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===[[Best First Book]]===
 
===[[Best First Book]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[When There Is Hope]]'' - [[Jane Goodger]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Montana Morning]]'' - [[Jill Limber]]
 
:''[[Montana Morning]]'' - [[Jill Limber]]
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
 
===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Prince Joe]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Only A Whisper]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
 
:''[[Only A Whisper]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
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===[[Mainstream Romance]]===
 
===[[Mainstream Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Passion]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[High Energy]]'' - [[Dara Joy]]
 
:''[[High Energy]]'' - [[Dara Joy]]
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===[[Paranormal Romance]]===
 
===[[Paranormal Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Miracle Of Love]]'' - [[Victoria Chancellor]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Angel Hours]]'' - [[Jan Hudson]]
 
:''[[Angel Hours]]'' - [[Jan Hudson]]
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===[[Regency Romance]]===
 
===[[Regency Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[The Prodigal Daughter]]'' - [[Allison Lane]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[A Crime Of Manners]]'' - [[Rosemary Stevens]]
 
:''[[A Crime Of Manners]]'' - [[Rosemary Stevens]]
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[The Texan TAkes A Wife]]'' - [[Kristine Rolofson]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Anyone But You]]'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]]
 
:''[[Anyone But You]]'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]]
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===[[Short Historical Romance]]===
 
===[[Short Historical Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Always To Remember]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Bounty Bride]]'' - [[Emily Bradshaw]]
 
:''[[Bounty Bride]]'' - [[Emily Bradshaw]]
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===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
 
===[[Southern Theme Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Silver-Tongued Devil]]'' - [[Jennifer Blake]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
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:''[[Always To Remember]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
 
:''[[Carolina Mist]]'' - [[Mariah Stewart]]
 
:''[[Carolina Mist]]'' - [[Mariah Stewart]]
 
:''[[Destiny's Magic]]'' - [[Martha Hix]]
 
:''[[Destiny's Magic]]'' - [[Martha Hix]]
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===[[Traditional Romance]]===
 
===[[Traditional Romance]]===
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'''Winner: ''[[Ending In Marriage]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]'''
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
* Awards Of Merit:
 
:''[[Accidental Wife]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
 
:''[[Accidental Wife]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]

Revision as of 23:19, 25 October 2024

1997 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: When There Is Hope - Jane Goodger

  • Awards Of Merit:
Montana Morning - Jill Limber
Shadows In Velvet - Haywood Smith
Take Heart - Lisa Higdon
Too Close For Comfort - Eve Gaddy

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Prince Joe - Suzanne Brockmann

  • Awards Of Merit:
Only A Whisper - Gayle Wilson
Part-Time Wife - Susan Mallery
To Save His Child - Margaret Watson
Unexpected Son - Marisa Carroll

Long Historical Romance

Winner:

  • Awards Of Merit:
The Angel And The Prince - Laurel O'Donnell
Dream Catcher - Kathleen Harrington
Lily - Leigh Greenwood
The Princess And The Pea - Victoria Alexander

Mainstream Romance

Winner: Passion - Marilyn Pappano

  • Awards Of Merit:
High Energy - Dara Joy
Sooner Or Later - Debbie Macomber
Sunrise Song - Kathleen Eagle
Tigress - Jennifer Blake

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Miracle Of Love - Victoria Chancellor

  • Awards Of Merit:
Angel Hours - Jan Hudson
Chance Of A Lifetime - Laura Hayden
Courtney's Cowboy - Susan Macias
Wicked - Evelyn Rogers

Regency Romance

Winner: The Prodigal Daughter - Allison Lane

  • Awards Of Merit:
A Crime Of Manners - Rosemary Stevens
The Famous Heroine - Mary Balogh
Step In Time - Anne Barbour
An Unlikely Hero - Gail Eastwood

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Texan TAkes A Wife - Kristine Rolofson

  • Awards Of Merit:
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie
The Cinderella Deal - Jennifer Crusie
The Marriage Curse - CArolyn Andrews
Rebel's Spirit - Susan Connell

Short Historical Romance

Winner: Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath

  • Awards Of Merit:
Bounty Bride - Emily Bradshaw
The Gambler's Heart - Gayle Wilson
Ransom - Gloria Dale Skinner

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jennifer Blake

  • Awards Of Merit:
Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath
Carolina Mist - Mariah Stewart
Destiny's Magic - Martha Hix
Scandalous Suzanne - Glenda Sanders

Traditional Romance

Winner: Ending In Marriage - Debbie Macomber

  • Awards Of Merit:
Accidental Wife - Day Leclaire
Shinig Through - Barbara McMahon
Temporary Husband - Day Leclaire
Wyoming Wedding - Barbara McMahon