2006 Divas ~ Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest.

Series Short/Long Contemporary
Final Judge: Susan Litman, Editor, Silhouette

First - Candis Lynn Terry - YOUR PLACE OR MINE?
Second - Annie Oortman - DIE AGAIN
Third - Amy Davidson - HARD AND FAST
Fourth - Cat Schield - THE CHRISTMAS BARGAIN
Fifth - Donna Caubarreaux - ALMOST A VIRGIN


Single Title
Final Judge: Abby Zidle, Executive Editor, Pocket Books

First - Marian Stevens - SINGLE IN THE CITY
Second - Elizabeth R Graham - BABY MAKES TWO
Third - Carrie A Bolin - BLUE HAWAII
Fourth - Jacqueline Floyd - SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
Fifth - Paul La Ferriere - CROSSING PATHS


Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Devi Pillai, Associate Editor, Warner (Hachette) Books

First - Karen Beeching - FRIENDLY FIRE
Second - Anna Perrin - DEADLY INTENT
Third - Kimberly Howe - RED DIAMOND
Fourth - Bev Pettersen - WALK, TROT, SHOOT
Fifth - Billie Jean Te - BACKTRACK


Historical
Final Judge: Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester

First - Elaine Levine - SAGER'S PASSION
Second - Alison Hackley - THE ENGLISH BOY
Third - Jennifer Haymore - REVENGE
Fourth - Clare E Wood - WARRIOR'S REVENGE
Fifth - Melinda Porter - SCANDAL'S DESIRE


Unique Genre
Final Judge: Selena James, Executive Editor, Kensington

First - Gail E Foreman - HER MAN IN THE MOON
Second - Anitra Lynn McLeod - OVERLORD
Third - Ann Hinnenkamp - DYAD QUEST
Fourth - Stephanie M Jacobson - THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND
Fifth - Christina Sinisi - BACKWOODS INVADER

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

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Fourteen Finals.....

Carla Hughes

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

Donna Kowalczyk
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Ten Finals..........

Tina M. Novinski-Radcliffe

Deb Yates
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Nine Finals.........
Kathleen Beaver aka Kate Carlisle

Kimberley Howe
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Eight Finals........
Donna Caubarreaux

Christine Diehm - SOLD!

Jennie Manlick
Cyn/Cindy Marolt - SOLD!
Jodi Redford
Stacey Lynn Reimer - SOLD!
Sharon Wray
J. L. Wilson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......

Diane Burke
Catherine Chant

Mary Ann Chulick
Karen Davenport

Gail Foreman

Jennifer Haymore
Jane Langdell Robinson

Inara Scott

Kathleen Warner
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Six Finals......

Kerensa Brougham

Kimberly Duffy aka Lindsey Brookes
Dorothy Mays

Bev Pettersen
Mona Risk

Donna Rosenbloom
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Five Finals.....
Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

Alan Chaput
Diane Della Maggiora
Lisa A. Diaz
Carol Ericson - SOLD!
Judi Fennell

Jerre Ferns

Caroline Fyffe
Jenny Gardiner
Nancy Holland

Lorrie Ann Kruse
Corrina Lavitt

Shelia Rae Z. Mohs
Pam Palmer Poulsen

Theresa Ragan

Vicki Tharp

Carol Webb
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
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Four Finals....
Terry Irene Blain
Kathleen Cherry
Alice Clary
Dani Collins
Sharon Forret
Teryl Myers Hager
Courtney Hoffman
Ruth Kaufman
Sandra Kerns
Cathy/Catherine Leming
Catherine McClain

Virginia McCullough

Anitra Lynn McLeod

Kristina Y. McMorris
Barbara Monajem

Kristen Painter

Melinda Porter
Diane Ramsey

Kathy Shaw

Elizabeth Stock

Anna Sudgen

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Three Finals...

Delilah Ahrendt
Alexandra Nakis Alichos
Kathy Altman
Sarah Andre
Cynthia Anstey

Joanne Barnaba
Mary Biebel
TJ Bittick
Teri Bradburn

Jena Brown

Teresa Elliott Brown

Patricia Canavan
Sheryl Carpenter
Pat Casiello

Kathie Clare
Anne Crowder
Jaclyn DiBona
Gillian Doyle
Natalie Eggeman
Allison Fippinger
Maureen Fisher

Patti Fischer
Karen Foley - SOLD!

Mary Gardner

Angela Gwinner

Laurie Hahn
S. L. Hardwick
Donna Hatch
Elysa Hendricks
Erin Hudson

L. Faye Hughes

Melissa James
Christy Janisse
Laura Jochum
Darynda Jones

Robin Kawczynski
Christine Keach
Kim Kerr
Maggi Landry
Jean Mason
Maya Milhous
Anna Muzzy

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Stacey Joy Netzel
Terry Odell

Annie Oortman
Diane Owens
Dorrie Parini

Susan Kenney Paytas

Anna Perrin

Belinda Peterson
Mary Reiber
Rachel Robinson
Pamela Roller
Cate Rowan
Laurie Saloman
Dee Scheffler
Karen Seaton

Joy Smith

Marian Stevens
Jean Hart Stewart

Sally Strotter
Teri Thackson

Beth Watson

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

Donnell Ann Bell

Kathy Bennett

Debra Bess
Nicole Bovard
Kate Bowman
Marilee Brothers
Karen Brown
Maggie Brown
Peggy Brown
Teri Brown
Stephanie Buchanan
Wendy Byrne

Sharon Calvin
Linda Carroll-Bradd
Stefani Catenzaro
Brooke Chapman
Susan Charnley
Tera Lynn Childs
Catherine Cockburn

Katey Coffing
Lynda Coker
Lisa Cooke

Laurie Cooper

Stacy Cornell

Cynthia Cox
Sara Creasy

Brenna Crowder

Vicki Crum
Laura Cumbie

Patricia Detweiler
Leslie Dicken - SOLD!
Jodie Dittman
Marissa Doyle

Caroline Dunsheath
Kay Dykes
Donnell Epperson

Kathy Fawcett

Mary Fechter

Kim Finnegan

Jacqueline Floyd
Lauren Ford

Barbara Fraire
Denise Frost - SOLD!
Gail Fuller

Andrea Geist
Deborah Gilbert

Michelle Gilles
Sonja Goedde
Eileen Goldman

Joan Goodman
Robena Grant
Debbie Graves
Sherrill Green
Sarah Gross
Dawn Groszek
Melissa Haack
JoAnn Haberer
Renee Hagar
Pamela Hathaway
Juli/Julie Heaton
Tiffinie Helmer
Alison Henderson
Kathryn Hern
Nancy Herriman

Celesta Hoffman
Wanda Hogan
Michele Paige Holmes
Rita Horiguchi

Dawn Ireland-Monsees
Patience Jackson
Nadele/Nadelle Jacobs
Christine E. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Tammy Johnson
Laurel Jue
Mary Kaye

Laurie Kellogg
Kathryn Kelly/Kelley
Cathy Keister
Sandra Kerns

Lyndell "Babe" King
Kathy Kulig

Paul LaFerriere
Doris M. Lemcke

Elaine Levine
Ginny Lester
Diana Loftin
Patrice Luneski

Gabrielle Luthy

Kathleen Lutter

Maggie Lynch
Janice Lynn - SOLD!
Susan Lyons
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Carol/Carolann Malley

Laura Martello
Cheryl Martin
Carolyn Matkowsky
Melissa Mayhue

Jennifer McAndrews

Elaine Meece
Lynda Mikulski - SOLD!

Trish Milburn
Patricia Morgan

Betsy Norman
Vonda Ogle

Mal Olson

Debra Hall Ownbey
Karen E. Papandrew

Jody Payne
Susan Peek
Catherine Pegau
Jean Marie Peragine

Elaine M. Powell
Michelle Pressma
Doreen Rebh
Gail Reinhart

Alix Rickloff
Erica Ridley

Heidi Rice

Kelly Riley
Michelle D. Rodgers
Paula Roe
Lee Roland
Karen Sandler

Jennifer Satterfield
Jan Scarbrough

Nancy Schneider
Melanie Scott

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
Diane Stoddard

Pamela Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Talty

Laurie Temple

Robbie Terman

Kari Townsend
Beth Trissel
Philine Tucker
Susan Heinzig Turnbull
Leanne Tyler

Candice Vetter
Kristin Wallace
Amy Wang
Cassandra Ward
Lisa Watson

Marilyn Weigel
Joleen Wieser/Jolene Weiser

Carla Williard
Oberon Wonch
Kim Wooldridge
Julie Woolley
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