2007 HOLT Medallion Winners

2007 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Best First Book

Winner: Bitten & Smitten - Michelle Rowen

• Awards Of Merit:

Ask For It - Sylvia Day

Camelot's Destiny - Cynthia Breeding

The Husband Trap - tracy Anne Warren

The Sea King - Jolie Mathis

Extra Spicy/Erotic Romance

Winner: Open Invitation - Jasmine Haynes

• Awards Of Merit:

Ask For It - Sylvia Day

Delicious - Jami Alden

Forbidden Pleasures - Bertrice Small

Two Hot! - Cara Summers

Historical Romance

Winner: Angel In My Bed - Melody Thomas

• Awards Of Merit:

Liberty - Kim Iverson Headlee

A Reason To Live - Maureen McKade

Step Into Darkness - Naomi Bellis

Wyoming Wildfire - Elizabeth Lane

Long Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Christmas Strike - Nikki Rivers

• Awards Of Merit:

The Man From Montana - Mary J. Forbes

On Angel Wings - Roz Denny Fox

The Secret - Shirley Hailstock

Window Dressing - Nikki Rivers

Long Inspirational Romance

Winner: Finding FAith - Denise Hunter

• Awards Of Merit:

Alaska Twilight - Colleen Coble

Front Porch Princess - Kathryn Springer

Leigh - Lyn Cote

Revealed - Tamera Alexander

Mainstream/Single Title Romance

Winner: The CRossroads Cafe - Deborah Smith

• Awards Of Merit:

Her Perfect Life - Vicki Hinze

Irresistible - Susan Mallery

On Blue Falls Pond - Susan Crandall

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy Romance

Winner: A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole

• Awards Of Merit:

Crimson Rogue - Liz Maverick

Eternal Nights - Patti O'Shea

Fey Born - R. Garland Gray

Here With Me - Beverly Long

Romantic Comedy

Winner: Ex, Why And Me - Susanna Carr

• Awards Of Merit:

The Bachelor Preferred Pastry - Shirley Jump

My Favorite Witch - Annette Blair

Party Of Three: Single Father - Joan Kilby

Suburban Secrets - Donna Birdsell

Romantic Suspense

Winner: The Inquisitor - Gayle Wilson

• Awards Of Merit:

Code Name: Blondie - Christina Skye

Dead Silence - Brenda Novak

Edge Of Fear - Cherry Adair

Sighs Matter - Marianne Stillings

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: The Sins Of His Past - Roxanne St. Claire

• Awards Of Merit:

Beddded Then Wed - Heidi Betts

The Rags-To-Riches Wife - Metsy Hingle

Seven-Year Seduction - Heidi Betts

Under Deepest Cover - Kara Lennox

Short Inspirational Romance

Winner: A Hickory Ridge Christmas - Dana Corbit

• Awards Of Merit:

All Our Tomorrows - Irene Hannon

Out Of The Depths - Valerie Hansen

A Very Special Delivery - Linda Goodnight

With Christmas In His Heart - Gail Gaymer Martin

Southern Theme Romance

Winner: Pieces Of The Heart - Karen White

• Awards Of Merit:

Killing Me Softly - Jenna Mills

The Phantom Of The Bathtub - Eugenia Riley

The Runaway Daughter - Anna DeStefano

Season Of Secrets - Marta Perry

Traditional Romance

Winner: Rescued By Mr. Right - Shirley Jump

• Awards Of Merit:

Accepting The Boss's Proposal - Natasha Oakley

Here With Me - Holly Jacobs

Meant-To-Be Mother - Ally Blake

Project: Parenthood - Trish Wylie