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===[[Best First Book]]===
 
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'''Winner: ''[[Chances]]'' - [[Pamela Nowak]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Her One Desire]]'' - [[Kimberly Killion]]
 
:''[[Her One Desire]]'' - [[Kimberly Killion]]
 
:''[[The Legacy]]'' - [[T.J. Bennett]]
 
:''[[The Legacy]]'' - [[T.J. Bennett]]
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:''[[A Passion Most Pure]]'' - [[Julie Lessman]]
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:''[[Romeo, Romeo]]'' - [[Robin Kaye]]
  
 
===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
 
===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
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'''Winner:
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'''Winner: ''[[Blame It On The Moon]]'' - [[Shara Lanel]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Blush]]'' - [[Opal Carew]]
 
:''[[Blush]]'' - [[Opal Carew]]
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:''[[A Knight Well Spent]]'' - [[Jackie Ivie]]
 
:''[[A Knight Well Spent]]'' - [[Jackie Ivie]]
 
:''[[The Mistress Diaries]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
 
:''[[The Mistress Diaries]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
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:''[[Passion And Pleasure In London]]'' - [[Melody Thomas]]
 
 
:''[[To Taste Temptation]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
 
:''[[To Taste Temptation]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
  
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
 
===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Wagered Heart]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Deep In The Heart Of Trouble]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
 
:''[[Deep In The Heart Of Trouble]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
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===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
 
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'''Winner: ''[[Sweet Spot]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Between The Sheets]]'' - [[Robin Wells]]
 
:''[[Between The Sheets]]'' - [[Robin Wells]]
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===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance]]===
 
===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance]]===
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'''Winner:  
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'''Winner: ''[[Wicked Game]]'' - [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Heart Fate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]
 
:''[[Heart Fate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
 
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'''Winner: ''[[Stop Me]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Night Secrets]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
 
:''[[Night Secrets]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
 
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'''Winner: ''[[Family Ever After]]'' - [[Margaret Daley]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Almost Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]]
 
:''[[Almost Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]]
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===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
 
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'''Winner: ''[[The Memory Of Water]]'' - [[Karen White]]
 
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:''[[The House On Tradd Street]]'' - [[Karen White]]
 
:''[[The House On Tradd Street]]'' - [[Karen White]]

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
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