2018 HOLT Medallion Winners

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2018 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
  • Finalists:
Hold Me DownSara Taylor Woods
SnapdragonKilby Blades
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe
Welcome Home, Katie GallagherSeana Kelly

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: The CharmerAvery Flynn
  • Finalists:
Falling For The Right BrotherKerri Carpenter
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe
Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
The Viscount And The Valet - Abigail Dane

Extra Spicy Romance

Winner: Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
  • Finalists:
At His MercyShelly Bell
Hold Me DownSara Taylor Woods
The RivalryNikki Sloane
SnapdragonKilby Blades

Historical Romance

Winner: When The Scoundrel SinsAnna Harrington
  • Finalists:
Enchanted By The HighlanderLecia Cornwall
Marry In HasteAnne Gracie
The Scoundrel’s HonorChristi Caldwell
The Unseducible EarlSheri Humphreys

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The CharmerAvery Flynn
  • Finalists:
Cooking With KandyPeggy Jaeger
Forever MineErin Nicholas
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe
Welcome Home, Katie GallagherSeana Kelly

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: A Stolen HeartAmanda Cabot
  • Finalists:
Deadly ProofRachel Dylan
On Love’s Gentle ShoreLiz Johnson
Shine Like The DawnCarrie Turansky
Then There Was YouKara Isaac

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: If EverAngie Stanton
  • Finalists:
The Lilac BouquetCarolyn Brown
Million Dollar CowboyLori Wilde
ScandalousL. J. Shen
Then Came YouJeannie Moon

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: Before The Rain FallsCamille Di Maio
  • Finalists:
Bless Her HeartSally Kilpatrick
Man DownTracy Tappan
Searching For Billy ShakespeareCrista McHugh
Unloved, A Love StoryKaty Regnery

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: To Have And To HowlAE Jones
  • Finalists:
HauntedShari Nichols
Saved By DarknessKatie Reus
Saving JaceRebecca Rivard
To Enthrall The Demon LordNadine Mutas

Romance Novella

Winner: A Scot For ChristmasBronwen Evans
  • Finalists:
The Art Of WorshipKilby Blades
Bedding The HighlanderSabrina York
Christmas At CarntonTamera Alexander
Mistletoe Me, BabyKatie Reus

Romantic Suspense

:Winner: Saving GraceAubrey Wynne

  • Finalists:
Dangerous IllusionsIrene Hannon
RageJanet Elizabeth Henderson
ResurrectionKatie Reus
TinderboxRachel Grant

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Risking ItAngela Quarles
  • Finalists:
All He Wants For ChristmasLizzie Shane
Falling For The Right BrotherKerri Carpenter
A Ring For The Greek’s BabyMelanie Milburne
A Wedding And A White ChristmasSuzanne Stengl

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: A Tempting Taste Of MysteryElizabeth Ludwig
  • Finalists:
Gloria’s SongKathryn Albright
The Keeper Of Her HeartStacy Henrie
Secret Christmas TwinsLee Tobin McClain
SheriffLaura Scott