Congratulations to the winners of the
2009 Linda Howard Award of Excellence
(note: Contest Deadline was in December 2008)
Series/Short & Long Contemporary
Final Judge: Susan Litman, Editor, Silhouette
1 Tina Joyce Butts - THE GOBLIN AND MS. FITZPATRICK
2 Gwendolyn Lucas a.k.a. Kelsey Browning - THE TWISTED CHAIN
3 Kathy Coatney - DEFINING MOMENTS
4 Mary Oldham - THE HOTEL BARON'S MISTRESS
5 Robin Weaver - DESIGN FLAW
Historical
Final Judge: Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester
1 Sally Orr - RAKE BY ANY OTHER NAME V
2 Robyn Enlund - A WHIFF OF SCANDAL
3 Pamela Bolton Holifield - THE RAVEN'S HEART
4 Christine E Johnson - THE AVIATRIX
5 Joanne Barnaba - FATAL FLAW
Romantic Suspense
Final Judge: Megan McKeever, Associate Editor, Pocket Books
1 Sarah Andre - LOCKED, LOADED AND LYING - full requested!
2 Liz Rafferty - IN PLAIN SIGHT
3 Haleigh LaChance - NOWHERE TO RUN
4 Susan Lanier-Graham - SHATTERED
5 Adrienne Maynard - MAN LAW
Single Title
Final Judge: Selina McLemore, Editor, Grand Central
1 Leslie Lynch - HIJACKED
2 Deborah Pfeiffer - STARSTRUCK
3 Bev Pettersen - COLOR MY HORSE
4 Laurie DeSalvo - FOR LOVE OR RAVIOLI
5 Leslie Lynch - UNHOLY BONDS
Inspirational
Final Judge: Tina Colombo, Editor, Steeple Hill
1 Tina Radcliffe - PROMISES TO KEEP
2 Stacy Monson - FINDING GRACE
3 Lee Duncan - THE PATH
4 Cara Slaughter - LOVE ON ASSIGNMENT
5 Anita Draper - WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
Young Adult
Final Judge: Jennifer Heddle, Editor, MTV Books
1 Celeste Gleason - HEART ON FIRE
2 Sheryl Carpenter - PIPER'S KISS
3 Mary Karlick - HORSE PLAY
4 Deborah J. Pfeiffer - GIRL ON ICE
5 Liz Eliot - SPAZ
Unique Genres
Final Judge: Melissa Singer, Editor, Tor
1 Cate Rowan - THE OCEAN BETWEEN US
2 Shereen Vedam - BETH AND THE BEAUMONT MURDER
3 Sharon K. Bills - THE TARNHELM PROJECT
4 Robin Haseltine - THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON'S SPELL
5 Sandra De Taranto - THE SHADOWS OF TIME
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Jean Mason
Maree Anderson
Kimberly Duffy
Ann Hinnenkamp
Edie Ramer
Anne Barton Ardizzone
Julie Revell Benjamin
Laura Graham Booth
Shelley Coriell
Pamela Hodges
Marge Knudsen
Virginia Lester
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Cindy Nielsen
Annie Oortman
Belinda Peterson
Theresa Ragan
Lee Roland
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Dara-Lee Snow
Lori Sowell
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Pat Trainum
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
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