2009 Divas - Beacon Unpublished Winners

Historical / Regency - Jesse Feldman, New American Library

FIRST PLACE: "Never Too Late" by Karen Dobbins
SECOND PLACE: "Silverhawk" by Barbara Huddleston
THIRD PLACE: "Good-Timin' Man" by Alison Atwater
FOURTH PLACE: "The Deceit of Desire" by Pamela Bolton-Holifield w/a Louisa Cornell

Long Contemporary / Single Title Contemporary (over 70,000 words) - Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Publishing

FIRST PLACE: "How to Marry a Kajillionaire" by Jenny Bernard
SECOND PLACE: "Pump and Grind" by Stephanie Faris
THIRD PLACE: "Into the Night" by Melissa Jackson Brister

Contemporary Series (All except Suspense and Adventure) - Gail Chasan, Silhouette Special Edition

FIRST PLACE: "The Charm Offensive" by Peter Andrews
SECOND PLACE: "Head Games" by Denise Cychosz
THIRD PLACE: "The Best Man's Baby" by Louise Cobb & Karen Daughtry
FOURTH PLACE: "Flipping Grapes" by Jeanne M. Dickson

Romantic Suspense / Contemporary Series: Suspense and Adventure - Emily Ohanjanians, Mira

FIRST PLACE: "Blowdown" by Jeanan Glazier Davis
SECOND PLACE: "Sacred Bundle" by Ginny Powers
THIRD PLACE: "Buried Deep" by Jean Mason

Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal - Meghan Conrad, Cerridwen Press/Ellora's Cave

FIRST PLACE: "Bad Girl" by Cathy Pegau
SECOND PLACE: "Dragon's Mark" by Renee Gore w/a Eden Glenn
THIRD PLACE: "Izzy's Tale" by Mary Karlik

Inspirational -Amanda Bostic, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

FIRST PLACE: "Faith, Family and the Girl Next Door" by Susan Diane Johnson
SECOND PLACE: "Dreaming of You" by Belinda Peterson
THIRD PLACE: "Will of God" by Denise Cychosz

Chick Lit / Women's Fiction / Mainstream - Danielle Poiesz, Simon and Schuster

FIRST PLACE: "The Lake Effect" by Gabrielle Luthy
SECOND PLACE: "Whiskey Rebellion" by Leah Hodge
THIRD PLACE: "Saturdays at the Karma Café" by Edie Ramer

Erotic Romance - Susan Swinwood, SPICE

FIRST PLACE: "Vampire Vacation" by C.J. Ellisson
SECOND PLACE: "Lovers Estranged" by Iris Astres
THIRD PLACE: "The Island" by Claudia D'Angelo

Young Adult - Kathy Dawson, Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Group

FIRST PLACE: "Venetian Blind" by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
SECOND PLACE: "Mark of Faith" by Karen Steele
THIRD PLACE: "Sugar High" by Bethany Cunningham


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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Seventeen Finals:

Kathleen Bittner Roth

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Fifteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Jean Mason

Donna Meier

Gail Zerrade
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Nine Finals:

Deborah Gross

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Cat Schield
Tracy St. Hilaire

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Eight Finals:

Denise Cychosz

Constance Gillam

Gabrielle Luthy

Laura Williams
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Seven Finals:

Jeanell Bolton

Louisa Cornell

Keli Gwyn

Yvonne Harris
Barbara Longley

Patricia Patton

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Michal Scott
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Six Finals:
Barbara Binns

Meredith Clark

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Barbara Cool Lee

Elaine M. Powell
Lisa Desrochers

S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
Robin Weaver
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake

Linda Bond

Susan Breeden

Melanie Card

Jeanne Dickson
Susanne Frost

Katie Graykowski

Grace R. Greene
Tiffinie Helmer

Kay Hudson

Lisa Kessler

Jeannie Lin

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Meghan Murphy

Susan Newman
Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Cathryn Pritchard
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Four Finals:
Tina Joyce Butts

Sharon Calvin
Deanna Carlyle

C. J. Ellisson

Martha Ferris

Jessica B. Hunt

Susan Diane Johnson

Julie Johnstone

Linda Lovely

Heidi Luchterhand

Mary Manners

Sylvia McDaniel
Brenda Nelson-Davis

Angi Platt - SOLD!

Madeline Smyth

G. Jillian Stone

Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Laurel Wanrow

Beatriz Chantrill Williams

Sharon Wray
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Three Finals:
Maree Anderson

Sheila Athens

Sara Avellino

Alison Atwater
Anne Barton

Jennifer Beane

Elizabeth Bemis

Amanda Berry - SOLD!

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Kelsey Browning
Dianne K. Burns

Carol Burnside

Sheryl Carpenter

Louise D Cobb

Jennifer Conner

Ally Cowee

Laura Higdon Cumbie

Donna Cummings

Karen Daughry

Wenda Dottridge
Leslie Duvall

Sharon Fisher
Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines

Alexandra George

Deborah Gilbert

Bernadette Hearne

Jennette Heikes

Alison Henderson

Beverly Irwin

Joan Kayse

Rashda Khan
Dee S. Knight

Barbara Kroon

Maggi Landry
Kathy Lane

Kim Law

Alison Leake
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren

Crista McHugh

Janet Periat

Gina Rosavin

Jennifer Stroka
Quinn Tellier

Sheila Tenold

Laurie Thompson
Ami Weaver
Ellen Wehle

Gina Welborn

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Two Finals:
Sheri Adkins

Veronica Alderson

Drue Allen
Marjorie Allen

Robyn Anders
Peter Andrews
Rylee Andrews

Iris Astres
Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Patricia Barletta
Hanna Rhys Barnes

Joyce Barton
Tamra Baumann

Jennifer Beckstrand
Mary A. Behre
TJ Bennett

Jenny Bernard

Romily Bernard

Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Melissa Jackson Brister
Jude Brown

Marie Campbell
Sarah Castleberry

Elise Chand

Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian

Robin Constantine

Janice Croom

Bethany Cunningham
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn - SOLD!
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens

Karen Dobbins
Ella Drake
Cheryl Draycott

Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Carol Dunford

Kendra Elliot

Nikki Enlow

Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson

Louise D. Foster
Joe Fraser

Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Laurie Green

Lottie Green
Anne Greene

Anna Hackett
Ashley Henderson
Molly Herwood

Laura Hirneisen

Leah Hodge
Celesta Hofmann

Jennifer Holden

Kinsey W. Holley

Sharon Houdek

Barbara Huddleston
Sandy James

Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Chris Keniston

Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Marge Knudsen

Sara LaBudda
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear

Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh

Heather Leonard
Jennifer Litteken
Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Greta MacEachern

Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin

Dale Mayer
Dora Mekouar
Maureen McGowan

Jamie Michele
Imani Miller

Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell

Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Sally Orr

Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka

Belinda Peterson

Ginny Powers
Alison Pritchard

Connie Queen

Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan

Lynn Rush

Lateia Sandifer

Laramie Sasseville
Pamela Scheibe
Jan Schliesman

Catherine Marie Scott

Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Merry Simmons

Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman

Coreene Smith
Heather Snow

Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy

Karen Steele
Morgan Taylor

Jean A. Therkelsen

Linda Trout

Tracy Truman

Jan Warren

Holly Watson
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf

Dawn Wolzein
Marilyn Yarbrough

Rebecca Zanetti

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Tracey Devlyn

Christine E. Johnson

Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Tina Radcliffe

Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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