Wednesday, August 12, 2009

2008 Divas - Emily Contest Winners

West Houston RWA is very proud to announce the results of The 2009 Emily:  (Contest deadlne was in October, 2008)

Best of the Best Results

1. Witch Ever Way You Can by Deborah Blake
2. Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler
3. The Border Laird's Bride by Allison Withers
4. Missing by Christine Barth

Single Title

  1. Missing by Christine Barth
  2. Something Old, Something New, Something Dead by Cher Gorman
  3. Kingdom on Fire by Yvonne Harris w/a Leslie Lacoste
  4. Tuesday's Child by Dale Mayer
  5. How Internet Dating Ruined My Life: A Love Story by Vivi Andrews
  6. Desperate Situations by Angela Abderhalden

Paranormal

  1. Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler
  2. Ghost Planet by Sharon Fisher
  3. Touch of Twilight by Clarissa Ellison
  4. Deyrolle by Lark Howard
  5. Carpe Diem by Pamela Callow
  6. Jinn and Tonic by Kay Hudson

Historical

  1. Border Laird's Bride by Allison Withers
  2. Hidden Beauty by Tiffany Chalmers
  3. Vigilante's Bride by Y.L. (Yvonne) Harris

Series

  1. Witch Ever Way You Can by Deborah Blake
  2. Second Chance For a Family by Kim Grooms
  3. This Child Is Mine by Jo Anne Banker
  4. Where There's a Will by Kimberly Wenger
  5. The Lawman's Baby by Lyn Wagner

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Nineteen Finals............
Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Seventeen Finals...........
Clarissa Ellison
...
Sixteen Finals............
Robin Perini
...
Twelve Finals...........
Cathy Leming
Pamela Kopfler
...
Eleven Finals...........
Amy Atwell
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Sally Orr
...
Ten Finals..........
Cynthia Arends
..
Nine Finals.........
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
Michelea Moore
Averil Reisman
Cat Schield
..
Seven Finals......
Kathy Coatney
Yvonne Harris
Sandy James - SOLD!
Diane O'Brien Kelly
Jodi Redford
..
Six Finals......
Vicki Bendau
Lauren Darcey
Jeanne Dickson
Ella Drake
Greta MacEachern
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Stephie Smith
Sarah Tregay
Laura Williams
.
Five Finals.....
Joanne Barnaba
Melanie Card
Vannetta Chapman
Amanda Collins
Ruth Logan Herne
Beverley Kendall - SOLD!
Barbara Longley
Linda Lovely
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Donna L. Meier
R. Ann Siracusa
Candace Wall
Robin Weaver
Sharon Wray
.
Four Finals....
Deborah Blake
Tina Joyce Butts
Sheryl Carpenter
Tiffany Chalmers
Melanie Dickerson
Ann Fischer
Diane Garner
Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski
Kim Grooms
Leah Hodge
Victoria LeBlanc
Heidi Luchterhand
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Bev Pettersen
Kelly Ann Riley
Alexis Walker
Kimberly Wenger
Julie Whitby
Skyler White - SOLD!
.
Three Finals...
Louise Knott Ahern
Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson
Anne Barton
Margaret Batschelet
Linda Baxter
Julie Bensen
Nikki Benyon
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Rachel Brimble
Carol Burnside
Sharon Calvin
Anne-Marie Carroll
Anna Clevenger
Laurie Cooper
Elizabeth Copeman
Lecia Cotton Cornwall
Sam Cromartie III
Becke Davis
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Sandra De Tarento
Alleyne Dickens
Kimberly Duffy
Kristen D. Duke
Margaret Golla
Deborah Gross
Donna Hall
Helen Hardt
Caren Crane Helms
Ann Hinnenkamp
Linda Hurtado
Christine Keach
Mary Lou Keller
Michelle Lauren
Corinna Lavitt
Melinda Leigh
Nancy Litzau
Debra Marvin
Heather McCollum
Erica Miles
Rosie Murphy
Debora Noone
Nancy Northcott
Nina Paules
Danielle Pettrey
Edie Ramer
Shauna Roberts
SG Shellabarger
Roxanne Sherwood
Sandra S. Sookoo - SOLD!
Lyn Wagner
Kristin Welker
Victoria Whitaker
Jennifer Ziros
.
Two Finals..
Jerol Anderson
Anne Barton Ardizzone
Elizabeth Baldwin
Libby Banks
Vanessa Barneveld
Christine Barth
Julie Revell Benjamin
Mary Biebel - SOLD!
Robin Bielman
Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth
Shoshana Brown
Kelsey Browning
Sherri Buerkle
Dianne K. Burns
Diane Burke
Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kathleen Cherry
Kirsty Cleverly
Wyndemere Coffey
Katey Coffing
Ann Collins
Shelley Coriell
Jessica Darago
Jessica Dawson 
Tamara DeStefano
Jaclyn V. Di Bona
Anita Mae Draper
Nancy Evertz
Alyssa Fernandez
Nikki Figueiredo
Keri Ford
Anna Hackett
Gwen Hayes
Tiffanie Helmer
Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges
Celesta Hoffmann
Rita Horiguchi
Sharron Houdek
Lark Howard
Kimberley Howe
Anna Lee Huber
Tamara Hughes
Susan Diane Johnson
Sandi Jones
Jeffe Kennedy
Kris Kennedy
Shannon M. Kennedy
Lora Kenton
Jamie Kersten
Tiffany Kinerson
KC Klein
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Virginia Lester 
Joanne Levy
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Regan Loyd
Leslie Lynch
Nara Malone
Wendy Marcus
Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Dale Mayer
Elizabeth McCord
Karyn Mendoza
Susan McGeown
Barbara Monajem - SOLD!
Steven Moores
Kelli Ann Morgan
Mary A. Murray
Lenore Nash
Cindy Nielsen
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Janice Olson
Annie Oortman
Jean Tara Ownbey
Elyssa Papa
Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson
Alison Pion
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan
Katie Reus
Mary Rhyan
Christina Rich
Catherine Roach
Lee Roland
Cathleen Ross 
Marilyn Shank
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sarah Sinclair
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Susan Sipal
Glynna Sirpless
Dara-Lee Snow
Kate Sohl
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Lori Stacy
Pamela Strout
Anna Sugden
Carla Swafford
Kelley Swan
Lisa Tapp
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Jane Thornton
Pat Trainum
Tracy Truman
Ginny Vermillion
Erica Vetsch
Ellis Vidler
Evonne Wareham
Beth Watson
Kate Weichelt
Kayla Westra
Allison Withers
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
.
Divas Who Sold...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

2008 Divas - EVA Query Finalists

2nd Annual EVA Query Contest
Romance Writers of America - East Valley Authors

Announcing Our Finalists! Congratulations!

Anna Clevenger - Honor's Captain
Michelle Hempel - Strange Tango
Sarah McDermed - Love Unleashed
Sally Orr - Donne With Love
Alexis Walker - Highland Magic

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Nineteen Finals............
Kelly Fitzpatrick
...
Sixteen Finals............
Clarissa Ellison
Robin Perini
...
Twelve Finals...........
Cathy Leming
...
Eleven Finals...........
Amy Atwell
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Sally Orr
...
Ten Finals..........
Cynthia Arends
Pamela Kopfler
..
Nine Finals.........
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
Michelea Moore
Averil Reisman
Cat Schield
..
Seven Finals......
Kathy Coatney
Sandy James - SOLD!
Diane O'Brien Kelly
Jodi Redford
..
Six Finals......
Vicki Bendau
Lauren Darcey
Jeanne Dickson
Ella Drake
Greta MacEachern
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Stephie Smith
Sarah Tregay
Laura Williams
.
Five Finals.....
Joanne Barnaba
Melanie Card
Vannetta Chapman
Amanda Collins
Yvonne Harris
Ruth Logan Herne
Beverley Kendall - SOLD!
Barbara Longley
Linda Lovely
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Donna L. Meier
R. Ann Siracusa
Candace Wall
Robin Weaver
Sharon Wray
.
Four Finals....
Tina Joyce Butts
Sheryl Carpenter
Melanie Dickerson
Ann Fischer
Diane Garner
Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski
Leah Hodge
Victoria LeBlanc
Heidi Luchterhand
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Bev Pettersen
Kelly Ann Riley
Alexis Walker
Julie Whitby
Skyler White - SOLD!
.
Three Finals...
Louise Knott Ahern
Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson
Anne Barton
Margaret Batschelet
Linda Baxter
Julie Bensen
Nikki Benyon
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Rachel Brimble
Carol Burnside
Sharon Calvin
Anne-Marie Carroll
Tiffany Chalmers
Anna Clevenger
Laurie Cooper
Elizabeth Copeman
Lecia Cotton Cornwall
Sam Cromartie III
Becke Davis
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Sandra De Tarento
Alleyne Dickens
Kimberly Duffy
Kristen D. Duke
Margaret Golla
Kim Grooms
Deborah Gross
Donna Hall
Helen Hardt
Caren Crane Helms
Ann Hinnenkamp
Linda Hurtado
Christine Keach
Mary Lou Keller
Michelle Lauren
Corinna Lavitt
Melinda Leigh
Nancy Litzau
Debra Marvin
Heather McCollum
Erica Miles
Rosie Murphy
Debora Noone
Nancy Northcott
Nina Paules
Danielle Pettrey
Edie Ramer
Shauna Roberts
SG Shellabarger
Roxanne Sherwood
Sandra S. Sookoo - SOLD!
Kristin Welker
Kimberly Wenger
Victoria Whitaker
Jennifer Ziros
.
Two Finals..
Jerol Anderson
Anne Barton Ardizzone
Elizabeth Baldwin
Libby Banks
Vanessa Barneveld
Julie Revell Benjamin
Mary Biebel - SOLD!
Robin Bielman
Deborah Blake
Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth
Shoshana Brown
Kelsey Browning
Sherri Buerkle
Dianne K. Burns
Diane Burke
Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kathleen Cherry
Kirsty Cleverly
Wyndemere Coffey
Katey Coffing
Ann Collins
Shelley Coriell
Jessica Darago
Jessica Dawson
Tamara DeStefano
Jaclyn V. Di Bona
Anita Mae Draper
Nancy Evertz
Alyssa Fernandez
Nikki Figueiredo
Keri Ford
Anna Hackett
Gwen Hayes
Tiffanie Helmer
Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges
Celesta Hoffmann
Rita Horiguchi
Sharron Houdek
Kimberley Howe
Anna Lee Huber
Tamara Hughes
Susan Diane Johnson
Sandi Jones
Jeffe Kennedy
Kris Kennedy
Shannon M. Kennedy
Lora Kenton
Jamie Kersten
Tiffany Kinerson
KC Klein
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Virginia Lester
Joanne Levy
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Regan Loyd
Leslie Lynch
Nara Malone
Wendy Marcus
Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Elizabeth McCord
Karyn Mendoza
Susan McGeown
Barbara Monajem - SOLD!
Steven Moores
Kelli Ann Morgan
Mary A. Murray
Lenore Nash
Cindy Nielsen
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Janice Olson
Annie Oortman
Jean Tara Ownbey
Elyssa Papa
Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson
Alison Pion
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan
Katie Reus
Mary Rhyan
Christina Rich
Catherine Roach
Lee Roland
Cathleen Ross
Marilyn Shank
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sarah Sinclair
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Susan Sipal
Glynna Sirpless
Dara-Lee Snow
Kate Sohl
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Lori Stacy
Pamela Strout
Anna Sugden
Carla Swafford
Kelley Swan
Lisa Tapp
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Jane Thornton
Pat Trainum
Tracy Truman
Ginny Vermillion
Erica Vetsch
Ellis Vidler
Lyn Wagner
Evonne Wareham
Beth Watson
Kate Weichelt
Kayla Westra

Kimberly Wollenburg

Barbara Zukowski

Monday, August 10, 2009

2008 Divas - American Title Winner

Winner...
Marie-Claude Bourque - Ancient Whispers Paranormal
Finalists...
Jessica Darago - The Serpent's Tooth - Historical
Tamara Hughes - Once Upon a Masquerade - Historical
Michelle Lauren - How to Tame a Harpy - Urban Fantasy
Barbara Longley - True to the Highlander - Time-Travel
Edie Ramer - Dead People - Paranormal
Evonne Wareham - Never Coming Home - Romantic Suspense
Qaey Williams - In a Lover's Silence - Romantic Suspense

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Nineteen Finals............
Kelly Fitzpatrick
...
Sixteen Finals............
Clarissa Ellison
Robin Perini
...
Twelve Finals...........
Cathy Leming
...
Eleven Finals...........
Amy Atwell
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
...
Ten Finals..........
Cynthia Arends
Pamela Kopfler
Sally Orr
..
Nine Finals.........
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
Michelea Moore
Averil Reisman
Cat Schield
..
Seven Finals......
Kathy Coatney
Sandy James - SOLD!
Diane O'Brien Kelly
Jodi Redford
..
Six Finals......
Vicki Bendau
Lauren Darcey
Jeanne Dickson
Ella Drake
Greta MacEachern
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Stephie Smith
Sarah Tregay
Laura Williams
.
Five Finals.....
Joanne Barnaba
Melanie Card
Vannetta Chapman
Amanda Collins
Yvonne Harris
Ruth Logan Herne
Beverley Kendall - SOLD!
Barbara Longley
Linda Lovely
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Donna L. Meier
R. Ann Siracusa
Candace Wall
Robin Weaver
Sharon Wray
.
Four Finals....
Tina Joyce Butts
Sheryl Carpenter
Melanie Dickerson
Ann Fischer
Diane Garner
Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski
Leah Hodge
Victoria LeBlanc
Heidi Luchterhand
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Bev Pettersen
Kelly Ann Riley
Julie Whitby
Skyler White - SOLD!
.
Three Finals...
Louise Knott Ahern
Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson
Anne Barton
Margaret Batschelet
Linda Baxter
Julie Bensen
Nikki Benyon
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Rachel Brimble
Carol Burnside
Sharon Calvin
Anne-Marie Carroll
Tiffany Chalmers
Laurie Cooper
Elizabeth Copeman
Lecia Cotton Cornwall
Sam Cromartie III
Becke Davis
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Sandra De Tarento
Alleyne Dickens
Kimberly Duffy
Kristen D. Duke
Margaret Golla
Kim Grooms
Deborah Gross
Donna Hall
Helen Hardt
Caren Crane Helms
Ann Hinnenkamp
Linda Hurtado
Christine Keach
Mary Lou Keller
Michelle Lauren
Corinna Lavitt
Melinda Leigh
Nancy Litzau
Debra Marvin
Heather McCollum
Erica Miles
Rosie Murphy
Debora Noone
Nancy Northcott
Nina Paules
Danielle Pettrey
Edie Ramer
Shauna Roberts
SG Shellabarger
Roxanne Sherwood
Sandra S. Sookoo - SOLD!
Alexis Walker
Kristin Welker
Kimberly Wenger
Victoria Whitaker
Jennifer Ziros
.
Two Finals..
Jerol Anderson
Anne Barton Ardizzone
Elizabeth Baldwin
Libby Banks
Vanessa Barneveld
Julie Revell Benjamin
Mary Biebel - SOLD!
Robin Bielman
Deborah Blake
Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth
Shoshana Brown
Kelsey Browning
Sherri Buerkle
Dianne K. Burns
Diane Burke
Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kathleen Cherry
Anna Clevenger
Kirsty Cleverly
Wyndemere Coffey
Katey Coffing
Ann Collins
Shelley Coriell
Jessica Darago
Jessica Dawson
Tamara DeStefano
Jaclyn V. Di Bona
Anita Mae Draper
Nancy Evertz
Alyssa Fernandez
Nikki Figueiredo
Keri Ford
Anna Hackett
Gwen Hayes
Tiffanie Helmer
Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges
Celesta Hoffmann
Rita Horiguchi
Sharron Houdek
Kimberley Howe
Anna Lee Huber
Tamara Hughes
Susan Diane Johnson
Sandi Jones
Jeffe Kennedy
Kris Kennedy
Shannon M. Kennedy
Lora Kenton
Jamie Kersten
Tiffany Kinerson
KC Klein
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Virginia Lester
Joanne Levy
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Regan Loyd
Leslie Lynch
Nara Malone
Wendy Marcus
Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Elizabeth McCord
Karyn Mendoza
Susan McGeown
Barbara Monajem
Steven Moores
Kelli Ann Morgan
Mary A. Murray
Lenore Nash
Cindy Nielsen
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Janice Olson
Annie Oortman
Jean Tara Ownbey
Elyssa Papa
Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson
Alison Pion
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan
Katie Reus
Mary Rhyan
Christina Rich
Catherine Roach
Lee Roland
Cathleen Ross
Marilyn Shank
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sarah Sinclair
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Susan Sipal
Glynna Sirpless
Dara-Lee Snow
Kate Sohl
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Lori Stacy
Pamela Strout
Anna Sugden
Carla Swafford
Kelley Swan
Lisa Tapp
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Jane Thornton
Pat Trainum
Tracy Truman
Ginny Vermillion
Erica Vetsch
Ellis Vidler
Lyn Wagner
Evonne Wareham
Beth Watson
Kate Weichelt
Kayla Westra
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
.
Divas Who Sold...