2005 Winners and Finalists
Contemporary Series:
1st: Kimberly Duffy – Operation: Date Escape
2nd: Dawn Temple* – A Will to Love
3rd: Beverly Zech – The Diversion
*only 3 finalists, because of entry number
Contemporary Single Title :
1st: Deborah C. Johnson – Unclaimed Money
2nd: Tanya Taliese Holmes – Shadow of the Butcher Boy
3rd: Willena Ferguson – Big Mean Girl
4th: Fredericka Meiners – Windswept
5th: Anita Nolan – Playing it Straight
6th: Alan Chaput – The Foundation
Historical Romance:
1st: Karen Schwartz – No Ordinary Duchess
2nd: Sharie Kohler* – Tangled Web
3rd: Lavinia Klein – The Price of Matrimony
4th: Sandi Rog – Walks Alone
5th: Stephanie Croll – The Locket
6th: Robin Searle – The Final Prize
*3-way tie, so 6 finalists
Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance:
1st: Sharie Kohler* – Once Bitten, Never Shy
2nd: Janice Goodfellow – Destiny’s Choice
3rd: Donna Moier – Flashback
*only 3 finalists, because of entry number