2011 Divas - Melody of Love Contest Winners

MCRW is thrilled to share the winners of the 2011 Melody of Love Romance Novel Contest.
Contemporary:
1. Wrestling with Alligators — Lateia Elam Sandifer
2. Betty's House of Beauty — June Bowen
3. Living on Air — Lucy Taylor
4. Hawaiian Heat — Diane Garner
(Final Round Judge: Latoya C. Smith, Grand Central Publishing)
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Paranormal:
1. Maya Malice — Diane Garner
2. Seducing Eve — Heather Lounsbury
3. Caller of Light — TJ Shaw
(Final Round Judge: Angela James, Carina Publishing)
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Historical:
1. An Unsuitable Duke — Kate Parker
2. Heart of the Phoenix — Barbara Bettis
3. A Regency Engagement — Kate Pembrooke
(Final Round Judge: Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Agency)
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Young Adult:
1. Forget Tomorrow — PH Dunn
2. The Matter of Souls — Stephanie Winkelhake
3. Forces of Nature — Denise Cychosz
(Final Round Judge: Leah Hultenschmidt, Sourcebooks Fire)
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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Nine Finals...

Caro LaFever

Kate Meader

Rebecca Sampson

Robin Weaver

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Seven Finals...
Jeanell Bolton

Nan Dixon
P.H. Dunn

Averil Reisman
Camryn Rhys

Virginia Taylor

Beth Watson
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Six Finals...
Harley Brooks
Sarah Castille

Alicia Lienhart

Stephanie Winkelhake

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Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Elizabeth Bysiek

Louisa Cornell
Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Eileen Emerson

Ash Krafton
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd

Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Jacqui Nelson

Diana Quincy

Rebecca Skrabl
Bronwyn Stuart

Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Sasha Cain

Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Diane Garner

Amity Grays

Nancy Holland

Kimila Kay
Ellen Lindseth
Virginia McCullough
Susanna Rogers

Isis Rushdan
Ellen Russell

D. B. Shuster

Clarissa Southwick
Sharon Struth

Kristine B. Thompson

Sharon Wray

Yvonne Yirka
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Three Finals...
Sarah Andre

Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Tamara Baumann
Shelly Bell

Romily Bernard
Barbara Bettis

Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Meredith Allen Conner
Vivienne Courtoise
Stefani de Ravin
Anita Mae Draper
Sheridan Edmonson

Normandie Ward Fischer
Donna S. Frelick
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson

Katie Graykowski
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

Mary Oldham

Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz
Gloria Richard
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
Denise Cychosz

Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
MV Freeman
Chris Anna Fullerton
Abby Gaines

Collyn Gale
Daphe Gray
Laurie A. Green

Dawn Groszek

Jan Gurney
Natasha Hacaga
Richard Hacker
Joy Hancock

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

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

J. S. Nichols

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

Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
TJ Shaw

Laura Sheehan
Eva Siedler
Joanna Shupe

Meredith Simmons

Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Donna Thorland
Sandra Tilley
Carole Towriss

Linda Triegel
Christina Westcott

Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
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2010 Divas - Melody of Love Contest Winners

Melody of Love Romance Writers is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Melody of Love Writing Competition. They are:
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Contemporary:
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1) The Wedding Favor, by Lisa Connelly
2) Totally Dody, by Tracy Brogan
3) Lost Mountain, by Rita St. Claire

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**Final Round Judge: Beth Miller, Writers House Agency
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Paranormal:

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1) Kindred of the Fallen, by Isis Rushdan

2) Dream Crafters, by Kit Riordan
3) Wolfen Time, by Roxy Boroughs
4) Inhale, by Kendall Grey

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**Final Round Judge: Holly Root, Waxman Literary Agency
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Historical:

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1) Deception of a Highlander, by Madeline M. Martin
2) The Rake's Handbook, by Sally Orr

3) Promises, by Jennifer Beane

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**Final Round Judge: Elaine Spencer, Knight Agency
 

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Twelve Finals

Isis Rushdan

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Eleven Finals
Jeanell Bolton

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Ten Finals
Crista McHugh
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Madeline Smyth
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz

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Six Finals
Katie Graykowski

Dora Mekouar
Susanna Rogers
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Jennifer Beane
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Kay Hudson

Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion

Sylvia McDaniel
Mary Oldham
Bonnie Staring

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
Jeanne Dickson

Kendell Gray
Laurie Green
William Haggart

Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Kim Law

Linscott-Dunham
Katie McGarry
Stacy Monson

Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr

Connie Queen
Ciara Stewart
Heather Snow

G. Jillian Stone

Carla Swafford
Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Terry Bolyard
Stefani de Ravin

Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan

Kendall Grey
Robin Haseltine
Robert Hecker

Lisa Kessler
Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Meg Mims

Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Clarissa Southwick
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Jennifer Tanner
Olivia Ventura
Kayla Westra
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs

Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington
Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
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
Sharron Houdek
Jan Jackson
Debbie Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Dale Mayer - SOLD!
Jennifer McQuiston
Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Jacqui Nelson

Brenda Nelson-Davis
Eleanor Nystrom

Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal
Karen Papandrew
Cathy Perkins
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post
Katie Reus
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon
Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Coreene Smith

Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire

Laura Templeton
Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Judith Whitmore
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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2009 Divas - Melody of Love Contest Winners

Music City Romance Writers

CONTEMPORARY
Final Round Judge: Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin/Silhouette
1. SEVERED THREADS by Kaylin McFarren
2. LOVE IN AN EXCAVATOR by Jennifer Holden
3. HEAD GAMES by Denise Cychosz

HISTORICAL
Final Round Judge: Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Literary Agency
1) NIGHT ANGEL by Paisley Kirkpatrick
2) PERFECTLY WICKED by Anna Lee Huber
3) A MOST UNUSUAL LADY by Kathleen Bittner Roth

PARANORMAL
Final Round Judge: Michelle Grajkowski, 3 Seas Literary Agency
1) IN HIS MISTRESS'S SECRET SERVICE by Deborah Gilbert
2) MOON DARK by Patricia Barletta
3) DAWN'S SHADOW by Deborah Gilbert

 

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Fourteen Finals:
Nancy Evertz
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Eleven Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Ten Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Gail Zerrade
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Nine Finals:
Deborah Gross

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Donna Meier

Kathleen Bittner Roth

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Eight Finals:
Anne-Marie Carroll

Constance Gillam

Cat Schield
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Seven Finals:
Yvonne Harris
Gabrielle Luthy

Patricia Patton
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Six Finals:
Louisa Cornell
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Barbara Longley

Jean Mason
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Elaine M. Powell
S. G. Shellabarger
Beth Watson
Robin Weaver
Laura Williams
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Five Finals:
Deborah Blake

Jeanell Bolton
Jeannie Lin

Susan Newman
Allison Pang

Cathy Perkins

Cathryn Pritchard
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Four Finals:
Linda Bond
Tina Joyce Butts

Sharon Calvin
Melanie Card

Deanna Carlyle
Denise Cychosz
Meredith Clark

Jeanne Dickson
Martha Ferris
Katie Graykowski

Keli Gwyn
Tiffinie Helmer

Jessica B. Hunt
Julie Johnstone
Heidi Luchterhand

Angi Platt - SOLD!

Michal Scott
Tatia Talbot
Sandra van den Bogerd
Sharon Wray
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Barbara Binns

Dianne K. Burns

Sheryl Carpenter
Jennifer Conner

Lisa Desrochers 

Wenda Dottridge
Leslie Duvall

Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Susanne Frost
Abby Gaines
Deborah Gilbert

Alison Henderson

Lisa Kessler

Dee S. Knight
Maggi Landry
Kim Law
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Virginia McCullough

Kaylin McFarren

Meghan Murphy

Gina Rosavin

Madeline Smyth
Laurie Thompson
Ellen Wehle

Gina Welborn

Beatriz Williams
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Sheila Athens
Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Joyce Barton
Jennifer Beane

Jennifer Beckstrand
Mary A. Behre
TJ Bennett

Jenny Bernard

Amanda Berry - SOLD!

Robin Bielman
Ann Bleakley
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Susan Breeden
Jude Brown

Kelsey Browning
Marie Campbell
Kathleen Cherry
Zita Christian

Robin Constantine
Ally Cowee 

Donna Cummings

Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn
Kate Diamond
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Kendra Elliot

C. J. Ellison
Nikki Enlow

Tracy Falenwolfe
Gloria Ferguson

Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Joe Fraser

Bethany Cunningham Gabbert
Grace R. Green
Lottie Green
Anna Hackett
Jennette Heikes
Ashley Henderson
Laura Hirneisen

Celesta Hofmann

Jennifer Holden

Kinsey W. Holley

Sharon Houdek 
Bev Irwin

Christine Johnson - SOLD!
Suzanne Kalb
Joan Kayse
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Barbara Kroon 

Sara LaBudda
Corrina Lavitt
Suzanne Lazear 

Alison Leake
Barbara Cool Lee
Sherri Lee
Melinda Leigh

Mary Lindsey - SOLD!
Linda Lovely

Kate MacArthur
Greta MacEachern

Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin

Mary Manners
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Sylvia McDaniel
Dora Mekouar
Jamie Michele
Imani Miller

Judy Mills
Gwen Mitchell

Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Alison Pritchard

Dawna Rand
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Cate Rowan

Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Catherine Marie Scott
Arianna Skye - SOLD!
Dina Sleiman

Coreene Smith
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Jill Stone

Jennifer Stroka
Morgan Taylor

Quinn Tellier
Sheila Tenold

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

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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson

Mary Lindsey
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Arianna Skye
Liz Talley
Penny Watson
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2008 Divas - Melody of Love Contest Winners

CONTEMPORARY

1) PLEASANT LAKE PD by Kelly Fitzpatrick
2) FOR A SONG by Billie Jean Te
3) WHAT HAPPENS IN COSTA RICA... by Terrel Hoffman

HISTORICAL

1) THE DEVIL'S VIRTUE by Laura Williams
2) JINAN by Tiffany Chalmers
3) SOMETHING FIERCE by Carolyn Martin
4) THE OUTLAW IN HER by Patricia Robertson

PARANORMAL

1) BREATHING FIRE by Christine Canada
2) HEX APPEAL by Kerri-Leigh Grady
3) LEGEND OF THE DRUID LAIRD by Barbara Jo Longley

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Upward movement in blue...

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Thirteen Finals............

Robin Perini

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

Amy Atwell

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

Cathy Leming

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Nine Finals.........

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Pamela Kopfler

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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

Sandy James - SOLD!

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

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Five Finals.....

Cynthia Arends

Vannetta Chapman

Amanda Collins

Clarissa Ellison

Yvonne Harris

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Jean Mason

Elizabeth Pina

Cate Rowan

Stephie Smith

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Melanie Card

Kathy Coatney

Victoria LeBlanc

Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Donna L. Meier

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Donna Rosenbloom

Cat Schield

Sarah Tregay

Julie Whitby

Laura Williams

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Three Finals...

Louise Knott Ahern

Margaret Batschelet

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Carol Burnside

Tina Butts

Lecia Cotton Cornwall

Sam Cromartie III

Lauren Darcey

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

Linda Lovely

Greta MacEachern

Heather McCollum

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Bev Pettersen
Shauna Roberts

SG Shellabarger

Lori Philbin

Candace Wall

Robin Weaver

Kristin Welker

Kimberly Wenger

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Maree Anderson

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Libby Banks
Joanne Barnaba

Anne Barton

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

Becke Davis

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Margaret Golla

Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski

Anna Hackett

Gwen Hayes

Tiffanie Helmer
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

Nancy Litzau

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Regan Loyd

Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Debra Marvin
Elizabeth McCord

Virginia McCullough

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
Ann Siracusa

Roxanne Sherwood

Kristal Hinds Singletary

Susan Sipal

Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Anna Sugden

Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Pat Trainum

Alexis Walker
Kate Weichelt
Victoria Whitaker
Skyler White - SOLD

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