2004 HOLT Medallion Winners

2004 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Michael's Father - Melinda Curtis

• Awards Of Merit:

Beauchamp Besieged - Elaine Knighton

Of Men And Angels - Victoria Bylin

Winter Woman - Jenna Kernan

The Wren - Kristy McCaffrey

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: A Woman Like Annie - Inglath Cooper

• Awards Of Merit:

Night Swimming - Laura Moore

The Phoenix Encounter - Linda Castillo

Quinn's Woman - Susan Mallery

The Woman In The News - K.N. Casper

Long Historical Romance

Winner: Borrowed Dreams - May McGoldrick

• Awards Of Merit:

Dance Of Seduction - Sabrina Jeffries

The Most Unsuitable Wife - Caroline Clemmons

Seduced - Pamela Britton

To Marry The Duke - Julianne MacLean

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Autumn Dreams - Gayle Roper

• Awards Of Merit:

The Christmas Kite - Gail Gaymer Martin

The Mark Of Salvation - Carol Umberger

The Price Of Freedom - Carol Umberger

Speak To Me Of Love - Robin Lee Hatcher

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Wild About You - Robin Wells

• Awards Of Merit:

Blind Run - Patricia Lwein

Girls Of Summer - Barbara Bretton

Triple Threat - Jan Coffey

Where Tigers Prowl - Karin Story

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: Night Embrace - Sherrilyn Kenyon

• Awards Of Merit:

Dance With The Devil - Sherrilyn Kenyon

Night Fires - Karen Harbaugh

Unearthed - C.J. Barry

The Very Virile Viking - Sandra Hill

Regency Romance

Winner: The Unruly Chaperon - Elizabeth Rolls

• Awards Of Merit:

A Lady In Disguise - Amanda McCabe

A Loving Spirit - Amanda McCabe

A Stroke Of Luck - Andrea Pickens

A Twist Of Fate - Susannah Carleton

Romantic Comedy

Winner: 7 Days Amd 7 Nights - Wendy Wax

• Awards Of Merit:

License To Thrill - Lori Wilde

Not Precisely Pregnant - Holly Jacobs

She Who Laughs Last - Jennie Klassel

Someone Like Him - Karen Kendall

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Baby, You're Mine - Peggy Moreland

• Awards Of Merit:

Abby - Linda Conrad

Do-Over - Dorien Kelly

Shameless - Ann Major

Wicked & Willing - Leslie Kelly

Short Historical Romance

Winner: Born In Sin - Kinley MacGregor

• Awards Of Merit:

Ever Yours - Gabriella Anderson

He Said Yes - [[Patricia Waddell]

The Hungry Heart - Elise Dee Beraru

Of Men And Angels - Victoria Bylin

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Finding Hope - Brenda Coulter

• Awards Of Merit:

Lizzie - Linda Ford

PLaying By Heart - Deborah Raney

Samantha's Gift - Valerie Hansen

Shelter From The Storm - Cheryl Wolverton

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: The Last Honest Man - Lynnette Kent

• Awards Of Merit:

After The Rain - Karen White

The Ballad Of Dixon Bell - Lynnette Kent

The Sergeant's Secret Son - Bonnie Gardner

Tall, Dark, And Cajun - Sandra Hill

Traditional Romance

Winner: Thunder In The NIght - Donna Clayton

• Awards Of Merit:

Cupid Jones Gets Married - Deanna Talcott

Oops...We're Married? - Susan Lute

The Venetian Playboy's Bride - Lucy Gordon

Way Out West - Blanche Marriott