2010 Divas - Dixie Kane Memorial Contest Winners

The Southern Louisiana Chapter of the Romance Writers of America Congratulates its Winners in the 5th Annual Dixie Kane Memorial Contest
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Inspirational:
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First Place - Nathan: A Heart, A Storm, A Prayer - Karen Blakeney
Second Place - Impossible Choices - Jennifer Slattery
Third Place, tie - Finding Grace - Stacy Monson

Third Place, tie - North Parish - Rohn Federbush
Honorable Mention, tie - Horsemen from Afar - Ann Eliza Schrock
Honorable Mention, tie - Rosemary's Awakening - Donan Berg
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Erotic Romance:
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First Place - Julia Interruptus -  L. C. Magne
Second Place - Brushstrokes  - Jaimie Bergeron
Third Place (tie) - Now You See Her - Jaimie Bergeron
Third Place (tie) - Unmistakably Woman - Sandy Sullivan
Honorable Mention - The Erotic Escapades of Earline Evers  - I. M. Flambeau
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Single title Contemporary:
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First Place - Andrew Comes Home -  Philip L. Levin

Second Place - Timeless  - Kellye M. Nye
Third Place - Love's Redemption - Claire Ashgrove
Honorable Mention - Once Upon A Margarita  - Heidi Luchterhand
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Novel With Romantic Elements:
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First Place - Savannah Passion  - Alan Chaput
Second Place - The Widows of Waverly - Cynthia Soyars
Third Place - Harvester of Light - Sandy West
Honorable Mention - Alexa -  Donan Berg
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Historical:
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First Place - The Winds of Fate  - Elizabeth Bysiek
Second Place - Bound by Decency  - Claire Ashgrove
Third Place - Tonight and Always  - Elizabeth Bysiek
Honorable Mention - Passion's Kiss  - Julie Spriggs
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Paranormal:
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First Place - Seduced By Fire - Claire Ashgrove
Second Place (tie) - The Specter of Love  - Kate Parker
Second Place (tie) - Salvation - Julia Rachel Barrett
Third Place - Big Sky Vampire  - Sarabeth Gordon
Honorable Mention - Hope  - Susan Maroney

Romantic Suspense:
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First Place - Masks - J. T. Bushnell
Second Place (tie) - Needs T. L. C. - Gerene Reid
Second Place (tie) - The Blue Dolphin - Robena Grant
Third Place - The Phantom of Pemberley - Regina Jeffers
Honorable Mention - VIncandescent - Jo Lawler


Overall Highest Score - Andrew Comes Home - Philip L. Levin

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Twelve Finals

Jeanell Bolton

Isis Rushdan

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Eleven Finals

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Ten Finals
Crista McHugh

Madeline Smyth

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz

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Six Finals
Katie Graykowski

Dora Mekouar
Susanna Rogers

Suzanne Webb
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Jennifer Beane
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Kay Hudson

Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion

Sylvia McDaniel
Stacy Monson

Oldham
Bonnie Staring

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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
Jeanne Dickson

Kendell Gray
Laurie Green
William Haggart

Robin Haseltine
Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler

Kim Law

Linscott-Dunham
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr

Connie Queen
Ciara Stewart
Heather Snow

G. Jillian Stone

Carla Swafford
Jennifer Tanner
Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Claire Ashgrove
Jo Anne Banker

Terry Bolyard
Christine Canada

Sarah Cannon

Stefani de Ravin

Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan

Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker

Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Heather Leonard

Sandy Loyd

Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!

Meg Mims

Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Clarissa Southwick
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Olivia Ventura
Kayla Westra
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron

Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs

Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek

Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington
Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
June Faver

Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Louise Foster

Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall
Sharon Hamilton
Jennifer Harrington
Lyndee Henderson
Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jennifer Hopkins

Sharron Houdek
Jan Jackson
Debbie Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Rashda Khan

Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Pamela Kopfler

Suzanne Lazear
Philip L. Levin

Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Jennifer McQuiston
Theresa Monsey

Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Jacqui Nelson

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Eleanor Nystrom

Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal
Karen Papandrew
Kate Parker
Cathy Perkins
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post
Katie Reus
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon
Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Coreene Smith

Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire

Bronwyn Stuart

Laura Templeton
Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Judith Whitmore
Mia Zachary
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SOLD!
Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory
Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes
Alyessa Everett - A Tryst with Trouble
Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie
Gwyn, Keli - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Laird
Dale Mayer - Tuesday's Child
Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus
J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me
Edie Ramer - Cattitude
Jo Ramsey - Cluing In
Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)
G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man
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