2007 Divas ~ Spring Into Romance

The San Diego chapter of RWA is proud to announce the winners of the
2007 SPRING INTO ROMANCE CONTEST.

HISTORICAL
FIRST PLACE-TREATY OF HEARTS; Terri Callison
SECOND PLACE- REDESIGNING EMMA; Diane Owens
THIRD PLACE-FROM THIS IRISH SOIL; Jeanne Dickson
FOURTH PLACE-A SECRET HEART; Deb Yates
HONORABLE MENTION-HEAVEN SENT; Deb Yates
Final Judge: Ethan Ellenberg - Ethan Ellenberg Agency

LONG CONTEMPORARY
FIRST PLACE-FOR LOVE OF RAVIOLI; Laurie DeSalvo
Final Judge: Adam Wilson; Mira - Red Dress Ink

SHORT CONTEMPORARY
FIRST PLACE, TIE- KENTUCKY WOMAN; Jan Scarbrough
THE HEART OF NEGOTIATION; Cat Schield
SECOND PLACE- A CASE OF MEDDLING; Cat Schield
THIRD PLACE-THE ITALIAN SOLUTION; Greta MacEachern
FOURTH PLACE- THE NATURE OF LOVE; Joann Weatherly
HONORABLE MENTION-TEXAS REBEL; Marian Stevens
Final Judge: Diana Ventimiglia - Silhouette

FF&P
FIRST PLACE- MARK OF THE MOON; Janet Nickoles
SECOND PLACE- MOONLIGHT BLUE; Renee L Munoz
THIRD PLACE- ANGELS AT ALMACK'S; Cathy Leming
FOURTH PLACE- BLOODSTONE; Helen C Johannes
HONORABLE MENTION-RENEGADE'S HEART; Cynthia Beynjestad
UNDO THE NIGHT; Brenda Nelson-Davis
Final judge: Scott Eagan - Greyhaus Literary Agency

SINGLE TITLE
FIRST PLACE-BREAKING DAYLIGHT; Mary Fechter
SECOND PLACE- TOUCH OF DANGER; Susan Paytas
THIRD PLACE- BETWEEN THE LINES; Kristina McMorris
FOURTH PLACE-FIVE O'CLOCK WHISTLE; Nancy Lytle
HONORABLE MENTION-FIRST LIGHT; Tina Pennica
Final Judge: Allison Brandau - The Berkley Publishing Group

......Upward movement in blue...

Five Finals....
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Four Finals....
Cathy Leming
Deb Yates
...
Three Finals...
Rachel Robinson
Abigail Strom
.
Two Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Vanetta Chapman
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Robin Haseltine
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Donna Maloy
Virginia McCullough
Kristina McMorris
Micqui Miller
Laurel O'Donnell
Annie Oortman
Kiki Opdenberg
Jan Scarbrough
Cat Schield
Kaki Warner
Beth Watson
#

2006 Divas ~ Gate To the Rest Contest

Winners for the 2006 Gateway to the Rest Contest

Contemporary/Series
Judged by Wanda Otwell, Harlequin

First: A PROMISE IS A PROMISE by Christie Craig
Second: DIE AGAIN by Annie Oortman
Third: COUNTDOWN TO LOVE by Cheryl Martin

Historical
Judged by Cheryl Ferguson Literary Agency

First: HIGHLAND DRAGON by Kimberly Price
Second: FIRE AT MIDNIGHT by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
Third: THE DIDDIKAI by Lisa Marie Wilkinson

Single Title/Erotic-Sensual
Judged by Evan Marshall, The Evan Marshall Agency

First: LONGING by Victoria Wasserman
Second: DAMAGED by Victoria Wasserman
Third: RIDING THE BLIND SPOT by Deborah C. Johnson

Paranormal
Judged by Elaine Spencer of The Knight Agency

First: DEYROLLE by Lark Howard
Second: MAROONED by Jenny Manlick
Third: A BEACH VAMP'S VACATION by Eugenia O'Neal

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

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Fifteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

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Fourteen Finals.....

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

Donna Kowalczyk
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Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

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

Kimberley Howe

Jennie Manlick
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Eight Finals........
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant

Christine Diehm - SOLD!

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 - SOLD!

Jennifer Haymore
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

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

Kerensa Brougham

Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes

Jenny Gardiner - SOLD!

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
Nancy Holland

Corrina Lavitt

Kristina Y. McMorris

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs

Annie Oortman
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

Anitra Lynn McLeod

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

Deborah C. Johnson
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry

Cheryl Martin
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

Lark Howard
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. 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
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

Kimberly Price
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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2007 Divas ~ Winter Rose Winners

SERIES CONTEMPORARY
FIRST PLACE: CYNDY HALL ~ SKYHAWK'S WOMAN
SECOND PLACE: ANNIE OORTMAN ~ DIE AGAIN
THIRD PLACE: MARGO J. HOORNSTRA ~ HONORABLE INTENTIONS

PARANORMAL
FIRST PLACE: GAIL FREEMAN ~ TO LOVE AGAIN
SECOND PLACE: ABIGAIL STROM ~ INTO THE DARK
THIRD PLACE: CATHY LEMING ~ ANGELS AT ALMACKS

CONTEMPORARY SINGLE TITLE
FIRST PLACE: LORRIE KRUSE ~ A LIFE WORTH LIVING
SECOND PLACE: BOBBIE O'KEEFE ~ LONE TREE
THIRD PLACE: C. C. HARRISON ~ WITHOUT PERMISSION

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
FIRST PLACE: LESLIE TENTLER ~ SAY NOTHING
SECOND PLACE: PEGGY HENDRICKS ~ PAYBACK
THIRD PLACE: SANDRA CROWLEY ~ RACE AGAINST TIME

HISTORICAL
FIRST PLACE: LISA WILKINSON ~ FIRE AT MIDNIGHT
SECOND PLACE: DARCY BURKE ~ GLORIOUS
THIRD PLACE: LAUREL O'DONNELL ~ THE ANGEL'S ASSASSIN

Lisa Wilkinson also had the best overall score among the first place winners
and receives a partial read by Cristina Concepcion of the Don Congdon
Agency.

......Upward movement in blue...

Five Finals....
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Three Finals...
Cathy Leming
Rachel Robinson
Abigail Strom
.
Two Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Vanetta Chapman
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Robin Haseltine
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Donna Maloy
Virginia McCullough
Micqui Miller
Laurel O'Donnell
Annie Oortman
Kiki Opdenberg
Kaki Warner
Beth Watson
Deb Yates
#

2006 Divas ~ American Title Winner

Jenny Gardiner for Sleeping with Ward Cleaver

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

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Fifteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

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Fourteen Finals.....

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

Donna Kowalczyk
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Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

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

Kimberley Howe
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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

Jenny Gardiner - SOLD!

Christine Keach

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
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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2007 Divas ~ Rebecca Winners

Rebecca 2007 Contest Winners

HISTORICAL/FINAL JUDGE LEAH HULTENSCHMIDT, DORCHESTER PUBLISHING:

1. HIGHLAND DRAGON, BY KIM PRICE
2. THE DIDDIKAI, BY LISA MARIE WILKINSON
3. A MOST CURIOUS COUNTESS, BY DARYNDA JONES

PARANORMAL/FINAL JUDGE DEIDRE KNIGHT, THE KNIGHT AGENCY

1. RETURN TO ME, BY SONJA GOEDDE
2. TRUE, BY BARBARA LONGLEY
3. THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON SPELL, BY ROBIN HASELTINE

LONG CONTEMPORARY/FINAL JUDGE ROSE HILLIARD, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

1. DIE AGAIN, BY ANNIE OORTMAN
2. THE SEDUCTION OF MATT MALONE, BY RACHEL ROBINSON
3. LONGING, BY VICTORIA WASSERMAN

SHORT CONTEMPORARY/FINAL JUDGE, PATIENCE SMITH, SILHOUETTE BOOKS

1. DEADLY OBSESSION, BY ROBIN PERINI
2. TANNER'S PROMISE, BY PHILINE TUCKER
3. RULES OF NEGOTIATION, BY INARA SCOTT

......Upward movement in blue...

Four Finals....
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD
.
Three Finals...
Rachel Robinson
.
Two Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Vanetta Chapman
Gail Foreman
Robin Haseltine
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Cathy Leming
Donna Maloy
Virginia McCullough
Micqui Miller
Kiki Opdenberg
Abigail Strom
Kaki Warner
Beth Watson
Deb Yates
#

2007 Divas ~ The Shelia Winners

Valley Forge Romance Writers
Congratulates the Winners and Finalists of
THE SHEILA Contest 2007

Single Title
Final Judge: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester Publishing
1st Place: A Life Worth Living by Lorrie Kruse
2nd Place: Twist of Fate by Amy Baldwin
3rd Place: GetLucky.com by Nancy Lytle
4th Place: Venus in Blue Jeans by Margaret Batschelet
5th Place: Sing For Me by Laura Graham Booth*

Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements/Chick Lit
Final Judge: Rose Hilliard, St. Martin's Press
1st Place: A Headache for St. Anthony by Lese Sherwood-Fabre
2nd Place: Desperate Ex-Housewives by Candis Lynn Terry
3rd Place: Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This by Wendy Byrne
4th Place: Greta's Grace by Virginia McCullough
5th Place: Island Healing by Virginia McCullough

Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Megan McKeever, Pocket Books
1st Place: Bitter Truth by Anne Marie Becker
2nd Place: Son of the Enemy by Joan Goodman
3rd Place: The Weight of Love by Vannetta Chapman
4th Place: Racing Hearts by Deborah Behrens
5th Place: Kidnapped by Suzanne Welsh

Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal
Final Judge: Keyren Gerlach, HQN
1st Place: The Source of Magic by Cate Rowan
2nd Place: Into the Dark by Abigail Strom
3rd Place: Angels at Almacks by Cathy Leming
4th Place: Hedda's Sword by Deanna Wildes-Mickelson
5th Place: Some Where/Some When by Laurel Bradley

Historical
Final Judge: Roberta Brown, Agent, Brown Literary Agency
1st Place: Fire at Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
2nd Place: Dangerous Seduction by Frances Karkosak
3rd Place: Heaven Sent by Deb Yates

......Upward movement in blue...

Three Finals
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD
.
Two Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Vanetta Chapman
Gail Foreman
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Cathy Leming
Donna Maloy
Virginia McCullough
Micqui Miller
Kiki Opdenberg
Rachel Robinson
Abigail Strom
Kaki Warner
Beth Watson
Deb Yates

2007 Divas ~ Marlene Winners

2007 Marlene Award Winners
Washington Romance Writers is delighted to announce the winners for The 2007 Marlene Awards. Congratulations to all of the following writers for a splendid job!

Fiction with Romantic Elements
Judged by Kate Duffy, Kensington.
Winner receives a critique by Diana Peterfreund.

1. Where You Belong - Kaki Warner
2. Between the Lines - Kristina Y. McMorris
3. The Foreign Wives Club - S.P. Sipal

Historical
Judged by Alicia Condon, Dorchester.
Winner receives a critique by Diane Perkins/Gaston.

1. Texas Hold Him - Lisa Cooke
2. Kiss of a Traitor - Gail Foreman
3. The Prince's Spy - Peggy L. Brown
4. The Angel's Assassin - Laurel O'Donnell

Paranormal
Judged by Patience Smith, Harlequin.
Winner receives a critique by Catherine Spangler.

1. The Shape-Shifter's Secret - Kelly Moore*
2. Angels at Almack's - Catherine Leming
3. Her Man in the Moon - Gail Foreman
4. The Curse of the Dragon's Spell - Robin Haseltine

Series Contemporary
Judged by Keyren Gerlach, HQN Books.
Winner receives a critique by Patricia McLinn.

1. A Family After All - Kathy Altman*
2. Meant to Be - Donna Kowalczyk
3. Thirty-Nine - Linday Reynolds-Burkins

Single Title Contemporary Romance
Judged by Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin's Press.
Winner receives a critique by Linda Lael Miller.

1. The Seduction of Matt Malone - Rachel Robinson
2. The Truth About Dogs, Men and Politicians - L. Faye Hughes
3. The Crush That Ate My Life - Rachel Robinson
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Two Finals.....

Gail Foreman

L. Faye Hughes

Donna Kowalczyk

Donna Maloy

Micqui Miller

Kiki Opdenberg

Rachel Robinson

Kaki Warner

Beth Watson

Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD

2007 Divas ~ Between the Sheets Winners

Greater Detroit RWA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2007
Between the Sheets contest...

"Dark Solstice" by Heather Logan Kauffman

2nd place "Love Heals All" by Carolyn Ellis
3rd place "Into the Dark" by Abigail Strom
4th place "Remember" by Mary A. Murray

Congratulations to all!!!!
Michelle Celmer
GDRWA President
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Two Finals.....

Donna Maloy

Micqui Miller

Kiki Opdenberg

Beth Watson

Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD