2023 HOLT Medallion Winners

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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