2010 Divas - Daphne du Maurier Unpublished Contest Finalists

THE KISS OF DEATH CHAPTER'S 2010 DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS UNPUBLISHED CONTEST FINALISTS
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FINALISTS: CATEGORY SERIES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
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Orchard County Killer by Deborah L. Kaufman
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His Reluctant Witness by Lexi Connor

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Rescued by D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
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Kira's Keeper by Jan Schliesman
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Blue Ridge Fear by Robin Weaver
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FINALISTS: HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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A Lady's Revenge by Tracey Smith w/a Tracey Devlyn
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Her Secret Flyboy by Jeanne Dickson
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Vengeance is Mine by Linda Friar
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Deception by Jennifer Beane
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Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

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FINALISTS: INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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Illusion of Safety by Dianna Benson
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The Shadow of Heaven by C.J. Eernisse Chase
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Nightshade by Debra E. Marvin
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Submerged by Dani Pettrey
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The Peacock Throne by Lisa Karon Richardson
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FINALISTS: PARANORMAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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Last Wishes by Caroline Dunsheath
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Last Chance by writing team Ann Fischer & Linda Baxter*
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Hearts of Darkness by Ciara Stewart
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Lost Paladin by Tracy St. Hilaire

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Passages by Laurel Wanrow
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FINALISTS: SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
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He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not by Lena Diaz
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In For a Penny by Kathy Franklin
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Misdirection by Linda Lovely
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Safe in Enemy Arms by Joan Swan
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From Baghdad with Love by Clarissa Southwick
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FINALISTS: MAINSTREAM MYSTERY SUSPENSE
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Insight by Polly Iyer
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Death Benefits by Arlene Kay
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Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles
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Pineapples in Peril by Cheryl Linn Martin
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Solstice of Death by Robin Weaver

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Thirteen Finals

Isis Rushdan

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Twelve Finals

Jeanell Bolton

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Eleven Finals

Crista McHugh

Tracy St. Hilaire

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Ten Finals
Madeline Smyth

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Nine Finals

Robin Weaver
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz

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Six Finals
Jennifer Beane

Katie Graykowski

Dora Mekouar
Susanna Rogers

Suzanne Webb
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Kay Hudson

Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Sylvia McDaniel
Stacy Monson

Mary Oldham
Rebecca Sampson

Heather Snow

Bonnie Staring

Ciara Stewart
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Four Finals
E. J. Brighton*

Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
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
Clarissa Southwick
G. Jillian Stone

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

Terry Bolyard
Christine Canada

Sarah Cannon

Lexi Connor

Stefani de Ravin

Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
June Faver

Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan

Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker

Debbie Kaufman

Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Heather Leonard

Sandy Loyd

Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!

Meg Mims

Barbara Reed
Jane Sevier
Kylie Short
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!
Sarah Baker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Dianna Benson
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron

Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs

Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
Shoshana Brown
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek

Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

C.J. Eernisse Chase
Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Meredith Conner
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington
Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
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
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
Linda Lovely
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Madeline Martin
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
Camryn Rhys

Lisa Karon Richardson
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Paula Sharon
Diana Sharples

Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Coreene Smith

Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire

Bronwyn Stuart

Denise Swank

Laura Templeton
Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Laurel Wanrow

Judith Whitmore
Sharon Wray

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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2009 Divas - Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence - Unpublished

The Kiss of Death Chapter and the Daphne Committee are pleased to announce the Rankings for the 2009 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense Unpublished Contest:

CATEGORY (SERIES) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

See Jane Run by Angi Platt – First Place

Against Her Will by Marie Campbell – Second Place

Wild Horses by D'Ann Linscott –Dunham – Third Place

Romance or Retribution by Jamie Michele – Honorable Mention

Die Again by Annie Oortman – Honorable Mention

SINGLE TITLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Guardian's Gift by Sharon Wray – First Place

Death of an Island Tart by Janice Croom – Second Place

Deadly Dreams by Sandra Kerns – Third Place

Deadly Desire by Laurie DeMarino – Honorable Mention

The Surrogate by Tina Joyce Butts – Honorable Mention

HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYTERY/SUSPENSE

Deceit of Desire by Louisa Cornell – First Place

Spy in a Corset by Valerie Bowman – Second Place

Cleopatra's Heart by Laurie DeMarino – Third Place

The Spy with Sad Eyes by Barbara Noyes – Honorable Mention

Decoding Deception by Julie Johnstone – Honorable Mention

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Escape to Terror by Sandra van den Bogerd – First Place

Undercover Bride by Wenda Dottridge – Second Place

The Promise: A Quest for Gold Romance by Kelly Ann Riley – Third Place

The Heart Remembers by Diane Burke – Honorable Mention

The Promise by Gina Welborn – Honorable Mention

PARANORMAL (PTTF) ROMANTIC MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Underbelly by Tammy Hoganson – First Place

Fatal Grace by Su Kopil – Second Place

Shadows in the Deep by Lark Howard – Third Place

Dead Wait by Janis Thornton – Honorable Mention

Awakening by Susan Heneghan – Honorable Mention

MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Moonlighting in Vermont by Kate George – First Place

Payment in Blood by Deborah Gross – Second Place

Don't Give Up the Ghost by Marianne H. Donley – Third Place

Below Freezing by Kendra Elliot – Honorable Mention

Unhealthy Obsession by Sharon Halasz – Honorable Mention

Sins of the Father by Cathy Perkins – Honorable Mention

Hog-Tied by C. Hope Clark – Honorable Mention

THE OVERALL DAPHNE WINNER FOR THE 2009 UNPUBLISHED COMPETITION IS: ESCAPE TO TERROR BY SANDRA VAN DEN BOGERD

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

Nancy Evertz

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Seven Finals:

Diane O'Brien Kelly

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Six Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Yvonne Harris

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Five Finals:

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Elaine M. Powell

Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton

Deanna Carlyle

Susan Newman

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!

Kathleen Bittner Roth

Cat Schield
Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire

Sandra van den Bogerd

Beth Watson
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino

Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake

Louisa Cornell

Martha Ferris

Sherry Foley

Constance Gillam

Deborah Gross
Alison Henderson

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Virginia McCullough

Chi Nguyen-Rettig

Sharon Wray

Gail Zerrade
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen

Maree Anderson

Rylee Andrews

Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card

Anne-Marie Carroll
Meredith Clark

Denise Cychosz

Beth Davis

Laurie DeMarino

Wenda Dottridge

Kendra Elliot

Sharon Fisher
Katie Graykowski
Grace R. Green
Keli Gwyn

Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado

Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy

Sandra Kerns

Lisa Kessler

Barbara Cool Lee

Sherri Lee
Cathy Leming

Mary Lindsey

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Kate MacArthur

Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin

Jean Mason

Jamie Michele

Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell

Tara Owens

Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Angi Platt

Lateia Sandifer

Susan Shellabarger

Susan Speers

Gina Welborn

Beatriz Williams

Teri Wilson

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry

Christine E. Johnson

Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson

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