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'''Winner: ''[[Gemini Queen]]'' - [[Laura Navarre]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Gemini Queen]]'' - [[Laura Navarre]]'''
 
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'''Winner: ''[[Hooked On A Feeling]]'' - [[Ashley Bostock]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Hooked On A Feeling]]'' - [[Ashley Bostock]]'''
 
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:''[[Savage Princess]]'' - [[Jennilyn Wyer]]
 
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===[[Historical Romance]]'''
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===[[Historical Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Unmasking The Thief]]'' - [[Mary Lancaster]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Unmasking The Thief]]'' - [[Mary Lancaster]]'''
 
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]'''
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Wild At Heart]]'' - [[Stacy Gold]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Wild At Heart]]'' - [[Stacy Gold]]'''
 
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:''[[Wanderlust]]'' - [[Jennilyn Wyer]]
 
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===[[Long Inspirational Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Sea Glass Cottage]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Sea Glass Cottage]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]'''
 
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:''[[The Rancher's Want Ad Mix-Up]]'' - [[Megan Besing]]
 
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===[[Mid-Length Contemporary Romance]]'''
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===[[Mid-Length Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Hot Set]]'' - [[Leslie O'Sullivan]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Hot Set]]'' - [[Leslie O'Sullivan]]'''
 
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:''[[The Perfect Flaw]]'' - [[Lynn Kellan]]
 
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===[[Novel with Strong Romantic Elements]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[A White Christmas On Winter Street]]'' - [[Sue Moorcroft]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[A White Christmas On Winter Street]]'' - [[Sue Moorcroft]]'''
 
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===[[Romance Novella]]'''
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===[[Romance Novella]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Dark Waves]]'' - [[Amanda Uhl]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Dark Waves]]'' - [[Amanda Uhl]]'''
 
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:''[[The Wondrous Gift]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
 
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Killer In The Heartland]]'' - [[Carla Cassidy]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Killer In The Heartland]]'' - [[Carla Cassidy]]'''
 
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:''[[Into The Storm]]'' - [[Rachel Grant]]
 
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Texas Cowgirl]]'' - [[Eve Gaddy]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Texas Cowgirl]]'' - [[Eve Gaddy]]'''
 
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===[[Short Inspirational Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Safe House Exposed]]'' - [[Darlene L. Turner]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Safe House Exposed]]'' - [[Darlene L. Turner]]'''
 
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===[[Speculative Romance]]'''
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===[[Speculative Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[Ancient Venegeance]]'' - [[Katie Reus]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[Ancient Venegeance]]'' - [[Katie Reus]]'''
 
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:''[[Saving Her Highland Traitor]]'' - [[Maeve Greyson]]
 
:''[[Saving Her Highland Traitor]]'' - [[Maeve Greyson]]
  
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===[[Young Adult Romance]]'''
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===[[Young Adult Romance]]===
 
'''Winner: ''[[The Boyfriend List]]'' - [[Jennilyn Wyer]]'''
 
'''Winner: ''[[The Boyfriend List]]'' - [[Jennilyn Wyer]]'''
 
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Latest revision as of 02:59, 24 October 2024

2023 Winners and Finalists for the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: No Regrets - Andrea Jenelle

  • Finalists:
Flickering Heart - Tricia T LaRochelle
Montana Legacy - Katie Frey
A Nanny For The Rancher's Twins - Heidi Main
Spears And Shadows - SC Grayson

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: Gemini Queen - Laura Navarre

  • Finalists:
The Dark Guest - Sarah Hamaker
Jake - Toni Denise
My Darkest Night - Linda J White
Vanished Without A Trace - Sarah Hamaker

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: Hooked On A Feeling - Ashley Bostock

  • Finalists:
Electric Idol - Katee Robert
The Frat Boy - Nikki Sloane
Gemini Queen - Laura Navarre
Savage Princess - Jennilyn Wyer

Historical Romance

Winner: Unmasking The Thief - Mary Lancaster

  • Finalists:
Escaping With Her Saxon Enemy - Sarah Rodi
Master Of The Dawn - Kathryn LeVeque
Matching Miss Moon - K Lyn Smith
Winning Her Highland Warrior - Maeve Greyson

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Wild At Heart - Stacy Gold

  • Finalists:
All The Way Home - Liza Jonathan
Breathless - Roz Lee
The View From Coral Cove - Amy Clipston
Wanderlust - Jennilyn Wyer

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Sea Glass Cottage - Irene Hannon

  • Finalists:
Body Of Evidence - Irene Hannon
Critical Alliance - Elizabeth Goddard
I'll Be Seeing You - Robin Lee Hatcher
The Rancher's Want Ad Mix-Up - Megan Besing

Mid-Length Contemporary Romance

Winner: Hot Set - Leslie O'Sullivan

  • Finalists:
How Snowball Stole Christmas - [[Kristen McKanagh]
Lake Bride - Shanna Hatfield
Lessons In Fatherhood - Makenna Lee
The Perfect Flaw - Lynn Kellan

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: A White Christmas On Winter Street - Sue Moorcroft

  • Finalists:
The Banned Bookshop Of Maggie Banks - Shauna Robinson
Fragments That Fit - Aria Glazki
My Darkest Night - Linda J. White
Spears And Shadows - SC Grayson

Romance Novella

Winner: Dark Waves - Amanda Uhl

  • Finalists:
Blinded Me With Science - Tara September
Gavin - Last Man Standing - Kathryn Hills
Star Of Wonder - K Lyn Smith
The Wondrous Gift - Deborah Raney

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Killer In The Heartland - Carla Cassidy

  • Finalists:
Her Delta Force Protector - Sandra Owens
Honor 'N' Duty - Tee O'Fallon
Honor's Refuge - Hallee Bridgeman
Into The Storm - Rachel Grant

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Texas Cowgirl - Eve Gaddy

  • Finalists:
Fine Tuned - Annmarie Boyle
Jake - Toni Denise
Monterey King - Claire Marti
Staking A Claim - Janice Maynard

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Safe House Exposed - Darlene L. Turner

  • Finalists:
A Christmas Bargain - Mindy Obenhaus
Midnight Blue - Suzie Waltner
Sabotaged Mission - Tina Radcliffe
Vanished Without A Trace - Sarah Hamaker

Speculative Romance

Winner: Ancient Venegeance - Katie Reus

  • Finalists:
Ancient Retribution - Katie Reus
Enchant The Dawn - Amanda Ashley
The Pink House - Cindy Kirk
Saving Her Highland Traitor - Maeve Greyson

Young Adult Romance

Winner: The Boyfriend List - Jennilyn Wyer

  • Finalists:
Dragonrider Academy - AJ Flowers
The Liar's Crown - Abigail Owen
My Dearest Darkest - Kayla Cottingham
Wild Is The Witch - Rachel Griffin
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