2007 Divas - We Dare You Winners

We Dare You! Writing Contest 2007

1. LION EYES by Katharine Wilde

2. THE EARL'S CHRISTMAS GIFT by Donna Rosenbloom

3. A LOVER'S GUIDE TO THE LOUVRE by Anne Crowder

4. THE REBEL by Marian Stevens

5. A CAPTIVE HEART by Sherry Foley

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Upward movement in blue...

Sixteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.
Eleven Finals..........
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
Deb Yates
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!

Donna Rosenbloom

Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson

Donna Meier
Annie Oortman

.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson

Kit Wilkinson

Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin

Kathleen Cherry

Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!

Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby

Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough

Anitra McLeod

Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins

Theresa Ragan

Marian Stevens
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Lynnette Baughman

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson

Kathy Altman

Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends

Tyuana Bailey

Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer

Julie Charles

Wendi Christener

Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox

Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter

Wenda Dottridge

Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter

Sherry Foley
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde

Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson

Judythe Hixson

Debra/Deborah Holland
Nancy Holland

Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau

Joanne Lockyer
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth

Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg

Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson

Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - Orange Rose Winners

Twenty-fourth Annual Orange Rose Contest
for Unpublished Writers Winners List

A Life Worth Living
Mainstream
Lorrie Kruse
Antigo, WI

Angels at Almack's
Paranormal/TimeTravel/Futuristic
Cathy Leming
Yardley, PA

Curveballs
Single Title
OCC Member
Louise Knott Ahern
Santa Clarita, CA

Dangerous Choices
Single Title
Donna Meier
St. Paul, MN

Goddess of the Hunt
Historical/Regency
Eve Ortega
Fullerton, CA

Hedda's Sword
Paranormal/TimeTravel/Futuristic
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
Schofield, WI

Her Ladyship's Companion
Historical/Regency
Nicole Collins
Livonia, MI

Love's A Burning Thing
Paranormal/TimeTravel/Futuristic
OCC Member
Heidi Shannon
Burbank, CA

The Trouble With Ghosts
Paranormal/TimeTravel/Futuristic
Jodi Redford
Richmond, MI

Wild Montana Sky
Historical
OCC Member
Debra Holland
Fullerton, CA

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Upward movement in blue...

Sixteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.
Eleven Finals..........
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
Deb Yates
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson
Donna Meier
Annie Oortman
Donna Rosenbloom
.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin
Kathleen Cherry
Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Anitra McLeod
Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins
Theresa Ragan
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
Marian Stevens
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends
Tyuana Bailey
Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde
Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson
Judythe Hixson
Debra/Deborah Holland
Nancy Holland
Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Babe King
Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau
Joanne Lockyer
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Sherri Neilson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Deborah Nemeth
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens
Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout
Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado
Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh
Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - Royal Ascot Winners

Winners of the 2007 Royal Ascot Contest

Traditional Regency Category

Judged by Erin Cartwright-Niumata of Avalon Books

• First Place: Pamela Bolton-Holifield — Lost In Love
• Second Place: Carol Roddy — Dangerous Works
• Third Place: Susan Newman — Rakes and Radishes

Regency Historical Category

Judged by Megan McKeever of Pocket Books

• First Place: Sheri Adkins — To Be a Duke
• Second Place: Elizabeth Baldwin — Ardent
• Third Place: Joanne Lockyer — For Duty and Desire

Paranormal Regency Category

Judged by Erica Tsang of Avon Books

• First Place: Carolyn O'Neill — The Wedding Gift
• Second Place: Jane George — Dead Lord Walking
• Third Place: Cathy Leming — Angels at Almack's

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Upward movement in blue...

Fifteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.
Eleven Finals..........
Deb Yates
.
Ten Finals..........
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson
Annie Oortman
Donna Rosenbloom
.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Donna Meier
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin
Kathleen Cherry
Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Anitra McLeod
Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins
Theresa Ragan
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
Marian Stevens
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends
Tyuana Bailey
Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde
Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson
Judythe Hixson
Nancy Holland
Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Babe King
Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau
Joanne Lockyer
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Sherri Neilson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Deborah Nemeth
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens
Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout
Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado
Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh
Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - Get Your Stiletto In the Door Winners

Classic Chick Lit/Lady Lit

1. "What Happens in Vegas..." by Joanne Levy
2. (tie) "Sitting Courtside" by Tyunana Bailey
"Wronging Mr. Right" by Deborah Nemeth
4. "Caught in the Middle" by Annette MacPhee-Gallant
5. "Is She Anybody?" by Julie Charles

Chick Thrill

1. "Minnesota Nice" by Wendy Lyn Watson
2. "Dead Man Stalking" by Cathie Shaffer
3. "PTA Meetings Are Murder" by Kathleen Krevat
4. "Theft of the Golden Hooha" by Babe King
5. "Blues at 11" by Becky Martinez

Paranormal Chick Lit

1."Demon Magnet" by Teresa Wilde
2. (tie) "Clairaudience" by Jennifer Bianco
"Don't Let Go" by Kim Hernandez
4. "Where Is The Line?" by Dayna Hart

Inspirational Chick Lit

1. "Break a Leg" by Kristin Wallace

2. "The Husband Checklist" by Grace Atkinson
3. "Dysfunction Junction" by April Erwin
4. "Mind Over Madi" by Lynda Schab

Young Adult Chick Lit

1. "Smart Girls Don't Wear Pink" by Robin Reed
2. "The Dead Girl Code" by Janet Gurtler
3. "The Art of Selling My Sister" by Shana Silver
4. "Venetian Blind" by Natalie Lorenzi

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Upward movement in blue...

Fourteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.
Eleven Finals..........
Deb Yates
.

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

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!

Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson
Annie Oortman

Donna Rosenbloom
.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Donna Meier
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson

Kit Wilkinson

Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin

Kathleen Cherry

Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!

Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough

Anitra McLeod

Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins

Theresa Ragan
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Lynnette Baughman

Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
Marian Stevens

JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson

Kathy Altman

Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends

Tyuana Bailey

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer

Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox

Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter

Wenda Dottridge

Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde

Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson

Judythe Hixson
Nancy Holland

Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - On The Far Side Contest Winners

The Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 On The Far Side Contest:

Romantic Elements-
1st Place: Demon Magnet by Teresa Wilde
2nd Place: Raven's War by Barbara Cool Lee
3rd Place: After the Reckoning by Tracy W. Truman

Erotic-
1st Place: The Woodsman by Marie Rose
2nd Place: Virgin Harvest by Anitra Lynn McLeod
3rd Place: Quest of the Eoran by Kelly Maher

General Paranormal-
1st Place: Axiom of Light and Dark by Elissa Wilds
2nd Place: Sower of Dreams by Debra Holland
3rd Place: Machine Slave by Jennette Heikes

Time Travel-
1st Place: Oh, What a Knight by Theresa Ragan
2nd Place: Dead in the Water by Tami Wirth
3rd Place: Knight by Theresa Ragan
Honorable Mention: Meet Me in Dreamland by Sandra Patrick

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Upward movement in blue...

Fourteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.
Eleven Finals..........
Deb Yates
.
Ten Finals..........
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson
Annie Oortman
Donna Rosenbloom
.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Donna Meier
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin
Kathleen Cherry
Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Anitra McLeod
Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins
Theresa Ragan
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Lynnette Baughman
Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
Marian Stevens
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Wendi Christener
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde
Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson
Judythe Hixson
Nancy Holland
Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Barbara Kroon
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Sherri Neilson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens
Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout
Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado
Suzanne Welsh
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