2011 HOLT Medallion Winners

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