2005 HOLT Medallion Winners

2005 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Blood Moon Over Bengal - Morag McKendrick Pippin

• Awards Of Merit:

The Mistress Of Trevelyan - Jennifer St. Giles

The Runaway Bride - Julie Anne Long

To The Limit - Virginia Kelly

True Seeing - Leigh Wyndfield

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: One Perfect Man - Lynda Sandoval

• Awards Of Merit:

A Home Of Her Own - Brenda Novak

The House On The Beach - Linda Barrett

Operation: Second Chance - Roxanne Rustand

Which Child Is Mine? - Karen Rose Smith

Long Historical Romance

Winner: Devil Takes A Bride - Gaelen Foley

• Awards Of Merit:

Foxfire Bride - Maggie Osborne

In My Heart - Melody Thomas

Must Have Been The Moonlight - Melody Thomas

The Runaway Bride - Julie Anne Long

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner:

• Awards Of Merit:

Beyond The Shadows - Robin Lee Hatcher

Catching Katie - Robin Lee Hatcher

Coffee Rings - Yvoone Lehman

Into The Deep - Colleen Coble

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: In Your Eyes - Laura Moore

• Awards Of Merit:

Bright Eyes - Catherine Anderson

An Irresistible Bachelor - Jessica Bird

Lady Justice - Vicki Hinze

Sing Me Home - Jerri Corgiat

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance

Winner: Elphame's Choice - P.C. Cast

• Awards Of Merit:

Blue Moon - Lori Handeland

Goddess Of Spring - P.C. Cast

Hunter's Moon - C.T. Adams

Kiss Me Forever/Love Me Forever - Rosemary Laurey

Regency Romance

Winner: The Earl's Second Chance - Amanda McCabe

• Awards Of Merit:

An Ideal Match - Victoria Hinshaw

Saving Lord Verwood - Elena Greene

A Secret Passion - Sophia Nash

The Wagered Bride - Teresa McCarthy

Romantic Comedy

Winner: When Christmas Comes - Debbie Macomber

• Awards Of Merit:

Charmed And Dangerous - Lori Wilde

The Kitchen Witch - Annette Blair

Leave It To Cleavage - Wendy Wax

The Nerd Who Loved Me - Vicki Lewis Thompson

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Hot Contact - Susan Crosby

• Awards Of Merit:

Early To Bed? - Cara Summers

Her Final Fling - Joanne Rock

Never Naughty Enough - Jill Monroe

Ride A Wild Heart - Connie Vines

Short Historical Romance

Winner:

• Awards Of Merit:

The Beauty And The Spy - Gayle Callen

In The Prince's Bed - Sabrina Jeffries

Mostly Married - Lisa Manuel

A Texan's Luck - Jodi Thomas

Three Nights... - Debra Mullins

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Hero In Her Heart - Marta Perry

• Awards Of Merit:

Adam's Promise - Gail Gaymer Martin

Listen To Your Heart - Irene Brand

Loving Constance - Lyn Cote

What The Heart Knows - Margaret Daley

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Abby's Christmas - Lynnette Kent

• Awards Of Merit:

Ghost Of A Chance - Nina Bruhns

Magnolia Sky - Susan Crandall

Ransom's Bride - Ginger Hanson

Single With Kids - Lynnette Kent

Traditional Romance

Winner: Marriage In Name Only - Barbara McMahon

• Awards Of Merit:

Falling For Prince Federico - Nicole Burnham

The Italian's Baby - Lucy Gordon

Love On The Air - Sierra Donovan

Once Upon A Baby... - Karen Rose Smith