2007 Divas - Indiana Golden Opportunity Winners

Historical Category

1st Place Judges' Choice: HIGHLAND DRAGON by Kimberly Price
1st Place Editor's Choice: MISTAKEN BY MOONLIGHT by Susan Heino
*Ranked by Tessa Woodward, Avon Books.

Finalist - THE EARL'S CHRISTMAS GIFT by Donna Rosenbloom

Paranormal Category

1st Place Judges' Choice: OBSIDIAN HEARTS by Lynda J. Cox
1st Place Editor's Choice: AN EARLY FROST by Tanya T. Holmes
*Ranked by Kerry Donovan of NAL.

Finalist - RETURN TO ME by Sonja Goedde

Mainstream/Single Title Category

1st Place Judges' Choice: THE PRINCESS PROJECT by Susan Seyfarth
1st Place Editor's Choice: THE PRINCESS PROJECT by Susan Seyfarth
*Ranked by Adam Wilson of Harlequin

Finalists:
ONLY LOVE BURNS by Janice Goodfellow
THE HOMECOMING by Lyn Wagner

Romantic Suspense

1st Place Judges' Choice: THE PROFESSOR by Cathy Perkins
1st Place Editor's Choice: THE PROFESSOR by Cathy Perkins
*Ranked by Jessica Zita, formerly of Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster.

Finalists:
CONVICTION by Michelle Bean
COUNTERFEIT DAD by Madeline McBride

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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty Finals..........
Cathy Leming
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Twelve Finals............

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!

Deb Yates

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Ten Finals.........
Kristina McMorris

Donna Rosenbloom
.
Nine Finals.........
Cathy Perkins

Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........

Kimberly Price - SOLD!

Abigail Strom
Beth Trissel
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Jeanne Dickson
Donna Meier
Laurel O'Donnell
.

Six Finals......
Annie Oortman
Linda Yoshida
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Five Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Alleyne Dickens
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby

Greta MacEachern

Anitra McLeod
Cindy Nord
Theresa Ragan

Marian Stevens
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
.
Four Finals....

Kathleen Cherry

Suzan Dickinson
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Sandy James
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Debra K. Maher
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens

Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Sharon Calvin

Lynda J. Cox

Laurie DeSalvo
Caroline Dunsheath

Mary Fechter

Sonja Goedde
Audra Harders

Tanya T. Holmes
Kimberley Howe
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk

Barbara Cool Lee

Joanne Lockyer
Barbara Longley

Madeline McBride
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Bev Pettersen
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley

Susan Seyfarth
Stephie Smith
Kristin Wallace
JoAnn Weatherly
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Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Tyuana Bailey
Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Brassel
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer

Catherine Chant
Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter

Karen Dood
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Sherry Foley
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Diane Gerber
Deborah Gilbert

Janice Goodfellow

Maggie Jaimeson

Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Joanne Kennedy

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Thalia Leigh

Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau

Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Courtney Milan
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth

Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg

Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Diane Ramsay/Ramsey

Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins

Terri Richison

Gail Shelton

Carolyn Ray Stradinger

Julie Stevens

Carla Swafford

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Lynn Wagner

Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - Golden Gateway Winners

2007 Golden Gateway Final Rankings

* requested manuscripts

Historical - Leis Pederson, Berkley
1st - Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
2nd - My Lady Knight by Carol Hayes
3rd - For Duty and Desire by Joanne Lockyer
4th - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates
5th - Abducting Oliver by Courtney Milan
6th - Enemy of the King by Beth Trissel

Single Title - Kerry Donovan, NAL
1st - Twist of Fate by Amy Baldwin *
2nd - The Rebel by Marian Stevens
3rd - Don't Look Back by Mary Fechter
4th - Walk, Trot, Shoot by Bev Pettersen
5th - Her Sister's Husband by Suzan Dickinson

Paranormal - Cindy Hwang, Berkley
1st - Vessel by Daria Drake *
2nd - Raven's War by Barbara Cool Lee *
3rd - Just Beyond the Garden Gate by Dawn Marie Hamilton *
4th - Angels at Almack's by Cathy Leming
5th - Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
6th - Dark Embers by Deborah Gilbert

Long Contemporary - Patience Smith, Harlequin
1st - Healing Notes by Maggie Jaimeson *
2nd - Cloud Canyon by JoMarie DeGioia
3rd - Will by Design by Jennifer F. Stroka
4th - The Whims of Fate by Jaclyn V. Di Bona
5th - Perfect Landing by Rachel Sachs Steele

Short Contemporary - Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
1st - The Preacher's Son by Carla Swafford *
2nd - The Cleopatra Secret by Greta MacEachern *
3rd - Crème by Carolyn Ray Stradinger
4th - A Home for Summer by Barbara Jeffcott Geris
5th - Tornado Allie by Lara Chapman

Erotica - Felecia Mills, Red Sage
1st - Virgin Harvest by Anitra Lynn McLeod *
2nd - Come to Papa by Brandi James *
3rd - Through the Glass Looking by Thalia Leigh

Mainstream - Lara Hyde, Harlequin
1st - The Professor by Cathy Perkins
2nd - Cry of the Harp by Anna Mae Walsh Burke
3rd - Begin Again, Quinn by Karen Dodd
4th - Flaherty's Crossing by Kristina Y. McMorris & Linda Yoshida
5th - Murphy's Law by Sandy James

Romantic Suspense, Jessica Zita, Pocket
1st - Saints and Sinners by Catherine Chant
2nd - Deadly Inheritance by Terri Richison
3rd - Eternity by Maggie Jaimeson
4th - The Princess Shoppe by Kerensa Brougham
5th - Earth's Only Paradise by C.J. Eernisse Chase

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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty Finals..........
Cathy Leming
.

Twelve Finals............

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!

Deb Yates

.
Ten Finals.........
Kristina McMorris

.
Nine Finals.........
Donna Rosenbloom
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........

Abigail Strom
Beth Trissel
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Jeanne Dickson
Donna Meier
Laurel O'Donnell
Cathy Perkins
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
.
Six Finals......
Annie Oortman
Linda Yoshida
.
Five Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Alleyne Dickens
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby
Greta MacEachern
Anitra McLeod
Cindy Nord
Theresa Ragan
Marian Stevens
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
.
Four Finals....

Kathleen Cherry
Suzan Dickinson
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Sandy James
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Debra K. Maher
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens
Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Caroline Dunsheath
Mary Fechter
Audra Harders
Kimberley Howe
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Barbara Cool Lee
Joanne Lockyer
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Bev Pettersen
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Stephie Smith
Kristin Wallace
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Tyuana Bailey
Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Brassel
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Catherine Chant
Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Karen Dodd
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Sherry Foley
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Diane Gerber

Deborah Gilbert

Maggie Jaimeson

Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Joanne Kennedy

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Thalia Leigh

Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau

Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride

Courtney Milan
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth

Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg

Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Diane Ramsay/Ramsey

Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins

Terri Richison

Gail Shelton

Carolyn Ray Stradinger
Julie Stevens

Carla Swafford

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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2007 Divas - PASIC Book of Your Heart 2007 Winners

PASIC Book of Your Heart 2007 Winners

Series Romance

First Place – Sandra Kerns - DREAM STALKER
Second Place – Jan Scarborough - KENTUCKY WOMAN
Third Place – Judie Aitken - DELICIOUS
Honorable Mention – Cheryl Bolen - BACK IN CARLO'S BED
Honorable Mention – Diane Ramsey - COMING HOME

Young Adult

First Place – Frances Karkosak - MY BIG FAT ROCKI REALITY
Second Place – Inara Scott -TAKING SIDES
Third Place – Sarah Tregay - A KISS IN PARIS
Honorable Mention – Ara Burklund - DECENT LIARS
Honorable Mention - Lisa Childs Theevwes - DEATH BECOMES ME (INVISIBLE GIRL)

Paranormal Romance

First Place – Catherine Mulvany - BLACK RAIN
Second Place – Maureen Caudill - THE FAR-SEER
Third Place – Jacqui Jacoby - MAGIC MAN
Honorable Mention – Cathy Leming - ANGELS AT ALMACK'S
Honorable Mention – Leslie O'Grady* - A WALK IN THE DARK

Mainstream

First Place – Cathy Perkins – THE PROFESSOR
Second Place – Cathy Perkins - SINS OF THE FATHERS
Third Place – Gail Shelton - THUNDER IN A CLOUDLESS SKY
Honorable Mention – Linda Anderson - RED SKY IN THE MORNING
Honorable Mention – Darla Lukenbaugh - HUNTER'S REVENGE
Honorable Mention – Susan Lute - DEAR JOHN

Single Title

First Place – Janine Toole - BETTING ON SERENE
Second Place – Theresa Ragan - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Third Place – Susan Vaughan - ON SHAKY GROUND
Honorable Mention – Linda Hope Lee - MARRYING MOLLY
Honorable Mention – Shirley Parenteau - THE TIMBER PIRATE'S DAUGHTER

Historical Romance

First Place - Michele Sinclair - PROMISES
Second Place – Joan Kayse - THE PATRICIAN'S DESIRE
Third Place – Wendy Burge - MORTAL LOVE
Honorable Mention - Cynthia Arends - LORD ANDREW'S MATCH
Honorable Mention - Wendy Burge - FIRE WITH FIRE
Honorable Mention - Debra K. Maher - CLAIRE'S CROSSING

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Upward movement in blue...

Nineteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming

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Twelve Finals............

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
.
Eleven Finals..........
Deb Yates
.
Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris

Donna Rosenbloom
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
.
Eight Finals........

Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
.
Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman

Jeanne Dickson

Donna Meier
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!

Beth Trissel
.
Six Finals......
Annie Oortman

Cathy Perkins

.
Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway

Alleyne Dickens

Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes

Jacqui Jacoby
Cindy Nord

Theresa Ragan
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson

Kit Wilkinson

Linda Yoshido
.
Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin

Kathleen Cherry

Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!

Donna Hall
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern

Debra K. Maher
Virginia McCullough

Anitra McLeod

Kathryn Parker

Jan Scarbrough

Inara Scott
Marian Stevens
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
...
Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends

Lynnette Baughman

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Kelly Boyce
Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley

Wendy Burge
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson

Caroline Dunsheath
Audra Harders

Kimberley Howe
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Barbara Longley

Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Stephie Smith

Kristin Wallace
JoAnn Weatherly
.
Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson

Kathy Altman

Narelle Atkins
Tyuana Bailey

Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer

Julie Charles

Wendi Christener

Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox

Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter

Wenda Dottridge

Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter

Sherry Foley
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia

Diane Gerber
Sonja Goedde

Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson

Judythe Hixson

Debra/Deborah Holland
Nancy Holland

Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson

Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Joanne Kennedy

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Barbara Cool Lee
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau

Joanne Lockyer
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth

Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg

Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson

Diane Ramsay/Ramsey

Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins

Gail Shelton
Julie Stevens

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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