2010 Divas - Finally a Bride Contest Winners

Oklahoma Romance Writers is pleased to announce the winners for the 2010 Finally a Bride Contest...Congratulations to all!
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Historical:
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First Place: Lady Vice by Wendy La Capra
Second Place: Embracing Scandal by Suzanne Webb
Third Place: Deception by Jennifer Beane
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Inspirational:
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First Place: A Cry in the Night by Terri Weldon
Second Place: Healing Moon by Lyndee Henderson
Third Place: Beach Rental  by Grace R. Greene
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Mainstream:
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First Place: Courage and Azaleas by Claudia Shelton AND
                      Oak Moon by Laura Templeton (TIE)
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Second Place: Falling for You...Again by Kathy Coatney
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Paranormal:
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First Place: Inhale by Kendall Grey
Second Place: Night Walker by Lisa Kessler AND
                         Red by Mary SeRine (TIE)
Third Place: The Devil Made Me Do It by Ruth Kaufman
Fourth Place: Just Beyond the Garden Gate by Dawn Marie Hamilton
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Romantic Suspense:
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First Place: Scent of Fear by NJ Litz
Second Place: Mississippi Blues by D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Third Place: Last Chance by EJ Brighton
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Series Contemporary:
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First Place: Music City Seduction by Robin Covington
Second Place: Hawaiian Heat by Diane Garner AND
                         The Magic Man by Paula Stelluto (TIE)
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Young Adult:
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First Place: Seaside Sorcery by Laurel Wanrow
Second Place: Magic of the Dance by Robin Haseltine
Third Place: In Mage We Trust by Heidi VanLandingham

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Nine Finals
Jeanell Bolton

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Crista McHugh

Isis Rushdan
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Seven Finals
Nan Dixon

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Six Finals
Elisa Beatty

NJ Litz

Dora Mekouar
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
Sylvia McDaniel

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney

Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Connie Queen

Susanna Rogers

Carla Swafford

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Jennifer Beane
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine

Leah Hodge
Lisa Kessler

Helen Lacey

Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
Kylie Short
Madeline Smyth
Clarissa Southwick

Ciara Stewart
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Susan Anderson
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Terri Bolyard

Susan Breeden
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington

Mary Culver
Amy DeTrempe
Kimberly Dias
Jeanne Dickson

Anne-Louise Dubrawski

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Kendell Gray
Lynn Gutierrez
Sharon Hamilton
Lyndee Henderson

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jan Jackson
Ruth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kelley
Kimberly Killion
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Wendy La Capra

Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Meg Mims

Stacy Monson
Danielle Mulcahy
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Sally Orr
Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Barbara Reed
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine

Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Claudia Shelton

Merry Simmons
Dara-Lee Snow
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Bonnie Staring
Jennifer Tanner
Laura Templeton

Bobbye Terry
Phyllis J. Towzey
Olivia Ventura
Amy Villalba

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
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 - Finally a Bride Contest Winners

Historical:

First Place: A Kiss in the Wind     by Jennifer Bray-Weber

Second Place: The Barbarian's Soul     by Joan Kayse

Third Place: And Then I Loved Him     by Kathleen Bittner Roth

 

Inspirational:

 

First Place: Violets and Violins     by Keli Gwyn

Second Place: Faith, Family, and the Girl Next Door     by Susan Diane Johnson

Third Place:  Tie:  Masquerade Marriage     by Anne Greene  and

                                Second Chances  by Mary Manners

 

 

Mainstream with Romantic Elements:

 

First Place: Cowboy Zen     by Kelsey Browning

Second Place: I Do or Die     by Donna Cummings

Third Place: Prodigal Daughter     by Chris Keniston

Fourth Place: Damaged Goods     by Barbara Binns

Fifth Place: Anna's Legacy     by Marge Knudsen

 

 

Paranormal:

 

First Place: Fallen     by Amanda Berry

Second Place: Tie:  Jinn & Tonic     by Kay Hudson  and

                                  P2PC     by Laurie Green

 

Romantic Suspense:

 

First Place: Tie:  Wild Horses     by D'Ann Linscott-Dunham   and

                             Hooked     by Tiffinie Helmer

Second Place:  Shot Through the Heart     by D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

 

 

Series Contemporary:

 

First Place: Tie:  Wildfire on Roca Mountain     by Jennifer Stroka   and

                              Puppy Love     by Kate Weichelt

Second Place: The House That Jack Built    by Sheila Athens

Third Place: Redemption     by Nancy Evertz

Fourth Place: Misbehaving    by Sarah L. Castleberry

 

 

Young Adult:

 

First Place: Pull My String     by Barbara Binns

Second Place: Tie:  Mist on Water     by Sherri Buerkle   and

                                  Freaks of Greenfield High     by Maree Anderson

 

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Fifteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Twelve Finals:

Kathleen Bittner Roth

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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Donna Meier

Gail Zerrade
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Nine Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll

Deborah Gross

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Cat Schield
Tracy St. Hilaire

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Eight Finals:
Constance Gillam

Gabrielle Luthy

Laura Williams
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Seven Finals:
Keli Gwyn

Yvonne Harris
Barbara Longley

Jean Mason
Patricia Patton

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

Jeanell Bolton

Louisa Cornell
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Elaine M. Powell
Lisa Desrochers 

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

Linda Bond

Melanie Card

Meredith Clark

Denise Cychosz

Susanne Frost
Tiffinie Helmer

Kay Hudson

Jeannie Lin

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Meghan Murphy

Susan Newman
Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Cathryn Pritchard
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Four Finals:
Susan Breeden

Tina Joyce Butts

Sharon Calvin
Deanna Carlyle
Jeanne Dickson
Martha Ferris

Katie Graykowski

Grace R. Greene
Jessica B. Hunt
Julie Johnstone

Lisa Kessler

Barbara Cool Lee

Linda Lovely

Heidi Luchterhand

Mary Manners

Sylvia McDaniel
Brenda Nelson-Davis

Angi Platt - SOLD!

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
Anne Barton

Elizabeth Bemis

Amanda Berry - SOLD!

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Kelsey Browning
Dianne K. Burns

Carol Burnside

Sheryl Carpenter
Jennifer Conner

Ally Cowee 

Donna Cummings

Wenda Dottridge
Leslie Duvall

C. J. Ellisson

Sharon Fisher
Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines

Deborah Gilbert

Bernadette Hearne

Jennette Heikes

Alison Henderson

Joan Kayse

Dee S. Knight
Maggi Landry
Kathy Lane

Kim Law
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren

Crista McHugh

Gina Rosavin

Madeline Smyth

G. Jillian Stone

Jennifer Stroka
Quinn Tellier
Laurie Thompson
Ami Weaver
Ellen Wehle

Gina Welborn

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Two Finals:
Sheri Adkins

Drue Allen
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Alison Atwater

Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Patricia Barletta
Hanna Rhys Barnes

Joyce Barton
Tamra Baumann

Jennifer Beane

Jennifer Beckstrand
Mary A. Behre
TJ Bennett

Jenny Bernard

Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jude Brown

Marie Campbell
Sarah Castleberry

Elise Chand

Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian

Robin Constantine
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cheryl Draycott

Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
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

Celesta Hofmann

Jennifer Holden

Kinsey W. Holley

Sharon Houdek 
Bev Irwin

Sandy James

Susan Diane Johnson

Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Chris Keniston

Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Marge Knudsen

Barbara Kroon 

Sara LaBudda
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear 

Alison Leake
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh

Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Greta MacEachern

Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Dora Mekouar
Maureen McGowan

Jamie Michele
Imani Miller

Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell

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

Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Janet Periat

Alison Pritchard

Connie Queen

Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan

Lynn Rush

Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Jan Schliesman

Catherine Marie Scott
Merry Simmons

Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman

Coreene Smith
Heather Snow 

Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Morgan Taylor

Sheila Tenold

Jean A. Therkelsen

Linda Trout

Tracy Truman

Jan Warren

Holly Watson
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf
Marilyn Yarbrough

Rebecca Zanetti 

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson

Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Tina Radcliffe

Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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