2010 Divas - Great Beginnings Contest Winners

Contemporary
Final Judge: Michelle Grajkowski, Literary Agent/3 Seas Literary Agency

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1st Place-HEART ON A STRING by Jennifer Tanner
2nd Place-CAPTIVATING THE CAPTAIN by Wendy Marcus
3rd Place-ALIVE AT 5 by Linda Hurtado w/a Linda Bond
4th Place-SEDUCING AN HEIRESS by Judy Mills

Historical
Final Judge: Pam Ahearn, Literary Agent/The Ahearn Agency

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1st Place-SHAKESPEARE'S WITCH by Jodee Steffensen
2nd Place-THE BLUE RIDER by Cindy Nord
3rd Place-UNREQUITED LOVE by Samantha Grace
4th Place-NORSE JEWEL by Gina Conkle

Paranormal
Final Judge: Christine Witthohn, Literary Agent/Book Cents Literary Agency, LLC

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1st Place-HELL TO PAY by Boone Brux
2nd Place-APOCALYPSE'S DAUGHTER: DYSTOPIA by Tes Hilaire*
3rd Place-REDEMPTION ON THE SAVANNAH by Darcy Drake
4th Place-PERSONAL DEMONS by Adrienne Monson

Mystery/Suspense
Final Judge: Faith Black, Editor/Berkley Books at Penguin Group USA

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1st Place-THE VOICE OF REASON by Mary Oldham
2nd Place-TUESDAY'S CHILD by Dale Mayer
3rd Place-THE DEVIL'S MUSIC by Jennifer Malone
4th Place-MURDER ON HER MIND by Tiffinie Helmer

Published Authors
Final Judge: Amanda Bergeron, Editor/Avon-HarperCollins

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1st Place-SOUL SURVIVOR by Misty Evans
2nd Place-CARIBBEAN SCOT by Kimberly Killion

3rd Place-BLIND EDGE by Candace Irvin
4th Place-TAMING RAVEN by Kitty DuCane

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Eleven Finals

Jeanell Bolton

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Ten Finals

Crista McHugh

Isis Rushdan

Tracy St. Hilaire*
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Seven Finals

Elisa Beatty

Nan Dixon

NJ Litz

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Six Finals
Dora Mekouar

Susanna Rogers
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
Sylvia McDaniel

Mary Oldham

Madeline Smyth

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Jennifer Beane

Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney

Kendell Gray

Leah Hodge
Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
Kimberly Killion

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord

L. Pepper Norris
Connie Queen

Ciara Stewart
Carla Swafford

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Kimberly Dias

Jeanne Dickson

Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris

Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine

Lisa Kessler

Wendy La Capra

Helen Lacey

Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Stacy Monson

Sally Orr

Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Clarissa Southwick

Bonnie Staring
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden

Jennifer Tanner

Olivia Ventura

Kayla Westra
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Kathy Altman

Susan Anderson
Iris Astres

Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Terri Bolyard

Kelly Boyce

Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton

Reece Butler

Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle

Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington

Mary Culver
Cera Daniels

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas

Anne-Louise Dubrawski

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall

Sharon Hamilton
Lyndee Henderson

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Sharron Houdek

Jan Jackson
Debbie Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kelley
Sally Kilpatrick

Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Wendy Marcus
Dale Mayer

Meg Mims

Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell

Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post

Katie Reus

JoAnn Robisheaux

Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine

Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Claudia Shelton

Merry Simmons
Dara-Lee Snow
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Laura Templeton

Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley

Phyllis J. Towzey
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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