2011 Divas - Show Me the Spark Contest Winners

Heartland Romance Authors are pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Show Me the Spark Contest!
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Contemporary
First place: Better Than Pasta by Kate Meader
Second place: Undercover Heir by Nell Carson
Third place: In a Kiss by Deborah Crespo
Fourth place: Mari's Match by Jan Schliesman
Fifth place: Chihuahua Momma by Amy Jarecki
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Inspirational
First place: In the Shadow of Sinai by Carole Towriss
Second place: Chainbreaker by Susan Crawford
Third place: Married in Darkness by Vanessa Riley
Fourth place: When Sparrows Cry by Heidi Luchterhand
Fifth place: Seeking Patience by Josie Riviera
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Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal
First place: Shadow Dancer by Christy Gronlund
Second place: Pillars in Time by Erin Pryor
Third place: Starline by Imogene Nix
Fourth place: Return to Celio by Sasha Cain
Fifth place: Eternal Seduction by Sasha Cain
Sixth place: The Case of Ziz by Regina Lillie
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Historical
First place: Dark Star by Callie Russell
Second place: Heavenly Torment by Wendy Brame
Third place: The Widow Capet by Amizkazar
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Romantic Suspense
First place: Small Town Storm by Elise K. Ackers
Second place: Discovering Love by Michele Graber
Third place: Legally Undercover by Rachel Kall
Fourth place: No Turning Back by Tiffany A. Snow
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Erotica
First place: Legally Mastered by Sarah Castille
Second place: The Virgin at Goodrich Hall by Danielle Lisle
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Young Adult
First place: Nothing Left to Lose but Me by Lynn Lindquist
Second place: Forget Tomorrow by P.H. Dunn
Third place: Wish I Could Have Said Goodbye by Shari A. Brady
Fourth place: Getting a Life Even if You're Dead by Beth Watson
Fifth place: Destiny Gift by Juliana Haygert
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The Final Round Judges are as Follows:
Contemporary, Associate Editor, Charles Griemsman, Harlequin
Inspirational, Editor, David Long, Bethany House
Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal, Agent, Rebecca Strauss, McIntosh and Otis
Historical, Agent, Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency
Romantic Suspense Assistant Editor, Holly Blanck, St. Martin's Press
Erotica Publisher, Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave
Young Adult, Editor, Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks
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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Nine Finals...

Caro LaFever

Kate Meader

Rebecca Sampson

Robin Weaver

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Seven Finals...
Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman
Camryn Rhys

Beth Watson
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Six Finals...
Jeanell Bolton

Harley Brooks
P.H. Dunn

Virginia Taylor

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Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek

Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Eileen Emerson

Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd

Alicia Lienhart
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Jacqui Nelson

Rebecca Skrabl
Bronwyn Stuart

Stephanie Winkelhake
Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Sarah Castille

Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake

Kimila Kay
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough
Isis Rushdan
Ellen Russell

Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth

Kristine B. Thompson

Sharon Wray
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Three Finals...
Sarah Andre

Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Shelly Bell

Romily Bernard
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Sasha Cain
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner
Vivienne Courtoise
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson

Amity Grays

Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston

K. R. Lawson

Katy Lee
Michaela Moore

Virginia Munoz
Brenda Nelson-Davis

Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
Mary Oldham

Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz
Diana Quincy
Gloria Richard
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth

Lucia St. John

Micha Summers
Sasha Summers
Wanda Thomas

Marlene Urso
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Two Finals...
Elise K. Ackers
Alana Albertson

Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Tamara Baumann
Barbara Bettis
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
J'Nell Ciesielski

Meredith Clark
Mary Culver
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs

Sheridan Edmonson

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Collyn Gale
Daphe Gray
Katie Graykowski
Laurie A. Green

Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Carolyn Heinemann

Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Kim Hernandez

Angie Hodapp
Nancy Holland

Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes

Monique Insalaco
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Heidi Luchterhand

Debra Maher
Kate MacEachern
Hanna Martine
Kathryn Matzen
Merle McCann
Arlene McFarlane
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Kate Meader
Donna Meier
Heather Molloy
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller
Mara Nash
Kaylie Newell
Jean Newlin

J. S. Nichols

P.J. O'Dwyer
Catherine Phelan
Elizabeth Pina
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer
Susanna Rogers
Kathleen Bittner Roth
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
Laura Sheehan
D. B. Shuster
Eva Siedler
Bonnie Staring
Meredith Simmons

Carla Swafford
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland
Sandra Tilley
Carole Towriss

Linda Triegel
Christina Westcott

Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Judith Wherett
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
Yvonne Yirka
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