2011 Divas - The Catherine Contest Winners

Toronto Romance Writers is delighted to announce the Gold Ticket and Final Round Results for The 2011 Catherine
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Gold Ticket Round – Judge: Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary Agency
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Winner: THE TURNCOAT by Donna Thorland
First Runner Up: A FUTURE FOR ABBY by Rebecca Sampson
Second Runner Up: NOT FADE AWAY (formerly WITCH BOY) by Yvonne Yirka
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Contemporary Series - Final Round Judge: Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
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Winner: A FUTURE FOR ABBY by Rebecca Sampson
Second Place (tie): 16 MARSDEN PLACE by Rachel Brimble
Second Place (tie): MONTANA MAN by Leeann Morgan
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Contemporary Single Title - Final Round Judge: Margo Lipschultz, HQN
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Winner: THE ANGEL MADE ME DO IT by Shauna Allen

Second Place: NO FRAGILE HEART by Kat Latham
Third Place: RECONSTRUCTING EVE by Lisa Hilleren
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Historical - Final Round Judge: Katherine Pelz, Berkley
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Winner: THE TURNCOAT by Donna Thorland
Second Place: THE GARDENER'S COUNTESS by Susan Omine
Third Place: MERELY PLAYERS by Margaret Clift McNulty
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Romantic Suspense - Final Round Judge: Leis Pederson, Berkley
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Winner: THE DREAMER by Michelle Sharp

Second Place: THE SHADOW HOUR by Jacqui Nelson
Third Place: THE LAST EXECUTION by Jerrie Alexander
Fourth Place: TANGLED DECEPTIONS by Irene Jordane
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Paranormal, Fantasy, Futuristic - Final Round Judge: Esi Sogah, Avon
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Winner: A PACK OF TWO by Wendy Anderson
Second Place: A RIP IN TIME by Helen H. Pilz
Third Place: IN THE LAND OF THE VULTURES by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
Fourth Place: THE DEVIL OF WHITECHAPEL by Rebecca Skrabl
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Strong Romantic Elements - Final Round Judge: Kathleen Gilligan, St. Martin's
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Winner: BECALMED by Normandie Ward Fischer

Second Place: SO ABOUT THE MONEY by Cathy Perkins
Third Place: EASY IN THEORY by D. B. Shuster
Fourth Place: BREACH OF CONTRACT by D. B. Shuster
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Young Adult - Final Round Judge: Karen Chaplin, HarperCollins Children's
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Winner: NOT FADE AWAY (formerly WITCH BOY) by Yvonne Yirka
Second Place: GETTING A LIFE, EVEN IF YOU'RE DEAD by Beth Watson
Third Place: CHEERLEADERS FROM OUTERSPACE by Vanessa Barneveld

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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Seven Finals...
Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman
Robin Weaver
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Six Finals...
Camryn Rhys

Rebecca Sampson
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Five Finals...
Jerrie Alexander

Jeanell Bolton
Louisa Cornell

Robin Covington

Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Ash Krafton

Stephanie Winkelhake

Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Cecily Cornelius-White

Louisa Cornell
Eileen Emerson
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Caro LaFever
Ellen Lindseth
Jennifer McQuiston
Isis Rushdan
Rebecca Skrabl

Bronwyn Stuart

Kristine B. Thompson
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Three Finals...
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman

Jennifer Bray-Weber
Elizabeth Bysiek
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry

Vivienne Courtoise
Laura Drake
Anita Mae Draper
Normandie Ward Fischer
Lisa Hilleren
Katherine Lowry Logan

Michaela Moore
Jacqui Nelson

Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord

Linda O'Dwyer
Cathy Perkins

Helen H. Pilz

Ellen Russell
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp

Clarissa Southwick

Virginia Taylor
Marlene Urso

Beth Watson
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Carol-Faye Ashcraft

Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Harley Brooks
Kimila Bowling
Lisa Chaplin
Meredith Clark

Meredith Allen Conner
Stefani de Ravin
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Donna S. Frelick

Chris Anna Fullerton
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Jan Gurney
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Angie Hodapp

Shanyn Hosier
Monique Insalaco
Kimila Kay
Samantha Ann King
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
Debra Maher
Hanna Martine
Kathryn Matzen
Virginia McCullough
Arlene McFarlane
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Donna Meier
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller
Virginia Munoz
Mary Oldham

Naomi Rawlings
Elizabeth Roadifer
Susanna Rogers
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
Laura Sheehan
D. B. Shuster
Eva Siedler
Madeline Smyth
Sharon Struth
Micha Summers

Carla Swafford
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Wanda Thomas
Donna Thorland

Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Judith Wherett
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
Sharon Wray

Yvonne Yirka

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