2013 Book Buyers Best

2013 Winners and Finalists of the Orange County Romance Writers' Book Buyers Best Award

Top Pick Winner: Sea Change - Karen White

Contemporary Series Romance

1st: Nanny For The Millionaire’s Twins - Susan Meier

2nd: Tomas: Cowboy Homecoming - Linda Warren

3rd: The Rodeo Man’s Daughter - Barbara White Daille

Contemporary Single Title Romance

1st: The Dirty Girls Book Club - Savanna Fox

2nd: The Fireman Who Loved Me - Jennifer Bernard

3rd: Thoroughbreds And Trailer Trash - Bev Pettersen

Historical and Regency Romance

1st: A Taste For Scandal - Erin Knightley

2nd: Sweet Deception - Heather Snow

3rd: Sweet Enemy - Heather Snow

Inspirational Romance

1st: A Light In The Window - Julie Lessman

2nd: A Bride Opens Shop In El Dorado, California - Keli Gwyn

3rd: Danger In Plain Sight - Marta Perry

Mainstream with Romantic Elements And Women’s Fiction

1st: Sea Change - Karen White

2nd: The Unfinished Garden - Barbara Claypole White

3rd: One Good Friend Deserves Another - Lisa Verge Higgins

Novella

1st: Worth the Risk - Robin Bielman

2nd: Night Thief - Lisa Kessler

3rd: Yours At Midnight - Robin Bielman

Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic Romance

1st: Do You Believe In Magic? - Susan Squires

2nd: He’s A Magic Man – Susan Squires

3rd: Tangled Web - Crista McHugh

Romantic Suspense & Mystery with Romantic Elements

1st: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker

2nd: Repossessed - Sandy Parks

3rd: Hell On Wheels - Julie Ann Walker

Young Adult Romance

1st: Such A Rush - Jennifer Echols 2nd: Courtship And Curses - Marissa Doyle 3rd: Feyland: The Bright Court - Anthea Sharp