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2009 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
 
2009 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: ''[[Chances]]'' - [[Pamela Nowak]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Her One Desire]]'' - [[Kimberly Killion]]
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:''[[The Legacy]]'' - [[T.J. Bennett]]
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:''[[A Passion Most Pure]]'' - [[Julie Lessman]]
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:''[[Romeo, Romeo]]'' - [[Robin Kaye]]
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===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Blame It On The Moon]]'' - [[Shara Lanel]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Blush]]'' - [[Opal Carew]]
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:''[[Lyon]]'' - [[Elizabeth Amber]]
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:''[[Seven Nights Of Sin]]'' - [[Lacey Alexander]]
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:''[[Sex, Straight Up]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Reilly]]
  
 
===[[Historical Romance]]===
 
===[[Historical Romance]]===
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:''[[Same Time Next Summer]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
 
:''[[Same Time Next Summer]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
 
:''[[Texas Bluff]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
 
:''[[Texas Bluff]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Wagered Heart]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Deep In The Heart Of Trouble]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
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:''[[Fatal Deduction]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]
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:''[[A Passion Most Pure]]'' - [[Julie Lessman]]
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:''[[Sweetwater Gap]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]
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===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Sweet Spot]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Between The Sheets]]'' - [[Robin Wells]]
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:''[[Hot]]'' - [[Julia Harper]]
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:''[[Letters To A Secret Lover]]'' - [[Toni Blake]]
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:''[[Taking The Heat]]'' - [[Kathryn Shay]]
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===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Wicked Game]]'' - [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Heart Fate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]
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:''[[Like A Charm]]'' - [[Candace Havens]]
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:''[[Queen Of Dragons]] - [[Shana Abe]]
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:''[[Red Fire]]'' - [[Deidre Knight]]
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:''[[Wicked Game]]'' - [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]
  
 
===[[Romantic Comedy]]===
 
===[[Romantic Comedy]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Romeo, Romeo]]'' - [[Robin Kaye]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Romeo, Romeo]]'' - [[Robin Kaye]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Addicted To Love]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]]
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:''[[Divorced, Desperate And Dating]]'' - [[Christie Craig]]
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:''[[Simply The Best]]'' - [[Shirley Jump]]
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:''[[Weddings Can Be Murder]]'' - [[Christie Craig]]
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Stop Me]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Night Secrets]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
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:''[[Safe With A Stranger]]'' - [[Linda Conrad]]
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:''[[Trial By Fire]]'' - [[Jo Davis]]
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:''[[Victim]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
  
 
===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
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:''[[The Pilot's Woman]]'' - [[Ann Roth]]
 
:''[[The Pilot's Woman]]'' - [[Ann Roth]]
 
:''[[To Protect A Princess]]'' - [[Gail Barrett]]
 
:''[[To Protect A Princess]]'' - [[Gail Barrett]]
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Family Ever After]]'' - [[Margaret Daley]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Almost Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]]
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:''[[Broken Lullaby]]'' - [[Pamela Tracy]]
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:''[[Forsaken Canyon]]'' - [[Margaret Daley]]
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:''[[Nowhere To Run]]'' - [[Valerie Hansen]]
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===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[The Memory Of Water]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The House On Tradd Street]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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:''[[More Than A Memory]]'' - [[Roz Denny Fox]]
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:''[[Shades Of Gray]]'' - [[Jessica James]]
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:''[[Windswept]]'' - [[Ann Macela]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 25 October 2024

2009 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Chances - Pamela Nowak

  • Finalists:
Her One Desire - Kimberly Killion
The Legacy - T.J. Bennett
A Passion Most Pure - Julie Lessman
Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: Blame It On The Moon - Shara Lanel

  • Finalists:
Blush - Opal Carew
Lyon - Elizabeth Amber
Seven Nights Of Sin - Lacey Alexander
Sex, Straight Up - Kathleen O'Reilly

Historical Romance

Winner: Passion And Pleasure In London - Melody Thomas

  • Finalists:
Every Night I'm Yours - Christie Kelley
A Knight Well Spent - Jackie Ivie
The Mistress Diaries - Julianne MacLean
To Taste Temptation - Elizabeth Hoyt

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Return Of The Wild Son - Cynthia Thomason

  • Finalists:
Be My Babies - Kathryn Shay
A Place Called Home - Margaret Watson
Same Time Next Summer - Holly Jacobs
Texas Bluff - Linda Warren

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Wagered Heart - Robin Lee Hatcher

  • Finalists:
Deep In The Heart Of Trouble - Deeanne Gist
Fatal Deduction - Gayle Roper
A Passion Most Pure - Julie Lessman
Sweetwater Gap - Denise Hunter

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Sweet Spot - Susan Mallery

  • Finalists:
Between The Sheets - Robin Wells
Hot - Julia Harper
Letters To A Secret Lover - Toni Blake
Taking The Heat - Kathryn Shay

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance

Winner: Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready

  • Finalists:
Heart Fate - Robin D. Owens
Like A Charm - Candace Havens
Queen Of Dragons - Shana Abe
Red Fire - Deidre Knight
Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready

Romantic Comedy

Winner: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye

  • Finalists:
Addicted To Love - Lori Wilde
Divorced, Desperate And Dating - Christie Craig
Simply The Best - Shirley Jump
Weddings Can Be Murder - Christie Craig

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Stop Me - Brenda Novak

  • Finalists:
Night Secrets - Cherry Adair
Safe With A Stranger - Linda Conrad
Trial By Fire - Jo Davis
Victim - Gayle Wilson

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Come Toy With Me - Cara Summers

  • Finalists:
Once Smitten, Twice Shy - Lori Wilde
Once Upon A Christmas - Holly Jacobs
The Pilot's Woman - Ann Roth
To Protect A Princess - Gail Barrett

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Family Ever After - Margaret Daley

  • Finalists:
Almost Home - Carla Rossi
Broken Lullaby - Pamela Tracy
Forsaken Canyon - Margaret Daley
Nowhere To Run - Valerie Hansen

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: The Memory Of Water - Karen White

  • Finalists:
The House On Tradd Street - Karen White
More Than A Memory - Roz Denny Fox
Shades Of Gray - Jessica James
Windswept - Ann Macela