2018 HOLT Medallion Winners

2018 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

[[Under Her Skin – Adriana Anders

[[Snapdragon – Kilby Blades

[[Some Kind of Magic – Mary Ann Marlowe

[[Hold Me Down – Sara Taylor Woods

[[Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher – Seana Kelly

Best Book by a Virginia Author

[[The Viscount and the Valet – Abigail Dane

[[The Charmer – Avery Flynn

[[Under Her Skin – Adriana Anders

[[Falling For the Right Brother – Kerri Carpenter

[[Some Kind of Magic – Mary Ann Marlowe

Short Contemporary

[[Risking It – Angela Quarles

[[Falling for the Right Brother – Kerri Carpenter

[[All He Wants for Christmas – Lizzie Shane

[[A Ring for the Greek’s Baby – Melanie Milburne

[[A Wedding and a White Christmas – Suzanne Stengl

Long Contemporary

[[The Charmer – Avery Flynn

[[Forever Mine – Erin Nicholas

[[Some Kind of Magic – Mary Ann Marlowe

[[Cooking with Kandy – Peggy Jaeger

[[Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher – Seana Kelly

Short Inspirational

[[A Tempting Taste of Mystery – Elizabeth Ludwig

[[Gloria’s Song – Kathryn Albright

[[Sheriff – Laura Scott

[[Secret Christmas Twins – Lee Tobin McClain

[[The Keeper of Her Heart – Stacy Henrie

Long Inspirational

[[A Stolen Heart – Amanda Cabot

[[Shine Like the Dawn – Carrie Turansky

[[Then There Was You – Kara Isaac

[[On Love’s Gentle Shore – Liz Johnson

[[Deadly Proof – Rachel Dylan

Historical

[[When the Scoundrel Sins – Anna Harrington

[[Marry in Haste – Anne Gracie

[[The Scoundrel’s Honor – Christi Caldwell

[[Enchanted by the Highlander – Lecia Cornwall

[[The Unseducible Earl – Sheri Humphreys

Romantic Suspense

[[Saving Grace – Aubrey Wynne

[[Dangerous Illusions – Irene Hannon

[[Rage – Janet Elizabeth Henderson

[[Resurrection – Katie Reus

[[Tinderbox – Rachel Grant

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

[[To Have and to Howl – AE Jones

[[Saved by Darkness – Katie Reus

[[To Enthrall the Demon Lord – Nadine Mutas

[[Saving Jace – Rebecca Rivard

[[Haunted – Shari Nichols

Extra Spicy Romance

[[Under Her Skin – Adriana Anders

[[Snapdragon – Kilby Blades

[[The Rivalry – Nikki Sloane

[[Hold Me Down – Sara Taylor Woods

[[At His Mercy – Shelly Bell

Mainstream/Single Title

[[If Ever – Angie Stanton

[[The Lilac Bouquet – Carolyn Brown

[[Then Came You – Jeannie Moon

[[Scandalous – L. J. Shen

[[Million Dollar Cowboy – Lori Wilde

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

[[Before the Rain Falls – Camille Di Maio

[[Searching for Billy Shakespeare – Crista McHugh

[[Unloved, a Love Story – Katy Regnery

[[Bless Her Heart – Sally Kilpatrick

[[Man Down – Tracy Tappan

Novella

[[A Scot for Christmas – Bronwen Evans

[[Mistletoe Me, Baby – Katie Reus

[[The Art of Worship – Kilby Blades

[[Bedding the Highlander – Sabrina York

[[Christmas at Carnton – Tamera Alexander