Award of Excellence
Published Author Contest
2009 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS
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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