2005 HOLT Medallion Winners

2005 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Long Contemporary

• Winner:
  • Awards of Merit: Operation: Second Chance - Roxanne Rustand

Long Historical

• Winner: Must Have Been The Moonlight - Melody Thomas
  • Awards of Merit: In My Heart - Melody Thomas

Historical?

• Winner:
  • Awards of Merit: The Beauty And The Spy - Gayle Callen

Romantic Comedy

• Winner: When Christmas Comes - Debbie Macomber
  • Awards of Merit: The Kitchen Witch - Annette Blair /

Short Inspirational

• Winner:
  • Awards of Merit: What The Heart Knows - Margaret Daley

Long Inspirational

• Winner:
  • Awards of Merit: Beyond The Shadows - Robin Lee Hatcher / Catching Katie - Robin Lee Hatcher

Mainstream/Single Title

• Winner:
  • Awards of Merit: In Your Eyes - Laura Moore

Best First Book

• Winner: Blood Moon Over Bengal - Morag McKendrick Pippin
  • Awards of Merit:

• Winner: In The Prince's Bed - Sabrina Jeffries