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2011 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
 
2011 Winners and Awards of Merit of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[HOLT Medallion Award]]
  
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===[[Best Book by a Virginia Author]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[True Vision]]'' - [[Joyce Lamb]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]
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:"Hearts Untamed" in ''[[Bitten By Cupid]]'' - [[Pamela Palmer]]
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:''[[The Perfect Blenc]]'' - [[Trish Perry]]
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:''[[Rapture Untamed]]'' - [[Pamela Palmer]]
  
===Short Contemporary===
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===[[Best First Book]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Higland Blessings]]'' - [[Jennifer Hudson Taylor]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Healer's Apprentice]]'' - [[Melanie Dickerson]]
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:''[[A Little Death In Dixie]]'' - [[Lisa Turner]]
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:''[[Midnight Caller]]'' - [[Diane Burke]]
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:''[[Winter's End]]'' - [[Ruth Logan Herne]]
  
===Long Contemporary===
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===[[Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Pleasure's Edge]]'' - [[Eve Berlin]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Between The Sheets]]'' - [[P.J. Mellor]]
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:''[[Deep, Dark Delicious]]'' - [[Tina Donahue]]
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:''[[Falke's Peak]]'' - [[Madison Layne]], [[Anne Leigh Keaton]]
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:''[[Pleasure Bound]]'' - [[Opal Carew]]
  
===Historical===
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===[[Historical Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[At The Duke's Pleasuer]]'' - [[Tracy Anne Warren]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Christmas Knight]]'' - [[Michele Sinclair]]
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:''[[Tempting A Proper Lady]]'' - [[Debra Mullins]]
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:''[[Too Rich For A Bride]]'' - [[Mona Hodgson]]
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:''[[The Truth About Lord Stoneville]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
  
===Romantic Comedy===
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]==
''[[
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'''Winner: ''[[Skylar's Outlaw]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[Can't Stand The Heat?]]'' - [[Margaret Watson]]
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:''[[Homecoming Day]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
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:''[[She's The One]]'' - [[Kay Stockham]]
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:''[[An Unlikely Setup]]'' - [[Margaret Watson]]
  
===Short Inspirational===
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
''[[
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'''Winner: ''[[Whisper On The Wind]]'' - [[Maureen Lang]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[Almost Forever]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
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:''[[Deliver Us From Evil]]'' - [[Robin Caroll]]
: ''[[
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:''[[Highland Blessings]]'' - [[Jennifer HUdson Taylor]]
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:''[[Maid To Match]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
  
===Long Inspirational===
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===[[Mainstream/Single Title Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' - [[Deborah Grace Staley]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[In Shelter Cove]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]]
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:''[[Remember Me]]'' - [[Laura Moore]]
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:''[[Something About You]]'' - [[Julie James]]
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:''[[The True Love Quilting Club]]'' - [[Lori Wilde]]
  
===Mainstream/Single Title===
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===[[Novel with Strong Romantic Elements]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Sleep No More]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[Frank, Incense And Muriel]]'' - [[Anne K. Albert]]
: ''[[
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:''[[Magnolia Wednesdays]]'' - [[Wendy Wax]]
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:''[[On Folly Beach]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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:''[[She's Gone Country]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
  
===Romantic Suspense===
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===[[Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Enemy Lover]]'' - [[Karin Harlow]]
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[A Tale Of Two Demon Slayers]]'' - [[Angie Fox]]
: ''[[
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:''[[Tastes Of Love & Evil]]'' - [[Barbara Monajem]]
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:''[[The Vampire And The Virgin]]'' - [[Kerrelyn Sparks]]
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:''[[When Wicked Craves]]'' - [[J.K. Beck]]
  
===Extra Spicy Romance===
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===[[Romance Novella]]===
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'''Winner: "Hot Arctic Nights" in ''[[Wicked Wonderland]]'' - [[Janice Maynard]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:"Between Lovers" in ''[[Sexy Beast 9]]'' - [[Crystal Jordan]]
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:"Dangerous Admirer" in ''[[My Deadly Valentine]]'' - [[Valerie Hansen]]
: ''[[
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:"Saving Brie" in ''[[Twice The Temptation]]'' - [[Cara Summers]]
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:"Tomorrow's Destiny" in ''[[A Harlequin Christmas Carol]]'' - [[Hope Tarr]]
  
===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic===
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
''[[
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'''Winner: ''[[Broken Angels]]'' - [[Anne Hope]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[Cavanaugh Reunion]]'' - [[Marie Ferrarella]]
: ''[[
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:''[[Cold Sight]]'' - [[Leslie Parrish]]
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:''[[Killer Heat]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
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:''[[True Vision]]'' - [[Joyce Lamb]]
  
===Southern Theme===
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[What Happens In Vegas...]]'' - [[Kimberly Lang]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[Inheriting His Secret Christmas Baby]]'' - [[Heidi Betts]]
: ''[[
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:''[[The Librarian's Secret Scandal]]'' - [[Jennifer Morey]]
: ''[[
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:''[[The Secret Chiild & The Cowboy]]'' - [[Janice Maynard]]
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:''[[A Silverhill Christmas]]'' - [[Carol Ericson]]
  
===Best First Book===
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
''[[
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'''Winner: ''[[Grace]]'' - [[Shelley Shepard Gray]]'''
: ''[[
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* Finalists:
: ''[[
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:''[[A Convenient Wife]]'' - [[Anna Schmidt]]
: ''[[
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:''[[A Daughter's Legacy]]'' - [[Virginia Smith]]
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:''[[The Heart's Song]]'' - [[Winnie Griggs]]
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:''[[Spring's Renewal]]'' - [[Shelley Shepard Gray]]

Revision as of 02:47, 21 October 2024

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: Higland 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