1997 HOLT Medallion Winners

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1997 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: When There Is Hope - Jane Goodger

  • Awards Of Merit:
Montana Morning - Jill Limber
Shadows In Velvet - Haywood Smith
Take Heart - Lisa Higdon
Too Close For Comfort - Eve Gaddy

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: Prince Joe - Suzanne Brockmann

  • Awards Of Merit:
Only A Whisper - Gayle Wilson
Part-Time Wife - Susan Mallery
To Save His Child - Margaret Watson
Unexpected Son - Marisa Carroll

Long Historical Romance

Winner: Angel Of Skye - May McGoldrick

  • Awards Of Merit:
The Angel And The Prince - Laurel O'Donnell
Dream Catcher - Kathleen Harrington
Lily - Leigh Greenwood
The Princess And The Pea - Victoria Alexander

Mainstream Romance

Winner: Passion - Marilyn Pappano

  • Awards Of Merit:
High Energy - Dara Joy
Sooner Or Later - Debbie Macomber
Sunrise Song - Kathleen Eagle
Tigress - Jennifer Blake

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Miracle Of Love - Victoria Chancellor

  • Awards Of Merit:
Angel Hours - Jan Hudson
Chance Of A Lifetime - Laura Hayden
Courtney's Cowboy - Susan Macias
Wicked - Evelyn Rogers

Regency Romance

Winner: The Prodigal Daughter - Allison Lane

  • Awards Of Merit:
A Crime Of Manners - Rosemary Stevens
The Famous Heroine - Mary Balogh
Step In Time - Anne Barbour
An Unlikely Hero - Gail Eastwood

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Texan TAkes A Wife - Kristine Rolofson

  • Awards Of Merit:
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie
The Cinderella Deal - Jennifer Crusie
The Marriage Curse - CArolyn Andrews
Rebel's Spirit - Susan Connell

Short Historical Romance

Winner: Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath

  • Awards Of Merit:
Bounty Bride - Emily Bradshaw
The Gambler's Heart - Gayle Wilson
Ransom - Gloria Dale Skinner

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jennifer Blake

  • Awards Of Merit:
Always To Remember - Lorraine Heath
Carolina Mist - Mariah Stewart
Destiny's Magic - Martha Hix
Scandalous Suzanne - Glenda Sanders

Traditional Romance

Winner: Ending In Marriage - Debbie Macomber

  • Awards Of Merit:
Accidental Wife - Day Leclaire
Shinig Through - Barbara McMahon
Temporary Husband - Day Leclaire
Wyoming Wedding - Barbara McMahon