2006 Divas ~ Connections Award Winners

2007 Connections Award Winners!

Connections Winner for Best first meeting of hero and heroine is Donna Rosenbloom for The Earl's Christmas Gift!

Series Contemporary
1st - Too Good To Be True- Stacy Cornell***
2nd - Man of the Moment-Stacy Cornell***
3rd - Love for Sale-Shann Fountain Culo
HM - Die Again-Annie Oortman
HM - Undertones-Maggie Lynch

Single Title
1st - In Her Defense-Vicki Tharp***
2nd - Murder, Mayhem & Mama-Christie Craig
3rd - To Remember Jenny-Christie Craig
HM - Sea Lust-Joy Smith
HM - One Doctor: Well Heeled-Lyndell "Babe" King

Romantic Suspense
1st - Risking the World-Dorrie Parini
2nd - Findng Rachel-Ann Springer
3rd - A Dozen Deadly Roses-Kathy Bennett
HM - Fire at Midnight-Lisa Marie Wilkinson
HM - A Memory to Die For-Nancy Schneider

Historical

1st - A Truly Reformed Rogue-Elizabeth Stock***

2nd -A Desperate Woman-Christie Craig***

3rd - Living in Sin-Babara Fraire

HM - The Flirting Master-Kriten C. Harding

HM - The Earl's Christmas Gift-Donna Rosenbloom

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Paranormal

1st - Shrouded in Illusion-Carol Webb

2nd - A Glimpse of Eternity--Vicki Crum

3rd - Undo the Night--Brenda Nelson-Davis

HM - And They Were One--Joy Smith

***Denotes work has been requested by an editor!

DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
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Thirty-Eight Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Eighteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

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Fourteen Finals.....

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

Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott
.......
Six Finals......

Diane Burke

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Gail Foreman

Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb

...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter

Dorrie Parini
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson

Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson

Kathy Bennett
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Annie Oortman
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens

Elizabeth Stock
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
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2006 Divas ~ Hold Me, Thrill Me Winners

Join us in congratulating our 2006 winners:
1st Place: Stormworld by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
2nd Place: The Diddikai by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
3rd Place: Life's a Witch by Laura Morrigan
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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Seven Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Fifteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

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

Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott
.......
Six Finals......

Diane Burke

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk
Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Gail Foreman

Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey

Donna Rosenbloom
Kathy Shaw
...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Dorrie Parini
Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
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2005 Diva Tiara Winners!

I finally calculated the winners of the 2005 contest season. These are for contests that had a deadline in the year 2005.



Ta da...this is what they look like....



And the winners are...

Victoria Wasserman with twenty-seven finals.


Christie Craig and Kimberly Duffy tied with six manuscripts apiece.


Sharie Kohler for The Grand Slam Award for Once Bitten, Twice Shy.


If these ladies would contact me with their snail mail address, the tiara will be snailing its way to their house.


You can check out the total listing for 2005 here.

2006 Divas ~ Launching A STAR Winners

SpacecoasT Authors of Romance (STAR) proudly announces the winners of the 2006 Launching A STAR Contest:

Overall Contest Winner:

Saints and Sinners by Catherine Chant (Single Title)

Paranormal

First Place: The Ever After Affair by Elizabeth Spurlock
Second Place: Thalgor's Witch by Nancy Holland
Third Place: Magic Heart by Kerry Berta McCleskey
Finalist: Forbidden by Laurie Cooper

Single Title

First Place: Saints and Sinners by Catherine Chant
Second Place: Deadly Intent by Anna Perrin
Third Place: Leap of Faith by Sharon Calvin
Finalist: Jayhawk Down by Sharon Calvin

Young Adult

First Place: The River by Candice Vetter
Second Place: Taking Sides by Inara K. Scott
Third Place: Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
Finalist: A Kiss in Paris by Sara Tregay

Contemporary Series

First Place: Unconditional Love by Diane Burke
Second Place: Finally Forever by Ami Weaver
Third Place: Back for More by Julie Salvo

Historical

First Place: The Earl's Christmas Gift by Donna Rosenbloom
Second Place: Kiss of a Traitor by Gail Foreman
Third Place: The Nobleman's Gamble by Nancy Polak

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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Seven Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Fifteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

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

Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux

Catherine Chant
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott
.......
Six Finals......

Diane Burke

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk
Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Gail Foreman

Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey

Donna Rosenbloom
Kathy Shaw
...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson/Milkenson
Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
DeAnne Wildes Michelson
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Dorrie Parini
Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2006 Divas ~ Suzannah Winners

The North Louisiana Storytellers and Authors of Romance are pleased to announce the final standings in the 2006 Suzannah contest!

Contemporary
Editor - Keyren Gerlach (Harlequin/HQN)
Agent - Caren Johnson (Firebrand Literary Agency)

First Place - Lone Tree by Bobbie O'Keefe
Second Place - Stolen Treasures by Laurie Temple
Third Place - Sweet Deceit by Julie Stevens
Fourth Place - Race Against Time by Sandra Crowley
Fifth Place - Under Currents by Elaine Meece


Historical
Editor - Ann Leslie Tuttle (Harlequin)
Kelly Mortimer (Mortimer Literary Agency)

First Place - *Fire at Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson
Second Place - Mesquite Tree by Kathleen Warner
Third Place - Revenge by Jennifer Haymore
Fourth Place - Beloved by Brenna Crowder
Fifth Place - Spider's Kiss by Maureen Hardegree
Sixth Place - Where Her Heart Lies by Amy R. Talley

Ann Leslie Tuttle requests a complete manuscript for Fire at Midnight

Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel
Leah Hultenschmidt (Dorchester Publishing)
Michelle Grajkowski (Three Seas Literary Agency)

First Place - Magic Man by Jacqui Jacoby
Second Place - The Sextant by Jennifer Satterfield
Third Place - Boo, Baby by Jennifer McAndrews
Fourth Place - Shrouded in Darkness by Carol Webb
Fifth Place - A Penny for Your Thoughts by Diane Stoddard

Michelle Grajkowski requests the complete manuscripts of Boo Baby, Magic Man and The Sextant.

Leah Hultenschmidt requests complete manuscripts of Shrouded in Darkness, Magic Man

Congratulations to all the finalists!

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DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Seven Finals........
Lisa Marie Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Fifteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

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

Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson
.......
Six Finals......

Jennifer Haymore
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk
Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Diane Burke

Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Catherine Chant
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Nancy Holland
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey
Kathy Shaw
...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Gail Foreman
Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson/Milkenson
Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
DeAnne Wildes Michelson
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Dorrie Parini
Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2006 Divas ~ Golden Palm Winners

FRW congratulates the 2006 Golden Palm Winners!

Category Romance
Final Judge: Pattie Steele-Perkins-Agent
1st Place - MONTANA MILLIONAIRE --- Vannetta Chapman
2nd Place - DEAD RECKONING--- Kim Finnegan
3rd Place - A STRANGER TO LOVE --- Heidi Rice

Single Title
Final Judge: Leslie Wainger- Harlequin
1st Place - DON'T LOOK BACK --- Vicky Tharp
2nd Place - STOLEN TREASURES --- Laurie Temple
3rd Place - THE HIDDEN SON --- Dianna T. Benson

Mainstream
Final Judge: Kim Whalen- Agent, Trident Media Group
1st Place - LETTERS FROM HOME --- Kristina McMorris
2nd Place - A LIFE WORTH LIVING--- Lorrie Kruse
3rd Place - LEARNING TO SAY --- Gabrielle Luthy
4th Place - ISLAND HEALING --- Virginia McCullough

Historical
Final Judge: Helen Rosburg – Medallion
1st Place - FIRE AT MIDNIGHT --- Lisa Marie Wilkinson
2nd Place - KISS OF A TRAITOR --- Gail Foreman
3rd Place - FATAL FORTUNE --- Joanne Barnaba

Paranormal
Final Judge: Miriam Kriss- Agent, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
1st Place - THE MAGIC KNOT --- Helen Scott-Taylor
2nd Place - PASSION BEYOND REASON --- Helen Scott-Taylor
3nd Place - TO KILL A VAMPIRE --- Sharron Houdek

........
DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Six Finals........
Lisa Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Fifteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!

..............

Fourteen Finals.....

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

Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson
.......
Six Finals......
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk
Inara Scott
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Diane Burke

Vannetta Chapman
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Jennifer Haymore

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen
Kaki/Kathleen Warner
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Catherine Chant
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Nancy Holland
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey
Kathy Shaw
...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Gail Foreman
Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson

Vicki Tharp
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson/Milkenson
Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke
Sara Creasy
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes

Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue
DeAnne Wildes Michelson
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Dorrie Parini
Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler
Jan Scarbrough
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Carol Webb
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2006 Divas ~ Fiction From the Heartland Winners

MARA is delighted to announce the Fiction From The Heartland Contest 2006 Winners

First Place - To Win a Gladiator by Carla Hughes, Inspirational
Second Place - In Her Defense by Vicki Tharp, Romantic Suspense
Third Place - My Life in the Void by Betsy Norman, Young Adult

Finalists
Risking the World by Dorrie Parini, Romantic Suspense
Secrets: Krysta's Curse by Tamra Westberry, Young Adult
Scotland Or Bust by Patience Jackson, Contemporary
Deceptive Redemption by Kay Dykes, Romantic Suspense
A Dozen Deadly Roses by Kathy Bennett, Romantic Suspense
Pumping Adrenaline by Mal Olson, Romantic Suspense
Undo the Night by Brenda Nelson-Davis, Paranormal
........
DIVA LEADERS...upward movement in blue...
.....
Thirty-Five Finals........
Lisa Wilkinson
...........
Twenty-One Finals........
Victoria Wasserman
..........
Fifteen Finals......
Christie Craig - SOLD!
..........
Twelve Finals............
Robyn Grady - SOLD!
Carla Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Helen Taylor
..........
Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle
Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe
Deb Yates
........
Eight Finals........
Christine Diehm - SOLD!
Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
..........
Seven Finals.......
Donna Caubarreaux
Karen Davenport
Jane Langdell Robinson
.......
Six Finals......
Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Kimberley Howe
Dorothy Mays
Mona Risk
Inara Scott
.....
Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell
Diane Burke
Mary Ann Chulick
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell
Jenny Gardiner
Jennifer Haymore
Corrina Lavitt
Bev Pettersen
Pam Palmer Poulsen
Kaki/Kathleen Warner
....
Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kerensa Brougham
Catherine Chant
Vannetta Chapman
Alan Chaput
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Jerre Ferns
Sharon Forret
Caroline Fyffe
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Nancy Holland
Ruth Kaufman
Lorrie Ann Kruse
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain
Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Barbara Monajem
Theresa Ragan
Diane Ramsey
Kathy Shaw
...
Three Finals...
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn
Sheryl Carpenter
Patricia Canavan
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher
Karen Foley - SOLD!
Angela Gwinner
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Anitra Lynn McLeod
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell
Diane Owens
Kristen Painter
Melinda Porter
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Donna Rosenbloom
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton
Jean Hart Stewart
Anna Sudgen
Teri Thackson
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson/Milkenson
Cheryl Wilson
Roberta Winegard
Danniele Worsham
Cheryl Wyatt - SOLD!
Michelle Ann Young
..
Two Finals..
Delilah Ahrendt
Gabriella Anderson
Joanne Barnaba
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Jena Brown
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teresa Elliott Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Pat Casiello
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Kathie Clare
Catherine Cockburn
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke
Sara Creasy
Laura Cumbie
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson
Patti Fischer/Fisher
Lauren Ford
Gail Foreman
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Mary Gardner
Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Laurie Hahn
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi
L. Faye Hughes
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Melissa James
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Robin Kawczynski
Mary Kaye
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns
Kathy Kulig
Doris M. Lemcke
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski
Janice Lynn
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue
Kristina Y. McMorris
DeAnne Wildes Michelson
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!
Patricia Morgan
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle
Mal Olson
Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew
Dorrie Parini
Jody Payne
Susan Kenney Paytas
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine
Belinda Peterson
Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart
Erica Ridley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler
Jan Scarbrough
Cathie Shaffer
Susan Shay
Andrea Shuman
Lynne Simpson
Cheryl Skoglund
Carolyn Slaughter
Robin Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Mary Stahlke
Karen Steele
Linda Steinberg
Patti/Patty Stern
Marian Stevens
Pamela Stone
Sally Stotter/Strotter
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty
Vicki Tharp
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson
Carol Webb
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
#

2007 Divas ~ Amber Heat Wave Winners

AQP'S 4TH ANNUAL
AMBER HEAT WAVE CONTEST
2007 WINNERS!

Amber Heat is pleased to announce this year's winning manuscripts...

Adeno by Gabrina Garza (Fantasy)
Bondmate 1: The Guardian Of My Soul by C.J. England (Sci-Fi / Fantasy)
Covet by Karen Erickson (Contemporary / Interracial)
Heading South by Owen March (Gay [M/M] / Contemporary)
Just Friends by Anne Thomas (Gay [M/M] / BDSM)
The Powers Of Love by J. M. Snyder (Gay [M/M] / Fantasy / Superhero)
Samantha White & The Seven Dwarves by Mimi Riser (Sci-Fi / Comedy)