2010 Divas - Golden Palm Contest Winners

Florida Romance Writers announce the Winners and Placements in the 2010 Golden Palm Contest: 
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Historical Category
1st Place - THE PROPER MISS'S GUIDE - Anne Barton
2nd Place - LESSONS FROM A SCOUNDREL - Crista McHugh
3rd Place - A MOST IMPROPER GENTLEMAN - Elisa Beatty

Mainstream with Romantic Elements Category
1st Place - NAKED CHOKE - Susanna Rogers
2nd Place - SAVAGE CINDERELLA - Paula Sharon
3rd Place - BLACK OPS CHRONICLES: DEAD RUN - Pepper O'Neal

Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Time Travel Category
1st Place - DREAMER - Michelle Sharp
2nd Place - THE SHOPPE OF SPELLS - Jerry Hampton
3rd Place - FOR KINDRED OF THE FALLEN -Isis Rushdan
4th Place - THE MAGIC OF THE DANCE - Robin Haseltine
5th Place - THE ISIS - Clarissa Southwick

Short/Long Contemporary Category
1st Place - TEXAS TWO STEP - Cynthia D'Alba
2nd Place - A CHRISTMAS REUNION - Jennifer Stroka
3rd Place - FINDING HIS WAY HOME - Libby Banks

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Single Title Category
1st Place - PASSION - Jeanell Bolton

2nd Place - OUT OF THE SHADOWS - Carla Swafford
3rd Place - THE REDNECK EX - Clair Croxton
4th Place - STEEL HEARTS - Nan Dixon

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Nine Finals
Jeanell Bolton

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Isis Rushdan
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Seven Finals
Nan Dixon

Crista McHugh
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Six Finals
Elisa Beatty

Dora Mekouar
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
NJ Litz
Sylvia McDaniel
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Susanna Rogers

Robin Weaver
Suzanne Webb
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Kathy Coatney
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Leah Hodge
Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
Connie Queen
Kylie Short
Madeline Smyth
Clarissa Southwick

Ciara Stewart
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Susan Anderson
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Jennifer Beane
Robin Bielman
Susan Breeden
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Mary Culver
Amy DeTrempe
Kimberly Dias
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Kendell Gray
Lynn Gutierrez
Sharon Hamilton
Robin Haseltine

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jan Jackson
Elizabeth Kelley
Lisa Kessler
Kimberly Killion
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Helene Lacey
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Stacy Monson
Danielle Mulcahy
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Sally Orr
Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Barbara Reed
Kelly Rucker
Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Merry Simmons
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Bonnie Staring
Carla Swafford

Jennifer Tanner
Bobbye Terry
Phyllis J. Towzey
Olivia Ventura
Amy Villalba

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
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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