2009 Divas - Dixie First Chapter Contest Winners

Romantic Suspense
WINNER:
Forty is Fatal by Louise D. Foster
Finalists:
Good Samaritan by Tamara Carr
The Silver Tombstone by Deborah Grahl

Paranormal/Futuristic/Time Travel
WINNER:
Insomniac Chronicles by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Finalists:
Love, Luck, and Little Green Men by Diane O'Brien Kelly
And Then I Loved Him by Kathleen Bittner Roth

Historical
WINNER:
Passion and Politics by Susan Newman
Finalists:
Love in the Shadows by LaVerne St. George
A Man for Maggie by Tatia Talbot

Super Sexy/Erotic
WINNER:
Caught in Silver by Ella Drake
Finalists:
Vampire Vacation by C. J. Ellisson
Whipped Fraternity by Robyn Anders

Inspirational
WINNER:
When Daylight Falls by Louise D. Foster
Finalists:
Shades of Grace by Claire Sanders
Highlands of Peace by Gina Welborn

Contemporary
WINNER:
Temporary Affair of the Heart by Sandi Manning
Finalists:
Summer in Austin by Katie Graykowskie
Rural Rendezvous by Elizabeth Pina

Contest deadline was 3/16/09

Magnolia State Romance Writers
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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Eleven Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Nine Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Seven Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Six Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Yvonne Harris
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Five Finals:
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!
Susan Newman
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Cat Schield
Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton
Deanna Carlyle
Deborah Gross
Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire
Sandra van den Bogerd
Beth Watson
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake
Anne-Marie Carroll
Louisa Cornell
Martha Ferris
Sherry Foley
Constance Gillam
Katie Graykowski
Alison Henderson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Virginia McCullough
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Gina Welborn
Sharon Wray
Gail Zerrade
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card
Meredith Clark
Denise Cychosz
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Wenda Dottridge
Ella Drake
Kendra Elliot
Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Grace R. Green
Keli Gwyn
Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado
Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Lisa Kessler
Barbara Cool Lee
Sherri Lee
Cathy Leming
Mary Lindsey
Barbara Longley
Heidi Luchterhand
Kate MacArthur
Jennifer Mackin
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Jean Mason
Jamie Michele
Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell
Tara Owens
Allison Pang
Cathy Perkins
Angi Platt
Lateia Sandifer
Susan Shellabarger
Susan Speers
Tatia Talbot
Beatriz Williams
Teri Wilson
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson
Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson
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