2010 Divas - Stroke of Midnight Contest Winners

Passionate Ink's 5th Annual Stroke of Midnight Contest

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Paranormal
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1 The Red Devil of Invercannich – Reece Butler
2 Eyewitness – Cera Daniels
3 Clouded Desire – Jenny Douglas
HM Shadow Cat – Reena Jacobs
HM My Cursed Highlander – Kimberly Killion
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Novella
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1 Deus ex Nosferatu – Madeline Smyth
2 Sculpting David – D.E. Nelson
3 Truth Spark – Cera Daniels
HM Glass – Sky Robinson
HM Her Every Need – Danniele Worsham
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Historical
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1 Barefoot Bride for Three – Reece Butler
2 The Lady Dares – Tish Domenick
3 Lovers Estranged – Iris Astres
HM Lessons From a Scoundral – Crista McHugh
HM The Loving of Lord Loxley – Madeline Smyth
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Fut/Sci Fi/Fant
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1 Tangled Web – Crista McHugh
2 Oliver, Clothes Off – Iris Astres
3 Angel and the Dead Man – Michelle Miles
HM Steam-Powered Passion – Corinne Davies
HM The Mage's Woman – Gina Rosavin
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Contemporary
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1 Wanderlust – Roni Griffin
2 The Appearance of Impropriety – Kristi Lea
3 Sheet Music – Tibby Armstrong
HM Touched – Eden Elgabri
HM Private Tutor – Lea Lyndsay

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Eleven Finals

Jeanell Bolton

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Ten Finals

Crista McHugh

Isis Rushdan

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Nine Finals
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Seven Finals

Elisa Beatty

Nan Dixon

NJ Litz

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Six Finals
Dora Mekouar

Susanna Rogers
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
Sylvia McDaniel

Madeline Smyth

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Jennifer Beane

Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney

Kendell Gray

Leah Hodge
Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Katie McGarry
L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Connie Queen

Ciara Stewart
Carla Swafford

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Kimberly Dias

Jeanne Dickson

Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris

Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine

Lisa Kessler

Kimberly Killion

Wendy La Capra

Helen Lacey

Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Stacy Monson

Cindy Nord
Sally Orr

Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Clarissa Southwick

Bonnie Staring
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden

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
Terri Bolyard

Kelly Boyce

Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton

Reece Butler

Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington

Mary Culver
Cera Daniels

Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas

Anne-Louise Dubrawski

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall

Sharon Hamilton
Lyndee Henderson

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Sharron Houdek

Jan Jackson
Debbie Kaufman

Ruth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kelley
Sally Kilpatrick

Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Meg Mims

Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell

Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post

Katie Reus

JoAnn Robisheaux

Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine

Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Claudia Shelton

Merry Simmons
Dara-Lee Snow
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Jennifer Tanner
Laura Templeton

Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley

Phyllis J. Towzey
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
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 - Stroke of Midnight Contest Winners

Contemporary:

1st Place – Kate MacArthur – The Third Piece
2nd Place – Janet Mullany – A Subtext of Sex
3rd Place – Grace Hood – Come On Baby, Light My Fire
HM – Nett Robbens – Falling Again
HM – Alannah Lynne – Last Call

Paranormal/Time Travel:

1st Place – Erika Sands – D'Nar
2nd Place – Lyra Verna – Mastering Her Dark Soul
3rd Place – Paris Brandon – Blood On The Moon
HM – Letitia Brave – Pandora's Box
HM – Serena Shay – The Challenge

Novella:

1st Place – Michal Scott – Alone on Earth
2nd Place – Minx Malone – Milo's Revenge
3rd Place – Michal Scott – Possessed by the Past
HM – Michal Scott – Pandora's Box
HM – Trinity Blake – Time Pirate

Futuristic/Fantasy/SciFi

1st Place – Sara Avellino – Renegade
2nd Place – Leigh Court – The Edge of TIme
3rd Place – Ella Drake – Caught In Silver
HM – Jeffe Kennedy – Obsidian
HM – Michelle Polaris – Bound Odyssey

Passionate Ink

Contest Deadline: 2/22/09
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Contest Diva Leaders:
Advancement highlighted in blue:
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Four Finals:
Yvonne Harris
Michal Scott
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Three Finals:
Diane O'Brien Kelly
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Two Finals:
Deborah Blake
Deanna Carlyle
Meredith Clark
Jeffe Kennedy
Beth Watson
Laura Williams
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SOLD!
Amanda Berry
Arianna Skye
Amy Talley
Penny Watson

2008 Divas - Stroke of Midnight Winners

NOVELLA

First Place - Scenting Cinnamon, by Ella Drake
Second Place - Reaction Time, by Alannah Lynne
Third Place - From Afar, by Ava March
HM - Full Moon, by Tiffany Kenzie
HM - Him, Memoir of My Second Marriage to the Egyptian God of Fertility, by Constance Denson-Hamilton

CONTEMPORARY

First Place - Liberating Lacey, by Anne Calhoun
Second Place - Laws Of Attraction, by Crystal Kauffman
Third Place - Nice and Naughty, by Jayne Rylon
HM - Love, Lust and Lies, by Cathleen Ross
HM - Trading Favors, by Reece Butler

HISTORICAL

First Place - Plantation Rule, by Noelle Henderson and Barbra Moser
Second Place - Show Me-The Spartan Chronicles, by Nadia Aidan
Third Place - Seeking Truth, by Francesca Hawley
HM - A Gentleman For Her, by Ava March
HM - Wild At Heart, by Crystal Kauffman

FUTURISTIC/FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION

First Place - Wings Of Desire, by Sindee Sexton
Second Place - Fairy Prince, by Leanne Karella
Third Place - Almost Darke, by P.M. Black
HM - Soul Bound, by Barbara Morgan
HM - Goddess in Trouble, by Maggie Nash

PARANORMAL / TIME TRAVEL

First Place - The Tiger's Tale, by Nara Malone
Second Place - Saving Jenna, by Violet Summers
Third Place - Bluebeard's Hunger, by Ella Drake
HM - Minotaur, by Hortense Powdermaker
HM - Believing Is Seeing, by Corinne Davies

Upward movement in blue...

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Five Finals.....

Amy Atwell

Vannetta Chapman

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Four Finals....

Cynthia Arends

Pamela Kopfler

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Three Finals...

Pamela Bolton-Holifield

Yvonne Harris

Jean Mason

Courtney Milan

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Two Finals..

Laura Graham Booth

Tina Butts

Vannetta Chapman

Rachelle Chase

Kathy Coatney

Lauren Darcey

Ella Drake
Kimberly Duffy

Ann Fischer

Donna Hall

Ann Hinnenkamp

Crystal Kauffman

Jamie Kersten

Michelle Lauren
Melinda Leigh

Cathy Leming

Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!

Linda Lovely

Heidi Luchterhand
Greta MacEachern

Ava March
Virginia McCullough

Deborah Nemeth

Susan Newman

Lori Philbin

Theresa Ragan

Jodi Redford

Averil Reisman

Stephie Smith

Anna Sugden

Kristin Welker

Julie Whitby
Deb Yates

Jennifer Ziros

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Divas who sold...

Sandy James - SOLD!

Elaine Levine - SOLD!

Kathy Lowry Logan aka Kathy Love - SOLD!

Susan Shay - SOLD

2007 Divas - Stroke of Midnight Winners

Stroke of Midnight Results

Paranormal/TT:
1st -- Burn for You by Evie Byrne
2nd -- Not that Innocent by Susan Meier
3rd -- Crime of Passion by Holly Youngquist
Honorable Mention -- Spell Bound by Stephanie Mowery
Honorable Mention -- To Find A Queen by Nancy Liedel

Futuristic/Fantasy/Futuristic
1st -- The Captured Rose by Shelli Stevens
2nd -- Something More Than Sex by Sher LeScott
3rd -- Dream Traveler by Adele Dubois
Honorable Mention -- Eternally Three: Touching Perfection by Lee Swift

Contemporary:
1st -- When Petals Fall by Anne Rigoulot
2nd -- BIG Trouble by Robin L. Rotham
3rd -- Secret Reflection by Jennifer Brassel
Honorable Mention -- The Amazing Sex Race by Julie Hurwitz
Honorable Mention -- Liar, Liar by Julie MenschWellons

Historical:
1st -- A Lord's Obligations by Elaine M. Powell
2nd -- Dante's Inferno by Evie Byrne
3rd -- The Voyage by Lori Schaefer
Honorable Mention -- Where the Wolf Lies by Jennifer Begley
Honorable Mention -- Fossa's Dare by Sandy Storm

Upward movement in blue...

Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Deb Yates
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Six Finals......
Cathy Leming
Kristina McMorris
Annie Oortman
Cat Schield
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Five Finals.....
Yvonne L. Harris
Cathy Leming
Beth Watson
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Four Finals....
Vanetta Chapman
Sena Conway
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Nancy Lytle
Laurel O'Donnell
Cathy Perkins
Victoria Wasserman
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
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Three Finals...
Amy Baldwin
Margaret Batschelet
Laurel Bradley
Jeanne Dickson
L. Faye Hughes
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Virginia McCullough
Cindy Nord
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Leslie Tentler
Kit Wilkinson
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Two Finals..
Kelly Boyce
Kerensa Brougham
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Lisa Cooke
Alleyne Dickens
Suzan Dickinson
Karen Docter
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Joan Goodman
Robin Haseltine
Kimberley Howe
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby
Sandy James
Heather Logan Kaufman
Lesli Muir Lytle
Barbara Longley
Donna Maloy
Anitra McLeod
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Pamela Nissen/Nissin
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Kathryn Parker
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Theresa Ragan
Donna Rosenbloom
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Marian Stevens
Kaki Warner
Suzanne Welsh
Linda Yashido/Yoshido
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