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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