Winner:
Schield, Cat - Fake Fiancée, Real Love
Finalists:
Holland, Nancy - Games Without Rules
Joyce, Tina - Caught Beneath the Mistletoe
Kellogg, Laurie - Honey, I'm Home
McKenna, Cara - The Reluctant Nude
Oldham, Mary - Laura Takes a Lover
Stelluto, Paula - The Magic Man
Contemporary Series Romance
Suspense/Adventure
Winner:
Platt, Angela - See Jane Run
Finalists:
Howe, Kimberley Ann - Breathless
James, Joleen Wisner - Hometown Star
Joyce, Tina - Wanted: Dead
Stabb, Rochelle - Hollywood Hoodoo
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Winner:
Selvig, Lizbeth - Songbird
Finalists:
Bemis, Elizabeth - Love or Money
Booth, Laura Graham - Sharing Spaces
Dixon, Nan/Nancy Evertz - Steel Hearts
Ramsay, Hope - Rules of the Road
Sharpe, Abigail - Who Wants to Marry a Cowboy
Stelluto, Paula - Three Little Words
Whitecarver, Carolyn Ann - Seattle's Best
Historical Romance
Finalists:
Atwater, Alison - Good-Timin' Man
Burke, Elisabeth - The Healer
Darago, Jessica - The Serpent's Tooth
Lawrence, Mary - In Longfellow's Keep
Southwick, Clarissa - Overlander
Inspirational Romance
Finalists:
Bailey, Lynda - Wild Flower
Gwyn, Keli - Violets and Violins
Wallace, Kristen Leigh - Here Comes the Wedding Planner
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Finalists:
Binns, Barbara - Damaged Goods
Connelly, Lisa - The Sinners
Keniston, Chris - When the Bough Breaks
McGowan, Maureen - Switching Sides
Paranormal
Finalists:
Conway, A. N. - Something Wicked
Epperson, Donnell - Glorious Misfortune
Fisher, Sharon Lynn - Shadowed
Karpiel, Morgan - The Divine Gate
Snow, Katrina - The Perfect Adventure
Thrall, J. Keely - Honor Bound
Weaver, Robin - Ancient Skills
Regency Historical Romance
Finalists:
Chow, Grace - Her Husband's Harlot
Enlund, Robyn - A Whiff of Scandal
Layne, Gillian - To Seduce a Proper Rogue
Snow, Heather - Sweet Enemy
Stock, Elizabeth - My Dearest Rogue
Romantic Suspense
Finalists:
Diaz, Lena - He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
Elliot, Kendra - Stronger Than Bone
Lovely, Linda - Counterfeit
MacEachern, Greta - Dangerous Summer
Wray, Sharon Brennan - Midnight Guardian
Zak, Kenneth - The Poet's Secret
Young Adult
Barneveld, Vanessa - Ghost-Ridden
Berkley, Shea - Shattered
Coriell, Shelley - Bloom
Coriell, Shelley - Welcome Caller, This is Chloe
Corp, Carey - The Halo Chronicles: The Guardian
MacCarron, Kimberly Eve - Squeeze Three Times
McAndrews, Jennifer - Spelling and Glamour
Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Eighteen Finals:
Kathleen Bittner Roth
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Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Jean Mason
Donna Meier
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Nine Finals:
Constance Gillam
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!
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Eight Finals:
Jeanell Bolton
Denise Cychosz
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Seven Finals:
Louisa Cornell
Yvonne Harris
Barbara Longley
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Michal Scott
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Six Finals:
Meredith Clark
Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Elaine M. Powell
S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake
Linda Bond
Susan Breeden
Melanie Card
Susanne Frost
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:
Sheila Athens
Alison Atwater
Tina Joyce Butts
Deanna Carlyle
C. J. Ellisson
Martha Ferris
Jessica B. Hunt
Susan Diane Johnson
Heidi Luchterhand
Mary Manners
Sylvia McDaniel
Crista McHugh
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Laurel Wanrow
Beatriz Chantrill Williams
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Three Finals:
Maree Anderson
Sara Avellino
Anne Barton
Jennifer Beane
Mary A. Behre
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
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
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren
Mary Oldham
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
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
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn - SOLD!
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Karen Dobbins
Ella Drake
Cheryl Draycott
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Carol Dunford
Nikki Enlow
Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson
Joe Fraser
Debby Grahl
Laurie Green
Lottie Green
Anne Greene
Anna Hackett
Ashley Henderson
Molly Herwood
Laura Hirneisen
Leah Hodge
Celesta Hofmann
Jennifer Holden
Nancy Holland
Barbara Huddleston
Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Tina Joyce
Sandra Kerns
Marge Knudsen
Sara LaBudda
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh
Heather Leonard
Jennifer Litteken
Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Dale Mayer
Dora Mekouar
Jamie Michele
Imani Miller
Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell
Rosie Murphy
Laurel O'Donnell
Sally Orr
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Belinda Peterson
Ginny Powers
Alison Pritchard
Connie Queen
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
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Karen Steele
Morgan Taylor
Jean A. Therkelsen
Tracy Truman
Jan Warren
Holly Watson
Kayla Westra
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
Kevin Wolf
Dawn Wolzein
Marilyn Yarbrough
Rebecca Zanetti
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SOLD!
Amy Atwell
Tracey Devlyn
Christine E. Johnson
Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Tina Radcliffe
Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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