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===Short Contemporary===
 
===Short Contemporary===
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''[[The Colonel's Texas Promise]]'' - [[Caro Carson]]
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:Winner: ''[[The Colonel's Texas Promise]]'' - [[Caro Carson]]
 
: ''[[A Christmas Rendezvous]]'' - [[Karen Booth]]
 
: ''[[A Christmas Rendezvous]]'' - [[Karen Booth]]
 
: ''[[Rancher Next Door]]'' – [[Marie Johnston]]
 
: ''[[Rancher Next Door]]'' – [[Marie Johnston]]
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===Long Contemporary===
 
===Long Contemporary===
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''[[Drove All Night]]'' - [[Sarah Hegger]]
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:Winner: ''[[Drove All Night]]'' - [[Sarah Hegger]]
 
: ''[[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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===Historical===
 
===Historical===
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''[[The Work Of Art]]'' - [[Mimi Matthews]]
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:Winner: ''[[The Work Of Art]]'' - [[Mimi Matthews]]
 
: ''[[A Rogue to Remember]]'' – [[Chasity Bowlin]]
 
: ''[[A Rogue to Remember]]'' – [[Chasity Bowlin]]
 
: ''[[Healing Hearts]]'' – [[Sarah M. Eden]]
 
: ''[[Healing Hearts]]'' – [[Sarah M. Eden]]
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===Short Inspirational===
 
===Short Inspirational===
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''[[Her Colorado Cowboy]]'' - [[Mindy Oberhaus]]
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:Winner: ''[[Her Colorado Cowboy]]'' - [[Mindy Oberhaus]]
 
: ''[[Hallowed Ground]]'' – [[Mary Alford]]
 
: ''[[Hallowed Ground]]'' – [[Mary Alford]]
 
: ''[[A Rancher to Trust]]'' – [[Laurel Blount]]
 
: ''[[A Rancher to Trust]]'' – [[Laurel Blount]]
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===Long Inspirational===
 
===Long Inspirational===
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''[[The Express Bride]]'' - [[Kimberley Woodhouse]]
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:Winner: ''[[The Express Bride]]'' - [[Kimberley Woodhouse]]
 
: ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
 
: ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' – [[Irene Hannon]]
 
: ''[[Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe]]'' – [[Carla Laureano]]
 
: ''[[Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe]]'' – [[Carla Laureano]]
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===Mainstream/Single Title===
 
===Mainstream/Single Title===
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''[[One Year Home]]'' - [[Marie Force]]
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:Winner: ''[[One Year Home]]'' - [[Marie Force]]
 
: ''[[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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===Novel with Romantic Elements===
 
===Novel with Romantic Elements===
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''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
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:Winner: ''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
 
: ''[[The Family Journal]]'' – [[Carolyn Brown]]
 
: ''[[The Family Journal]]'' – [[Carolyn Brown]]
 
: ''[[Lacewood]]'' – [[Jessica James]]
 
: ''[[Lacewood]]'' – [[Jessica James]]
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===Novella===
 
===Novella===
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''[[Earl Of Darby]]'' - [[Aubrey Wynne]]
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:Winner: ''[[Earl Of Darby]]'' - [[Aubrey Wynne]]
 
: ''[[A Winter Knight]]'' – [[Barbara Bettis]]
 
: ''[[A Winter Knight]]'' – [[Barbara Bettis]]
 
: ''[[Meant to Be]]'' – [[Alison Bliss]]
 
: ''[[Meant to Be]]'' – [[Alison Bliss]]
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===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic===
 
===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic===
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''[[Vermilion Lies]]'' - [[L.D. Rose]]
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:Winner: ''[[Vermilion Lies]]'' - [[L.D. Rose]]
 
: ''[[Red Awakening]]'' – [[Janet Elizabeth Henderson]]
 
: ''[[Red Awakening]]'' – [[Janet Elizabeth Henderson]]
 
: ''[[Jungle Salvation, The Jaguar Queens Book II]]'' – [[M.A. Jewell]]
 
: ''[[Jungle Salvation, The Jaguar Queens Book II]]'' – [[M.A. Jewell]]
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===Romantic Suspense===
 
===Romantic Suspense===
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''[[Covert Vengeance]]'' - [[Kaylea Cross]]
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:Winner: ''[[Covert Vengeance]]'' - [[Kaylea Cross]]
 
: ''[[Cold & Deadly]]'' – [[Toni Anderson]]
 
: ''[[Cold & Deadly]]'' – [[Toni Anderson]]
 
: ''[[Sniper’s Pride]]'' – [[Megan Crane]]
 
: ''[[Sniper’s Pride]]'' – [[Megan Crane]]
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===Best First Book===
 
===Best First Book===
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''[[Wrecking Christmas]]'' - [[Liza Jonathan]]
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:Winner: ''[[Wrecking Christmas]]'' - [[Liza Jonathan]]
 
: ''[[Fae Touched]]'' – [[Lisa Rae Roman]]
 
: ''[[Fae Touched]]'' – [[Lisa Rae Roman]]
 
: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
 
: ''[[Jesse’s Girl]]'' – [[Tara September]]
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===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
 
===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
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''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
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:Winner: ''[[Only One Life]]'' - [[Ashley Farley]]
 
: ''[[A Ghost of a Chance - Katie Baldwin]]'' – [[Katie Baldwin]]
 
: ''[[A Ghost of a Chance - Katie Baldwin]]'' – [[Katie Baldwin]]
 
: ''[[Callie’s Second Chance for Love]]'' – [[Allie Kincaid]]
 
: ''[[Callie’s Second Chance for Love]]'' – [[Allie Kincaid]]
 
: ''[[Nothing to Fear]]'' – [[Juno Rushdan]]
 
: ''[[Nothing to Fear]]'' – [[Juno Rushdan]]
 
: ''[[All That I Dread]]'' – [[Linda J. White]]
 
: ''[[All That I Dread]]'' – [[Linda J. White]]

Revision as of 18:07, 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