2008 Golden Heart Winners
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The following writers were the 2008 finalists in the Romance Writers of America annual Golden Heart contest. The winners were announced during the Awards Ceremony at the 28th RWA Annual Conference held in San Francisco. RWA's Golden Heart Award honors the best in unpublished romance manuscripts of 2007. Over 1,000 manuscripts were judged in 10 categories.
Contents
Contemporary Series Romance
Winner: "Under a Harvest Moon" - Joleen Wieser
- Finalists:
- "Borrowed Stilettos" - Rebecca Clark
- "Hide and Seek Love" - Paula Keller
- "Redefining Mr. Perfect" - Melissa Ann James
- "Saving the Rich Man" - Greta MacEachern
- "She's Just Right" - Diane Stoddard
- "The Italian Solution]" - Greta MacEachern
- "Too Late for Love?" - Jacqueline Floyd
- "Trust in Me" - Priscilla Kissinger
Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
Winner: “The Midnight Effect” - Pamela Fryer
- Finalists:
- “Hot Pursuit” - Lynn Harris
- “Kitty's Fire” - Kelly Ann Riley
- “Long Shadows” - Donna Meier
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Winner: “Money, Honey” - Susan Seyfarth
- Finalists:
- “Beauty and the Geek” - Sarah Castleberry
- “Better Late Than Never” - Theresa Ragan
- “The Lost” - Shelley Coriell
- “Love on the Rocks” - Mary Sullivan
- “The Princess Project” - Susan Seyfarth
- “Public Relations” - Amy Atwell
- “Summer Storm” - Patricia Brayton-Winter
Historical Romance
Winner: “Wanting Finian” - Kris Kennedy
- Finalists:
- “Breath of Honor” - Courtney Milan
- “Earth's Only Paradise” - Cynthia Eernisse Chase
- “The Kinds of Wanting” - Kris Kennedy
- “The Lightkeeper's Wife” - Christine Johnson
- “Lily's Outlaw” - Tatia Totorica
- “Moss Square” - Kathryn Parker
- “No Greater Glory” - Cindy Nord
- “Through the Fire” - Beth Trissel
Inspirational Romance
Finalists:
- Addie's Choice by Keli Gwyn, Love in Bloom by Keli Gwyn, This Time Forever by Denise Meinstad and Wyndermere House by Susan Mason
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- The Devil You Know by Christa Selnick
Finalists:
- Alternate Ending by Julia Whitby, Evil Eye by Elizabeth Heiter, Flaherty's Crossing by Kristina Y. McMorris & Linda Yoshida, Heads Up, St. Anthony by Liese Sherwood-Fabre, In The Money by Bev Pettersen, Secrets of the Blackwood by Christine Johnson, The Professor by Cathy Perkins and To Dance With My Father by Constance Gillam
Paranormal Romance
Finalists:
- Bedknobs & Broomsticks by Kelly Gay, Haven by Donna Pruneau, Lilith's Child by Lee Roland, Night's Cold Kiss by Tracey Lee-Anne O'Hara, The Magic Knot by Helen Scott Taylor, The Sextant by Jennifer Satterfield and Wish List by Kerry Allen
Regency Historical
Finalists:
- A Talent for Sin by Lavinia Klein, Glorious by Darcy Burke, Haunting James by Emily Dennis, Lost in Love by Pamela Bolton-Holifield and Midnight Promises by Anne Barton
Romantic Suspense
Finalists:
- Beyond the Borders by Helene Young, Dying To Remember by Cherilyn Redwine, Finding Kate Huntley by Theresa Ragan, Murder in Situ by Rachel Grant, One Shot, Two Kills by Kimberley Howe, Safe In Enemy Arms by Joan Swan, Truth and Consequences by Robin Perini
Young Adult Romance
- The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Finalists:
- Blighted by Kelly Gay, Party Like It's 1899 by Amanda Brice and Wishing You Were Here by Catherine Chant
