2018 HOLT Medallion Winners

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


Best First Book

Winner: Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
SnapdragonKilby Blades
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe
Hold Me DownSara Taylor Woods
Welcome Home, Katie GallagherSeana Kelly

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: The Viscount And The ValetAbigail Dane
The CharmerAvery Flynn
Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
Falling For The Right BrotherKerri Carpenter
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe

Short Contemporary

Winner: Risking ItAngela Quarles
Falling For The Right BrotherKerri Carpenter
All He Wants For ChristmasLizzie Shane
A Ring For The Greek’s BabyMelanie Milburne
A Wedding And A White ChristmasSuzanne Stengl

Long Contemporary

Winner: The CharmerAvery Flynn
Forever MineErin Nicholas
Some Kind Of MagicMary Ann Marlowe
Cooking With KandyPeggy Jaeger
Welcome Home, Katie GallagherSeana Kelly

Short Inspirational

Winner: A Tempting Taste Of MysteryElizabeth Ludwig
Gloria’s SongKathryn Albright
SheriffLaura Scott
Secret Christmas TwinsLee Tobin McClain
The Keeper Of Her HeartStacy Henrie

Long Inspirational

Winner: A Stolen HeartAmanda Cabot
Shine Like The DawnCarrie Turansky
Then There Was YouKara Isaac
On Love’s Gentle ShoreLiz Johnson
Deadly ProofRachel Dylan

Historical

Winner: When The Scoundrel SinsAnna Harrington
Marry In HasteAnne Gracie
The Scoundrel’s HonorChristi Caldwell
Enchanted By The HighlanderLecia Cornwall
The Unseducible EarlSheri Humphreys

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Saving GraceAubrey Wynne
Dangerous IllusionsIrene Hannon
RageJanet Elizabeth Henderson
ResurrectionKatie Reus
TinderboxRachel Grant

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

Winner: To Have And To HowlAE Jones
Saved By DarknessKatie Reus
To Enthrall The Demon LordNadine Mutas
Saving JaceRebecca Rivard
HauntedShari Nichols

Extra Spicy Romance

Winner: Under Her SkinAdriana Anders
SnapdragonKilby Blades
The RivalryNikki Sloane
Hold Me DownSara Taylor Woods
At His MercyShelly Bell

Mainstream/Single Title

Winner: If EverAngie Stanton
The Lilac BouquetCarolyn Brown
Then Came YouJeannie Moon
ScandalousL. J. Shen
Million Dollar CowboyLori Wilde

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: Before The Rain FallsCamille Di Maio
Searching For Billy ShakespeareCrista McHugh
Unloved, A Love StoryKaty Regnery
Bless Her HeartSally Kilpatrick
Man DownTracy Tappan

Novella

Winner: A Scot For ChristmasBronwen Evans
Mistletoe Me, BabyKatie Reus
The Art Of WorshipKilby Blades
Bedding The HighlanderSabrina York
Christmas At CarntonTamera Alexander