OVERLORD
Third - Ann Hinnenkamp - DYAD QUEST
Fourth - Stephanie M Jacobson - THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND
Fifth - Christina Sinisi - BACKWOODS INVADER

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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Nine Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Nineteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle

Kimberley Howe
........
Eight Finals........
Donna Caubarreaux

Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Catherine Chant

Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport

Gail Foreman

Jennifer Haymore
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
.......
Six Finals......

Kerensa Brougham

Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Dorothy Mays

Bev Pettersen
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

Alan Chaput
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Barbara Monajem

Kristen Painter

Melinda Porter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown

Patricia Canavan
Sheryl Carpenter
Pat Casiello

Kathie Clare
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher

Patti Fischer
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell

Annie Oortman
Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas

Anna Perrin

Belinda Peterson
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith

Marian Stevens
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Beth Watson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter

Kim Finnegan

Jacqueline Floyd
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig

Paul LaFerriere
Doris M. Lemcke

Elaine Levine
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser

Carla Williard
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2007 Divas ~ Grand Beginnings Winners

NW Indiana Chapter 89 is proud to announce the following winners of its 2007 Grand Beginnings Contest:

1st Place - Weight of Love by Vannetta Chapman
2nd Place - The Diddikai by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
3rd Place - The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox Gwinner
4th Place - Stormworld by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
5th Place - Meant To Be by Donna Kowalczyk

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Two Finals.....
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!

2006 Divas ~ The Beacon Winners

First Coast Romance Writers present
THE BEACON 2006 Unpublished Division Winners
An Award for Excellence in Romance.

HISTORICAL

1. Mesquite Tree By Kathleen Warner

2. Kiss Of A Traitor By Gail Foreman

3. From This Soil By Jeanne Dickson

INSPIRATIONAL

1. To Win A Gladiator By Carla Hughes

2. Almost Home By Carla Williard

3. Mercy For Matthew Kane By Belinda Peterson

CHICKLIT/WOMEN'CHICKLIT/WOMEN FICTION

1. Murmansk By Alan Chaput

2. I Do... Don't I? By Beth Watson

3. No Strings Attached By Beth Watson

FUTURISTIC/FANTASY/FUTURISTIC

1. Shrouded In Mystery By Carol Webb

2. Her Man In The Moon By Gail Foreman

3. Prodigal By Saundra Campbell

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

1. Secret Stranger By Kathleen Mix

2. Dead Reckoning By Kim Finnegan

3. When Darkness Descends By Anita Tooke

SHORT CONTEMPORARY

1. Nemesis In the Night By A.J Stewart

2. Wildfire By Julia Stapp

3. Against Doctor's Orders By Pat Casiello and Kathie Clare

LONG CONTEMPORARY

1. Tough Love By Christie Craig

2. Barranquilla Legacy By Chris Keniston

3. Publish Or Perish By Kerensa Brougham

EROTIC ROMANCE

1. Love Heals All By Carolyn Ellis

2. Obsession By Patti Fischer
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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
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Thirty-Nine Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Nineteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Kimberley Howe
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant

Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
.......
Six Finals......

Kerensa Brougham

Gail Foreman

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
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Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

Alan Chaput
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
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Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Kristina Y. McMorris
Barbara Monajem

Kristen Painter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown

Patricia Canavan
Sheryl Carpenter
Pat Casiello

Kathie Clare
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher

Patti Fischer
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas

Belinda Peterson
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Beth Watson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter

Kim Finnegan
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Annie Oortman
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Anna Perrin
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens

Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser

Carla Williard
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2006 Divas ~ PYHIAB Winners

Contemporary Category

1st—Sally Stotter — HUNK BROTHERS, INC.

2nd—Diane Burke — UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

3rd—Jerre Ferns — DEAD IN THE HEART OF TEXAS

Historical

1st—Elizabeth Stock — A TRULY REFORMED ROGUE

2nd—Lisa Marie Wilkinson — THE DIDDIKAI

3rd—Deb Yates — HEAVEN SENT

HM—Karen Larsen — Spring's Promise

HM—Dawn Ireland-Monsees — Morgan's Folly

Paranormal

1st - Caroline Dunsheath — COLD FURY

2nd - Mary Ann Chulick — THE EMPTY THRONE

3rd - Diane Stoddard — A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

HM—Jamie Banta – Missing Magic

HM—Mary Ann Chulick – Game Time

HM—Cynthia Cox – Thief of Hearts

HM—Kathy Fawcett – Breeding Love

HM—Linda Krzywicki – Pawsitive Attraction

HM—Kathleen Lutter – A Matter of Trust

HM—Elissa Wilds – Axiom of Light and Dark

Romantic Elements

1st—L. Faye Hughes — TO KILL A GEEK

2nd—Laurie Hahn—LADY PATRIOT

3rd—June Portnoy—GOING MAD

HM—Kerensa Brougham — Principal Investigator

Single Title

1st—Kari Townsend—DESTINY WEARS SPURS

2nd—Celesta Hoffmann—PROMISES, SECRETS AND LIES

3rd—Laurie Kellogg—ANY GOOD SISTER WOULD

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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Nine Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Eighteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........

Thirteen Finals......

Carla Hughes

..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Kimberley Howe
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant

Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott
.......
Six Finals......

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Kerensa Brougham
Vannetta Chapman
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Gail Foreman

Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Kristina Y. McMorris
Barbara Monajem

Kristen Painter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

Carol Webb

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Annie Oortman
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Anna Perrin
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens

Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2006 Divas ~ Golden Heart Finalists

2007 Golden Heart for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Manuscript Finalists
Walk Away Joe by Donnell Ann Bell
Beneath the Surface by Mary Fechter
Diamonds To Die For by Michelle Gilles
Sing for Me by Laura Graham Booth
Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kawczynski
Touch of Danger by Susan Paytas
Enemy Hearts by Krista Reynolds
Ten Simple Steps To Becoming a Sex Goddess by Leshia Stolt

2007 Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript Finalists
The Heart Beckons by Carla Hughes
Trouble in Paradise by Tina Radcliffe
Accidental Truth by Ramona Thompson
One Day by Gina Welborn

2007 Golden Heart for Best Long Contemporary Romance Manuscript Finalists
Feel The Vibrations by Jena Brown
All Or Nothing by Beth Burgoon
All My Tomorrows by Mary Gardner
Subliminal Seduction by Laurie Kellogg
Her Hometown Man by Cindy Procter-King
Mortgaged Hearts by Anahita Sugden

2007 Golden Heart for Best Long Historical Romance Manuscript Finalists
The Captain's Ring by Patricia Cerrone
A Rose Among Thorns by Patricia Detweiler
Montana Sky At Dawn by Caroline Fyffe
Sager's Passion by Elaine Levine
Forever a Rogue by Elizabeth Stock
Lady's Knight by Kayla Westra
McKenzie's Secret by Jerilyn Willin

2007 Golden Heart for Best Paranormal Romance Manuscript Finalists
The Kiss of Fate by Katey Coffing
Dyad Dreams by Ann Hinnenkamp
Shadow of a Dream by Jennifer Hubbard
Time Treasure by Sheila-Rae Z. Mohs
All Fired Up by Kristen Painter
Return of the Rose by Theresa Ragan
The Wolf Within by Melanie Scott
Black Jack by Jennifer Stark

2007 Golden Heart for Best Romantic Suspense Manuscript Finalists
Falling into Darkness by Bronwyn Clarke
Twilight's Children by Shelley Coriell
Son of the Enemy by Joan Goodman
One Shot, Two Kills by Kimberley Howe
Make Me Believe by Elisabeth Naughton
Deadly Intent by Anna Perrin
Tread Softly: A Want Ad Mystery by Kelly Riley
Don't Look Back by Vicki Williams Tharp

2007 Golden Heart for Best Short Contemporary Romance Manuscript Finalists
Mr. Right Now by Laura Barone
Best Buddies by Connie Cox
The Runaway Heiress by Gail Fuller
Something to Talk About by Julie Harrington
Sexy by Design by Melissa Ann James
The Ex-Factor by Melanie Scott
The Baby Interview by Robbie Terman
Weekend Agreement by Barbara Tanner Wallace

2007 Golden Heart for Best Short Historical Romance Manuscript Finalists
The Price of Love by Delilah Ahrendt
The Lost Jewel by Debra Bess
Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris
The Third Bride by Thomasine Rappold
Dangerous Magic by Alix Rickloff

2007 Golden Heart for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements Manuscript Finalists
When Last I Loved You by Jan Eklund Tracy
Remembering How to Make Music by Teresa Elliot Brown
Double Rainbow by Yvonne Harris
Nairobi Nights by Kimberley Howe
Chasing Midnight by Laura Martello
The Miseducation of April Hillson by Maureen McGowan
I Do...Don't I? by Beth Watson
According To Jane by Marilyn Weigel

2007 Golden Heart for Best Young Adult Romance Manuscript Finalists
My Best Friend's A Real Dog by Kimberly Duffy
About Face by Elizabeth Langston
Coven by Trish Milburn
The Wishing Tree by Trish Milburn
Cupid Girl by Wendy Kay Toliver
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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Eight Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Eighteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

Helen Scott-Taylor
..........

Thirteen Finals......

Carla Hughes

..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!

Donna Kowalczyk
..........

Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Kimberley Howe
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott
.......
Six Finals......

Diane Burke

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Gail Foreman

Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Kristina Y. McMorris
Barbara Monajem

Kristen Painter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Anna Sudgen

Carol Webb

...
Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith
Jean Hart Stewart

Elizabeth Stock
Teri Thackson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Gabriella Anderson

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Mary Fechter
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Annie Oortman
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Anna Perrin
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens

Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
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