2006 HOLT Medallion Winners

2006 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: What An Earl Wants - Shirley Jump

• Awards Of Merit:

Good Girls Don't - Kelley St. John

Montana Secrets - Kay Stockham

Seduction Of Sarah - Cynthia A. Clement

Stay With Me - Beverly Long

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Daughter He Never Knew - Linda Barrett

• Awards Of Merit:

Forgotten Son: Count On A Cop - Linda Warren

A Little Secret Between Friends - C.J. Carmichael

Somebody's Baby - Tara Taylor Quinn

Sweetest Taboo - Yolanda Greggs

Long Historical Romance

Winner: Challenge To Honor - Jennifer Blake

• Awards Of Merit:

Redemption - Linda Broday

Risk Everything - Sophia Johnson

Texas Redemption - Linda Broday

To Pleasure A Prince - Sabrina Jeffries

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Last Resort - Hannah Alexander

• Awards Of Merit:

Chloe - Lyn Cote

Distant Echoes - Colleen Coble

Hot Flashes And Cold Cream - Diann Hunt

Joy For Mourning - Dorothy Clark

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Blood Moon Over Britain - Morag McKendrick Pippil'

• Awards Of Merit:

Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens

Falling For Gracie - Susan Mallery

Someone To Believe In - Kathryn Shay

The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: Blood Lust - J.M. Jeffries

• Awards Of Merit:

Dark Lover - J.R. Ward

How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks

Moon's Web - C.T. Adams

The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe

Regency Romance

Winner: Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens

• Awards Of Merit:

The Captain's Castaway - Christine Scheel

The Lady Is Mine - Judith Laik

Mistaken Kiss - Kathleen Baldwin

My Lady Gamester - Cara King

Romantic Comedy

Winner: My Hero - Marianna Jameson

• Awards Of Merit:

Crime And Engagement - Nikki Rivers

Get Bunny Love - Kathleen Long

Lip Lock - Susanna Carr

There's Something About Christmas - Debbie Macomber

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Blind Curve - Annie Solomon

• Awards Of Merit:

Close-Up - Virginia Kantra

Killer Curves - Roxanne St. Claire

Laurel's Secrets - Shannon Greenland

Wednesday's Child - Gayle Wilson

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Warrior's Heart - Jackie Kramer

• Awards Of Merit:

Going All The Way - Tanya Michaels

Heart Of The Raven - Susan Crosby

Secrets Of Paternity - Susan Crosby

When The Earth Moves - Roxanne St. Claire

Short Historical Romance

Winner: One Golden Ring - Cheryl Bolen

• Awards Of Merit:

Butterfly Garden - Annette Blair

Love According To Lily - Julianne MacLean

Tempt Me At Midnight - Lauren Royal

To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Note Of Peril - Hannah Alexander

• Awards Of Merit:

Gift From The Heart - Irene Hannon

Light In The Storm - Margaret Daley

Shadow Bones - Colleen Coble

Unlikely Hero - Marta Perry

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Last Resort - Hannah Alexander

• Awards Of Merit:

Close To The Edge - Kylie Brant

The Color Of Light - Karen White

A Sweetbrook Family - Anna DeStefano

The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Spicy Romance

Winner: Passion - Lisa Valdez

• Award Of Merit:

The Favor - Cara Summers

The Proposition - Cara Summers

Undercover Lover - Caitlyn Willows

Who Loves Ya, Baby? - Gemma Bruce

Traditional Romance

Winner: Once Upon A Princess - Holly Jacobs

• Awards Of Merit:

Impossibly Pregnant - Nicola Marsh

Once Upon A Prince - Holly Jacobs

A Summer Sentence - Carolynn Carey

Tis The Season - Kathryn Quick