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* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[An Heiress At Heart]]'' – [[Jennifer Delamere]]
 
:''[[An Heiress At Heart]]'' – [[Jennifer Delamere]]
 +
:''[[The King’s Black Dragon]]'' – [[Martha Murray Moore]]
 
:''[[Real Virtue]]'' – [[Katy Lee]]
 
:''[[Real Virtue]]'' – [[Katy Lee]]
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:''[[The King’s Black Dragon]]'' – [[Martha Murray Moore]]
 
 
:''[[Sweet Enemy]]'' – [[Heather Snow]]
 
:''[[Sweet Enemy]]'' – [[Heather Snow]]
  
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* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Fix You]]'' – [[Mari Carr]]
 
:''[[Fix You]]'' – [[Mari Carr]]
−
:''[[Western Ties]]'' – [[Mari Carr]] & [[Jayne Rylon]]
 
 
:''[[Mona Lisa’s Room]]'' – [[Vonnie Davis]]
 
:''[[Mona Lisa’s Room]]'' – [[Vonnie Davis]]
 
:''[[The Promise]]'' – [[Kate Worth]]
 
:''[[The Promise]]'' – [[Kate Worth]]
 +
:''[[Western Ties]]'' – [[Mari Carr]] & [[Jayne Rylon]]
  
 
===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
 
===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[The Dirty Girls Book Club]]'' – [[Savanna Fox]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[The Dirty Girls Book Club]]'' – [[Savanna Fox]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
−
:''[[Western Ties]]'' – [[Mari Carr]] & [[Jayne Rylon]]
 
 
:''[[Tangled Web]]'' – [[Crista McHugh]]
 
:''[[Tangled Web]]'' – [[Crista McHugh]]
 
:''[[Unbridled And Unjustified]]'' – [[Elle Saint James]]
 
:''[[Unbridled And Unjustified]]'' – [[Elle Saint James]]
 
:''[[Unbridled And Untethered]]'' – [[Elle Saint James]]
 
:''[[Unbridled And Untethered]]'' – [[Elle Saint James]]
 +
:''[[Western Ties]]'' – [[Mari Carr]] & [[Jayne Rylon]]
  
 
===[[Historical Romance]]===
 
===[[Historical Romance]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Wild Texas Rose]]'' – [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Wild Texas Rose]]'' – [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Duke Of Deception]]'' – [[Stephie Smith]]
 
:''[[Keowee Valley]]'' – [[Katherine Scott Crawford]]
 
:''[[Keowee Valley]]'' – [[Katherine Scott Crawford]]
 
:''[[The King’s Black Dragon]]'' – [[Martha Murray Moore]]
 
:''[[The King’s Black Dragon]]'' – [[Martha Murray Moore]]
−
:''[[Duke Of Deception]]'' – [[Stephie Smith]]
 
 
:''[[Sweet Enemy]]'' – [[Heather Snow]]
 
:''[[Sweet Enemy]]'' – [[Heather Snow]]
  
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* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Rescuing Lacey]]'' – [[Rebecca Heflin]]
 
:''[[Rescuing Lacey]]'' – [[Rebecca Heflin]]
 +
:''[[A Safe Place]]'' – [[Margaret Watson]]
 +
:''[[A Soldier’s Secret]]'' – [[Linda Style]]
 
:''[[Something To Prove]]'' – [[Cathryn Parry]]
 
:''[[Something To Prove]]'' – [[Cathryn Parry]]
−
:''[[A Soldier’s Secret]]'' – [[Linda Style]]
 
−
:''[[A Safe Place]]'' – [[Margaret Watson]]
 
  
 
===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
 
===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Lethal Legacy]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Lethal Legacy]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[After All]]'' – [[Deborah Raney]]
 +
:''[[Heart Of Gold]]'' – [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
 
:''[[An Heiress At Heart]]'' – [[Jennifer Delamere]]
 
:''[[An Heiress At Heart]]'' – [[Jennifer Delamere]]
−
:''[[Heart Of Gold]]'' – [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
 
 
:''[[Submerged]]'' – [[Dani Pettrey]]
 
:''[[Submerged]]'' – [[Dani Pettrey]]
−
:''[[After All]]'' – [[Deborah Raney]]
 
  
 
===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
 
===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Far From Perfect]]'' – [[Barbara Longley]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Far From Perfect]]'' – [[Barbara Longley]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves]]'' – [[Kristina McMorris]]
 
:''[[Hot Under Pressure]]'' – [[Louisa Edwards]]
 
:''[[Hot Under Pressure]]'' – [[Louisa Edwards]]
−
:''[[Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves]]'' – [[Kristina McMorris]]
 
 
:''[[No Foolin’]]'' – [[Lisa Scott]]
 
:''[[No Foolin’]]'' – [[Lisa Scott]]
 
:''[[Sweet Laurel Falls]]'' – [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
 
:''[[Sweet Laurel Falls]]'' – [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
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:''[[Christmas On Mimosa Lane]]'' – [[Anna DeStefano]]
 
:''[[Christmas On Mimosa Lane]]'' – [[Anna DeStefano]]
 
:''[[Fault Lines]]'' – [[Rebecca Rogers Maher]]
 
:''[[Fault Lines]]'' – [[Rebecca Rogers Maher]]
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:''[[Horses And Heroin]]'' – [[Bev Pettersen]]
 
:''[[Repossessed]]'' – [[Sandy Parks]]
 
:''[[Repossessed]]'' – [[Sandy Parks]]
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:''[[Horses And Heroin]]'' – [[Bev Pettersen]]
 
  
 
===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance]]===
 
===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance]]===
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:''[[A Hint Of Frost]]'' – [[Hailey Edwards]]
 
:''[[A Hint Of Frost]]'' – [[Hailey Edwards]]
 
:''[[Of Eternal Life]]'' – [[Micah Persell]]
 
:''[[Of Eternal Life]]'' – [[Micah Persell]]
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:''[[The Scent Of A Soul]]'' – [[Jennifer Thompson]]
 
:''[[Waning Moon]]'' – [[PJ Sharon]]
 
:''[[Waning Moon]]'' – [[PJ Sharon]]
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:''[[The Scent Of A Soul]]'' – [[Jennifer Thompson]]
 
  
 
===[[Romance Novella]]===
 
===[[Romance Novella]]===
 
:'''Winner: “A Recipe For Hope” in ''[[An Amish Kitchen]]'' – [[Beth Wiseman]]'''
 
:'''Winner: “A Recipe For Hope” in ''[[An Amish Kitchen]]'' – [[Beth Wiseman]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 +
:“Last Minute Bride” in ''[[Brides Of The West]]'' – [[Janet Dean]]
 
:''[[Little Red Riding Wolf]]'' – [[Jessica Aspen]]
 
:''[[Little Red Riding Wolf]]'' – [[Jessica Aspen]]
 
:''[[The Secret Christmas Ciphers]]'' – [[Carolynn Carey]]
 
:''[[The Secret Christmas Ciphers]]'' – [[Carolynn Carey]]
−
:“Last Minute Bride” in ''[[Brides Of The West]]'' – [[Janet Dean]]
+
:“The Valentine Curse” in ''[[Be My Texas Valentine]]'' – [[Jodi Thomas]]
−
“The Valentine Curse” in ''[[Be My Texas Valentine]]'' – [[Jodi Thomas]]
 
  
 
===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
 
===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Savage Cinderella]]'' – [[PJ Sharon]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Savage Cinderella]]'' – [[PJ Sharon]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 +
:''[[Fatal Deception]]'' – [[Marie Force]]
 
:''[[Mona Lisa’s Room]]''  – [[Vonnie Davis]]
 
:''[[Mona Lisa’s Room]]''  – [[Vonnie Davis]]
 +
:''[[Razing Kayne]]'' – [[Julieanne Reeves]]
 
:''[[Truth And Humility]]'' – [[J.A. Dennam]]
 
:''[[Truth And Humility]]'' – [[J.A. Dennam]]
−
:''[[Fatal Deception]]'' – [[Marie Force]]
 
−
:''[[Razing Kayne]]'' – [[Julieanne Reeves]]
 
  
 
===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Shattered Identity]]'' – [[Sandra Robbins]]'''
 
:'''Winner: ''[[Shattered Identity]]'' – [[Sandra Robbins]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 +
:''[[Fix You]]'' – [[Mari Carr]]
 
:''[[The Nurse He Shouldn’t Notice]]'' – [[Susan Carlisle]]
 
:''[[The Nurse He Shouldn’t Notice]]'' – [[Susan Carlisle]]
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:''[[Fix You]]'' – [[Mari Carr]]
+
:''[[Rules Of Negotiation]]'' – [[Inara Scott]]
 
:''[[Summer Rose]]'' – [[Elizabeth Sinclair]]
 
:''[[Summer Rose]]'' – [[Elizabeth Sinclair]]
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:''[[Rules Of Negotiation]]'' – [[Inara Scott]]
 
  
 
===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
 
===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
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* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[The Colonel’s Daughter]]'' – [[Debby Giusti]]
 
:''[[The Colonel’s Daughter]]'' – [[Debby Giusti]]
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:''[[Dangerous Impostor]]'' – [[Virginia Smith]]
 
:''[[Finding Home]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
 
:''[[Finding Home]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
 
:''[[Twin Peril]]'' – [[Laura Scott]]
 
:''[[Twin Peril]]'' – [[Laura Scott]]
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:''[[Dangerous Impostor]]'' – [[Virginia Smith]]
 

Latest revision as of 02:53, 21 October 2024

2013 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Submerged – Dani Pettrey
  • Finalists:
An Heiress At Heart – Jennifer Delamere
The King’s Black Dragon – Martha Murray Moore
Real Virtue – Katy Lee
Sweet Enemy – Heather Snow

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: Trinity: Military War Dog – Ronie Kendig
  • Finalists:
Fix You – Mari Carr
Mona Lisa’s Room – Vonnie Davis
The Promise – Kate Worth
Western Ties – Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: The Dirty Girls Book Club – Savanna Fox
  • Finalists:
Tangled Web – Crista McHugh
Unbridled And Unjustified – Elle Saint James
Unbridled And Untethered – Elle Saint James
Western Ties – Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon

Historical Romance

Winner: Wild Texas Rose – Jodi Thomas
  • Finalists:
Duke Of Deception – Stephie Smith
Keowee Valley – Katherine Scott Crawford
The King’s Black Dragon – Martha Murray Moore
Sweet Enemy – Heather Snow

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Vineyard Of Hopes And Dreams – Kathleen O’Brien
  • Finalists:
Rescuing Lacey – Rebecca Heflin
A Safe Place – Margaret Watson
A Soldier’s Secret – Linda Style
Something To Prove – Cathryn Parry

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Lethal Legacy – Irene Hannon
  • Finalists:
After All – Deborah Raney
Heart Of Gold – Robin Lee Hatcher
An Heiress At Heart – Jennifer Delamere
Submerged – Dani Pettrey

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Far From Perfect – Barbara Longley
  • Finalists:
Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves – Kristina McMorris
Hot Under Pressure – Louisa Edwards
No Foolin’ – Lisa Scott
Sweet Laurel Falls – RaeAnne Thayne

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: Rules Of The Game – Sandy James
  • Finalists:
Christmas On Mimosa Lane – Anna DeStefano
Fault Lines – Rebecca Rogers Maher
Horses And Heroin – Bev Pettersen
Repossessed – Sandy Parks

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: Absolution – Susannah Sandlin
  • Finalists:
A Hint Of Frost – Hailey Edwards
Of Eternal Life – Micah Persell
The Scent Of A Soul – Jennifer Thompson
Waning Moon – PJ Sharon

Romance Novella

Winner: “A Recipe For Hope” in An Amish Kitchen – Beth Wiseman
  • Finalists:
“Last Minute Bride” in Brides Of The West – Janet Dean
Little Red Riding Wolf – Jessica Aspen
The Secret Christmas Ciphers – Carolynn Carey
“The Valentine Curse” in Be My Texas Valentine – Jodi Thomas

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Savage Cinderella – PJ Sharon
  • Finalists:
Fatal Deception – Marie Force
Mona Lisa’s Room – Vonnie Davis
Razing Kayne – Julieanne Reeves
Truth And Humility – J.A. Dennam

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Shattered Identity – Sandra Robbins
  • Finalists:
Fix You – Mari Carr
The Nurse He Shouldn’t Notice – Susan Carlisle
Rules Of Negotiation – Inara Scott
Summer Rose – Elizabeth Sinclair

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Fatal Disclosure – Sandra Robbins
  • Finalists:
The Colonel’s Daughter – Debby Giusti
Dangerous Impostor – Virginia Smith
Finding Home – Irene Hannon
Twin Peril – Laura Scott
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