2008 Divas - Golden Gateway Winners

Single Title

1 Prior Sins by Deborah Gross
2 Warrior King by Jennifer Brassel
3 The Italian Train Wreck by R. Ann Siracusa
4 Greta's Grace by Virginia McCullough
5 Mismatched by Stacey C. Goitia

Romantic Suspense

1 Pleasant Lake P.D. by Kelly Fitzpatrick
2 Alive at 5 by Linda Hurtado Figueredo
3 Love on a Limb by Laurie Darcey
4 Guardian Angel by Rita Henuber
5 In the Right Place by Deborah Shattock

Short Contemporary

1 The Whims of Fate by Jaclyn V. Di Bona
2 The Doctor's Destiny by Susan MacKay
3 When You're Ready by Jacqui Caroff Keady
4 A Sheriff To Call Her Own by Carla Swafford
5 Delivering Love by Daria C. Yanez

Long Contemporary
1 Wooing Emma by Kathy Coatney
2 Promises, Promises by Sandy Loyd
3 Primitive Nights by Candace Wall
4 Charley's Saint by Anita Mae Draper
5 Proverbs Woman, Exodus Man by Roxanne Sherwood
6 Die Again by Annie Oortman

Historical
1 The Lady Thief by Alison Pion
2 London Pretense by Ashley Henderson
3 Reclaiming Love by Angela Johnson
4 When Angels Fall by Patricia Lynn
5 Fatal Fortune by Joanne Barnaba
6 Imposed Passion by Candace Wall

Paranormal
1 Touch of Twilight by Clarissa Ellison
2 Scent of a Man by Maree Anderson
3 Cloak of Deceit by Gwen Mitchell
4 Just in Time by Nancy Litzau
5 Dark Future by K. C. Klein

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Upward movement in blue...

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Fourteen Finals............

Robin Perini

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

Amy Atwell

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

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Pamela Kopfler

Cathy Leming

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Eight Finals........

Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!

Michelea Moore

Averil Reisman

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Seven Finals......

Sally Orr

Deb Yates

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Six Finals......

Vicki Bendau

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Clarissa Ellison

Sandy James - SOLD!

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

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Five Finals.....

Cynthia Arends

Kathy Coatney

Vannetta Chapman

Amanda Collins

Yvonne Harris

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Greta MacEachern

Jean Mason

Elizabeth Pina

Donna Rosenbloom

Cate Rowan

Stephie Smith

Candace Wall

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Melanie Card

Lauren Darcey

Victoria LeBlanc

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Donna L. Meier

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Cat Schield

Sarah Tregay

Robin Weaver

Julie Whitby

Skyler White - SOLD

Laura Williams

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Three Finals...

Louise Knott Ahern

Maree Anderson

Joanne Barnaba

Anne Barton

Margaret Batschelet

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Carol Burnside

Tina Butts

Lecia Cotton Cornwall

Sam Cromartie III

Becke Davis

Alleyne Dickens
Melanie Dickerson

Kimberly Duffy

Kristen D. Duke

Ann Fischer

Donna Hall

Helen Hardt
Ruth Logan Herne

Ann Hinnenkamp

Leah Hodge

Mary Lou Keller

Corinna Lavitt

Nancy Litzau

Linda Lovely

Virginia McCullough

Heather McCollum

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Bev Pettersen
Shauna Roberts

SG Shellabarger

Roxanne Sherwood

Ann Siracusa

Lori Philbin

Kristin Welker

Kimberly Wenger

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Libby Banks
Julie Revell Benjamin

Mary Biebel

Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth

Shoshana Brown

Kelsey Browning

Sherri Buerkle

Diane Burke
Sharon Calvin

Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman

Rachelle Chase

Wyndemere Coffey

Ann Collins
Laurie Cooper

Elizabeth Copeman

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Jaclyn V. Di Bona
Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Margaret Golla

Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski

Anna Hackett

Gwen Hayes

Tiffanie Helmer

Caren Crane Helms

Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges

Celesta Hoffmann

Kimberley Howe

Jeffe Kennedy

Kris Kennedy

Lora Kenton

Jamie Kersten

Marge Knudsen

Ash Krafton

Kathy Krevat

Barbara Kroon
Michelle Lauren

Melinda Leigh

Virginia Lester

Joanne Levy

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Regan Loyd

Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Debra Marvin
Elizabeth McCord

Karyn Mendoza

Erica Miles

Steven Moores

Kelli Ann Morgan

Lenore Nash

Cindy Nielsen

Elyssa Papa

Belinda Peterson

Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan

Jodi Redford

Katie Reus

Christina Rich

Kelly Ann Riley

Lee Roland

Cathleen Ross
Kristal Hinds Singletary

Susan Sipal

Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Anna Sugden

Carla Swafford
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Pat Trainum

Ellis Vidler

Alexis Walker
Kate Weichelt
Victoria Whitaker
Barbara Zukowski
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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

Skyler White

2007 Divas - Golden Gateway Winners

2007 Golden Gateway Final Rankings

* requested manuscripts

Historical - Leis Pederson, Berkley
1st - Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
2nd - My Lady Knight by Carol Hayes
3rd - For Duty and Desire by Joanne Lockyer
4th - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates
5th - Abducting Oliver by Courtney Milan
6th - Enemy of the King by Beth Trissel

Single Title - Kerry Donovan, NAL
1st - Twist of Fate by Amy Baldwin *
2nd - The Rebel by Marian Stevens
3rd - Don't Look Back by Mary Fechter
4th - Walk, Trot, Shoot by Bev Pettersen
5th - Her Sister's Husband by Suzan Dickinson

Paranormal - Cindy Hwang, Berkley
1st - Vessel by Daria Drake *
2nd - Raven's War by Barbara Cool Lee *
3rd - Just Beyond the Garden Gate by Dawn Marie Hamilton *
4th - Angels at Almack's by Cathy Leming
5th - Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
6th - Dark Embers by Deborah Gilbert

Long Contemporary - Patience Smith, Harlequin
1st - Healing Notes by Maggie Jaimeson *
2nd - Cloud Canyon by JoMarie DeGioia
3rd - Will by Design by Jennifer F. Stroka
4th - The Whims of Fate by Jaclyn V. Di Bona
5th - Perfect Landing by Rachel Sachs Steele

Short Contemporary - Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
1st - The Preacher's Son by Carla Swafford *
2nd - The Cleopatra Secret by Greta MacEachern *
3rd - Crème by Carolyn Ray Stradinger
4th - A Home for Summer by Barbara Jeffcott Geris
5th - Tornado Allie by Lara Chapman

Erotica - Felecia Mills, Red Sage
1st - Virgin Harvest by Anitra Lynn McLeod *
2nd - Come to Papa by Brandi James *
3rd - Through the Glass Looking by Thalia Leigh

Mainstream - Lara Hyde, Harlequin
1st - The Professor by Cathy Perkins
2nd - Cry of the Harp by Anna Mae Walsh Burke
3rd - Begin Again, Quinn by Karen Dodd
4th - Flaherty's Crossing by Kristina Y. McMorris & Linda Yoshida
5th - Murphy's Law by Sandy James

Romantic Suspense, Jessica Zita, Pocket
1st - Saints and Sinners by Catherine Chant
2nd - Deadly Inheritance by Terri Richison
3rd - Eternity by Maggie Jaimeson
4th - The Princess Shoppe by Kerensa Brougham
5th - Earth's Only Paradise by C.J. Eernisse Chase

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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty Finals..........
Cathy Leming
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Twelve Finals............

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!

Deb Yates

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Ten Finals.........
Kristina McMorris

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Nine Finals.........
Donna Rosenbloom
Cat Schield
Deb Yates
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Eight Finals........

Abigail Strom
Beth Trissel
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Jeanne Dickson
Donna Meier
Laurel O'Donnell
Cathy Perkins
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
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Six Finals......
Annie Oortman
Linda Yoshida
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Five Finals.....
Amy Baldwin
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Alleyne Dickens
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby
Greta MacEachern
Anitra McLeod
Cindy Nord
Theresa Ragan
Marian Stevens
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
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Four Finals....

Kathleen Cherry
Suzan Dickinson
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Sandy James
Lorrie Kruse
Nancy Lytle
Debra K. Maher
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
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Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends
Lynnette Baughman
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens
Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Sharon Calvin
Laurie DeSalvo
Caroline Dunsheath
Mary Fechter
Audra Harders
Kimberley Howe
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Barbara Cool Lee
Joanne Lockyer
Barbara Longley
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Bev Pettersen
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Stephie Smith
Kristin Wallace
JoAnn Weatherly
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Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Tyuana Bailey
Laura Graham Booth
Jennifer Brassel
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Catherine Chant
Julie Charles
Wendi Christener
Nicole Collins
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Karen Dodd
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Sherry Foley
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Diane Gerber

Deborah Gilbert

Maggie Jaimeson

Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Joanne Kennedy

Babe King

Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon

Shelia Langley

Thalia Leigh

Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau

Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride

Courtney Milan
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan

Sherri Neilson

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Deborah Nemeth

Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg

Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Diane Ramsay/Ramsey

Jodi Redford
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins

Terri Richison

Gail Shelton

Carolyn Ray Stradinger
Julie Stevens

Carla Swafford

Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout

Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado

Suzanne Welsh

Teresa Wilde
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