1999 HOLT Medallion Winners

1999 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Oracle - Jade Lee

• Awards Of Merit:

My Darling Caroline - Adele Ashworth

My Darling Duke - Constance Hall

The Pirate Prince - Gaelen Foley

Where Yesterday Lives - Karen Kingsbury

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner:

• Awards Of Merit:

The Choice - Jean Brashear

The Christmas Wedding Ring - Susan Mallery

Foolish Heart - Felicia Mason

Gabriel Hawk's Lady - Beverly Barton

The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn - Virginia Kantra

Long Historical Romance]]

Winner: Rebel Heart - Amy J. Fetzer

• Awards Of Merit:

The Bride Of Rosecliffe - Rexanne Becnel

The Devil's Love - Julia London

Enchanted By You - Kathleen Harrington

Once More - Colleen Faulkner

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Faith - Lori Copeland

• Awards Of Merit:

Patterns Of Love - Robin Lee Hatcher

Prairie Fire - Catherine Palmer

The Veil - Diane Noble

Where Yesterday Lives - Karen Kingsbury

Mainstream Single Title Romance

Winner: Deception - Christiane Heggan

• Awards Of Merit:

Cool Shade - Theresa Weir

My Man Pendleton - Elizabeth Bevarly

The Stranger - Jean Dewitt

Valley Of The Shadow - Charlotte Hughes

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: Oracle - Jade Lee

• Awards Of Merit:

Believe - Victoria Alexander

The Last Highlander - Claire Cross

This Time For Keeps - Kathleen Kane

Touch Not The Cat - Tracy Fobes

Regency Romance

Winner:

• Awards Of Merit:

Devall's Angel - Allison Lane

A Devilish Dilemma - Judith A. Landsdowne

A Lady's Proposal - Jeanne Savery

Lord Avery's Legacy - Allison Lane

Reforming Harriet - Eileen Putman

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Princess In Denim - Jenna McKnight

• Awards Of Merit:

Cinderella Twin - Barbara McMahon

Manhunting In Memphis - Heather MacAllister

Smoke And Mirrors - Lisa E. Arlt

Short Historical Romance

Winner: Priceless - Mandalyn Kaye

• Awards Of Merit:

Defiant - Millie Criswell

Her Secret Guaardian - Linda Needham

Lion's Lady - Suzanne Barclay

Lord Of The Manor - Shari Anton

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: In God's Own Time - Ruth Scofield

• Awards Of Merit:

The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton

Faithfully Yours - Lois Richer

A Father's Promise - Marta Perry

In Lizzy's Image - Carolyn R. Scheidies

Southern Theme

Winner: The Outcast - Rosalyn West

• Awards Of Merit:

Fortune's Flame: The Highland Rake She Needs - Judith E. French

Kane - Jennifer Blake

Roses For Chloe - Elaine Grant

Saving Grace - Annie Jones

Traditional Romance

Winner: Who's The Father Of Jenny's Baby? - Donna Clayton

• Awards Of Merit:

The Boss, The Baby And The Bride - Day Leclaire

Home Is Where Hank Is - Martha Shields

The Twenty-Four-Hour Bride - Day Leclaire

Wealth, Power And A Proper Wife - Karen Rose Smith