2008 HOLT Medallion Winners

2008 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Short Contemporary

His Brother's Gift - Mary J. Forbes

Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee

The Forbidden Brother - Barbara McMahon

The CEO's Scandalous Affair - Roxanne St. Claire

Once A Cowboy - Linda Warren

Long Contemporary

Treasure - Helen Brenna

Houseful Of Strangers - Linda Barrett

Shadow Hunter - Linda Conrad

The Rancher Needs A Wife - Terry McLaughlin

Adopted Son - Linda Warren

Historical

The Accidental Mistress - Tracy Anne Warren

What A Lady Wants - Victoria Alexander

Touch Of Texas - Tracy Garrett

The Sense Of Honor - Ashley Kath-Bilsky

Surrender To A Scoundrel - Julianne MacLean

Romantic Comedy

The Rules Of Gentility - Janet Mullany

Dream A Little Dream - Debra Clopton

The Quest For The Holy Veil - Kimberly Llewellyn

Hocus Pocus - Teresa Roblin

There Goes The Bride - Lori Wilde

Short Inspirational

From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon

Cradle Of Secrets - Lisa Mondello

Mom In The Middle - Mae Nunn

A Christmas To Die For - Marta Perry

Caught Redhanded - Gayle Roper

Long Inspirational

Surrender Bay - Denise Hunter

Remembered - Tamera Alexander

The Oak Leaves - Maureen Lang

Remember To Forget - Deborah Raney

Wedding Bell Blues - Linda Windsor

Mainstream/Single Title

Tempting - Susan Mallery

Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess - Gemma Bruce

Necessary Arrangements - Tanya Michna

Close To You - Kathryn Shay

Learning To Breathe - Karen White

Romantic Suspense

Die For Me - Karen Rose

Overkill - Linda Castillo

Dead Giveaway - Brenda Novak

The Spy Wore Silk - Andrea Pickens

Arousing Suspicions - Marianne Stillings

Extra Spicy Romance

The Fortune Hunter - Jasmine Haynes

Nicholas: The Lords Of Satyr - Elizabeth Amber

Swing - Opal Carew

Twin Fantasies - Opal Carew

Double Dating With The Dead - Karen Kelley

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

Highland Guardian - Melissa Mayhue

Midnight Lover - Rosemary Laurey

Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany

In The Midnight Hour - Patti O'Shea

Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson

Southern Theme

Learning To Breathe - Karen White

Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee

A Treasure Of The Heart - Valerie Hansen

No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross

Southern Seduction - Alexandria Scott

Best First Book

Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson

The Education Of Mrs. Brimley - Donna MacMeans

Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband - Melissa Mayhue

Highlander Untamed - Monica McCarty'

First, There Is A River - Kathy Steffen