2011 Divas - Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest Winners

Maryland Romance Writers is proud to announce the finalist results for this year's contest! 
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SINGLE TITLE
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Linda Ingmason, Samhain Publishing
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1st Place: Living on Air by Maisie Bloom
2nd Place: Another Day in Paradise by Kelly Fitzpatrick
3rd Place: A New Kind of Crazy by Yvonne Yirka

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SERIES CONTEMPORARY
Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press
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1st Place: Dear Lucy by Amie Louellen
2nd Place: All the Law Allows by Nancy Holland
3rd Place: Snow Job by Kelly Fitzpatrick
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ALTERNATIVE
Final Judges: Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press; Alicia Condon, Kensington

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1st Place: Impetuous Amazon  by Sandy James
2nd Place: When Angels Soar by Lana Douglas
3rd Place: Catalyst  by Laura Thomson      
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YOUNG ADULT
Final Judges: Krista Vitola, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing
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1st Place: Outworlders by Melissa Landers
2nd Place: Camp Awakening by Bonnie Staring
3rd Place: Not Fade Away by Yvonne Yirka
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EROTIC ROMANCE
Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave; Angela James, Carina Press
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1st Place: Tribe of the Mountain Screamer by Maggie Ryan
2nd Place: Wanted: Renegade by Carol Hedgepeth
3rd Place: Caught  Between a Cowboy and an Alien by Randi Alexander
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HISTORICAL
Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora's Cave; Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.
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1st Place: Country Matters, Janet Mullany
2nd Place: When Angels Fall, Tricia Lynne
3rd Place: A Knight's Victory, Eliza Knight

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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
Averil Reisman
Camryn Rhys

Virginia Taylor

Beth Watson
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Six Finals...
Harley Brooks
Sarah Castille

P.H. Dunn

Alicia Lienhart

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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

Stephanie Winkelhake
Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Sasha Cain

Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Laura Drake

Kelly Fitzpatrick

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
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
Barbara Bettis
Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell
Lisa Chaplin
J'Nell Ciesielski

Meredith Clark
Mary Culver
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Marilyn Ebbs

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

Collyn Gale
Diane Garner

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
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 - Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest Winners

MRW Announces Winners for 2010 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest

And the winners are….

SERIES CONTEMPORARY
Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press

1st Place: Star Kissed by Kelly Fitzpatrick
2nd Place: Marrying Mister Perfect by Vivi Andrews
3rd Place: The Senator's Scandalous Affair by Tina E. Vaughn

YOUNG ADULT
Final Judges: Krista Vitola, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing

1st Place: The Halo Chronicles: The Guardian by Carey Corp
2nd Place: Venetian Blind by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
3rd Place: The Dog Ate My Teacher by Kelly Fitzpatrick

HISTORICAL
Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora's Cave; Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.

1st Place: A Most Improper Gentleman by Elisa Beatty
2nd Place: The Devil May Care by Elisa Beatty
3rd Place: Caribbean Scot by Kimberly Killion

EROTIC ROMANCE
Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave; Angela James, Carina Press

1st Place: Mere Passion by Daisy Harris
2nd Place: Jake and Ivy by Jane Leopold Quinn
3rd Place: Be With Me by Sharon Hamilton

ALTERNATIVE
Final Judges: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester; Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press

Soul Snatchers by Anne Hope
Unspeakable Acts by Cheryl Alldredge
A Vampire To Die For by Amy Villalba

SINGLE TITLE
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Bethany Morgan, Samhain Publishing

1st Place: Murder Curlers and Canes by Arlene McFarlane
2nd Place: All Things Easy by Katrina Crew
3rd Place: Holding Out for a Hero by Kelly Fitzpatrick

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...

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Seven Finals

Jeanell Bolton

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Six Finals

Tracy St. Hilaire

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Five Finals

Elisa Beatty

Katie Graykowski

Sylvia McDaniel

Crista McHugh

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Four Finals

Nancy Evertz

Kendel Flaum

Tamara Hughes

Dora Mekouar

Isis Rushdan

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals

Kathleen Cherry

Katrina Crew

Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Trudi Seery Gilligan

William Haggart

Rebecca Lees

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Tracy Mastaler

Mary Oldham

Connie Queen

Rebecca Sampson

Kylie Short

Madeline Smyth

G. Jillian Stone

Anna Sugden

Suzanne Webb
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Two Finals

Peter Andrews

Amy Atwell - Sold!

Jennifer Beane

Martha Catt

Kathy Coatney

Lexi Connor

Kelly Conrad

Alice Fairbanks-Burton

Jamie Farrell

Joe Fraser

December Gephart

Laurie Green

Sharon Hamilton
Marona Hewitt

Patrice Kavanaugh

Lisa Kessler

Marne Ann Kirstatter

Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Kim Law

Suzanne Lazear

N J Litz

Jean Mason

Katie McGarry

Stacy Monson
Danielle Mulcahy

Nancy Naigle

Brenda Nelson-Davis

Cindy Nord

Kelly Rucker

Merry Simmons

Heather Snow

Bonnie Staring

Ciara Stewart

Jennifer Tanner
Bobbye Terry

Phyllis J. Towzey

Amy Villalba
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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

2009 Divas - Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest Winners

Congratulations 2009 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Finalists!

The "Reveal Your Inner Vixen" Contest showcases the chemistry between the hero and heroine. The entered scene could be a flirtation, a kiss or a fully described love scene, just as long as the judges feel that tension!


Series Contemporary: 1950-present, 40,000-79,000 words
Final Judges: Gail Chasan, Harlequin/Silhouette; Rhonda Penders, The Wild Rose Press

First Place: "Loving Abandon" by Jamie Michele*
Second Place: "Summer's Promise" by Drue Allen*
Third Place: "Flippin' Grapes" by Jeanne M. Dickson*

Single Title: 1950-present, 80,000-120,000 words
Final Judges: Katherine Pelz, Penguin/Berkley; Bethany Morgan, Samhain Publishing, Inc;

First Place: "Trusting Grace" by Rylee Andrews
Second Place: "Finding Cherry" by Inara Scott
Third Place: "In the Shadows" by Victoria Daniels

Historical: Historical: BCE-1950, 40,000-120,000 words
Final Judges: Meghan Conrad, Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc; and Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc

First Place: "Diana" by Ellen Wehle
Second Place: "Lust, Love and Redemption in the Valley" by Cat Dubie
Third Place: "Ghost of a Chance" by Patricia Lynn

Alternative: TT/F/F/P, 85,000-120,000 words
Final Judges: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester; Amanda Barnett, The Wild Rose Press

First Place: "Dark Future" by K.C. Klein*
Second Place: "Rocky Mountain Howl" by Kinsey W. Holley*
Third Place: "The Burn" by Morgan Nicholas

Erotic Romance: Erotic Romance: 60,000-120,000 words
Final Judges: Raelene Gorlinsky, Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc; Angela James, Quartet Press

First Place: "Luscious Red Running Hood" by Hailey Williams
Second Place: "Angel" by Sharon Hamilton
Third Place: "Shadow Lord" by Tony-Paul de Vissage

Young Adult: 40,000 words or more
Final Judges: Krista Marino, Delacorte; Lindsey Faber, Samhain Publishing, Inc

First Place: "Freaks of Greenfield High" by Maree Anderson
Second Place: "Personal Demons" by Lisa Desrochers
Third Place: "Pull My String" by Barbara Binns

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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement from one final upward is highlighted in blue:
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Seven Finals:

Nancy Evertz

Diane O'Brien Kelly

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Six Finals:
Yvonne Harris

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Five Finals:

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!

Elaine M. Powell

Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Jeanell Bolton

Deanna Carlyle

Susan Newman

Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!

Cat Schield
Michal Scott
Tracy St. Hilaire

Beth Watson
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino

Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake

Martha Ferris

Sherry Foley

Constance Gillam
Alison Henderson

Virginia McCullough

Chi Nguyen-Rettig

Kathleen Bittner Roth
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Two Finals:
Maree Anderson
Melanie Card

Anne-Marie Carroll
Meredith Clark

Denise Cychosz

Beth Davis
Katie Graykowski
Deborah Gross

Keli Gwyn

Celesta Hofmann
Linda Hurtado

Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy

Lisa Kessler

Barbara Cool Lee

Sherri Lee
Cathy Leming

Mary Lindsey

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Barbara Longley

Heidi Luchterhand

Kate MacArthur

Jennifer Mackin

Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin

Jean Mason

Judy Mills
Laurel O'Donnell

Allison Pang

Susan Shellabarger

Susan Speers

Sandra van den Bogerd
Beatriz Williams

Teri Wilson

Sharon Wray

Gail Zerrade
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry

Christine E. Johnson

Elizabeth Pina
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson

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2008 Divas - Reveal Your Inner Vixen Contest Winners

Congratulations 2008 Reveal Your Inner Vixen Winners!

The "Reveal Your Inner Vixen" Contest showcases the chemistry between
the hero and heroine. The entered scene could be a flirtation, a kiss
or a fully described love scene, just as long as the judges feel that
tension!

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Series Contemporary
First Place: "Her Unexpected Family" by Carol Burnside
Second Place: "Faith of the Heart" by Sandy James
Third Place: "Full Circle" by Sherri Denora

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Single Title Contemporary
First Place: "Alive at 5" by Linda Hurtado
Second Place: "To the Left " by Stephanie L. Smith
Third Place: "Seriously Serendipity" by Kelley A. Swan

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Historical
First Place: "The Journey" by Elizabeth McCord
Second Place: "Savage Lands" by Kate Dolan
Third Place: "No Shrinking Violet" by Amy R. Talley

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Alternative
First Place: "Earthman's Bride" by Icy Snow Blackstone
Second Place: "Obsidian" by Jeffe Kennedy
Third Place: "The Ungodlies: The Damned Faery" by Renee Field

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Erotic Romance
First Place: "Seducing the Storyteller" by Jane Lockwood
Second Place: "Secrets Uncovered" by Vivienne Westlake
Third Place: "Namesake" by Marie Harte

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Upward movement in blue...

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Twelve 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.........

Pamela Kopfler

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Eight Finals........

Averil Reisman

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Seven Finals......

Michelea Moore

Deb Yates

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Six Finals......

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!

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Five Finals.....

Cynthia Arends

Vicki Bendau

Vannetta Chapman

Kelly Fitzpatrick

Yvonne Harris

Beverley Kendall - SOLD!

Courtney Milan - SOLD!

Sharon Wray

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Four Finals....

Victoria LeBlanc

Heidi Luchterhand

Jean Mason

Donna L. Meier

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Sally Orr

Donna Rosenbloom

Cate Rowan

Stephie Smith

Julie Whitby

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Three Finals...

Julie Bensen

Nikki Benyon

Tina Butts

Kathy Coatney

Amanda Collins

Sam Cromartie III

Lauren Darcey

Alleyne Dickens
Melanie Dickerson

Kimberly Duffy

Kristen D. Duke

Clarissa Ellison

Ann Fischer

Donna Hall

Ruth Logan Herne

Ann Hinnenkamp

Sandy James - SOLD!

Mary Lou Keller

Barbara Longley

Linda Lovely

Nancy Northcott

Nina Paules

Bev Pettersen
Shauna Roberts

Cat Schield

Lori Philbin

Robin Weaver

Kristin Welker

Kimberly Wenger

Laura Williams

Jennifer Ziros

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Two Finals..

Louise Knott Ahern

Anne Barton Ardizzone

Libby Banks
Joanne Barnaba

Margaret Batschelet
Julie Revell Benjamin

Mary Biebel
Laura Graham Booth

Jennifer Bray-Weber

Kelsey Browning

Carol Burnside
Sherri Buerkle

Sharon Calvin

Melanie Card

Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman

Rachelle Chase

Wyndemere Coffey

Laurie Cooper

Elizabeth Copeman

Lecia Cornwall

Becke Davis

Sarah Elizabeth Davis

Alyssa Fernandez

Nikki Figueiredo

Katie Graykowski

Anna Hackett

Leah Hodge

Pamela Hodges

Celesta Hoffmann

Kimberley Howe

Jeffe Kennedy

Kris Kennedy

Lora Kenton

Jamie Kersten

Marge Knudsen

Ash Krafton

Kathy Krevat
Michelle Lauren

Corinna Lavitt
Melinda Leigh

Virginia Lester

Nancy Litzau

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Regan Loyd

Greta MacEachern

Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!

Heather McCollum

Elizabeth McCord

Virginia McCullough

Erica Miles

Steven Moores

Lenore Nash

Elyssa Papa

Belinda Peterson

Elizabeth Pina

Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan

Jodi Redford

Katie Reus

Christina Rich

Kelly Ann Riley

Lee Roland

Ann Siracusa

Roxanne Sherwood

Kristal Hinds Singletary

Susan Sipal

Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Anna Sugden

Pat Trainum

Sarah Tregay

Alexis Walker
Candace Wall

Kate Weichelt
Victoria Whitaker
Skyler White - SOLD
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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