2011 Divas - Royal Ascot Contest Winners

Grand Prize Winner:
The Reunion by Sara Leyton

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Finalists:
His Charming Seductress by Louisa Cornell
Something Scandalous by Nicola Davidson
A Whisper to the Wild by Eileen Emerson

Circle and Stone by Karen Dale Harris
A Lady's Scientific Study of an Enigmatic Earl by Suzanne Webb

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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Six Finals...
Averil Reisman
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Five Finals...
Camryn Rhys
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Four Finals...
Louisa Cornell
Ash Krafton
Ellen Lindseth
Rebecca Sampson
Kristine B. Thompson
Robin Weaver
Stephanie Winkelhake
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Three Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams
Jerrie Alexander
Veronica Blade
Jeanell Bolton
Elizabeth Bysiek
Tamara Carr
Vivienne Courtoise
Nan Dixon
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Anita Mae Draper
Eileen Emerson

Jennifer McQuiston
Michaela Moore
Linda O'Dwyer
Isis Rushdan
Ellen Russell
Jane Sevier
Rebecca Skrabl
Virginia Taylor
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Rachael Blair
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Harley Brooks
Kimila Bowling
Lisa Chaplin
Kathleen Cherry
Jeanne Dickson
Laura Drake
Caroline Dunsheath
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Chris Anna Fullerton
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris

Gwen Hernandez
Shanyn Hosier
Monique Insalaco
Samantha Ann King
Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Miranda Liasson
Katherine Lowry Logan
Hanna Martine
Virginia McCullough
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Donna Meier
Cindy Nord
Susanna Rogers
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
Michelle Sharp
Laura Sheehan
Madeline Smyth
Sharon Struth
Sarah Tanner
Wanda Thomas
Marlene Urso
Beth Watson
Lynn Wilson
Judith Wherett
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
Sharon Wray
Christine Wunch
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2010 Divas - Royal Ascot Contest Winners

Winners of the 2010 Royal Ascot
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Regency Historical:
First Place: A Most Improper Gentleman by Elisa Beatty 
Second Place: Listen to Your Heart by Miranda Liasson
Third Place: Embracing Scandal by Suzanne Webb
Judged by Leis Pederson, Assistant Editor, Berkley
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Hot and Wild Regency:
First Place: The Devil May Care by Elisa Beatty
Second Place: Stealing Time by Bill Haggart
Third Place: Cursed by Alyssa Fernandez

Judged by Tessa Woodward, Editor, Avon/HarperCollins
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Sweet and Mild Regency:
First Place: A Deceitful Widow by Constance Hussey
Second Place: The Unexpected Beneficiaries by Michelle Wood
Third Place: Long Lost Husband by Kristl Spalding
Judged by Nicole D'Arienzo, Senior Historical Editor, The Wild Rose Press

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Eighteen Finals

Isis Rushdan

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Fifteen Finals

Madeline Smyth

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Thirteen Finals

Jeanell Bolton

Tracy St. Hilaire

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Twelve Finals

Crista McHugh

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Ten Finals
Robin Weaver
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Nine Finals

Elisa Beatty

Nan Dixon
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Eight Finals
NJ Litz

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Seven Finals
Robin Haseltine

Kimberly Killion - Sold

Dora Mekouar

Stacy Monson

Suzanne Webb
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Six Finals
Jennifer Beane

Katrina Crew

Katie Graykowski

Kay Hudson

Kim Law

Connie Queen

Susanna Rogers

Rebecca Sampson

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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Linda Bond

Kathleen Cherry

Jeanne Dickson
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Laurie Green

William Haggart

Tamara Hughes

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Barabara Longley - SOLD!
Sylvia McDaniel
Jacqui Nelson

Mary Oldham
Sandy Parks

Heather Snow

Clarissa Southwick
Bonnie Staring

Ciara Stewart

Carla Swafford
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Four Finals
Jerrie Alexander

Sarah Anderson
Claire Ashgrove

Jo Anne Banker

Terri Bolyard
E. J. Brighton

Sarah Cannon

Kathy Coatney
Alyssa Fernandez

Kendell Gray
Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler

Pamela Kopfler

D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Heather Leonard

Katie McGarry
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr

Jane Sevier

G. Jillian Stone

Jennifer Tanner

Olivia Ventura
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Three Finals
Roxy Boroughs

Kelley Bowen

Christine Canada

Lexi Connor

Robin Covington
Stefani de Ravin

Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
June Faver

Sharon Lynn Fisher

Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan

Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker

Nancy Holland

Faye Hughes

Debbie Kaufman

Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Sandy Loyd

Heidi Luchterhand

Heather Marshall
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!

Meg Mims

Pepper O'Neal

Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Laura Templeton

Kayla Westra

Dawn Marie Hamilton Wolzein

Sharon Wray
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Two Finals
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Sarah Baker
Joanne Barnaba

Anne Barton

Jennifer Lynn Bates
Dianna Benson
Donan Berg
Jaimie Bergeron

Robin Bielman
Kristen Boe
Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
Shoshana Brown
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Elizabeth Bysiek

Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin

C.J. Eernisse Chase
Meredith Clark

Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly

Meredith Conner
Kelly Conrad
Cecily Cornelius-White

Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Eden Elgabri
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Lori Sanders Foley
Louise Foster

Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Deborah Gilbert

Gina Grant
Wendy Gray

Grace Greene

Roni Griffin
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall
Sharon Hamilton
Jean Harrington

Jennifer Harrington
Lyndee Henderson
Marona Hewitt
Jennifer Hopkins

Sharron Houdek

Constance Hussey
Jan Jackson
Suzanne Kaufman Kalb

Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Rashda Khan

Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Suzanne Lazear
Philip L. Levin

Ellen Lindseth

Natalie Lorenzi
Linda Lovely
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Madeline Martin
Lee McClain
Jennifer McQuiston
Ava Milone
Theresa Monsey

Allison Morse
Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Janet Nickoles

Eleanor Nystrom

Laurel O'Donnell
Karen Papandrew
Kate Parker
Cathy Perkins
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post
Katie Reus
Camryn Rhys

Lisa Karon Richardson
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Paula Sharon
Diana Sharples

Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Jennifer Slattery

Coreene Smith

Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire

Bronwyn Stuart

Denise Swank

Dawn Temple

Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Laurel Wanrow

Lynn Ward

Ami Weaver

Denise Weeks
Kate Weichelt
Elysia Whisler

Judith Whitmore
Karen Witwer

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
Keli Gwyn - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Kimberly Killion - Educating Aphrodite

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 - Royal Ascot Contest Winners

Royal Ascot Contest 2009 Winners

The Beau Monde Board would like to announce the winners of the Royal Ascot:

Regency Historical

Judged by Lucy Gilmour and the Harlequin Mills & Boon Historical team.

• First: Mis-Matched, by Alleyne Dickens
• Second: Seduced by Passion, by Carol Jo Kachmar
• Third: Never Too Late, by Karen Dobbins

Hot & Wild Regency

Judged by Tessa Woodward, Avon Editor, HarperCollins.

• First: Deceit of Desire, by Louisa Cornell
• Second: Secret Possessions, by Leah Ball
• Third: The Coven at Callington, by Shereen Vedam

Sweet & Mild Regency

Judged by Deb Werksman, Acquiring Editor, Sourcebooks.

• First: The Angel and St. Clair, by Constance Hussey
• Second: The Legend of the Fox, by Donna Maloy
• Third: The Return of Hope, by Marjorie 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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Nine Finals:
Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Eight Finals:
Christine E. Johnson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals:

Constance Gillam
Deborah Gross
Yvonne Harris
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Six Finals:

Anne-Marie Carroll

Kelly Fitzpatrick
Donna Meier
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Tracy St. Hilaire
Cat Schield
Gail Zerrade
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Five Finals:
Jeanell Bolton
Louisa Cornell
Barbara Longley
Jeannie Lin
Susan Newman
Elaine M. Powell
Beth Watson
Laura Williams
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Four Finals:
Tina Joyce Butts
Deanna Carlyle
Julie Johnstone
Michal Scott
S. G. Shellabarger
Sandra van den Bogerd
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Three Finals:
Sara Avellino
Elizabeth Bemis
Deborah Blake
Sharon Calvin
Jeanne Dickson
Wenda Dottridge
Martha Ferris
Sherry Foley
Kate Freiman
Abby Gaines
Katie Graykowski
Alison Henderson
Jessica B. Hunt
Maggi Landry
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham
Heidi Luchterhand
Gabrielle Luthy
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Allison Pang
Angi Platt - SOLD!
Gina Rosavin
Tatia Talbot
Robin Weaver
Gina Welborn
Sharon Wray
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Two Finals:
Drue Allen
Maree Anderson
Robyn Anders
Rylee Andrews
Sheila Athens
Stefani Catenzaro Baltar
Mary A. Behre
Ann Bleakley
Linda Bond
Kara Bonnevie
Kelley Bowen
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Susan Breeden
Kelsey Browning
Dianne K. Burns
Marie Campbell
Melanie Card
Sheryl Carpenter
Zita Christian
Meredith Clark
Denise Cychosz
Beth Davis
Laurie DeMarino
Tracey Devlyn
Alleyne Dickens
Ella Drake
Cat Dubie
Lee Rhuday Duncan
Kendra Elliot
Tracy Falenwolfe
Sharon Fisher
Louise D. Foster
Grace R. Green
Lottie Green
Keli Gwyn
Anna Hackett
Jennette Heikes
Ashley Henderson
Celesta Hofmann
Bev Irwin
Suzanne Kalb
Jeffe Kennedy
Sandra Kerns
Lisa Kessler
Christine Johnson
Corrina Lavitt
Kim Law
Alison Leake
Barbara Cool Lee
Sherri Lee
Mary Lindsey
Kate MacArthur
Kate MacEachern
Jennifer Mackin
Sarah Marshall
Carolyn Martin
Sylvia McDaniel
Jamie Michele
Judy Mills
Jean B. Newlin
Laurel O'Donnell
Mary Oldham
Tara Owens
Kathleen Irene Paterka
Patricia Patton
Cathy Perkins
Alison Pritchard
Cathryn Pritchard
Jodi Redford
Shellee Roberts
Lateia Sandifer
Pamela Scheibe
Catherine Marie Scott
Arianna Skye
Dina Sleiman
Susan Speers
Lori Dillon Stacy
Jennifer Stroka
Quinn Tellier
Laurie Thompson
Holly Watson
Ellen Wehle
Kayla Westra
Beatriz Williams
Hailey Williams
Teri Wilson
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Christine E. Johnson
Elizabeth Pina
Angi Platt
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson
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2008 Divas - Royal Ascot Contest Winners

Winners of the 2008 Royal Ascot Contest

HISTORICAL REGENCY

• Category Coordinator: Laurie Alice Eakes
• Final Round Judge: Tessa Woodward, Avon HarperCollins Publishers

• First Place Elizabeth Baldwin, Defiant
• Second Place Alyssa Fernandez, Defensive Measures
• Third Place Joanne Lockyer, The Changing Light of Dawn

HOT & WILD REGENCY

• Category Coordinator: Delle Jacobs
• Final Round Judge: Hilary Sares, Editor, Kensington Books

• First Place Pamela Bolton-Holifield, The Raven's Heart
• Second Place Cathy Leming, Angels at Almack's
• Third Place Lori Philbin, Bluebeard's Hunger

SWEET & MILD REGENCY

• Category Coordinator: Catherine Leming
• Final Round Judge: Lindsey McGurk, Editor, Samhain Publishing Ltd.

• First Place Lavinia Klein, Merlin's Hideaway
• Second Place Susan Newman, Rakes & Radishes
• Third Place Marjorie Allen, To Love a Lady

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Upward movement in blue...
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Newest Gram Slammer:
Susan Newman with Rakes and Radishes, 1st-2nd-3rd-4th
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Seven Finals......
Averil Reisman

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Six Finals......
Amy Atwell
Cathy Leming
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Five Finals.....
Vannetta Chapman
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
Pamela Kopfler
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
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Four Finals....
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Yvonne Harris
Michelea Moore
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Deb Yates
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Three Finals...
Cynthia Arends
Julie Bensen
Donna Hall
Lori Philbin
Heidi Luchterhand
Jean Mason
Robin Pernini
Stephie Smith
Kristin Welker
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Two Finals..
Laura Graham Booth
Tina Butts
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kathy Coatney
Laurie Cooper
Lauren Darcey
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Melanie Dickerson
Kimberly Duffy
Alyssa Fernandez
Ann Fischer
Ruth Logan Herne
Ann Hinnenkamp
Kris Kennedy
Jamie Kersten
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Michelle Lauren
Melinda Leigh
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Linda Lovely
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Lenore Nash
Tina M. Radcliffe
Theresa Ragan
Jodi Redford
Shauna Roberts
Cat Schield
Ann Siracusa
Lori Sowell
Anna Sugden
Kimberly Wenger
Victoria Whitaker
Julie Whitby
Skyler White
Jennifer Ziros
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Divas Who Sold...
Carla Capshaw
Caroline Fyffe
Sandy James
Beverley Kendall
Elaine Levine
Kathy Lowry Logan
Courtney Milan
Tracey O'hara
Susan Shay