2010 Divas - Enchanted Words Contest Finalists

2010 Enchanted Words Finalists
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Finalists listed in alphabetical order.

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Historical
judged by Tina James, Silhouette Love Inspired
and Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency
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China Courtship by Lee McClain
Thief by Night by Connie Queen

Gracie's Heart by Stacie VanEvery

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Contemporary
judged by Jhanteigh Kupihea, NAL and
Lois Winston, Ashley Grayson Literary Agency

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The Poker Bet by Pintip Dunn
14 Ocean Avenue by Kimberly Kincaid
The Ripple Effect by Pamela Kopfler

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Paranormal
judged by Margo Lipschultz of Harlequin/Silhouetteand
Laurie McLean, Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents

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Demon Born by Rosalie Drawbaugh
Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler
Magic of the Dance by Robin Haseltine

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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
Robin Haseltine

Kay Hudson

Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Sylvia McDaniel
Stacy Monson

Mary Oldham
Connie Queen

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

Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler

Pamela Kopfler

Kim Law

Linscott-Dunham
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr

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
Suzanne Lazear
Philip L. Levin

Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi
Linda Lovely
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Madeline Martin
Lee McClain
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 - Enchanted Words Contest Winners

Historical
judged by Leis Pedersen, Berkley and
Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Judith Erlich Literary Agency

• First Place: Touch the Flame by Marie Patrick
• Second Place: Highland Magic by Alexis Walker
• Third Place: Secrets of a Spy's Heart by Julie Johnstone

Contemporary
judged by Tracy Bernstein, NAL and
Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

• First Place: His Obsession by Rosie Murphy
• Second Place: Dangerous Attraction by Leah James
• Third Place: Ruby Stiletto Blues by Becke Martin

Paranormal
judged by Margo Lipschultz of Harlequin/Silhouette and
Alexandra Machinist, Linda Chester and Associates Literary Agency

• First Place: Stone Kissed by Keri Stevens
• Second Place: The Vagrant by J.M. Fraser
• Third Place: A Soul for Trouble by Crista McHugh
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  Contest Diva Leaders:
  Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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  Seventeen Finals:

  Kathleen Bittner Roth

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  Fifteen Finals:
  Nancy Evertz
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  Eleven Finals:
  Diane O'Brien Kelly
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  Ten Finals:
  Anne-Marie Carroll
  Kelly Fitzpatrick
  Jean Mason

  Donna Meier
  Gail Zerrade
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  Nine Finals:
  

  Deborah Gross

  Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

  Cat Schield
  Tracy St. Hilaire

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  Eight Finals:

  Denise Cychosz

  Constance Gillam

  Gabrielle Luthy

  Laura Williams
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  Seven Finals:
  

  Jeanell Bolton

  Louisa Cornell

  Keli Gwyn

  Yvonne Harris
  Barbara Longley

  Patricia Patton

  Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
  Michal Scott
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  Six Finals:
  Barbara Binns

  Meredith Clark

  Kelly Fitzpatrick
  Barbara Cool Lee

  Elaine M. Powell
  Lisa Desrochers

  S. G. Shellabarger
  Beth Watson
  Robin Weaver
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  Five Finals:
  Deborah Blake

  Linda Bond

  Susan Breeden

  Melanie Card

  Jeanne Dickson
  Susanne Frost

  Katie Graykowski

  Grace R. Greene
  Tiffinie Helmer

  Kay Hudson
• Julie Johnstone

  Lisa Kessler

  Jeannie Lin

  D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

  Meghan Murphy

  Susan Newman
  Allison Pang

  Cathy Perkins

  Cathryn Pritchard
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  Four Finals:
  Tina Joyce Butts

  Sharon Calvin
  Deanna Carlyle

  C. J. Ellisson

  Martha Ferris

  Jessica B. Hunt

  Susan Diane Johnson

  Linda Lovely

  Heidi Luchterhand

  Mary Manners

  Sylvia McDaniel
• Crista McHugh

  Brenda Nelson-Davis

  Angi Platt - SOLD!

  Madeline Smyth

  G. Jillian Stone

  Tatia Talbot
  Sandra van den Bogerd
  Laurel Wanrow

  Beatriz Chantrill Williams

  Sharon Wray
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  Three Finals:
  Maree Anderson

  Sheila Athens

  Sara Avellino

  Alison Atwater
  Anne Barton

  Jennifer Beane

  Elizabeth Bemis
  

  Amanda Berry - SOLD!

  Jennifer Bray-Weber

  Kelsey Browning
  Dianne K. Burns

  Carol Burnside

  Sheryl Carpenter

  Louise D Cobb

  Jennifer Conner

  Ally Cowee

  Laura Higdon Cumbie

  Donna Cummings

  Karen Daughry

  Wenda Dottridge
  Leslie Duvall

  Sharon Fisher
  Sherry Foley
  Kate Freiman
  Abby Gaines

  Alexandra George

  Deborah Gilbert

  Bernadette Hearne

  Jennette Heikes

  Alison Henderson

  Beverly Irwin

  Joan Kayse

  Rashda Khan
  Dee S. Knight

  Barbara Kroon

  Maggi Landry
  Kathy Lane

  Kim Law

  Alison Leake
  Virginia McCullough
  Kaylin McFarren

  Janet Periat

  Gina Rosavin

  Jennifer Stroka
  Quinn Tellier

  Sheila Tenold

  Laurie Thompson
  Ami Weaver
  Ellen Wehle

  Gina Welborn

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  Two Finals:
  Sheri Adkins

  Veronica Alderson

  Drue Allen
  Marjorie Allen

  Robyn Anders
  Peter Andrews
  Rylee Andrews

  Iris Astres
  Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
  Patricia Barletta
  Hanna Rhys Barnes

  Joyce Barton
  Tamra Baumann

  Jennifer Beckstrand
  Mary A. Behre
  TJ Bennett

  Jenny Bernard

  Romily Bernard

  Robin Bielman
  Ann Bleakley
  Kara Bonnevie
  Kelley Bowen
  Melissa Jackson Brister
  Jude Brown

  Marie Campbell
  Sarah Castleberry

  Elise Chand

  Kathleen Cherry
  Zita Christian

  Robin Constantine

  Janice Croom
  

  Bethany Cunningham
  Beth Davis
  Laurie DeMarino
  Tracey Devlyn - SOLD!
  Kate Diamond
  Alleyne Dickens

  Karen Dobbins
  Ella Drake
  Cheryl Draycott

  Cat Dubie
  Lee Rhuday Duncan
  Carol Dunford

  Kendra Elliot

  Nikki Enlow

  Tracy Falenwolfe
  Gloria Ferguson

  Louise D. Foster
  Joe Fraser

  Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
  Laurie Green

  Lottie Green
  Anne Greene

  Anna Hackett
  Ashley Henderson
  Molly Herwood

  Laura Hirneisen

  Leah Hodge
  Celesta Hofmann

  Jennifer Holden

  Kinsey W. Holley

  Sharon Houdek

  Barbara Huddleston
  Sandy James

  Christine Johnson - SOLD!
  Suzanne Kalb
  Chris Keniston

  Jeffe Kennedy
  Sandra Kerns
  Marge Knudsen

  Sara LaBudda
  Corrina Lavitt
  Suzanne Lazear

  Sherri Lee
  Melinda Leigh

  Heather Leonard
  Jennifer Litteken
  Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
  Kate MacArthur
  Greta MacEachern

  Kate MacEachern
  Jennifer Mackin

  Sarah Marshall
  Carolyn Martin

  Dale Mayer
  Dora Mekouar
  Maureen McGowan

  Jamie Michele
  Imani Miller

  Judy Mills
  Gwen Mitchell
• Rosie Murphy

  Jean B. Newlin
  Laurel O'Donnell
  Mary Oldham
  Sally Orr

  Tara Owens
  Kathleen Irene Paterka

  Belinda Peterson

  Ginny Powers
  Alison Pritchard

  Connie Queen

  Dawna Rand
  Jodi Redford
  Shellee Roberts
  Cate Rowan

  Lynn Rush

  Lateia Sandifer

  Laramie Sasseville
  Pamela Scheibe
  Jan Schliesman

  Catherine Marie Scott

  Liese Sherwood-Fabre
  Merry Simmons

  Arianna Skye - SOLD!
  Dina Sleiman

  Coreene Smith
  Heather Snow

  Susan Speers
  Lori Dillon Stacy

  Karen Steele
  Morgan Taylor

  Jean A. Therkelsen

  Linda Trout

  Tracy Truman

  Jan Warren
• Alexis Walker

  Holly Watson
  Kayla Westra
  Hailey Williams
  Teri Wilson
  Kevin Wolf

  Dawn Wolzein
  Marilyn Yarbrough

  Rebecca Zanetti

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  SOLD!
  Amanda Berry
  Tracey Devlyn

  Christine E. Johnson

  Mary Lindsey
  Elizabeth Pina
  Angi Platt
  Tina Radcliffe

  Arianna Skye
  Liz Talley
  Penny Watson
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