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===Best First Book===
 
===Best First Book===
''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]
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:Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]
 
: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
 
: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
 
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]]
 
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]]
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===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
 
===Best Book by a Virginia Author===
''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]
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:Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]
 
: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]]
 
: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]]
 
: ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]]
 
: ''[[A Matter Of Time]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]]
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===Short Contemporary===
 
===Short Contemporary===
''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]]
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:Winner: ''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]]
 
: ''[[One Night Before Christmas]]'' - [[Susan Carlisle]]
 
: ''[[One Night Before Christmas]]'' - [[Susan Carlisle]]
 
: ''[[Carry Her Heart]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
 
: ''[[Carry Her Heart]]'' - [[Holly Jacobs]]
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===Long Contemporary===
 
===Long Contemporary===
''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]
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:Winner: ''[[Echoes Of The Heart]]'' - [[Stacey Purcell]]
 
: ''[[It Had To Be Love]]'' - [[Tamra Baumann]]
 
: ''[[It Had To Be Love]]'' - [[Tamra Baumann]]
 
: ''[[Let Me Love You Again]]'' - [[Anna DeStefano]]
 
: ''[[Let Me Love You Again]]'' - [[Anna DeStefano]]
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===Short Inspirational===
 
===Short Inspirational===
''[[Dangerous Tidings]]'' - [[Dana Mentink]]
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:Winner: ''[[Dangerous Tidings]]'' - [[Dana Mentink]]
 
: ''[[When Love Leads You Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]] & [[Jami Crumpton]]
 
: ''[[When Love Leads You Home]]'' - [[Carla Rossi]] & [[Jami Crumpton]]
 
: ''[[Person Of Interest]]'' - [[Debby Giusti]]
 
: ''[[Person Of Interest]]'' - [[Debby Giusti]]
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===Long Inspirational===
 
===Long Inspirational===
''[[Falling Like Snowflakes]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]
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:Winner: ''[[Falling Like Snowflakes]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]
 
: ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]]
 
: ''[[Red Is For Rookei]]'' - [[Anne Greene]]
 
: ''[[Another Way Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
 
: ''[[Another Way Home]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
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===Historical===
 
===Historical===
''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]
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:Winner: ''[[Bound By Duty]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]
 
: ''[[Earls Just Want To Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]]
 
: ''[[Earls Just Want To Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]]
 
: ''[[Possession Of A Highlander]]'' - [[Madeline Martin]]
 
: ''[[Possession Of A Highlander]]'' - [[Madeline Martin]]
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===Romantic Suspense===
 
===Romantic Suspense===
''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]]
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:Winner: ''[[Deciding Fate]]'' - [[Tamra Lassiter]]
 
: ''[[Alec's Royal Assignment]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]]
 
: ''[[Alec's Royal Assignment]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]]
 
: ''[[The Wrong Husband]]'' - [[Nancy Brophy]]
 
: ''[[The Wrong Husband]]'' - [[Nancy Brophy]]
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===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic===
 
===Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic===
''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
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:Winner: ''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
 
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]]
 
: ''[[The Last Marine]]'' - [[Cara Crescent]]
 
: ''[[A Highlander's Passion]]'' - [[Vonnie Davis]]
 
: ''[[A Highlander's Passion]]'' - [[Vonnie Davis]]
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===Extra Spicy/Erotica===
 
===Extra Spicy/Erotica===
''[[Full Contact]]'' - [[Sarah Castille]]
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:Winner: ''[[Full Contact]]'' - [[Sarah Castille]]
 
: ''[[A Love We Deserve]]'' - [[Betsy Anne]]
 
: ''[[A Love We Deserve]]'' - [[Betsy Anne]]
 
: ''[[Closer And Closer]]'' - [[Jenna Barton]]
 
: ''[[Closer And Closer]]'' - [[Jenna Barton]]
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===Mainstream/Single Title===
 
===Mainstream/Single Title===
''[[This Heart Of Mine]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
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:Winner: ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
 
: ''[[All Of Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Bernard]]
 
: ''[[All Of Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Bernard]]
 
: ''[[Divorced, Desperate and Daring]]'' - [[Christie Craig]]
 
: ''[[Divorced, Desperate and Daring]]'' - [[Christie Craig]]
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===Novel with Strong Romantic Elements===
 
===Novel with Strong Romantic Elements===
''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]]
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:Winner: ''[[The Deep End]]'' - [[Julie Mulhern]]
 
: ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]]
 
: ''[[How To Fall]]'' - [[Rebecca Brooks]]
 
: ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]]
 
: ''[[No Woman Left Behind]]'' - [[Julie Moffett]]
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===Romance Novella===
 
===Romance Novella===
''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]]
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:Winner: ''[[Her Immortal Viking]]'' - [[Adele Downs]]
 
: "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
 
: "Just A Fling" in ''[[New Year's Resolution Romance!]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
 
: ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]]
 
: ''[[The Secret Of Obedience]]'' - [[Liv Rancourt]]
 
: ''[[The Other Side Of The World]]'' - [[Suzanne Whitfield Vince]]
 
: ''[[The Other Side Of The World]]'' - [[Suzanne Whitfield Vince]]
 
: ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'' - [[Beth K. Vogt]]
 
: ''[[Can't Buy Me Love]]'' - [[Beth K. Vogt]]

Revision as of 19:20, 21 December 2021

2016 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award


Best First Book

Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
A Man Of Character - Margaret Locke
No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig

Short Contemporary

Winner: Three Nights Before Christmas - Kat Latham
One Night Before Christmas - Susan Carlisle
Carry Her Heart - Holly Jacobs
Hidden Witness - Beverly Long
Ravensdale's Defiant Captive - Melanie Milburne

Long Contemporary

Winner: Echoes Of The Heart - Stacey Purcell
It Had To Be Love - Tamra Baumann
Let Me Love You Again - Anna DeStefano
Secret Garden - Cathryn Parry
Ransom Canyon - Jodi Thomas

Short Inspirational

Winner: Dangerous Tidings - Dana Mentink
When Love Leads You Home - Carla Rossi & Jami Crumpton
Person Of Interest - Debby Giusti
Safe In The Fireman's Arms - Tina Radcliffe
The Doctor's Second Chance - Missy Tippens

Long Inspirational

Winner: Falling Like Snowflakes - Denise Hunter
Red Is For Rookei - Anne Greene
Another Way Home - Deborah Raney
Two Roads Home - Deborah Raney
A Worthy Pursuit - Karen Witemeyer

Historical

Winner: Bound By Duty - Diane Gaston
Earls Just Want To Have Fun - Shana Galen
Possession Of A Highlander - Madeline Martin
Highlander Redeemed - Laurin Wittig
No Conventional Miss - Eleanor Webster

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Deciding Fate - Tamra Lassiter
Alec's Royal Assignment - Amelia Autin
The Wrong Husband - Nancy Brophy
Broken Honor - Tonya Burrows
Falling For Her - Sandra Owens

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

Winner: Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley
The Last Marine - Cara Crescent
A Highlander's Passion - Vonnie Davis
A Matter Of Time - Margaret Locke
Ghost Of You - Kelly Moran

Extra Spicy/Erotica

Winner: Full Contact - Sarah Castille
A Love We Deserve - Betsy Anne
Closer And Closer - Jenna Barton
Suspended Game - Roz Lee
Eternal Band - Sami Lee

Mainstream/Single Title

Winner: This Heart Of Mine - Brenda Novak
All Of Me - Jennifer Bernard
Divorced, Desperate and Daring - Christie Craig
His First And Last - Terri Osburn
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Lori Wilde

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: The Deep End - Julie Mulhern
How To Fall - Rebecca Brooks
No Woman Left Behind - Julie Moffett
Ice Magic, Fire Magic - Shauna Roberts
The Perfect Son - Barbara Claypole White

Romance Novella

Winner: Her Immortal Viking - Adele Downs
"Just A Fling" in New Year's Resolution Romance! - Tanya Michaels
The Secret Of Obedience - Liv Rancourt
The Other Side Of The World - Suzanne Whitfield Vince
Can't Buy Me Love - Beth K. Vogt