Award of Excellence
Published Author Contest
2008 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS
Short Contemporary
Bride for a Single Dad ~ Laura Iding
Editor Suzanne Clark, Mills & Boon Medical Romance
The Doctor’s Pregnancy Bombshell ~ Janice Lynn
Bryony Green, Mills & Boon Medical Romance
Forgotten Marriage ~ Paula Roe
Editor Demetria Lucas, Silhouette Desire
*Winner* His Style of Seduction ~ Roxanne St Claire
Editor Wanda Ottewell, Silhouette Desire
The Defender ~ Cara Summers
Editor Brenda Chin, Harlequin Blaze
Once A Cowboy ~ Linda Warren
Editor Kathleen Scheibling, Harlequin American
Long Contemporary
All-American Father ~ Anna DeStefano
Editor Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin Superromance
A Rendezvous to Remember ~ Geri Krotow
Editor Paula Eykelhof, Harlequin Everlasting Love
Honor of a Hunter ~ Sylvie Kurtz
Editor Denise Zaza, Harlequin Intrigue
*Winner* Deja You ~ Lynda Sandoval
Editor Gail Chasen/Charles Griemsman, Silhouette Special Edition
The Other Sister ~ Lynda Sandoval
Editor Gail Chasen/Charles Griemsman, Silhouette Special Edition
Single Title
Kisses Don’t Lie ~ Alexa Darin
Editor John Scognamiglio, Kensington/Zebra Books
Sweet Return ~ Anna Jeffrey
Editor Laura Cifelli, New American Library, Signet Eclipse
Really Something ~ Shirley Jump
Editor Kate Duffy, Kensington/Zebra Books
*Winner* Tempting ~ Susan Mallery
Editor Tara Parsons, HQN Books
Close To You ~ Kathryn Shay
Editor Cindy Hwang, Berkley Sensation
Romantic Suspense
Overkill ~ Linda Castillo
Editor Cindy Hwang, Berkley Sensation
Salvation, Texas ~ Anna Jeffrey
Editor Laura Cifelli, New American Library, Signet Eclipse
The Perfect Stranger ~ Jenna Mills
Editor Wanda Ottewell, Silhouette Romantic Suspense
*Winner* Dead Giveaway ~ Brenda Novak
Editor Paula Eykelhof, Mira Books
Take Me Tonight ~ Roxanne St Claire
Editor Micki Nuding, Pocket Star Books
Erotic Romance
*Winner* Voyeur ~ Lacey Alexander
Editor Anne Bohner, NAL Heat
Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr ~ Elizabeth Amber
Editor Audrey Lafehr, Kensington Aphrodisia
Private Confessions ~ Lori Borrill
Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin Blaze
Born Again ~ Rena Marks
Editor Helen Woodall, Ellora’s Cave
Mona Lisa Blossoming ~ Sunny
Editor Cindy Hwang, Penguin Putnam, Berkley-Jove
Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic
Highland Guardian ~ Melissa Mayhue
Editor Megan McKeever, Simon & Schuster
In The Midnight Hour ~ Patti O’Shea
Editor Anna Genoese, Tor-Forge
One With The Night ~ Susan Squires
Editor Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin’s Press
One With The Shadows ~ Susan Squires
Editor Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin’s Press
*Winner* Lord of the Fading Lands ~ C.L. Wilson
Editor Alicia Condon, Dorchester Publishing/Leisure Books
Mainstream w/Romantic Elements
The Charmstone ~ C.C. Harrison
Editors John Helfers & Tiffany Schofield, Five Star
The Vampire Shrink ~ Lynda Hilburn
Editor Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press
Necessary Arrangements ~ Tanya Michna
Editor Ellen Edwards, NAL Accent
*Winner* First, There Is A River ~ Kathy Steffen
Editor Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press
Learning to Breathe ~ Karen White
Editor Cindy Hwang, NAL Accent
Inspirational
Dangerous Secrets ~ Lyn Cote
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill
Once Upon a Family ~ Margaret Daley
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill
A Treasure of the Heart ~ Valerie Hansen
Editor Melissa Endlich, Steeple Hill
Remember Me ~ Maureen Lang
Editor Steve Barclift, Kregel Publications
Cradle of Secrets ~ Lisa Mondello
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill
*Winner* Veil of Fire ~ Marlo Schalesky
Editor Jon Woodhams & David C. Cook
Cook Communications/River Oak
Historical
Midnight’s Bride ~ Sophia Johnson
Editor Hilary Sares, Kensington Zebra
Mustang Wild ~ Stacey Kayne
Editors Linda Fildew & Lydia Mason, Harlequin Mills & Boon
In Her Bed ~ Deborah Macgillivray
Editor Hilary Sares, Kensington Zebra
*Winner* Surrender To A Scoundrel ~ Julianne MacLean
Editor Erika Tsang, Avon Books
A Dangerous Beauty ~ Sophia Nash
Editor Lyssa Keusch, Avon/Harper Collins
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