2011 Divas - Fiction From the Heartland Winners

2011 Winners

First Place: Someday My Duke Will Come by Sarah Tormey, Historical

Second Place: Legally Mastered by Sarah Castille, Erotic Romance

Third Place: Forget Tomorrow by P. H. Dunn, Young Adult

Finalists

Shelly Bell, A Year To Remember, Contemporary Single Title

Susanna Rogers, The Lies That Bind, Romantic Suspense

Sharron Gunn, The Sacred Hunt, Paranormal

Denise Cychosz, Forces of Nature, Young Adult

Amy Jones, My Fair Zombie, Young Adult

Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...

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Eleven Finals...
Robin Weaver

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Ten Finals...
Kate Meader

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Nine Finals...
P. H. Dunn

Caro LaFever

Rebecca Sampson

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Eight Finals...

Camryn Rhys

Virginia Taylor

Beth Watson

Stephanie Winkelhake
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Seven Finals...

Jeanell Bolton

Sarah Castille

Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman

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Six Finals...

Harley Brooks

Amity Grays

Alicia Lienhart

Isis Rushdan

Bronwyn Stuart
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Five Finals...

Kathleen Rice Adams

Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek

Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Eileen Emerson

Diane Garner

Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd

Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Jacqui Nelson

Diana Quincy

Susanna Rogers

Rebecca Skrabl
Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...

Carol-Faye Ashcraft

Shelly Bell

Sasha Cain

Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Nancy Holland

Kimila Kay
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough

Arlene McFarlane

Mary Oldham

Ellen Russell

D. B. Shuster

Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth

Kristine B. Thompson

Sharon Wray

Yvonne Yirka

Sabrina York
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Three Finals...

Sarah Andre

Tamara Baumann
Mary Behre

Romily Bernard
Barbara Bettis

Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner
Vivienne Courtoise
Denise Cychosz

Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Sheridan Edmonson

Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson

Katie Graykowski
Dawn Groszek

Joy Hancock

Lisa Hilleren
Barbara Huddleston

Melissa Landers

K. R. Lawson

Katy Lee
Michaela Moore

Virginia Munoz
Brenda Nelson-Davis

Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
P.J. O'Dwyer

Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz
Elizabeth Pina

Gloria Richard
Kathleen Bittner Roth

Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Madeline Smyth

Lucia St. John

Bonnie Staring

Micha Summers
Sasha Summers
Carla Swafford

Wanda Thomas

Marlene Urso

Judith Wherett
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Two Finals...

Elise K. Ackers

Alana Albertson

Randi Alexander

Wendy Anderson
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
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

Alice Fairbanks-BurtonLeanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher

Lori Sanders Foley

MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Abby Gaines

Collyn GaleDaphe Gray
Laurie A. Green

Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Carol Hedgepeth

Carolyn Heinemann

Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Kim Hernandez

Angie Hodapp
Shanyn Hosier
Faye Hughes

Monique Insalaco
Sherry Isaac
Kendra James
Rachel Kall

Jessica Keller
Samantha Ann King
Pamela Kopfler
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Kimberly Lucas

Heidi Luchterhand

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

Marina Osipova

Catherine Phelan
Terry Poca
Naomi Rawlings
Judy Ridgley
Elizabeth Roadifer
S.L. Rowland
Jess Russel
Sheila Seabrook

Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
TJ Shaw

Laura Sheehan
Eva Siedler
Joanna Shupe

Meredith Simmons

Michelle Sinclair

Carla S. Smith
Sophia Sperdakos

Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna ThorlandSandra Tilley
Carole Towriss

Linda Triegel
Christina Westcott

Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf

2010 Divas - Fiction From The Heartland Contest Winners

Fiction From The Heartland Contest
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First Place: Saving Captain Brooks by Sarah Baker
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Second Place: More Than A Stranger by Erin Rieber
Third Place: Tangled Web by Crista McHugh
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2010 Honorable Mention:
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Midnight Guardian by Sharon Wray
Kindred of the Fallen by Isis Rushdan
The Pilot by Diane Burton
Stealing Justice by Deborah Gross
Alli's Playground by Rebecca Sampson
Burned Illusions by Robin Weaver
Deep Speak by Robin Weaver
Abandoned Hearts by Regina Tittel
Rough Riding Ranger by Sarah Tormey
Squeaky Clean by Shoshana Brown
Tall, Dark and Furry by Meredith Conner
The Demon Connection by Margaret Golla
The Bookstore Connection 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

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Ten Finals
Madeline Smyth

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz

Robin Weaver

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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

Mary Oldham
Rebecca Sampson

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
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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
Jane Sevier
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!
Sarah Baker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron

Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs

Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton
Shoshana Brown
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek

Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Meredith Conner
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
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
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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2008 Divas - Fiction From the Heartland Contest Winners

2008 Fiction From The Heartland Contest Winners

First Place - Piper's Kiss by Sheryl Carpenter, Young Adult

Second Place - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates, Historical

Third Place - No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson, Inspirational

Finalists:
Touch of Twilight by Clarissa Ellison, Paranormal
Rehabilitation by Nancy Evertz, Contemporary
Love at the Doorstep by Ronica Stromberg, Inspirational
Big Panties and Other Parachutes by Sarah Tregay, Young Adult
Sailing Into Trouble by Diana Welker, Romantic Suspanse
Redefining Family by Wendy Marcus, Contemporary
Against All Odds by Constance Marquise, Inspirational
Light of Truth by Sheri Boeyink, Young Adult

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Upward movement in blue...

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Eighteen Finals............

Kelly Fitzpatrick

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Sixteen Finals............

Robin Perini

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Fifteen Finals...........

Clarissa Ellison

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Twelve Finals...........

Cathy Leming

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Eleven Finals...........

Amy Atwell

Elizabeth Pina

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Ten Finals..........

Pamela Kopfler

Sally Orr

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Nine Finals.........

Deb Yates

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Eight Finals........

Cynthia Arends

Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!

Michelea Moore

Averil Reisman

Cat Schield

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Seven Finals......

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Kathy Coatney

Diane O'Brien Kelly

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Six Finals......

Vicki Bendau

Lauren Darcey

Jeanne Dickson

Ella Drake

Sandy James - SOLD!

Greta MacEachern

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

Jodi Redford

Donna Rosenbloom

Cate Rowan

Stephie Smith

Sarah Tregay

Laura Williams

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Five Finals.....

Joanne Barnaba

Melanie Card

Vannetta Chapman

Amanda Collins

Yvonne Harris

Ruth Logan Herne

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Linda Lovely

Jean Mason

Virginia McCullough

Donna L. Meier

Candace Wall

Robin Weaver

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Tina Joyce Butts

Sheryl Carpenter

Melanie Dickerson

Ann Fischer

Diane Garner

Kerri-Leigh Grady

Katie Graykowski

Leah Hodge

Victoria LeBlanc

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Bev Pettersen

Ann Siracusa

Julie Whitby

Skyler White - SOLD!

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Three Finals...

Louise Knott Ahern

Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson

Anne Barton

Margaret Batschelet

Linda Baxter

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Carol Burnside

Sharon Calvin

Anne-Marie Carroll

Tiffany Chalmers

Laurie Cooper

Elizabeth Copeman

Lecia Cotton Cornwall

Sam Cromartie III

Becke Davis

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Sandra De Tarento

Alleyne Dickens
Kimberly Duffy

Kristen D. Duke

Margaret Golla

Kim Grooms

Deborah Gross

Donna Hall

Helen Hardt

Caren Crane Helms
Ann Hinnenkamp

Linda Hurtado

Christine Keach

Mary Lou Keller

Corinna Lavitt

Melinda Leigh

Nancy Litzau

Debra Marvin

Heather McCollum

Erica Miles

Rosie Murphy

Debora Noone

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Kelly Ann Riley

Shauna Roberts

SG Shellabarger

Roxanne Sherwood

Alexis Walker

Kristin Welker

Kimberly Wenger

Victoria Whitaker

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Elizabeth Baldwin

Libby Banks

Vanessa Barneveld
Julie Revell Benjamin

Mary Biebel - SOLD!

Robin Bielman

Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth

Rachel Brimble

Shoshana Brown

Kelsey Browning

Sherri Buerkle

Dianne K. Burns

Diane Burke

Darcy Carson

Vannetta Chapman

Rachelle Chase

Kathleen Cherry
Anna Clevenger

Kirsty Cleverly

Wyndemere Coffey

Katey Coffing

Ann Collins
Shelley Coriell

Jessica Dawson

Tamara DeStefano

Jaclyn V. Di Bona

Anita Mae Draper

Nancy Evertz

Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Keri Ford

Anna Hackett

Gwen Hayes

Tiffanie Helmer

Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges

Celesta Hoffmann

Sharron Houdek

Kimberley Howe

Anna Lee Huber

Susan Diane Johnson

Sandi Jones

Jeffe Kennedy

Kris Kennedy

Shannon M. Kennedy

Lora Kenton

Jamie Kersten

KC Klein
Marge Knudsen

Ash Krafton

Kathy Krevat

Barbara Kroon
Michelle Lauren

Virginia Lester

Joanne Levy

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Regan Loyd

Leslie Lynch

Nara Malone

Wendy Marcus

Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Elizabeth McCord

Karyn Mendoza

Susan McGeown

Barbara Monajem

Steven Moores

Kelli Ann Morgan

Mary A. Murray

Lenore Nash

Cindy Nielsen

Annie Oortman

Jean Tara Ownbey

Elyssa Papa

Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson

Danielle Pettrey

Alison Pion
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan

Edie Ramer
Katie Reus

Mary Rhyan

Christina Rich

Catherine Roach
Lee Roland

Cathleen Ross

Marilyn Shank
Liese Sherwood-Fabre

Sarah Sinclair
Kristal Hinds Singletary

Susan Sipal

Glynna Sirpless
Dara-Lee Snow

Kate Sohl

Sandra S. Sookoo
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell

Lori Stacy

Anna Sugden

Carla Swafford

Kelley Swan
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Pat Trainum

Tracy Truman

Ginny Vermillion

Ellis Vidler

Lyn Wagner

Beth Watson

Kate Weichelt

Kayla Westra
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
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Divas Who Sold...

Sharon Archer

Mary Brady

Carla Capshaw

Evangeline Collins

Alicia Dean

Judi Fennell

Caroline Fyffe

Sandy James

Beverley Kendall

Elaine Levine

Cat Lindler

Kathy Lowry Logan

Ava March

Ann Marsh-Flores

Courtney Milan

Barbara Monajem

Tracey O'hara

Sandra Sookoo

Susan Shay

Beth Trissel

Lisa Wells

Skyler White