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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2009 Divas - Dixie Kane Memorial Contest Winners

The Southern Louisiana Chapter of the Romance Writers of America, Inc.
congratulates the winners of its 4th Annual Dixie Kane Memorial Contest:

Inspirational:

First Place                     Defending Hope by Dianne K Burns

Second Place                The Road to Love by Anne Wolfe

Third Place                    Murder on Ocean Drive by Gloria Ferguson

Honorable Mention        Light the Fire by Mary Manners

Short Contemporary:

First Place                     No Bull by Dee S. Knight

Second Place                The Perfect Holiday Mix by Wendy S. Marcus

Third Place                    Beauty and the Feast by Chana Alexander

Honorable Mention        A Thread of Shells by Lucy J. Dixon

Single Title Contemporary:

First Place                    Marryin' the Librarian by Wendy Qualls

First Place (tie)             Murder, Curlers, and Canes by Arlene McFarlane

Second Place               Chasing Miracles by Linda Chubbuck

Third Place                   Courting Disaster by Ellie Kirkland

Honorable Mention        Worth Fighting For by La-Tessa Montgomery

Novel With Romantic Elements:

First Place                    The Choice by Pamela Kopfler

Second Place               Tragic Choices-Far Off Voices by Margot Pleasants

Third Place                   Odin's End by Dawna Rand

Honorable Mention        Wild Rodeo Nights by Sandy Sullivan

Historical:

First Place                     A Mad Passion by Laura Hirneisen

Second Place                The True Confessions of a Lady Novelist by Emily Becher

Third Place                    A Frenchman's Secrets by Rhoda Fort

Honorable Mention        Thief by Night by Connie Queen

Paranormal:

First Place                    Rocky Mountain Howl by Kinsey W. Holley

Second Place               Intergalactic Brides Series: The Triple Bride by Dee S. Knight

Third Place                   Demon Soul by Christine Ashworth

Honorable Mention       A Vision of Death by Evelyn Grady

Romantic Suspense:

First Place                    From Baghdad With Love by Gail Zerrade

Second Place               The Light of Truth by Shelley M. Masog

Third Place                    Anytime Darlin' by Julia Barrett

Honorable Mention        Saving Sarah by Robena Grant

Winner of the Highest Overall Score resulted in a tie:

No Bull by Dee S. Knight

From Baghdad With Love by Gail Zerrade

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Fourteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Nine Finals:
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Gail Zerrade
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Eight Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll

Constance Gillam
Deborah Gross
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Seven Finals:
Yvonne Harris
Donna Meier
Cat Schield
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Six Finals:
Louisa Cornell
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Barbara Longley

Gabrielle Luthy
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
Kathleen Bittner Roth

S. G. Shellabarger
Robin Weaver
Laura Williams
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake

Jeanell Bolton
Jeannie Lin

Jean Mason
Susan Newman
Allison Pang

Patricia Patton
Cathy Perkins
Beth Watson
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Four Finals:
Linda Bond
Tina Joyce Butts

Sharon Calvin
Deanna Carlyle
Meredith Clark

Jeanne Dickson
Katie Graykowski

Keli Gwyn
Jessica B. Hunt
Julie Johnstone
Angi Platt - SOLD!

Cathryn Pritchard
Michal Scott
Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Sharon Wray
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Dianne K. Burns

Melanie Card
Sheryl Carpenter
Jennifer Conner

Denise Cychosz
Wenda Dottridge
Martha Ferris
Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Susanne Frost
Abby Gaines
Alison Henderson

Lisa Kessler

Dee S. Knight
Maggi Landry
Kim Law
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Heidi Luchterhand
Virginia McCullough
Gina Rosavin
Laurie Thompson
Ellen Wehle

Gina Welborn

Beatriz Williams
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Sheila Athens
Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Joyce Barton
Jennifer Beane
Mary A. Behre
Jenny Bernard

Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Susan Breeden
Kelsey Browning
Marie Campbell
Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian

Robin Constantine
Ally Cowee 

Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Lisa Desrochers 

Tracey Devlyn
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Kendra Elliot

C. J. Ellison
Tracy Falenwolfe
Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Grace R. Green
Lottie Green
Anna Hackett
Jennette Heikes
Ashley Henderson
Celesta Hofmann

Kinsey W. Holley

Sharon Houdek 
Bev Irwin

Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Joan Kayse
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Barbara Kroon 

Sara LaBudda
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear 

Alison Leake
Barbara Cool Lee
Sherri Lee
Mary Lindsey
Kate MacArthur
Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Mary Manners
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Sylvia McDaniel
Dora Mekouar
Jamie Michele
Judy Mills
Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Alison Pritchard

Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan

Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Catherine Marie Scott
Arianna Skye
Dina Sleiman
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Jennifer Stroka
Quinn Tellier
Holly Watson
Ami Weaver
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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2008 Divas - Dixie Kane Memorial Contest Winners

Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler won the highest overall score

Short Contemporary:

First Place Andrew Comes Home by Philip L. Levin
Second Place Light the Fire by Mary Stahlke
Third Place Shifting Sands by Karen Dodd

Romantic Suspense:

First Place Body Language by Robin S. Sorrentino
Second Place Got Lola on my Mind by Don Wicks
Third Place Queen Of Envy by Madeline Vann

Single Title Contemporary:

First Place Whatever It Takes by Louise Knott Ahern
Second Place Barn Dance by Vicki Bendau
Third Place Dealer's Choice by Anne Krist

Historical:

First Place Quiet As The Grave by Marilyn Robbins
Second Place Come Spy With Me by Bethany Miller Cole
Third Place Upon A Moonlit Sea by Jennifer Bray-Weber and
Waltz With A Stranger by Valerie M. Schwager

Paranormal:

First Place Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler
Second Place Time Hunter by Nancy Litzau
Third Place Shrine of the Heavens by Shauna Roberts

Novel With Romantic Elements:

First Place Ebon Wings by John David Roundtree
Second Place Is It Safe? by Jerol Anderson
Third Place Loves Leaves No One Behind by Claudia
Pemberton

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Oops! Averil Reisman is a Grand Slam finalist with:

Shattered Innocence with 1st-2nd-3rd

Upward movement in blue...

Eight Finals.........
Cathy Leming
Robin Perini
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Seven Finals......

Pamela Kopfler

Averil Reisman

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Six Finals......
Amy Atwell
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
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Five Finals.....
Cynthia Arends
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Vannetta Chapman
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
Deb Yates
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Four Finals....
Vicki Bendau
Yvonne Harris
Jean Mason
Michelea Moore
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Sally Orr
Cate Rowan
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Three Finals...
Julie Bensen
Nikki Benyon
Tina Butts
Lauren Darcey
Alleyne Dickens
Melanie Dickerson
Kimberly Duffy
Donna Hall
Ruth Logan Herne
Ann Hinnenkamp
Mary Lou Keller
Victoria LeBlanc
Heidi Luchterhand
Shauna Roberts
Donna Rosenbloom
Cat Schield
Stephie Smith
Lori Philbin
Robin Weaver
Kristin Welker
Julie Whitby
Jennifer Ziros
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Two Finals..
Julie Revell Benjamin
Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Kelsey Browning
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kathy Coatney
Laurie Cooper
Becke Davis
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Alyssa Fernandez
Ann Fischer
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Anna Hackett
Sandy James - SOLD!
Kris Kennedy
Lora Kenton
Jamie Kersten
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Michelle Lauren
Corinna Lavitt
Melinda Leigh
Virginia Lester
Barbara Longley
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Linda Lovely
Greta MacEachern
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Virginia McCullough
Donna L. Meier
Erica Miles
Lenore Nash
Elyssa Papa
Belinda Peterson
Elizabeth Pina
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan
Jodi Redford
Christina Rich
Ann Siracusa
Roxanne Sherwood
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Susan Sipal
Lori Sowell
Anna Sugden
Candace Wall
Kimberly Wenger
Victoria Whitaker
Skyler White
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Divas Who Sold...
Sharon Archer
Carla Capshaw
Evangeline Collins
Judi Fennell
Caroline Fyffe
Sandy James
Beverley Kendall
Elaine Levine
Cat Lindler
Kathy Lowry Logan
Ava March
Ann Marsh-Flores
Courtney Milan
Tracey O'hara
Susan Shay
Beth Trissel
Lisa Wells