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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]] | ||
− | + | ===[[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]]=== | ===[[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]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[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]]=== | ===[[Romantic Comedy]]=== | ||
'''Winner: ''[[Romeo, Romeo]]'' - [[Robin Kaye]]''' | '''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]]=== | ===[[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]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[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]] |
Latest revision as of 11:28, 25 October 2024
2009 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award
Contents
- 1 Best First Book
- 2 Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance
- 3 Historical Romance
- 4 Long Contemporary Romance
- 5 Long Inspirational Romance
- 6 Mainstream/Single Title Romance
- 7 Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance
- 8 Romantic Comedy
- 9 Romantic Suspense
- 10 Short Contemporary Romance
- 11 Short Inspirational Romance
- 12 Southern Theme Romance
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: