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2006 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
 
2006 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: ''[[What An Earl Wants]]'' - [[Shirley Jump]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Good Girls Don't]]'' - [[Kelley St. John]]
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:''[[Montana Secrets]]'' - [[Kay Stockham]]
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:''[[Seduction Of Sarah]]'' - [[Cynthia A. Clement]]
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:''[[Stay With Me]]'' - [[Beverly Long]]
  
'''Short Historical'''
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[One Golden Ring]]'' - [[Cheryl Bolen]]
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'''Winner: ''[[The Daughter He Never Knew]]'' - [[Linda Barrett]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:''  
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Forgotten Son: Count On A Cop]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
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:''[[A Little Secret Between Friends]]'' - [[C.J. Carmichael]]
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:''[[Somebody's Baby]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
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:''[[Sweetest Taboo]]'' - [[Yolanda Greggs]]
  
'''Regency'''
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===[[Long Historical Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Myretta Robens]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Challenge To Honor]]'' - [[Jennifer Blake]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:''  
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Redemption]]'' - [[Linda Broday]]
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:''[[Risk Everything]]'' - [[Sophia Johnson]]
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:''[[Texas Redemption]]'' - [[Linda Broday]]
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:''[[To Pleasure A Prince]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
  
'''Romantic Comedy'''
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
* ''Winner:''  
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'''Winner: ''[[Last Resort]]'' - [[Hannah Alexander]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[The Butterfly Garden]]'' - [[Annette Blair]] / ''[[There Is Something About Christmas]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Chloe]]'' - [[Lyn Cote]]
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:''[[Distant Echoes]]'' - [[Colleen Coble]]
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:''[[Hot Flashes And Cold Cream]]'' - [[Diann Hunt]]
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:''[[Joy For Mourning]]'' - [[Dorothy Clark]]
  
'''Short Inspirational'''
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===[[Mainstream/Single Title Romance]]===
* ''Winner:''  
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'''Winner: ''[[Blood Moon Over Britain]]'' - [[Morag McKendrick Pippil]]''''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Light In The Storm]]'' - [[Margaret Daley]]
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' - [[Candace Havens]]
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:''[[Falling For Gracie]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]
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:''[[Someone To Believe In]]'' - [[Kathryn Shay]]
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:''[[The Tiara Club]]'' - [[Beverly Brandt]]
  
'''Mainstream/Single Title'''
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===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance]]===
* ''Winner:'' ''[[Blood Moon Over Britain]]'' - [[Morag McKendrick Pippin]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Blood Lust]]'' - [[J.M. Jeffries]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:''  
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Dark Lover]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]]
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:''[[How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire]]'' - [[Kerrelyn Sparks]]
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:''[[Moon's Web]]'' - [[C.T. Adams]]
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:''[[The Smoke Thief]]'' - [[Shana Abe]]
  
'''Romantic Suspense'''
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===[[Regency Romance]]===
* ''Winner:''  
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'''Winner: ''[[Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Myretta Robens]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[The Captain's Castaway]]'' - [[Christine Scheel]]
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:''[[The Lady Is Mine]]'' - [[Judith Laik]]
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:''[[Mistaken Kiss]]'' - [[Kathleen Baldwin]]
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:''[[My Lady Gamester]]'' - [[Cara King]]
  
'''Southern Theme'''
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===[[Romantic Comedy]]===
* ''Winner:''  
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'''Winner: ''[[My Hero]]'' - [[Marianna Jameson]]'''
** ''Awards of Merit:'' ''[[The Color Of Light]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Crime And Engagement]]'' - [[Nikki Rivers]]
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:''[[Get Bunny Love]]'' - [[Kathleen Long]]
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:''[[Lip Lock]]'' - [[Susanna Carr]]
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:''[[There's Something About Christmas]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Blind Curve]]'' - [[Annie Solomon]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
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:''[[Killer Curves]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Laurel's Secrets]]'' - [[Shannon Greenland]]
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:''[[Wednesday's Child]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Warrior's Heart]]'' - [[Jackie Kramer]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Going All The Way]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:''[[Heart Of The Raven]]'' - [[Susan Crosby]]
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:''[[Secrets Of Paternity]]'' - [[Susan Crosby]]
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:''[[When The Earth Moves]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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===[[Short Historical Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[One Golden Ring]]'' - [[Cheryl Bolen]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Butterfly Garden]]'' - [[Annette Blair]]
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:''[[Love According To Lily]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
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:''[[Tempt Me At Midnight]]'' - [[Lauren Royal]]
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:''[[To Love A Thief]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]]
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Note Of Peril]]'' - [[Hannah Alexander]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]
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:''[[Light In The Storm]]'' - [[Margaret Daley]]
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:''[[Shadow Bones]]'' - [[Colleen Coble]]
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:''[[Unlikely Hero]]'' - [[Marta Perry]]
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===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Last Resort]]'' - [[Hannah Alexander]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Close To The Edge]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]]
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:''[[The Color Of Light]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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:''[[A Sweetbrook Family]]'' - [[Anna DeStefano]]
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:''[[The Tiara Club]]'' - [[Beverly Brandt]]
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===[[Spicy Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Passion]]'' - [[Lisa Valdez]]'''
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* Award Of Merit:
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:''[[The Favor]]'' - [[Cara Summers]]
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:''[[The Proposition]]'' - [[Cara Summers]]
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:''[[Undercover Lover]]'' - [[Caitlyn Willows]]
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:''[[Who Loves Ya, Baby?]]'' - [[Gemma Bruce]]
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===[[Traditional Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Once Upon A Princess]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]'''
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* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Impossibly Pregnant]]'' - [[Nicola Marsh]]
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:''[[Once Upon A Prince]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
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:''[[A Summer Sentence]]'' - [[Carolynn Carey]]
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:''[[Tis The Season]]'' - [[Kathryn Quick]]

Latest revision as of 11:54, 25 October 2024

2006 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: What An Earl Wants - Shirley Jump

  • Awards Of Merit:
Good Girls Don't - Kelley St. John
Montana Secrets - Kay Stockham
Seduction Of Sarah - Cynthia A. Clement
Stay With Me - Beverly Long

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Daughter He Never Knew - Linda Barrett

  • Awards Of Merit:
Forgotten Son: Count On A Cop - Linda Warren
A Little Secret Between Friends - C.J. Carmichael
Somebody's Baby - Tara Taylor Quinn
Sweetest Taboo - Yolanda Greggs

Long Historical Romance

Winner: Challenge To Honor - Jennifer Blake

  • Awards Of Merit:
Redemption - Linda Broday
Risk Everything - Sophia Johnson
Texas Redemption - Linda Broday
To Pleasure A Prince - Sabrina Jeffries

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Last Resort - Hannah Alexander

  • Awards Of Merit:
Chloe - Lyn Cote
Distant Echoes - Colleen Coble
Hot Flashes And Cold Cream - Diann Hunt
Joy For Mourning - Dorothy Clark

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Blood Moon Over Britain - Morag McKendrick Pippil'

  • Awards Of Merit:
Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens
Falling For Gracie - Susan Mallery
Someone To Believe In - Kathryn Shay
The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: Blood Lust - J.M. Jeffries

  • Awards Of Merit:
Dark Lover - J.R. Ward
How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
Moon's Web - C.T. Adams
The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe

Regency Romance

Winner: Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens

  • Awards Of Merit:
The Captain's Castaway - Christine Scheel
The Lady Is Mine - Judith Laik
Mistaken Kiss - Kathleen Baldwin
My Lady Gamester - Cara King

Romantic Comedy

Winner: My Hero - Marianna Jameson

  • Awards Of Merit:
Crime And Engagement - Nikki Rivers
Get Bunny Love - Kathleen Long
Lip Lock - Susanna Carr
There's Something About Christmas - Debbie Macomber

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Blind Curve - Annie Solomon

  • Awards Of Merit:
Close-Up - Virginia Kantra
Killer Curves - Roxanne St. Claire
Laurel's Secrets - Shannon Greenland
Wednesday's Child - Gayle Wilson

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Warrior's Heart - Jackie Kramer

  • Awards Of Merit:
Going All The Way - Tanya Michaels
Heart Of The Raven - Susan Crosby
Secrets Of Paternity - Susan Crosby
When The Earth Moves - Roxanne St. Claire

Short Historical Romance

Winner: One Golden Ring - Cheryl Bolen

  • Awards Of Merit:
Butterfly Garden - Annette Blair
Love According To Lily - Julianne MacLean
Tempt Me At Midnight - Lauren Royal
To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Note Of Peril - Hannah Alexander

  • Awards Of Merit:
Gift From The Heart - Irene Hannon
Light In The Storm - Margaret Daley
Shadow Bones - Colleen Coble
Unlikely Hero - Marta Perry

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Last Resort - Hannah Alexander

  • Awards Of Merit:
Close To The Edge - Kylie Brant
The Color Of Light - Karen White
A Sweetbrook Family - Anna DeStefano
The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Spicy Romance

Winner: Passion - Lisa Valdez

  • Award Of Merit:
The Favor - Cara Summers
The Proposition - Cara Summers
Undercover Lover - Caitlyn Willows
Who Loves Ya, Baby? - Gemma Bruce

Traditional Romance

Winner: Once Upon A Princess - Holly Jacobs

  • Awards Of Merit:
Impossibly Pregnant - Nicola Marsh
Once Upon A Prince - Holly Jacobs
A Summer Sentence - Carolynn Carey
Tis The Season - Kathryn Quick