2008 Divas - Golden Rose Contest Winners

TIE FOR GOLDEN ROSE AWARD
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements - Love on a Limb - Laurie Darcey
Regency Historical - A Rake by Any Other Name - Sally Orr

CONTEMPORARY SERIES ROMANCE

First: Jennifer Harris, Coming Home
Second: Rosie Murphy, His Obsession

CONTEMPORARY SERIES ROMANCE: SUSPENSE/ADVENTURE

First: Kelly Fitzpatrick, Newlywed
Second: Annie Oortman, Die Again
Third: Jamie Holland, Romance or Retribution

CONTEMPORARY SINGLE TITLE ROMANCE

First: Bev Pettersen, Color My Horse
Second: Kelly Fitzpatrick, Pleasant Lake PD
Third: Katie Graykowski, Summer in Austin

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

First: Beatrize Williams - The House Party
Second: Laura Schmidt Williams - The Devil's Virtue
Third: Joanne Barnaba - Fatal Fortune

REGENCY HISTORICAL ROMANCE

First: Alison Pion, The Lady Thief
Second: Sally Orr, A Rake by Any Other Name
Third: Kathleen Cherry, To Love a Viscount

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE

First: Dianne K. Burns, Defending Glory
Second: Wenda Dottridge, Lauren's Wish
Third: Susan McGeown, A Well Behaved Woman's Life

NOVEL WITH STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS

First: Susan McGeown, Rosamund's Bower
Second: Deborah Gross, Prior Sins
Third: Laurie Darcey, Love on a Limb

PARANORMAL ROMANCE

First: Rosie Murphy, MacEwan's Nymph
Second: Clarissa Ellisson, Touch of Twilight
Third: Jane P Atchley, Warring Heart

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

First: Kelly Fitzpatrick - Lily in Wonderland
Second: Ann Fischer & Linda Baxter - The Last Vendetta
Third: Annie Melton - Midnight Guardian

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Joanne Barnaba is the latest Grand Slammer with

Fatal Fortune - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th contest placements

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Deborah Gross is also a Grand Slammer with

Prior Sins - 1st - 2nd - 3rd contest placements

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Bev Pettersen came in with a Grand Slammer as well

Color My Horse - 1st - 2nd - 3rd contest placements

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Upward movement in blue...

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Sixteen Finals............

Robin Perini

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Fifteen Finals...........

Kelly Fitzpatrick

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

Cathy Leming

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Eleven Finals...........

Amy Atwell

Clarissa Ellison

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Ten Finals..........

Pamela Kopfler

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Nine Finals.........

Sally Orr

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Eight Finals........

Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!

Michelea Moore

Elizabeth Pina

Averil Reisman

Deb Yates

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Seven Finals......

Cynthia Arends

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Six Finals......

Vicki Bendau

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Kathy Coatney

Lauren Darcey

Sandy James - SOLD!

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

Stephie Smith

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Five Finals.....

Joanne Barnaba

Melanie Card

Vannetta Chapman

Amanda Collins

Jeanne Dickson

Yvonne Harris

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Greta MacEachern

Jean Mason

Virginia McCullough

Donna L. Meier

Jodi Redford

Donna Rosenbloom

Cate Rowan

Cat Schield

Candace Wall

Laura Williams

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Ann Fischer

Kerri-Leigh Grady

Katie Graykowski

Victoria LeBlanc

Barbara Longley

Linda Lovely

Heidi Luchterhand

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Bev Pettersen

Ann Siracusa

Sarah Tregay

Robin Weaver

Julie Whitby

Skyler White - SOLD

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Three Finals...

Louise Knott Ahern

Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson

Anne Barton

Margaret Batschelet

Linda Baxter

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Carol Burnside

Tina Butts

Sharon Calvin

Laurie Cooper

Lecia Cotton Cornwall

Sam Cromartie III

Becke Davis

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Alleyne Dickens
Melanie Dickerson

Ella Drake

Kimberly Duffy

Kristen D. Duke

Margaret Golla

Deborah Gross

Donna Hall

Helen Hardt
Ruth Logan Herne

Ann Hinnenkamp

Leah Hodge

Mary Lou Keller

Diane O'Brien Kelly

Corinna Lavitt

Melinda Leigh

Nancy Litzau

Debra Marvin

Heather McCollum

Erica Miles

Rosie Murphy

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Kelly Ann Riley

Shauna Roberts

SG Shellabarger

Roxanne Sherwood

Lori Philbin

Kristin Welker

Kimberly Wenger

Victoria Whitaker

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Libby Banks
Julie Revell Benjamin

Mary Biebel

Robin Bielman

Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth

Rachel Brimble

Shoshana Brown

Kelsey Browning

Sherri Buerkle

Dianne K. Burns

Diane Burke

Anne-Marie Carroll
Darcy Carson

Tiffany Chalmers
Vannetta Chapman

Rachelle Chase

Anna Clevenger

Kirsty Cleverly

Wyndemere Coffey

Katey Coffing

Ann Collins
Elizabeth Copeman

Sandra De Tarento

Tamara DeStefano

Jaclyn V. Di Bona

Anita Mae Draper

Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Keri Ford

Diane Garner
Anna Hackett

Gwen Hayes

Tiffanie Helmer

Caren Crane Helms

Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges

Celesta Hoffmann

Kimberley Howe

Anna Lee Huber

Sandi Jones

Jeffe Kennedy

Kris Kennedy

Lora Kenton

Jamie Kersten

Marge Knudsen

Ash Krafton

Kathy Krevat

Barbara Kroon
Michelle Lauren

Virginia Lester

Joanne Levy

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Regan Loyd

Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Elizabeth McCord

Karyn Mendoza

Susan McGeown

Steven Moores

Kelli Ann Morgan

Mary A. Murray

Lenore Nash

Cindy Nielsen

Annie Oortman

Elyssa Papa

Belinda Peterson

Danielle Pettrey

Alison Pion
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan

Edie Ramer
Katie Reus

Mary Rhyan

Christina Rich

Catherine Roach
Lee Roland

Cathleen Ross

Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Kristal Hinds Singletary

Susan Sipal

Dara-Lee Snow

Sandra S. Sookoo
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell

Anna Sugden

Carla Swafford
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Pat Trainum

Tracy Truman

Ellis Vidler

Lyn Wagner

Alexis Walker
Kate Weichelt
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
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Divas Who Sold...

Sharon Archer

Carla Capshaw

Evangeline Collins

Alicia Dean

Judi Fennell

Caroline Fyffe

Sandy James

Beverley Kendall

Elaine Levine

Cat Lindler

Kathy Lowry Logan

Ava March

Ann Marsh-Flores

Courtney Milan

Barbara Monajem

Tracey O'hara

Sandra Sookoo

Susan Shay

Beth Trissel

Lisa Wells

Skyler White