2009 Divas - Golden Heart Winners/Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

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

Winner:

Nelson, Jacqui - Between Heaven and Hell

Finalists:
Atwater, Alison - Good-Timin' Man
Burke, Elisabeth - The Healer
Darago, Jessica - The Serpent's Tooth

Jakes, Jennifer - Rafe's Redemption
Lawrence, Mary - In Longfellow's Keep
Southwick, Clarissa - Overlander

Inspirational Romance

Winner:

Chase, CJ Eernisse - Unforgiven

Finalists:
Bailey, Lynda - Wild Flower
Gwyn, Keli - Violets and Violins
Wallace, Kristen Leigh - Here Comes the Wedding Planner

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner:

Rosen, Patricia O'Dea - A Place at the Table

Finalists:
Binns, Barbara - Damaged Goods
Connelly, Lisa - The Sinners
Keniston, Chris - When the Bough Breaks

Luthy, Gabrielle - The Lake Effect
McGowan, Maureen - Switching Sides

Sevier, Jane - Fortune's Fool

Willett, Jean - Rescuing Rembrandt

Paranormal

Winner:

Griffin, Kylie, - Bloodborn – Book One in the Light Blade Series

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

Winner:

Beatty, Elisa - A Most Improper Gentleman

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

Winner:

Stone, G. Jillian - The Yard Man

Finalists:

Bell, Donnell Ann - Deadly Recall
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

Winner:

O'Rourke, Erica - Unchosen

Finalists:
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

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Eighteen Finals:
Kathleen Bittner Roth

Nancy Evertz aka Nan Dixon
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly

Gail Zerrade
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Ten Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Gabrielle Luthy
Jean Mason
Donna Meier

Cat Schield
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Nine Finals:
Constance Gillam

Deborah Gross

Keli Gwyn
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Patricia Patton
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Eight Finals:
Jeanell Bolton
Denise Cychosz

Laura Williams
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Seven Finals:

Barbara Binns
Louisa Cornell
Yvonne Harris

Barbara Cool Lee
Barbara Longley
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Michal Scott

Robin Weaver
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Six Finals:
Meredith Clark

Lisa Desrochers
Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick

Katie Graykowski
Elaine M. Powell
S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake
Linda Bond
Susan Breeden

Sharon Calvin
Melanie Card
Susanne Frost
Grace R. Greene
Tiffinie Helmer
Kay Hudson
Julie Johnstone
Lisa Kessler
Jeannie Lin
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Linda Lovely
Meghan Murphy
Susan Newman
Allison Pang
Cathy Perkins

Angi Platt - SOLD!
Cathryn Pritchard

Madeline Smyth

G. Jillian Stone

Sharon Wray
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Four Finals:
Sheila Athens
Alison Atwater

Elizabeth Bemis
Tina Joyce Butts
Deanna Carlyle

Leslie Duvall
C. J. Ellisson
Martha Ferris

Sharon Fisher

Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Jessica B. Hunt
Susan Diane Johnson

Alison Leake
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

Elisa Beatty
Mary A. Behre
Amanda Berry - SOLD!

June Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Kelsey Browning
Dianne K. Burns
Carol Burnside
Sheryl Carpenter
Louise D Cobb
Jennifer Conner

Shelley Coriell
Ally Cowee
Laura Higdon Cumbie
Donna Cummings
Karen Daughry
Wenda Dottridge

Kendra Elliot
Sherry Foley

Louise D. Foster

Joe Fraser
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines
Alexandra George
Deborah Gilbert
Bernadette Hearne
Jennette Heikes
Alison Henderson

Sharon Houdek
Beverly Irwin

Sandy James
Joan Kayse

Laurie Kellogg

Chris Keniston
Rashda Khan
Dee S. Knight
Barbara Kroon
Maggi Landry
Kathy Lane
Kim Law

Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Kaylin McFarren

Maureen McGowan

Jacqui Nelson
Mary Oldham
Janet Periat

Dawna Rand
Gina Rosavin

Heather Snow
Jennifer Stroka
Quinn Tellier
Sheila Tenold
Laurie Thompson

Linda Trout
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
TJ Bennett
Jenny Bernard
Romily Bernard
Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley

Terry Bolyard
Kara Bonnevie

Laura Graham Booth
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

Susanne Dietze
Alleyne Dickens
Karen Dobbins
Ella Drake
Cheryl Draycott
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Carol Dunford
Nikki Enlow
Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson

Alyssa Fernandez
Joe Fraser
Debby Grahl
Laurie Green
Lottie Green
Anne Greene
Anna Hackett
Ashley Henderson
Molly Herwood

Linda Hill
Laura Hirneisen
Leah Hodge
Celesta Hofmann
Jennifer Holden
Nancy Holland

Kinsey W. Holley
Barbara Huddleston
Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Tina Joyce

Suzanne Kalb

Morgan Karpiel

Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Marge Knudsen
Sara LaBudda

Helen Lacey
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh
Heather Leonard
Jennifer Litteken
Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Kate MacArthur
Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Sandra Mars
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Dale Mayer
Dora Mekouar

Arlene McFarlane
Jamie Michele
Imani Miller
Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell
Rosie Murphy

Nancy Naigle

Jean B. Newlin
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

Rebecca Sampson
Lateia Sandifer
Laramie Sasseville
Pamela Scheibe
Jan Schliesman
Catherine Marie Scott

Lizbeth Selvig

Jane Sevier
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Merry Simmons
Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman
Coreene Smith
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy

Bonnie Staring
Karen Steele

Paula Stelluto
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

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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2008 Divas - Golden Heart Winners

Contemporary Series Romance

Winner:
Kim Law - Second Chance for a Family

Finalists:
Melissa Jackson Brister - Into the Night
Lindsey Brooks - Angel in Training
Laurie D. DeSalvo - For Love or Ravioli
Jacqueline M. Floyd - Meet Your Mate
Anastasia Huff - The Greek's Mistress Revenge
Laurie Kellogg - The Great Bedroom War
Danniele Worsham - Beneath the Surface


Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Winner:
Jamie Michele - Romance or Retribution

Finalists:
Kimberley Ann Howe - Breathless
Autumn Jordon - His Witness


Contemporary Single Title Romance

Winner:
Vivi Andrews - Easy Money

Finalists:
Elizabeth Bemis - Lights...Camera...Marriage!
Elizabeth Bemis - Love & Oreos
Lindsey Brooks - Operation: Date Escape
Katie Graykowski - Summer in Austin
June Love - Texas Hold'er
Virgina E. McCullough - Island Healing
Hope Ramsay - For Love or Money


Historical Romance

Winner:
Jeannie Lin - Butterfly Swords

Finalists:
Jennifer Whitney Bray-Weber - Upon a Moonlit Sea
Cynthia J. Eemisse Chase - The Other Brother
Patricia Jean Detweiler - Forfeit's Lady
Carol Lise Hayes - My Lady Knight
Xenia Navarre - The Devil's Virtue
Kate Parker - The Art of a Lady
Jenna Stuart - Highland Honor
Tatia Talbot - Lily's Outlaw


Inspirational Romance

Winner:
Kelly Ann Riley - Kitty's Fire

Finalists:
Yvonne L. Harris - Montana Rainbow
Cara Slaughter - Love on a Dime
Kayla Lynn Westra - Kasey's Secret


Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner:
Diane O'Brien Kelly - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure

Finalists:
Sherri Buerkle - Dark Secrets
Elizabeth Devlin - Home Waters
Kelly Fitzpatrick - Pleasant Lake P. D.
Kimberley Ann Howe - One Shot, Two Kills
L. A. Mitchell - Until Midnight
Bev A. Pettersen - Color My Horse
Julia Whitby - Call Sign Scarlett


Paranormal Romance

Winner:
Darynda Jones - First Grave on the Right

Finalists:
Sharon Lynn Fisher - Ghost Planet
Tammy L. Hoganson - Underbelly
Jacqui Jacoby - Magic Man
Morgan R. Karpiel - Heart of the Dragon
Nancy J. Litzau - Just in Time
Heather McCollum - Magick
Cate Rowan - Kismet's Kiss


Regency Historical Romance

Winner:
Sara Ramsey - An Inconvenient Marriage

Finalists:
Elizabeth Robinson Baldwin - Defiant
Anne Barton - Midnight Promises
Elisa Griffith Beatty - Shameless
Pamela Lynn Bolton-Holifield - The Raven's Heart
Amy Talley - No Shrinking Violet


Romantic Suspense

Winner:
Anne Marie Becker - Only Fear

Finalists:
Tina Joyce Butts - The Surrogate
Shelley S. Coriell -The Broken
Sally Randel Eggert - Trust Fall
Rita O. Henuber - Guardian Angel
Diana Layne - Trust No One
Cynthia Noel Mealer - Intrusion
Joan M. Swan - Safe in Enemy Arms


Young Adult

Winner:
Shoshana Dawn Brown - Stage Fright

Finalists:
Vanessa Barneveld - Call Me Crazy
Amanda Brice - Codename: Dancer
Addison Fox - My Big Fat Rockin' Reality
Elizabeth C. Langston - I Wished

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Upward movement in blue...

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Twenty Finals............

Kelly Fitzpatrick

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Seventeen Finals...........

Clarissa Ellison

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

Robin Perini

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

Cathy Leming

Pamela Kopfler

Sally Orr

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

Amy Atwell

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!

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

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Cynthia Arends

Cat Schield

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Nine Finals.........

Yvonne Harris

Deb Yates

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Eight Finals........

Kathy Coatney

Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!

Diane O'Brien Kelly

Michelea Moore

Averil Reisman

Cate Rowan

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Seven Finals......

Sandy James - SOLD!

Greta MacEachern

Jodi Redford

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Six Finals......

Joanne Barnaba

Vicki Bendau

Tina Joyce Butts

Lauren Darcey

Jeanne Dickson

Ella Drake

Virginia McCullough

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

Bev Pettersen

Donna Rosenbloom

Stephie Smith

Sarah Tregay

Robin Weaver

Laura Williams

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Five Finals.....

Anne Barton

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Melanie Card

Sheryl Carpenter

Vannetta Chapman

Amanda Collins

Katie Graykowski

Kim Grooms aka Kim Law

Ruth Logan Herne

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Barbara Longley

Linda Lovely

Heidi Luchterhand

Leslie Lynch
Jean Mason

Donna L. Meier

Kelly Ann Riley

R. Ann Siracusa

Candace Wall

Julie Whitby

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Deborah Blake

Tiffany Chalmers

Sandra De Taranto

Melanie Dickerson

Ann Fischer

Diane Garner

Kerri-Leigh Grady

Leah Hodge

Kimberley Howe

Corinna Lavitt

Victoria LeBlanc

Nancy Litzau

Heather McCollum

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Sandra S. Sookoo - SOLD!

Alexis Walker

Kimberly Wenger

Skyler White - SOLD!

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Three Finals...

Louise Knott Ahern

Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson

Elizabeth Baldwin

Vanessa Barneveld

Margaret Batschelet

Linda Baxter

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Rachel Brimble

Shoshana Brown

Kelsey Browning

Sherri Buerkle

Carol Burnside

Sharon Calvin

Anne-Marie Carroll

Kathleen Cherry

Anna Clevenger

Laurie Cooper

Elizabeth Copeman

Shelley Coriell

Lecia Cotton Cornwall

Sam Cromartie III

Becke Davis

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Alleyne Dickens

Anita Mae Draper
Kimberly Duffy

Kristen D. Duke

Margaret Golla

Deborah Gross

Donna Hall

Helen Hardt

Caren Crane Helms

Rita Henuber
Ann Hinnenkamp

Linda Hurtado

Christine Keach

Mary Lou Keller

Michelle Lauren

Melinda Leigh

Debra Marvin

Erica Miles

Rosie Murphy

Debora Noone

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Danielle Pettrey

Tina M. Radcliffe
Edie Ramer

Shauna Roberts

SG Shellabarger

Roxanne Sherwood

Cara Slaughter
Lyn Wagner

Kristin Welker

Kayla Westra

Victoria Whitaker

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Jerol Anderson
Vivi Andrews

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Libby Banks

Christine Barth

Elizabeth Bemis
Julie Revell Benjamin

Mary Biebel - SOLD!

Robin Bielman

Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth

Nina Roth Borromeo aka Penny Watson - SOLD!

Lindsey Brooks

Dianne K. Burns

Diane Burke

Darcy Carson

Vannetta Chapman

Cynthia J. Eemisse Chase

Rachelle Chase

Kirsty Cleverly

Wyndemere Coffey

Katey Coffing

Ann Collins
Jessica Darago

Jessica Dawson

Laurie D. DeSalvo

Tamara DeStefano

Jaclyn V. Di Bona

Lee Duncan

Liz Eliot

Nancy Evertz

Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Sharon Lynn Fisher

Keri Ford

Anna Hackett

Gwen Hayes

Tiffanie Helmer

Pamela Hodges

Celesta Hoffmann

Rita Horiguchi

Sharron Houdek

Lark Howard

Anna Lee Huber

Anastasia Huff

Tamara Hughes

Susan Diane Johnson

Darynda Jones

Sandi Jones

Mary Karlick

Jeffe Kennedy

Kris Kennedy

Shannon M. Kennedy

Lora Kenton

Jamie Kersten

Tiffany Kinerson

KC Klein
Marge Knudsen

Ash Krafton

Kathy Krevat

Barbara Kroon

Elizabeth C. Langston
Virginia Lester

Joanne Levy

Jeannie Lin

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

June Love

Regan Loyd

Nara Malone

Wendy Marcus

Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Dale Mayer

Elizabeth McCord

Cynthia Noel Mealer

Karyn Mendoza

Susan McGeown

Barbara Monajem - SOLD!

Steven Moores

Kelli Ann Morgan

Mary A. Murray

Lenore Nash

Linnea Newsome
Cindy Nielsen

Chi Nguyen-Rettig

Mary Oldham

Janice Olson
Annie Oortman

Jean Tara Ownbey

Elyssa Papa

Kate Parker

Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson

Deborah Pfeiffer

Alison Pion
Theresa Ragan

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

Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell

Lori Stacy

Pamela Strout

Anna Sugden

Mary Sullivan

Carla Swafford

Kelley Swan

Amy Talley

Lisa Tapp
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson

Jane Thornton
Pat Trainum

Tracy Truman

Shereen Vedam

Ginny Vermillion

Erica Vetsch

Ellis Vidler

Evonne Wareham

Beth Watson

Kate Weichelt

Allison Withers
Kimberly Wollenburg

Danniele Worsham
Barbara Zukowski
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Divas Who Sold...

Sharon Archer

Marie-Claude Bourque

Mary Brady

Carla Capshaw

Evangeline Collins

Alicia Dean

Vicky Dreiling

Judi Fennell

Caroline Fyffe

Ruth Logan Herne

Sandy James

Beverley Kendall

Elaine Levine

Cat Lindler

Kathy Lowry Logan

Ava March

Ann Marsh-Flores

Courtney Milan

Kristina McMorris

Barbara Monajem

Tracey O'hara

Elizabeth Pina

Sandra Sookoo

Susan Shay

Beth Trissel

Penny Watson

Lisa Wells

Skyler White

2007 Divas - Golden Heart Winners

Contemporary Series Romance
Winner:
Under the Harvest Moon by Joleen Wieser
Finalists:
Borrowed Stilettos by Rebecca Clark
Too Late for Love? by Jacueline Floyd
Redefining Mr. Perfect by Melissa Ann James
Hide and Seek Love by Paula Keller
Trust in Me by Priscilla Kissinger
Saving the Rich Man by Greta MacEachern
The Italian Solution by Greta MacEachern
She's Just Right by Diane Stoddard

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
Winner:
The Midnight Effect by Pamela Fryer
Finalists:
Hot Pursuit by Lynn Raye Harris
Long Shadows by Donna Meier
Kitty's Fire by Kelly Ann Riley

Inspirational Romance
Winner:
Running from Trouble by Kit Wilkinson
Finalists:
Addie's Choice by Keli Gwyn
Love in Bloom by Keli Gwyn
Wyndermere House by Susan Mason
This Time forever by Denise Meinstad

Contemporary Single Title Romance
Winner:
Money, Honey by Susan Seyfarth
Finalists:
Public Relations by Amy Atwell
Summer Storm by Patricia Brayton-Winter
Beauty and the Geek by Susan Castleberry
The Lost by Shelley Coriell
Love on the Rocks by Mary Sullivan
Better Late than Never by Theresa Ragan
The Princess Project by Susan Seyfarth

Historical Romance
Winner:
Wanting Finian by Kris Kennedy
Finalists:
Earth's Only Paradise by Cynthia Eernisse Chase
The Lightkeeper's Wife by Christrine Johnson
The Kinds of Wanting by Kris Kennedy
Breath of Honor by Courtney Milan
No Greater Glory by Cindy Nord
Moss Square by Kathryn Parker
Lily's Outlaw by Tatia Totorica
Through the Fire by Beth Trissel

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Winner:
The Devil You Know by Christa Selnick
Finalists:
To Dance with My Father by Constance Gillam
Evil Eye by Elizabeth Heiter
Secrets of the Blackwood by Christine Johnson
The Professor by Cathy Perkins
In the Money by Bev Pettersen
Heads Up, St. anthony by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Alternate Ending by Julia Whitby
Flaherty's Crossing by Kristina Y. McMorris and Linda Yoshida

Paranormal Romance
Winner:
Soul Provider by Annette McCleave
Finalsits:
Wish List by Kerry Allen
Bedknobs & Broomsticks by Kelly Gay
Night's Cold Kiss by Tracey Lee-Anne O'Hara
Haven by Donna Pruneau
Lilith's Child by Lee Roland
The Sextant by Jennifer Satterfield
The Magic Knot by Helen Scott Taylor

Regency Historical Romance
Winner:
Mistaken by Moonlight by Susan Gee Heino
Finalists:
Midnight Promises by Anne Barton
Lost in Love by Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Glorious by Darcy Burke
Haunting James by Emily Dennis
A Talent for Sin by Lavinia Klein

Young Adult Romance
Winner:
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Finalists:
Party Like It's 1899 by Amanda Brice
Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
Blighted by Kelly Gay

Romantic Suspense
Winner:
Sweet Deceit by Julie Stevens
Finalists:
Murder in Situ by Rachel Grant
One Shot, Two Kills by Kimberley Howe
Truth and Consequences by Robin Perini
Finding Kate Huntley by Theresa Ragan
Dying to Remember by C. J. Redwine
Safe in Enemy Arms by Joan Swan
Beyond the Borders by Helene Young
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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty-four Finals..........
Cathy Leming
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Fifteen Finals...............
Kristina McMorris
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
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Fourteen Finals............
Donna Rosenbloom
Deb Yates
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Thirteen Finals.............
Beth Trissel
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Twelve Finals............
Donna Meier
Cathy Perkins
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Eleven Finals...........
Vanetta Chapman
Greta MacEachern
Cat Schield
Linda Yoshida
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Ten Finals.........
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
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Nine Finals.........
Jeanne Dickson
Marian Stevens
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Eight Finals........
Sandy/Sandra James - SOLD!
Debra K. Maher
Laurel O'Donnell
Theresa Ragan
Abigail Strom
Kit Wilkinson
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......
Cynthia Arends
Kathleen Cherry
Keli Gwyn
Tanya T. Holmes
Anitra McLeod
JoAnn Weatherly
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Six Finals......
Amy Baldwin
Wendi Christner
Laurie DeSalvo
Alleyne Dickens
Suzan Dickinson
Mary Fechter
Carla Hughes
Cindy Nord
Annie Oortman
Lee Roland
Mary Rhyan
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Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Sharon Calvin
Sena Conway
Laura Cumbie
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Yvonne L. Harris
Kimberley Howe
Jacqui Jacoby
Barbara Longley
Kathryn Parker
Anna Perrin
Inara Scott
Susan Seyfarth
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
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Four Finals....
Jennifer Brassel
C. J. Eernisse Chase
Nicole Collins
Lynda J. Cox
Cynthia D'Alba
Sandra De Taranto
Melanie Dickerson
Vicky Dreiling
Kimberly Duffy
Donna Hall
Christine Johnson
Christine Keach
Lorrie Kruse
Joanne Lockyer
Nancy Lytle
Virginia McCullough
Renee Munoz
Susan Peek
Bev Pettersen
Diane Ramsay/Ramsey
Jodi Redford
Jan Scarbrough
Stephie Smith
Linda Steinberg
Debbie Swanson
Helen Scott Taylor - SOLD!
Becke Turner
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
Julie Whitby
Laura Williams
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Three Finals...
Nancy Arnold
Narelle Atkins
Amy Artwell
Joanne Barnaba
Lynnette Baughman
Anne Marie Becker
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens
Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Darcy Burke
Patricia Canavan
Sarah Castleberry
Catherine Chant
Caroline Dunsheath
Leah Farrin
Linda Hurtado Figueredo
Kelly Ann Fitzgerald
Gail Francis
Sonja Goedde
Melissa Haack
Audra Harders
Lynn Raye Harris
Robin Haseltine
Ann Hinnenkamp
L. Faye Hughes
Joan Kayse
Yvonne/Vonnie Kennedy
Donna Kowalczyk
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Madeline McBride
Courtney Milan
Pamela Nissen
Tracey O'Hara
Bobbie O'Keefe
Robin Perini
Elaine Powell
Cate Rowan
Erica Ridley
Glynna Kaye Sirpless
Julie Stevens
Joan Swan
Pamela Varnado
Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh
Sharon Wray
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Two Finals..
Judie Aitken
Kathy Altman
Carmine V. Anderson
Sarah Andre
Sharon Arkell
Tyuana Bailey
Jacqueline Barbour - SOLD!
Laura Graham Booth
Sheryl Brennan
E. J. Brighton
Marilee Brothers
Shoshana Brown
Tina Joyce Butts
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Julie Charles
Rebecca Clark
Caroline Comito
Vivienne Constable
Lisa Cooke
Laurie Cooper
Shelley Coriell
Jessica Davidson
Jaclyn DiBonna/Di Bona
Karen Docter
Karen Dood
Wenda Dottridge
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Judi Fennell - SOLD!
Joya Fields
Ann Fischer
Sherry Foley
Barbara Fraire
Pamela Fryer
Marsha Garcia
Kelly Gay
Diane Gerber
Deborah Gilbert
Kristin Gillenwater
Janice Goodfellow
Diana Groe
Deborah Gross
Anna Hackett
Bill Haggart
Jennifer Harris
Jennette Heikes
Susan Gee Heino
Elizabeth Heiter
Ruth Logan Herne
Tamara Hughes
Ellie Huse
Magie Jaimeson
Noel Jamisey
Angela Johnson
Susan Johnson
Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Christie Kelley
Joanne Kennedy
Kris Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Babe King
Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Mary LaHood
Thalia Leigh
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Lisa Lindsay
Nancy Litzau
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Frances Mallary
Donna Maloy
Linley Maroney
Annette McCleave
Trish Milburn
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Joyce Mullen
Sherri Neilson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Deborah Nemeth
Jill Nutter
Michelle Odell
Carolyn O'Neill
Kiki Opdenberg
Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Judi Phillips
Angela Platt
Tina Radcliffe
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Regina Richards
Terri Richison
Kelly Ann Riley
Julie Rowe
Karen Seaton
Nisha Sharma
Gail Shelton
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sarah Sinclair
Susan Sipal
Carolyn Ray Stradinger
Carla Swafford
Sarah Tregay
LindaTrout
Philine Tucker
Lynn Wagner
Ami Weaver
Tamra Westberry
Joleen Wieser
Teresa Wilde
Carol R. Wood
Betty Woods
Yvonne Yirka
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Divas who sold...
Katherine Lowry Logan - SOLD!