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− | ===Best First Book=== | + | ===[[Best First Book]]=== |
− | :Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]] | + | :'''Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]''' |
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: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | : ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | ||
: ''[[A Man Of Character]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | : ''[[A Man Of Character]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | ||
: ''[[No Conventional Miss]]'' - [[Eleanor Webster]] | : ''[[No Conventional Miss]]'' - [[Eleanor Webster]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | ||
− | ===Best Book by a Virginia Author=== | + | ===[[Best Book by a Virginia Author]]=== |
− | :Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]] | + | :'''Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]''' |
+ | * Finalists: | ||
: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] | : ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Highlander Redeemed]]'' - [[Laurin Wittig]] | ||
: ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | : ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | ||
: ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | : ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Extra Spicy/Erotica Romance]]=== | ||
+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Full Contact]]'' - [[Sarah Castille]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Closer And Closer]]'' - [[Jenna Barton]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Eternal Band]]'' - [[Sami Lee]] | ||
+ | : ''[[A Love We Deserve]]'' - [[Betsy Anne]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Suspended Game]]'' - [[Roz Lee]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Historical Romance]]=== | ||
+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Earls Just Want To Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]] | ||
: ''[[Highlander Redeemed]]'' - [[Laurin Wittig]] | : ''[[Highlander Redeemed]]'' - [[Laurin Wittig]] | ||
+ | : ''[[No Conventional Miss]]'' - [[Eleanor Webster]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Possession Of A Highlander]]'' - [[Madeline Martin]] | ||
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− | + | :'''Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]''' | |
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: ''[[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]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]] | ||
: ''[[Secret Garden]]'' - [[Cathryn Parry]] | : ''[[Secret Garden]]'' - [[Cathryn Parry]] | ||
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− | + | :'''Winner: ''[[Falling Like Snowflakes]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]''' | |
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: ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]] | : ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]] | ||
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: ''[[Two Roads Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] | : ''[[Two Roads Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] | ||
: ''[[A Worthy Pursuit]]'' - [[Karen Witemeyer]] | : ''[[A Worthy Pursuit]]'' - [[Karen Witemeyer]] | ||
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: ''[[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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: ''[[I'll Be Home For Christmas]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]] | : ''[[I'll Be Home For Christmas]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]] | ||
− | ===Novel with Strong Romantic Elements=== | + | ===[[Novel with Strong Romantic Elements]]=== |
− | :Winner: ''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]] | + | :'''Winner: ''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]]''' |
+ | * Finalists: | ||
: ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]] | : ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Ice Magic, Fire Magic]]'' - [[Shauna Roberts]] | ||
: ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | : ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]] | ||
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: ''[[The Perfect Son]]'' - [[Barbara Claypole White]] | : ''[[The Perfect Son]]'' - [[Barbara Claypole White]] | ||
− | ===Romance Novella=== | + | ===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance]]=== |
− | :Winner: ''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]] | + | ''':Winner: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]''' |
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Ghost Of You]]'' - [[Kelly Moran]] | ||
+ | : ''[[A Highlander's Passion]]'' - [[Vonnie Davis]] | ||
+ | : ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]] | ||
+ | : ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Romance Novella]]=== | ||
+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'' - [[Beth K. Vogt]] | ||
: "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] | : "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] | ||
+ | : ''[[The Other Side Of The World]]'' - [[Suzanne Whitfield Vince]] | ||
: ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]] | : ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]] | ||
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+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Alec's Royal Assignment]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Broken Honor]]'' - [[Tonya Burrows]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Falling For Her]]'' - [[Sandra Owens]] | ||
+ | : ''[[The Wrong Husband]]'' - [[Nancy Brophy]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]=== | ||
+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[Carry Her Heart]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Hidden Witness]]'' - [[Beverly Long]] | ||
+ | : ''[[One Night Before Christmas]]'' - [[Susan Carlisle]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Ravensdale's Defiant Captive]]'' - [[Melanie Milburne]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]=== | ||
+ | :'''Winner: ''[[Dangerous Tidings]]'' - [[Dana Mentink]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | : ''[[The Doctor's Second Chance]]'' - [[Missy Tippens]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Person Of Interest]]'' - [[Debby Giusti]] | ||
+ | : ''[[Safe In The Fireman's Arms]]'' - [[Tina Radcliffe]] | ||
+ | : ''[[When Love Leads You Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]] & [[Jami Crumpton]] |
Latest revision as of 01:33, 23 October 2024
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 Extra Spicy/Erotica Romance
- 4 Historical Romance
- 5 Long Contemporary Romance
- 6 Long Inspirational Romance
- 7 Mainstream/Single Title Romance
- 8 Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- 9 Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance
- 10 Romance Novella
- 11 Romantic Suspense
- 12 Short Contemporary Romance
- 13 Short Inspirational Romance
Best First Book
- Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
- Finalists:
- The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
- A Man Of Character - Margaret Locke
- No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster
- Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
Best Book by a Virginia Author
- Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
- Finalists:
- Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
- Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig
- A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
- No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
Extra Spicy/Erotica Romance
- Winner: Full Contact - Sarah Castille
- Finalists:
- Closer And Closer - Jenna Barton
- Eternal Band - Sami Lee
- A Love We Deserve - Betsy Anne
- Suspended Game - Roz Lee
Historical Romance
- Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
- Finalists:
- Earls Just Want To Have Fun - Shana Galen
- Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig
- No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster
- Possession Of A Highlander - Madeline Martin
Long Contemporary Romance
- Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
- Finalists:
- It Had To Be Love - Tamra Baumann
- Let Me Love You Again - Anna DeStefano
- Ransom Canyon - Jodi Thomas
- Secret Garden - Cathryn Parry
Long Inspirational Romance
- Winner: Falling Like Snowflakes - Denise Hunter
- Finalists:
- Another Way Home - Deborah Raney
- Red Is For Rookei - Anne Greene
- Two Roads Home - Deborah Raney
- A Worthy Pursuit - Karen Witemeyer
Mainstream/Single Title Romance
- Winner: This Heart Of Mine - Brenda Novak
- Finalists:
- 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
- Finalists:
- How To Fall - Rebecca Brooks
- Ice Magic, Fire Magic - Shauna Roberts
- No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
- The Perfect Son - Barbara Claypole White
Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance
:Winner: Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
- Finalists:
- Ghost Of You - Kelly Moran
- A Highlander's Passion - Vonnie Davis
- The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
- A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
Romance Novella
- Winner: Her Immortal Viking - Adele Downs
- Finalists:
- Can't Buy Me Love - Beth K. Vogt
- "Just A Fling" in New Year's Resolution Romance! - Tanya Michaels
- The Other Side Of The World - Suzanne Whitfield Vince
- The Secret Of Obedience - Liv Rancourt
Romantic Suspense
- Winner: Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
- Finalists:
- Alec's Royal Assignment - Amelia Autin
- Broken Honor - Tonya Burrows
- Falling For Her - Sandra Owens
- The Wrong Husband - Nancy Brophy
Short Contemporary Romance
- Winner: Three Nights Before Christmas - Kat Latham
- Finalists:
- Carry Her Heart - Holly Jacobs
- Hidden Witness - Beverly Long
- One Night Before Christmas - Susan Carlisle
- Ravensdale's Defiant Captive - Melanie Milburne
Short Inspirational Romance
- Winner: Dangerous Tidings - Dana Mentink
- Finalists: