1997 HOLT Medallion Winners

1997 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: When There Is Hope - Jane Goodger

• Awards Of Merit:

Montana Morning - Jill Limber

Shadows In Velvet - Haywood Smith

Take Heart - Lisa Higdon

Too Close For Comfort - Eve Gaddy

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Prince Joe - Suzanne Brockmann

• Awards Of Merit:

Only A Whisper - Gayle Wilson

Part-Time Wife - Susan Mallery

To Save His Child - Margaret Watson

Unexpected Son - Marisa Carroll

Long Historical Romance

Winner:

• Awards Of Merit:

The Angel And The Prince - Laurel O'Donnell

Dream Catcher - Kathleen Harrington

Lily - Leigh Greenwood

The Princess And The Pea - Victoria Alexander

Mainstream Romance

Winner: Passion - Marilyn Pappano

• Awards Of Merit:

High Energy - Dara Joy

Sooner Or Later - Debbie Macomber

Sunrise Song - Kathleen Eagle

Tigress - Jennifer Blake

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Miracle Of Love - Victoria Chancellor

• Awards Of Merit:

Angel Hours - Jan Hudson

Chance Of A Lifetime - Laura Hayden

Courtney's Cowboy - Susan Macias

Wicked - Evelyn Rogers

Regency Romance

Winner: The Prodigal Daughter - Allison Lane

• Awards Of Merit:

A Crime Of Manners - Rosemary Stevens

The Famous Heroine - Mary Balogh

Step In Time - Anne Barbour

An Unlikely Hero - Gail Eastwood

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Texan TAkes A Wife - Kristine Rolofson

• Awards Of Merit:

Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie

The Cinderella Deal - Jennifer Crusie

The Marriage Curse - CArolyn Andrews

Rebel's Spirit - Susan Connell

Short Historical Romance

Winner: Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath

• Awards Of Merit:

Bounty Bride - Emily Bradshaw

The Gambler's Heart - Gayle Wilson

Ransom - Gloria Dale Skinner

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jennifer Blake

• Awards Of Merit:

Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath

Carolina Mist - Mariah Stewart

Destiny's Magic - Martha Hix

Scandalous Suzanne - Glenda Sanders

Traditional Romance

Winner: Ending In Marriage - Debbie Macomber

• Awards Of Merit:

Accidental Wife - Day Leclaire

Shinig Through - Barbara McMahon

Temporary Husband - Day Leclaire

Wyoming Wedding - Barbara McMahon