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: ''[[Rancher Next Door]]'' – [[Marie Johnston]]
 
: ''[[Rancher Next Door]]'' – [[Marie Johnston]]
 
: ''[[A Dog Called Valentine]]'' – [[Roxanne Snopek]]
 
: ''[[A Dog Called Valentine]]'' – [[Roxanne Snopek]]
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: ''[[Love at the Shore]]'' – [[Teri Wilson]]
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: ''[[Love At The Shore]]'' – [[Teri Wilson]]
  
 
===Long Contemporary===
 
===Long Contemporary===
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: ''[[It’s Not PMS, It’s You]]'' – [[Rich Amooi]]
 
: ''[[It’s Not PMS, It’s You]]'' – [[Rich Amooi]]
 
: ''[[The Secret Ingredient]]'' – [[Kilby Blades]]
 
: ''[[The Secret Ingredient]]'' – [[Kilby Blades]]
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: ''[[Can’t Stop the Feeling]]'' – [[Janet Elizabeth Henderson]]
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: ''[[Can’t Stop The Feeling]]'' – [[Janet Elizabeth Henderson]]
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: ''[[Cowboy to the Core]]'' – [[Maisey Yates]]
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: ''[[Cowboy To The Core]]'' – [[Maisey Yates]]
  
 
===Extra Spicy/Erotic===
 
===Extra Spicy/Erotic===
 
''[[Royally Bitten]]'' - [[Lexi C. Foss]]
 
''[[Royally Bitten]]'' - [[Lexi C. Foss]]
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: ''[[Work for It]]'' – [[Ashley Bostock]]
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: ''[[Work For It]]'' – [[Ashley Bostock]]
 
: ''[[Cabin 1 (Steele Shadows Security)]]'' – [[Amanda McKinney]]
 
: ''[[Cabin 1 (Steele Shadows Security)]]'' – [[Amanda McKinney]]
 
: ''[[Learn My Lesson]]'' – [[Katee Robert]]
 
: ''[[Learn My Lesson]]'' – [[Katee Robert]]
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===Historical===
 
===Historical===
 
:Winner: ''[[The Work Of Art]]'' - [[Mimi Matthews]]
 
:Winner: ''[[The Work Of Art]]'' - [[Mimi Matthews]]
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: ''[[A Rogue to Remember]]'' – [[Chasity Bowlin]]
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: ''[[A Rogue To Remember]]'' – [[Chasity Bowlin]]
 
: ''[[Healing Hearts]]'' – [[Sarah M. Eden]]
 
: ''[[Healing Hearts]]'' – [[Sarah M. Eden]]
 
: ''[[Rogue Most Wanted]]'' – [[Janna MacGregor]]
 
: ''[[Rogue Most Wanted]]'' – [[Janna MacGregor]]
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: ''[[Reckless in Red]]'' – [[Rachael Miles]]
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: ''[[Reckless In Red]]'' – [[Rachael Miles]]
  
 
===Short Inspirational===
 
===Short Inspirational===
 
:Winner: ''[[Her Colorado Cowboy]]'' - [[Mindy Oberhaus]]
 
:Winner: ''[[Her Colorado Cowboy]]'' - [[Mindy Oberhaus]]
 
: ''[[Hallowed Ground]]'' – [[Mary Alford]]
 
: ''[[Hallowed Ground]]'' – [[Mary Alford]]
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: ''[[A Rancher to Trust]]'' – [[Laurel Blount]]
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: ''[[A Rancher To Trust]]'' – [[Laurel Blount]]
 
: ''[[Remembering Daisy]]'' – [[Dana R. Lynn]]
 
: ''[[Remembering Daisy]]'' – [[Dana R. Lynn]]
 
: ''[[Fatal Flashback]]'' – [[Kellie VanHorn]]
 
: ''[[Fatal Flashback]]'' – [[Kellie VanHorn]]
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:Winner: ''[[The Express Bride]]'' - [[Kimberley Woodhouse]]
 
:Winner: ''[[The Express Bride]]'' - [[Kimberley Woodhouse]]
 
: ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
 
: ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
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: ''[[Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe]]'' – [[Carla Laureano]]
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: ''[[Brunch At Bittersweet Cafe]]'' – [[Carla Laureano]]
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: ''[[Now and Then and Always]]'' – [[Melissa Tagg]]
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: ''[[Now And Then And Always]]'' – [[Melissa Tagg]]
 
: ''[[More Than Words Can Say]]'' – [[Karen Witemeyer]]
 
: ''[[More Than Words Can Say]]'' – [[Karen Witemeyer]]
  
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: ''[[Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy]]'' – [[Caitlin Crews]]
 
: ''[[Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy]]'' – [[Caitlin Crews]]
 
: ''[[Low Country Christmas]]'' – [[Lee Tobin McClain]]
 
: ''[[Low Country Christmas]]'' – [[Lee Tobin McClain]]
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: ''[[Dating By the Book]]'' – [[Mary Ann Marlowe]]
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: ''[[Dating By The Book]]'' – [[Mary Ann Marlowe]]
 
: ''[[The Christmas Dare]]'' – [[Lori Wilde]]
 
: ''[[The Christmas Dare]]'' – [[Lori Wilde]]
  
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:Winner: ''[[Earl Of Darby]]'' - [[Aubrey Wynne]]
 
:Winner: ''[[Earl Of Darby]]'' - [[Aubrey Wynne]]
 
: ''[[A Winter Knight]]'' – [[Barbara Bettis]]
 
: ''[[A Winter Knight]]'' – [[Barbara Bettis]]
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: ''[[Meant to Be]]'' – [[Alison Bliss]]
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: ''[[Meant To Be]]'' – [[Alison Bliss]]
 
: ''[[Caitlyn’s Christmas Wish]]'' – [[Sandra Owens]]
 
: ''[[Caitlyn’s Christmas Wish]]'' – [[Sandra Owens]]
 
: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
 
: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
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: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
 
: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
 
: ''[[Fatal Flashback]]'' – [[Kellie VanHorn]]
 
: ''[[Fatal Flashback]]'' – [[Kellie VanHorn]]
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: ''[[In the Shadow of Croft Towers]]'' – [[Abigail Wilson]]
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: ''[[In The Shadow Of Croft Towers]]'' – [[Abigail Wilson]]
  
 
===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
 
===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
 
:Winner: ''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
 
:Winner: ''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
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: ''[[A Ghost of a Chance - Katie Baldwin]]'' – [[Katie Baldwin]]
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: ''[[A Ghost Of A Chance - Katie Baldwin]]'' – [[Katie Baldwin]]
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: ''[[Callie’s Second Chance for Love]]'' – [[Allie Kincaid]]
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: ''[[Callie’s Second Chance For Love]]'' – [[Allie Kincaid]]
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: ''[[Nothing to Fear]]'' – [[Juno Rushdan]]
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: ''[[Nothing To Fear]]'' – [[Juno Rushdan]]
 
: ''[[All That I Dread]]'' – [[Linda J. White]]
 
: ''[[All That I Dread]]'' – [[Linda J. White]]

Revision as of 18:13, 21 December 2021

2020 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award


Short Contemporary

Winner: The Colonel's Texas Promise - Caro Carson
A Christmas Rendezvous - Karen Booth
Rancher Next Door – Marie Johnston
A Dog Called Valentine – Roxanne Snopek
Love At The Shore – Teri Wilson

Long Contemporary

Winner: Drove All Night - Sarah Hegger
It’s Not PMS, It’s You – Rich Amooi
The Secret Ingredient – Kilby Blades
Can’t Stop The Feeling – Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Cowboy To The Core – Maisey Yates

Extra Spicy/Erotic

Royally Bitten - Lexi C. Foss

Work For It – Ashley Bostock
Cabin 1 (Steele Shadows Security) – Amanda McKinney
Learn My Lesson – Katee Robert
Jake: Southern Crime Family – Carla Swafford

Historical

Winner: The Work Of Art - Mimi Matthews
A Rogue To Remember – Chasity Bowlin
Healing Hearts – Sarah M. Eden
Rogue Most Wanted – Janna MacGregor
Reckless In Red – Rachael Miles

Short Inspirational

Winner: Her Colorado Cowboy - Mindy Oberhaus
Hallowed Ground – Mary Alford
A Rancher To Trust – Laurel Blount
Remembering Daisy – Dana R. Lynn
Fatal Flashback – Kellie VanHorn

Long Inspirational

Winner: The Express Bride - Kimberley Woodhouse
Driftwood Bay – Irene Hannon
Brunch At Bittersweet Cafe – Carla Laureano
Now And Then And Always – Melissa Tagg
More Than Words Can Say – Karen Witemeyer

Mainstream/Single Title

Winner: One Year Home - Marie Force
Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy – Caitlin Crews
Low Country Christmas – Lee Tobin McClain
Dating By The Book – Mary Ann Marlowe
The Christmas Dare – Lori Wilde

Novel with Romantic Elements

Winner: Only One Life - Ashley Farley
The Family Journal – Carolyn Brown
Lacewood – Jessica James
A Fire Sparkling – Julianne MacLean
The Military Wife – Laura Trentham

Novella

Winner: Earl Of Darby - Aubrey Wynne
A Winter Knight – Barbara Bettis
Meant To Be – Alison Bliss
Caitlyn’s Christmas Wish – Sandra Owens
Jesse’s Girl – Tara September

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

Winner: Vermilion Lies - L.D. Rose
Red Awakening – Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Jungle Salvation, The Jaguar Queens Book II – M.A. Jewell
Wrecking Christmas – Liza Jonathan
Eden’s Voice – Catherine Stein

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Covert Vengeance - Kaylea Cross
Cold & Deadly – Toni Anderson
Sniper’s Pride – Megan Crane
Hollywood – Zoe Dawson
Securing Piper – Susan Stoker

Best First Book

Winner: Wrecking Christmas - Liza Jonathan
Fae Touched – Lisa Rae Roman
Jesse’s Girl – Tara September
Fatal Flashback – Kellie VanHorn
In The Shadow Of Croft Towers – Abigail Wilson

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: Only One Life - Ashley Farley
A Ghost Of A Chance - Katie Baldwin – Katie Baldwin
Callie’s Second Chance For Love – Allie Kincaid
Nothing To Fear – Juno Rushdan
All That I Dread – Linda J. White