2011 HOLT Medallion Winners
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2011 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award
Contents
Best Book by a Virginia Author
Winner: True Vision - Joyce Lamb
- Finalists:
- Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress - Diane Gaston
- "Hearts Untamed" in Bitten By Cupid - Pamela Palmer
- The Perfect Blenc - Trish Perry
- Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer
Best First Book
Winner: Higland Blessings - Jennifer Hudson Taylor
- Finalists:
- The Healer's Apprentice - Melanie Dickerson
- A Little Death In Dixie - Lisa Turner
- Midnight Caller - Diane Burke
- Winter's End - Ruth Logan Herne
Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance
Winner: Pleasure's Edge - Eve Berlin
- Finalists:
- Between The Sheets - P.J. Mellor
- Deep, Dark Delicious - Tina Donahue
- Falke's Peak - Madison Layne, Anne Leigh Keaton
- Pleasure Bound - Opal Carew
Historical Romance
Winner: At The Duke's Pleasuer - Tracy Anne Warren
- Finalists:
- The Christmas Knight - Michele Sinclair
- Tempting A Proper Lady - Debra Mullins
- Too Rich For A Bride - Mona Hodgson
- The Truth About Lord Stoneville - Sabrina Jeffries
=Long Contemporary Romance
Winner: Skylar's Outlaw - Linda Warren
- Finalists:
- Can't Stand The Heat? - Margaret Watson
- Homecoming Day - Holly Jacobs
- She's The One - Kay Stockham
- An Unlikely Setup - Margaret Watson
Long Inspirational Romance
Winner: Whisper On The Wind - Maureen Lang
- Finalists:
- Almost Forever - Deborah Raney
- Deliver Us From Evil - Robin Caroll
- Highland Blessings - Jennifer HUdson Taylor
- Maid To Match - Deeanne Gist
Mainstream/Single Title Contemporary Romance
Winner: What The Heart Wants - Deborah Grace Staley
- Finalists:
- In Shelter Cove - Barbara Freethy
- Remember Me - Laura Moore
- Something About You - Julie James
- The True Love Quilting Club - Lori Wilde
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Winner: Sleep No More - Susan Crandall
- Finalists:
- Frank, Incense And Muriel - Anne K. Albert
- Magnolia Wednesdays - Wendy Wax
- On Folly Beach - Karen White
- She's Gone Country - Jane Porter
Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance
Winner: Enemy Lover - Karin Harlow
- Finalists:
- A Tale Of Two Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
- Tastes Of Love & Evil - Barbara Monajem
- The Vampire And The Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks
- When Wicked Craves - J.K. Beck
Romance Novella
Winner: "Hot Arctic Nights" in Wicked Wonderland - Janice Maynard
- Finalists:
- "Between Lovers" in Sexy Beast 9 - Crystal Jordan
- "Dangerous Admirer" in My Deadly Valentine - Valerie Hansen
- "Saving Brie" in Twice The Temptation - Cara Summers
- "Tomorrow's Destiny" in A Harlequin Christmas Carol - Hope Tarr
Romantic Suspense
Winner: Broken Angels - Anne Hope
- Finalists:
- Cavanaugh Reunion - Marie Ferrarella
- Cold Sight - Leslie Parrish
- Killer Heat - Brenda Novak
- True Vision - Joyce Lamb
Short Contemporary Romance
Winner: What Happens In Vegas... - Kimberly Lang
- Finalists:
- Inheriting His Secret Christmas Baby - Heidi Betts
- The Librarian's Secret Scandal - Jennifer Morey
- The Secret Chiild & The Cowboy - Janice Maynard
- A Silverhill Christmas - Carol Ericson
Short Inspirational Romance
Winner: Grace - Shelley Shepard Gray
- Finalists:
