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Latest revision as of 02:47, 21 October 2024

2011 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: True Vision - Joyce Lamb

  • Finalists:
Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress - Diane Gaston
"Hearts Untamed" in Bitten By Cupid - Pamela Palmer
The Perfect Blenc - Trish Perry
Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer

Best First Book

Winner: Highland Blessings - Jennifer Hudson Taylor

  • Finalists:
The Healer's Apprentice - Melanie Dickerson
A Little Death In Dixie - Lisa Turner
Midnight Caller - Diane Burke
Winter's End - Ruth Logan Herne

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: Pleasure's Edge - Eve Berlin

  • Finalists:
Between The Sheets - P.J. Mellor
Deep, Dark Delicious - Tina Donahue
Falke's Peak - Madison Layne, Anne Leigh Keaton
Pleasure Bound - Opal Carew

Historical Romance

Winner: At The Duke's Pleasuer - Tracy Anne Warren

  • Finalists:
The Christmas Knight - Michele Sinclair
Tempting A Proper Lady - Debra Mullins
Too Rich For A Bride - Mona Hodgson
The Truth About Lord Stoneville - Sabrina Jeffries

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Skylar's Outlaw - Linda Warren

  • Finalists:
Can't Stand The Heat? - Margaret Watson
Homecoming Day - Holly Jacobs
She's The One - Kay Stockham
An Unlikely Setup - Margaret Watson

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Whisper On The Wind - Maureen Lang

  • Finalists:
Almost Forever - Deborah Raney
Deliver Us From Evil - Robin Caroll
Highland Blessings - Jennifer HUdson Taylor
Maid To Match - Deeanne Gist

Mainstream/Single Title Contemporary Romance

Winner: What The Heart Wants - Deborah Grace Staley

  • Finalists:
In Shelter Cove - Barbara Freethy
Remember Me - Laura Moore
Something About You - Julie James
The True Love Quilting Club - Lori Wilde

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: Sleep No More - Susan Crandall

  • Finalists:
Frank, Incense And Muriel - Anne K. Albert
Magnolia Wednesdays - Wendy Wax
On Folly Beach - Karen White
She's Gone Country - Jane Porter

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance

Winner: Enemy Lover - Karin Harlow

  • Finalists:
A Tale Of Two Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
Tastes Of Love & Evil - Barbara Monajem
The Vampire And The Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks
When Wicked Craves - J.K. Beck

Romance Novella

Winner: "Hot Arctic Nights" in Wicked Wonderland - Janice Maynard

  • Finalists:
"Between Lovers" in Sexy Beast 9 - Crystal Jordan
"Dangerous Admirer" in My Deadly Valentine - Valerie Hansen
"Saving Brie" in Twice The Temptation - Cara Summers
"Tomorrow's Destiny" in A Harlequin Christmas Carol - Hope Tarr

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Broken Angels - Anne Hope

  • Finalists:
Cavanaugh Reunion - Marie Ferrarella
Cold Sight - Leslie Parrish
Killer Heat - Brenda Novak
True Vision - Joyce Lamb

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: What Happens In Vegas... - Kimberly Lang

  • Finalists:
Inheriting His Secret Christmas Baby - Heidi Betts
The Librarian's Secret Scandal - Jennifer Morey
The Secret Chiild & The Cowboy - Janice Maynard
A Silverhill Christmas - Carol Ericson

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Grace - Shelley Shepard Gray

  • Finalists:
A Convenient Wife - Anna Schmidt
A Daughter's Legacy - Virginia Smith
The Heart's Song - Winnie Griggs
Spring's Renewal - Shelley Shepard Gray