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2008 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
 
2008 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
  
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===[[Best First Book]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Lord Of The Fading Lands]]'' - [[C.L. Wilson]]'''
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* Finalists:
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: ''[[The Education Of Mrs. Brimley]]'' - [[Donna MacMeans]]
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: ''[[First, There Is A River]]'' - [[Kathy Steffen]]
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: ''[[Highlander Untamed]]'' - [[Monica McCarty]]
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: ''[[Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband]]'' - [[Melissa Mayhue]]
  
'''Short Contemporary'''
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===[[Extra Spicy Romance]]===
:''[[His Brother's Gift]]'' - [[Mary J. Forbes]]
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'''Winner: ''[[The Fortune Hunter]]'' - [[Jasmine Haynes]]'''
* ''[[Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee|Georgia On His Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]]
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* Finalists:
* ''[[The Forbidden Brother]]'' - [[Barbara McMahon]]
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: ''[[Double Dating With The Dead]]'' - [[Karen Kelley]]
* ''[[The CEO's Scandalous Affair]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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: ''[[Nicholas: The Lords Of Satyr]]'' - [[Elizabeth Amber]]
* ''[[Once A Cowboy - Linda Warren|Once A Cowboy]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
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: ''[[Swing]] - [[Opal Carew]]
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: ''[[Twin Fantasies]]'' - [[Opal Carew]]
  
'''Long Contemporary'''
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===[[Historical Romance]]===
''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]
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'''Winner: ''[[The Accidental Mistress]]'' - [[Tracy Anne Warren]]'''
** ''[[Houseful Of Strangers]]'' - [[Linda Barrett]]  
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* Finalists:
** ''[[Shadow Hunter]]'' - [[Linda Conrad]]
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: ''[[The Sense Of Honor]]'' - [[Ashley Kath-Bilsky]]
** ''[[The Rancher Needs A Wife - Terry McLaughlin|The Rancher Needs A Wife]]'' - [[Terry McLaughlin]]
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: ''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
** ''[[Adopted Son]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
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: ''[[Touch Of Texas - Tracy Garrett|Touch Of Texas]]'' - [[Tracy Garrett]]
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: ''[[What A Lady Wants]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]]
  
'''Historical'''
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
''[[The Accidental Mistress]]'' - [[Tracy Anne Warren]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]'''
** ''[[What A Lady Wants]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]]
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* Finalists:
** ''[[Touch Of Texas - Tracy Garrett|Touch Of Texas]]'' - [[Tracy Garrett]]
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: ''[[Adopted Son]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
** ''[[The Sense Of Honor]]'' - [[Ashley Kath-Bilsky]]
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: ''[[Houseful Of Strangers]]'' - [[Linda Barrett]]
** ''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
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: ''[[The Rancher Needs A Wife - Terry McLaughlin|The Rancher Needs A Wife]]'' - [[Terry McLaughlin]]  
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: ''[[Shadow Hunter]]'' - [[Linda Conrad]]
  
'''Romantic Comedy'''
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
*'[[The Rules Of Gentility]]'' - [[Janet Mullany]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Surrender Bay]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]'''
** ''[[Dream A Little Dream - Debra Clopton|Dream A Little Dream]]'' - [[Debra Clopton]]
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* Finalists:
** ''[[The Quest For The Holy Veil]]'' - [[Kimberly Llewellyn]] / ''[[Hocus Pocus]]'' - [[Teresa Roblin]] / ''[[There Goes The Bride - Lori Wilde|There Goes The Bride]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]]
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: ''[[The Oak Leaves]]'' - [[Maureen Lang]]
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: ''[[Remember To Forget]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
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: ''[[Remembered]]'' - [[Tamera Alexander]]
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: ''[[Wedding Bell Blues]]'' - [[Linda Windsor]]
  
'''Short Inspirational'''
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===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
''Winner:'' ''[[From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon|From This Day Forward]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Tempting - Susan Mallery|Tempting]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Cradle Of Secrets]]'' - [[Lisa Mondello]] / ''[[Mom In The Middle]]'' - [[Mae Nunn]] / ''[[A Christmas To Die For]]'' - [[Marta Perry]] / ''[[Caught Redhanded]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]
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* Finalists:
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: ''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kathryn Shay]]
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: ''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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: ''[[Necessary Arrangements]]'' - [[Tanya Michna]]
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: ''[[Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess]]'' - [[Gemma Bruce]]
  
'''Long Inspirational'''
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===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance]]===
''Winner:'' ''[[Surrender Bay]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Highland Guardian]]'' - [[Melissa Mayhue]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Remembered]]'' - [[Tamera Alexander]] / ''[[The Oak Leaves]]'' - [[Maureen Lang]] / ''[[Remember To Forget]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] / ''[[Wedding Bell Blues]]'' - [[Linda Windsor]]
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* Finalists:
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: ''[[In The Midnight Hour]]'' - [[Patti O'Shea]]
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: ''[[Lord Of The Fading Lands]]'' - [[C.L. Wilson]]
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: ''[[Midnight Lover]]'' - [[Rosemary Laurey]]
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: ''[[Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany|Something Wicked]]'' - [[Catherine Mulvany]]
  
'''Mainstream/Single Title'''
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===[[Romantic Comedy]]===
''Winner:'' ''[[Tempting - Susan Mallery|Tempting]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]
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'''Winner: ''[[The Rules Of Gentility]]'' - [[Janet Mullany]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess]]'' - [[Gemma Bruce]]
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* Finalists:
** ''[[Necessary Arrangements]]'' - [[Tanya Michna]]
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: ''[[Dream A Little Dream - Debra Clopton|Dream A Little Dream]]'' - [[Debra Clopton]]
** ''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kathryn Shay]]
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: ''[[Hocus Pocus]]'' - [[Teresa Roblin]]
** ''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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: ''[[The Quest For The Holy Veil]]'' - [[Kimberly Llewellyn]]
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: ''[[There Goes The Bride - Lori Wilde|There Goes The Bride]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]]
  
'''Romantic Suspense'''
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Die For Me]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Die For Me]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Overkill]]'' - [[Linda Castillo]] / ''[[Dead Giveaway]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]] / ''[[The Spy Wore Silk]]'' - [[Andrea Pickens]] /
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* Finalists:
''[[Arousing Suspicions]]'' - [[Marianne Stillings]]
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: ''[[Arousing Suspicions]]'' - [[Marianne Stillings]]
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: ''[[Dead Giveaway]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
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: ''[[Overkill]]'' - [[Linda Castillo]]
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: ''[[The Spy Wore Silk]]'' - [[Andrea Pickens]]
  
'''Extra Spicy Romance'''
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[The Fortune Hunter]]'' - [[Jasmine Haynes]]
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'''Winner: ''[[His Brother's Gift]]'' - [[Mary J. Forbes]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Nicholas: The Lords Of Satyr]]'' - [[Elizabeth Amber]] / [[Swing]] - [[Opal Carew]] / ''[[Twin Fantasies]]'' - [[Opal Carew]] / ''[[Double Dating With The Dead]]'' - [[Karen Kelley]]
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* Finalists:
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: ''[[The CEO's Scandalous Affair]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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: ''[[The Forbidden Brother]]'' - [[Barbara McMahon]]
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: ''[[Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee|Georgia On His Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]]
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: ''[[Once A Cowboy - Linda Warren|Once A Cowboy]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
  
'''Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic'''
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Highland Guardian]]'' - [[Melissa Mayhue]]
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'''Winner: ''[[From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon|From This Day Forward]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Midnight Lover]]'' - [[Rosemary Laurey]] / ''[[Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany|Something Wicked]]'' - [[Catherine Mulvany]] / ''[[In The Midnight Hour]]'' - [[Patti O'Shea]] / ''[[Lord Of The Fading Lands]]'' - [[C.L. Wilson]]
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* Finalists:
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: ''[[Caught Redhanded]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]
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: ''[[A Christmas To Die For]]'' - [[Marta Perry]]
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: ''[[Cradle Of Secrets]]'' - [[Lisa Mondello]]
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: ''[[Mom In The Middle]]'' - [[Mae Nunn]]
  
'''Southern Theme'''
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===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee|Georgia On His Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]] / ''[[A Treasure Of The Heart]]'' - [[Valerie Hansen]] / ''[[No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross|No Safe Place]]'' - [[JoAnn Ross]] / ''[[Southern Seduction]]'' - [[Alexandria Scott]]
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* Finalists:
 
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: ''[[Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee|Georgia On His Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]]
'''Best First Book'''
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: ''[[No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross|No Safe Place]]'' - [[JoAnn Ross]]
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Lord Of The Fading Lands]]'' - [[C.L. Wilson]]
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: ''[[A Treasure Of The Heart]]'' - [[Valerie Hansen]]
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[The Education Of Mrs. Brimley]]'' - [[Donna MacMeans]] / [[Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband]] - [[Melissa Mayhue]] / [[Highlander Untamed]] - [[Monica McCarty]] - ''[[First, There Is A River]]'' - [[Kathy Steffen]]
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: ''[[Southern Seduction]]'' - [[Alexandria Scott]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 25 October 2024

2008 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson

  • Finalists:
The Education Of Mrs. Brimley - Donna MacMeans
First, There Is A River - Kathy Steffen
Highlander Untamed - Monica McCarty
Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband - Melissa Mayhue

Extra Spicy Romance

Winner: The Fortune Hunter - Jasmine Haynes

  • Finalists:
Double Dating With The Dead - Karen Kelley
Nicholas: The Lords Of Satyr - Elizabeth Amber
Swing - Opal Carew
Twin Fantasies - Opal Carew

Historical Romance

Winner: The Accidental Mistress - Tracy Anne Warren

  • Finalists:
The Sense Of Honor - Ashley Kath-Bilsky
Surrender To A Scoundrel - Julianne MacLean
Touch Of Texas - Tracy Garrett
What A Lady Wants - Victoria Alexander

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Treasure - Helen Brenna

  • Finalists:
Adopted Son - Linda Warren
Houseful Of Strangers - Linda Barrett
The Rancher Needs A Wife - Terry McLaughlin
Shadow Hunter - Linda Conrad

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Surrender Bay - Denise Hunter

  • Finalists:
The Oak Leaves - Maureen Lang
Remember To Forget - Deborah Raney
Remembered - Tamera Alexander
Wedding Bell Blues - Linda Windsor

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Tempting - Susan Mallery

  • Finalists:
Close To You - Kathryn Shay
Learning To Breathe - Karen White
Necessary Arrangements - Tanya Michna
Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess - Gemma Bruce

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance

Winner: Highland Guardian - Melissa Mayhue

  • Finalists:
In The Midnight Hour - Patti O'Shea
Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson
Midnight Lover - Rosemary Laurey
Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany

Romantic Comedy

Winner: The Rules Of Gentility - Janet Mullany

  • Finalists:
Dream A Little Dream - Debra Clopton
Hocus Pocus - Teresa Roblin
The Quest For The Holy Veil - Kimberly Llewellyn
There Goes The Bride - Lori Wilde

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Die For Me - Karen Rose

  • Finalists:
Arousing Suspicions - Marianne Stillings
Dead Giveaway - Brenda Novak
Overkill - Linda Castillo
The Spy Wore Silk - Andrea Pickens

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: His Brother's Gift - Mary J. Forbes

  • Finalists:
The CEO's Scandalous Affair - Roxanne St. Claire
The Forbidden Brother - Barbara McMahon
Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee
Once A Cowboy - Linda Warren

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon

  • Finalists:
Caught Redhanded - Gayle Roper
A Christmas To Die For - Marta Perry
Cradle Of Secrets - Lisa Mondello
Mom In The Middle - Mae Nunn

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Learning To Breathe - Karen White

  • Finalists:
Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee
No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross
A Treasure Of The Heart - Valerie Hansen
Southern Seduction - Alexandria Scott