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===Best First Book=== | ===Best First Book=== | ||
| − | ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]] |
: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | : ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | ||
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | : ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | ||
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===Best Book by a Virginia Author=== | ===Best Book by a Virginia Author=== | ||
| − | ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]] |
: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] | : ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] | ||
: ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | : ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | ||
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===Short Contemporary=== | ===Short Contemporary=== | ||
| − | ''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]] |
: ''[[One Night Before Christmas]]'' - [[Susan Carlisle]] | : ''[[One Night Before Christmas]]'' - [[Susan Carlisle]] | ||
: ''[[Carry Her Heart]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]] | : ''[[Carry Her Heart]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]] | ||
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===Long Contemporary=== | ===Long Contemporary=== | ||
| − | ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]] |
: ''[[It Had To Be Love]]'' - [[Tamra Baumann]] | : ''[[It Had To Be Love]]'' - [[Tamra Baumann]] | ||
: ''[[Let Me Love You Again]]'' - [[Anna DeStefano]] | : ''[[Let Me Love You Again]]'' - [[Anna DeStefano]] | ||
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===Short Inspirational=== | ===Short Inspirational=== | ||
| − | ''[[Dangerous Tidings]]'' - [[Dana Mentink]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Dangerous Tidings]]'' - [[Dana Mentink]] |
: ''[[When Love Leads You Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]] & [[Jami Crumpton]] | : ''[[When Love Leads You Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]] & [[Jami Crumpton]] | ||
: ''[[Person Of Interest]]'' - [[Debby Giusti]] | : ''[[Person Of Interest]]'' - [[Debby Giusti]] | ||
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===Long Inspirational=== | ===Long Inspirational=== | ||
| − | ''[[Falling Like Snowflakes]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Falling Like Snowflakes]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]] |
: ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]] | : ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]] | ||
: ''[[Another Way Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] | : ''[[Another Way Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] | ||
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===Historical=== | ===Historical=== | ||
| − | ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]] |
: ''[[Earls Just Want To Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]] | : ''[[Earls Just Want To Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]] | ||
: ''[[Possession Of A Highlander]]'' - [[Madeline Martin]] | : ''[[Possession Of A Highlander]]'' - [[Madeline Martin]] | ||
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===Romantic Suspense=== | ===Romantic Suspense=== | ||
| − | ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] |
: ''[[Alec's Royal Assignment]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]] | : ''[[Alec's Royal Assignment]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]] | ||
: ''[[The Wrong Husband]]'' - [[Nancy Brophy]] | : ''[[The Wrong Husband]]'' - [[Nancy Brophy]] | ||
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===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic=== | ===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic=== | ||
| − | ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] |
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | : ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | ||
: ''[[A Highlander's Passion]]'' - [[Vonnie Davis]] | : ''[[A Highlander's Passion]]'' - [[Vonnie Davis]] | ||
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===Extra Spicy/Erotica=== | ===Extra Spicy/Erotica=== | ||
| − | ''[[Full Contact]]'' - [[Sarah Castille]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Full Contact]]'' - [[Sarah Castille]] |
: ''[[A Love We Deserve]]'' - [[Betsy Anne]] | : ''[[A Love We Deserve]]'' - [[Betsy Anne]] | ||
: ''[[Closer And Closer]]'' - [[Jenna Barton]] | : ''[[Closer And Closer]]'' - [[Jenna Barton]] | ||
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===Mainstream/Single Title=== | ===Mainstream/Single Title=== | ||
| − | ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]] | + | :Winner: ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]] |
: ''[[All Of Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Bernard]] | : ''[[All Of Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Bernard]] | ||
: ''[[Divorced, Desperate and Daring]]'' - [[Christie Craig]] | : ''[[Divorced, Desperate and Daring]]'' - [[Christie Craig]] | ||
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===Novel with Strong Romantic Elements=== | ===Novel with Strong Romantic Elements=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]] | + | :Winner: ''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]] |
: ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]] | : ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]] | ||
: ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | : ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | ||
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===Romance Novella=== | ===Romance Novella=== | ||
| − | ''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]] | + | :Winner: ''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]] |
: "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] | : "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] | ||
: ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]] | : ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]] | ||
: ''[[The Other Side Of The World]]'' - [[Suzanne Whitfield Vince]] | : ''[[The Other Side Of The World]]'' - [[Suzanne Whitfield Vince]] | ||
: ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'' - [[Beth K. Vogt]] | : ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'' - [[Beth K. Vogt]] | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 21 December 2021
2016 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award
Contents
- 1 Best First Book
- 2 Best Book by a Virginia Author
- 3 Short Contemporary
- 4 Long Contemporary
- 5 Short Inspirational
- 6 Long Inspirational
- 7 Historical
- 8 Romantic Suspense
- 9 Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic
- 10 Extra Spicy/Erotica
- 11 Mainstream/Single Title
- 12 Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- 13 Romance Novella
Best First Book
- Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
- Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
- The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
- A Man Of Character - Margaret Locke
- No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster
Best Book by a Virginia Author
- Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
- Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
- A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
- No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
- Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig
Short Contemporary
- Winner: Three Nights Before Christmas - Kat Latham
- One Night Before Christmas - Susan Carlisle
- Carry Her Heart - Holly Jacobs
- Hidden Witness - Beverly Long
- Ravensdale's Defiant Captive - Melanie Milburne
Long Contemporary
- Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
- It Had To Be Love - Tamra Baumann
- Let Me Love You Again - Anna DeStefano
- Secret Garden - Cathryn Parry
- Ransom Canyon - Jodi Thomas
Short Inspirational
- Winner: Dangerous Tidings - Dana Mentink
- When Love Leads You Home - Carla Rossi & Jami Crumpton
- Person Of Interest - Debby Giusti
- Safe In The Fireman's Arms - Tina Radcliffe
- The Doctor's Second Chance - Missy Tippens
Long Inspirational
- Winner: Falling Like Snowflakes - Denise Hunter
- Red Is For Rookei - Anne Greene
- Another Way Home - Deborah Raney
- Two Roads Home - Deborah Raney
- A Worthy Pursuit - Karen Witemeyer
Historical
- Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
- Earls Just Want To Have Fun - Shana Galen
- Possession Of A Highlander - Madeline Martin
- Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig
- No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster
Romantic Suspense
- Winner: Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
- Alec's Royal Assignment - Amelia Autin
- The Wrong Husband - Nancy Brophy
- Broken Honor - Tonya Burrows
- Falling For Her - Sandra Owens
Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic
- Winner: Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
- The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
- A Highlander's Passion - Vonnie Davis
- A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
- Ghost Of You - Kelly Moran
Extra Spicy/Erotica
- Winner: Full Contact - Sarah Castille
- A Love We Deserve - Betsy Anne
- Closer And Closer - Jenna Barton
- Suspended Game - Roz Lee
- Eternal Band - Sami Lee
Mainstream/Single Title
- Winner: This Heart Of Mine - Brenda Novak
- All Of Me - Jennifer Bernard
- Divorced, Desperate and Daring - Christie Craig
- His First And Last - Terri Osburn
- I'll Be Home For Christmas - Lori Wilde
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- Winner: The Deep End - Julie Mulhern
- How To Fall - Rebecca Brooks
- No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
- Ice Magic, Fire Magic - Shauna Roberts
- The Perfect Son - Barbara Claypole White
