2011 Divas - Fire and Ice Contest Winners

Chicago-North RWA® is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Fire and Ice Contest:

Historical
1. Ties that Bind ~ Judy Ridgley
2. The Scandalous Art of Marriage ~ Terese Daly Ramin
3. Kidnapped ~ Karen Wilson
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Paranormal
1. Redemption ~ Suzanne Johnson
2. People of the Lie ~ Claudia J. Alexander
3. Brimstone ~ Shanyn Hosier
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Series
1. Luck of the Irish ~ Sarah Tanner
2. The Cowboy's Convenient Bride ~ Cindy Taylor
3. One Little Word ~ Lynn Wilson
4. One Rogue, One Damsel ~ Rachael Blair
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Single Title
1. A Night at the Rosemont ~ Mary Oldham
2. Flannigan's Grace ~ Marni Donnelly-Folsom
3. Passion ~ Jeanell Bolton
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Women's Fiction
1. Fortune's Fool ~ Jane Sevier

2. Dogwood Days ~ Barbara Claypole White
3. Trophy Wife, Inc ~ Elaura Renie
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Young Adult
1. The Art of Holding On and Letting Go ~ Kristin Lenz
2. The Curse of The Great Mughal ~ Roberta Darnbrough
3. Something Witchy This Way Comes ~ Veronica Blade

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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Four Finals...
Camryn Rhys
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Three Finals...
Ellen Lindseth
Isis Rushdan

Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Valerie Bowman
Nan Dixon
Eileen Emerson

Leanne Farrell
Jacqueline Harris

Gwen Hernandez

Shanyn Hosier
Samantha Ann King
Hanna Martine
Crista McHugh
Averil Reisman
Susanna Rogers
Wanda Thomas
Kristine Thompson
Marlene Urso

Lynn Wilson

Kevin Wolf
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2010 Divas - Fire and Ice Contest Winners

Chicago-North RWA® is pleased to announce the winners of the 12th Annual Fire and Ice Contest:

Historical Romance
Final Judge:  Amanda Bergeron, Avon

1. Sweet Enemy, Heather Snow
2. The Color of Love, Ann Bleakley
3. Scandal's Mistress, Bronwyn Stuart

Women's Fiction w/Romantic Elements
Final Judge:  Alex Logan, Grand Central Publishing

1. Girl Three, Tracy Mastaler
2. The Miser Who Bought the Farm, Kendel Flaum
3. Complications, Tisha Love

Young Adult Romance
Final Judge:  Katherine Pelz, Berkley

1. Camp Awakening, Bonnie Staring
2. Innocent Darkness, Suzanne Lazear
3. Redefining Normal, Katie McGarry

Paranormal Romance
Final Judge:  Helen Breitwieser, Cornerstone Literary Agency

1. Stealing Time, William Haggart
2. Red, Mary SeRine
3. The Lost Paladin, Tracy St. Hilaire

Single Title Contemporary Romance
Final Judge:  Emily Ohanjanians, Harlequin

1. Place Your Betts, Katie Graykowski
2. Getting Lucky, Katie Graykowski
3. Justice in the Barrel, Linley Maroney

Series Contemporary Romance
Final Judge:  Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency

1. Man Under the Mistletoe, Helen Lacey
2. Hollywood Hoodoo, Rochelle Staab
3. Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone, December Gephart

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Two Finals

Katie Graykowski

Tracy St. Hilaire

2009 Divas - Fire and Ice Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Chicago-North 11th Annual Fire and Ice contest

Historical
First Place
The Patrician's Fortune by Joan Kayse
Second Place
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
Third place
Lady's Knight by Kayla Westra
Fourth place
A Man For Maggie by Tatia Talbot

Paranormal
First Place
The Defective Demon by Kate MacEachern
Second Place
The Stone of Shadows by Rebecca Finley
Third place
Money Doesn't Count by Nancy Cassidy
Fourth place
Annihilation by Jolene Navarro

Series
First Place
Catch of a Lifetime by Lee Rhuday Duncan
Second Place
Unconditional Family by Kim Law
Third place
The Rabbit's Foot by Linda Kearney
Fourth place
The House That Jack Built by Sheila Athens

Single Title
First Place
Redemption By Blood by Debbie Kaufman
Second Place
Warrior, Lawyer by Sarah M. Anderson
Third place
Under Her Spell by Beth Watson

Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements
First Place
Learning How to Stay by Gabrielle Luthy
Second Place
Lost Mountain by Rita St. Claire
Third place
Lakota Dreaming by Constance (Connie) Gillam

Young Adult
First Place
The G Word by Robin Reed
Second Place
The Pact by Constance (Connie) Gillam
Third place
Adventures of a Teenaged Truthseer by Cat Schield

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Eleven Finals:

Nancy Evertz

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Nine Finals:

Diane O'Brien Kelly

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Seven Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Six Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Yvonne Harris

Cat Schield

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Five Finals:

Constance Gillam

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Jeannie Lin

Susan Newman

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!

Elaine M. Powell

Kathleen Bittner Roth

Beth Watson

Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton

Deanna Carlyle

Deborah Gross

Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire

Sandra van den Bogerd

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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino

Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake

Anne-Marie Carroll

Louisa Cornell

Martha Ferris

Sherry Foley

Katie Graykowski

Alison Henderson

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Virginia McCullough

Tatia Talbot

Gina Welborn

Sharon Wray

Gail Zerrade
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen

Maree Anderson

Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews

Sheila Athens

Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card

Meredith Clark

Denise Cychosz

Beth Davis

Laurie DeMarino

Wenda Dottridge

Ella Drake

Kendra Elliot

Sharon Fisher

Louise D. Foster
Grace R. Green
Keli Gwyn

Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado

Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy

Sandra Kerns

Lisa Kessler

Kim Law

Barbara Cool Lee

Sherri Lee

Mary Lindsey

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Gabrielle Luthy

Kate MacArthur

Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin

Jean Mason

Jamie Michele

Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell

Tara Owens

Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Angi Platt

Lateia Sandifer

Catherine Marie Scott

Susan Shellabarger

Susan Speers

Beatriz Williams

Teri Wilson

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry

Christine E. Johnson

Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson

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