2007 Divas - Duel on the Delta Winners

River City Romance Writers proudly present the
17th Annual Duel on the Delta Contest

Contemporary (series)
Final Round Judge: Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin Enterprises/Silhouette
1st Place - Climb to Freedom by Sheila Langley w/a Sheila Athens
2nd Place - Stolen Guilt by Pam Mantovani
3rd Place - Lipstick and Camouflage by Marian Stevens
4th Place - Sand Stalker by Cynthia D'Alba

Historical
Final Round Judge: Allison M. Brandau, Editorial Asst., The Berkley Publishing Group
1st Place - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates
2nd Place - Refuge by Suzanne Welsh
3rd Place - The Duchess Competition by Vicky Dreiling
4th Place - Hearts in Winter by Debra K. Maher

Mainstream/Single Title
Final Round Judge: May Chen, Avon Books
1st Place - Cowboy Games by Wendi Christner
2nd Place - Once Upon a Margarita by Heidi Luchterhand
3rd Place - A Reason to Dance by Glynna Kaye Sirpless
4th Place - Alternate Ending by Julie Whitby
5th Place - Dark Side of the Mirror by Elaine Meece

Inspirational
Final Round Judge: Emily Rodmell, Asst. Editor, Steeple Hill
1st Place - Love in Bloom by Keli Gwyn
2nd Place - Joanna's Treasure by Carolyn Slaughter
3rd Place - Barclay's Junction by Diana Rahe Taylor

Mystery/Romantic Suspense
Final Round Judge: Keyren Gerlach, Asst. Editor, HQN Books & LUNA Books
1st Place - Last Straw by E. J. Brighton
2nd Place - Pleasant Lake by Kelly Fitzpatrick

Paranormal
Final Round Judge: Keyren Gerlach, Asst. Editor, HQN Books & LUNA Books
1st Place - Kismet's Kiss by Cate Rowan
2nd Place - Obsidian Hearts by Lynda Cox
3rd Place - The Reluctant Amazon by Sandra James
4th Place - Through My Eyes by Susan Peek

Young Adult
Final Round Judge: Lisa Findlay, Random House
1st Place - Sympathetic Magic by Tanya T. Holmes
2nd Place - AKA: ALF by Marilee Brothers
3rd Place - Super Chick by Kimberly Duffy
4th Place - My Best Friend's a Real Dog by Kimberly Duffy

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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty-One Finals..........
Cathy Leming
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Thirteen Finals.............

Deb Yates

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

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!

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

Cathy Perkins

Donna Rosenbloom

Cat Schield
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Nine Finals.........

Kimberly Price - SOLD!
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Eight Finals........
Donna Meier
Abigail Strom
Beth Trissel
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Jeanne Dickson
Laurel O'Donnell
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Six Finals......
Annie Oortman
Theresa Ragan
Marian Stevens
Linda Yoshida
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Five Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby
Sandy/Sandra James
Greta MacEachern
Debra K. Maher
Anitra McLeod
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
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Four Finals....
Kathleen Cherry
Lynda J. Cox
Suzan Dickinson
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Tanya T. Holmes
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
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Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens
Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Sharon Calvin
Wendi Christner
Laurie DeSalvo
Kimberly Duffy
Caroline Dunsheath
Mary Fechter
Sonja Goedde
Audra Harders
Kimberley Howe
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Joanne Lockyer
Barbara Longley
Madeline McBride
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Bev Pettersen
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Susan Seyfarth
Stephie Smith
Pamela Varnado
Kristin Wallace
JoAnn Weatherly
Suzanne Welsh
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Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Tyuana Bailey
Joanne Barnaba
Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Brassel
Marilee Brothers
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Catherine Chant
Julie Charles
Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Laura Cumbie
Cynthia D'Alba
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
Christine Keach
Joanne Kennedy
Babe King
Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon
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
Cate Rowan
Gail Shelton
Glynna Kaye Sirpless
Carolyn Ray Stradinger
Julie Stevens
Carla Swafford
Debbie Swanson
Helen Taylor
LindaTrout
Becke Turner
Lynn Wagner
Teresa Wilde
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