2013 HOLT Medallion Winners

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2013 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: SubmergedDani Pettrey
  • Finalists:
An Heiress At HeartJennifer Delamere
The King’s Black DragonMartha Murray Moore
Real VirtueKaty Lee
Sweet EnemyHeather Snow

Best Book by a Virginia Author

Winner: Trinity: Military War DogRonie Kendig
  • Finalists:
Fix YouMari Carr
Mona Lisa’s RoomVonnie Davis
The PromiseKate Worth
Western TiesMari Carr & Jayne Rylon

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: The Dirty Girls Book ClubSavanna Fox
  • Finalists:
Tangled WebCrista McHugh
Unbridled And UnjustifiedElle Saint James
Unbridled And UntetheredElle Saint James
Western TiesMari Carr & Jayne Rylon

Historical Romance

Winner: Wild Texas RoseJodi Thomas
  • Finalists:
Duke Of DeceptionStephie Smith
Keowee ValleyKatherine Scott Crawford
The King’s Black DragonMartha Murray Moore
Sweet EnemyHeather Snow

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Vineyard Of Hopes And DreamsKathleen O’Brien
  • Finalists:
Rescuing LaceyRebecca Heflin
A Safe PlaceMargaret Watson
A Soldier’s SecretLinda Style
Something To ProveCathryn Parry

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Lethal LegacyIrene Hannon
  • Finalists:
After AllDeborah Raney
Heart Of GoldRobin Lee Hatcher
An Heiress At HeartJennifer Delamere
SubmergedDani Pettrey

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: Far From PerfectBarbara Longley
  • Finalists:
Bridge Of Scarlet LeavesKristina McMorris
Hot Under PressureLouisa Edwards
No Foolin’Lisa Scott
Sweet Laurel FallsRaeAnne Thayne

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: Rules Of The GameSandy James
  • Finalists:
Christmas On Mimosa LaneAnna DeStefano
Fault LinesRebecca Rogers Maher
Horses And HeroinBev Pettersen
RepossessedSandy Parks

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic Romance

Winner: AbsolutionSusannah Sandlin
  • Finalists:
A Hint Of FrostHailey Edwards
Of Eternal LifeMicah Persell
The Scent Of A SoulJennifer Thompson
Waning MoonPJ Sharon

Romance Novella

Winner: “A Recipe For Hope” in An Amish KitchenBeth Wiseman
  • Finalists:
“Last Minute Bride” in Brides Of The WestJanet Dean
Little Red Riding WolfJessica Aspen
The Secret Christmas CiphersCarolynn Carey
“The Valentine Curse” in Be My Texas ValentineJodi Thomas

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Savage CinderellaPJ Sharon
  • Finalists:
Fatal DeceptionMarie Force
Mona Lisa’s RoomVonnie Davis
Razing KayneJulieanne Reeves
Truth And HumilityJ.A. Dennam

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Shattered IdentitySandra Robbins
  • Finalists:
Fix YouMari Carr
The Nurse He Shouldn’t NoticeSusan Carlisle
Rules Of NegotiationInara Scott
Summer RoseElizabeth Sinclair

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: Fatal DisclosureSandra Robbins
  • Finalists:
The Colonel’s DaughterDebby Giusti
Dangerous ImpostorVirginia Smith
Finding HomeIrene Hannon
Twin PerilLaura Scott