Award of Excellence Published Author Contest
Click here for the 2009 Entry Rules.
2009 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS
Winners to be announced at the Romancing the Rockies conference, May 2, 2009.
Short Contemporary
Wedded in a Whirlwind ~ Liz Fielding Editor Bryony Green, Harlequin
*Winner* The Daddy Dilemma ~ Karen Rose Smith Editor Tina Colombo, Silhouette
The Tycoon's One Night Revenge ~ Bronwyn Jameson Editor Diana Ventimiglia, Silhouette
The Billionaire's Bought Mistress ~ Annie West Editor Suzanne Clarke, Harlequin
And Baby Makes Four ~ Mary J. Forbes Editor Susan Litman, Silhouette
Long Contemporary
Once Upon a Thanksgiving ~ Holly Jacobs Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin
Another Man's Baby ~ Kay Stockham Editor Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin
*Winner* No Place Like Home ~ Margaret Watson Editor Victoria Curran, Harlequin
The Secret Soldier ~ Jennifer Morey Editor Natashya Wilson, Harlequin
A Perfect Stranger ~ Terry McLaughlin Editor Laura Shin, Harlequin
Single Title
*Winner* Accidentally Yours ~ Susan Mallery Editor Tara Parsons, Harlequin
Sweet Spot ~ Susan Mallery Editor Tara Parsons, Harlequin
Addicted to Love ~ Lori Wilde Editor Michele Bidelspach, Grand Central Publishing/Forever
Windswept ~ Ann Macela Editor Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press, Inc.
Red-Hot and Royal ~ Susanna Carr Editor Anne Bohner, NAL/Signet Eclipse
Romantic Suspense
*Winner* Watch Me ~ Brenda Novak Editor Paula Eykelhof, Harlequin/MIRA
Stop Me ~ Brenda Novak Editor Paula Eykelhof, Harlequin/MIRA
Phantom in the Night ~ Dianna Love and Sherrilyn Kenyon Editor Lauren McKenna, Pocket
Trial by Fire ~ Jo Davis Editor Tracy Bernstein, NAL/Signet Eclipse
Under Fire ~ Beth Cornelison Editor Bethany Morgan, Samhain Publishing
Spicy Romance
Unleashed ~ Lori Borrill Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin
Risque Business ~ Tawny Weber Editor Brenda Chin, Harlequin
*Winner* Sex, Straight Up ~ Kathleen O'Reilly Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin
Shaken and Stirred ~ Kathleen O'Reilly Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin
Hot Silk ~ Sharon Page Editor Hilary Sares, Kensington Aphrodisia
Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic
*Winner* Kiss of Fire ~ Deborah Cooke Editor Kara Cesare, NAL Eclipse
Talgorian Prophecy ~ Ariana Dupre Editor Helen Woodall, Cerridwen Press
Enchanting the Lady ~ Kathryne Kennedy Editor Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Love Spell
In Twilight’s Shadow ~ Patti O’Shea Editor Heather Osborn, TOR Books
Heart Fate ~ Robin D. Owens Editor Cindy Hwang, Berkley Sensation
Mainstream w/Romantic Elements
Alibi in High Heels ~ Gemma Halliday Editor Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester, Making It
Turning Thirty-Twelve ~ Sandy James Editor Amanda Hilton, Bookstrand
Knock Em Dead ~ Rhonda Pollero Editor Audrey LaFehr, Kensington Books
*Winner* Don’t Hex with Texas ~ Shanna Swendson Editor Liz Scheier, Ballantine Books
Inspirational
The Perfect Life ~ Robin Lee Hatcher Editor Ami McConnell, Thomas Nelson
Wagered Heart ~ Robin Lee Hatcher Editor Sue Brower, Zondervan
*Winner* My Heart Remembers ~ Kim Vogel Sawyer Editor Charlene Patterson, Bethany House
Beyond the Night ~ Marlo Schalesky Editor Julee Schwarzburg, Multnomah Books
For Pete’s Sake ~ Linda Windsor Editor Cynthia DiTiberio, Harper One, Avon Inspire
Historical
The Rebel and the Lady ~ Kathryn Albright Editor Jenny Hutton, Harlequin Historicals
Siren’s Song ~ Trish Albright Editor Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Publishing/Leisure Books
Distracting the Duchess ~ Emily Bryan Editor Leah Hultenschmidt, Dorchester Publishing/Leisure Books
The Mistress Diaries ~ Julianne MacLean Editor Erika Tsang, Avon Books
*Winner* The Kiss ~ Sophia Nash Editor Lyssa Keusch, Avon/Harper Collins
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