2004 Winners and Finalists

Contemporary Series:

1st: Kimberly Wenger – Sea of Love

2nd: Lee McKenzie McAnally – Holding His Own

3rd: Janice Lynn – Gone Country

4th: Beverly Long – Jack’s One Last Chance

5th: Kathleen Hodges – The Saint and the Sinner

Contemporary Single Title:

1st: Terry McLaughlin – Wide Open Spaces

2nd: Dianna Love Snell – Honeymoon to Die For

3rd: Helen Brenna – Secrets of the Sun Gods

4th: Babette deJongh – Silver Platter

5th: Wendy Watson – Pretty Maids All in a Row

6th: Annie Oortman – Silence Is Golden

* Because of a tie, there were six finalists in this category

Historical Romance:

1st: Wendy Watson – Heart’s Logic

2nd: Jessica Trapp – Master of the Heart

3rd: Sandra Tabor – An Uncommon Thief

4th: Rene Bushey – Taken by Storm

5th: Sherril L. Green – The Horseman’s Heart

Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance:

1st: Cheryl Lin Wilson – Tairen Soul

2nd: Kathryn Lizee – Runaway Home

3rd: Geraldine Bowen – Gwynneth

BEST OF THE BEST Winner

Cheryl Lin Wilson – Tairen Soul