2013 Winners and Finalist
Contemporary Series Romance:
1st: Anne-Louise Dubrawski – w/a Eloise Shanno – The Marriage Merger – full editor request
Honorable Mention: Kristin Noel Fischer – Lilly’s Secret
Honorable Mention: Regina Kyle – Triple Threat
Contemporary Single Title Romance:
1st: Leigh Duncan – Castle Grove – full request – agent, partial request – editor
Honorable Mention: Claire Boston – What Goes On Tour – full request – agent
Honorable Mention: Katie Graykowski – Place Your Betts
Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance:
1st: India Powers – Demon’s Bane – full request – editor, partial request – agent
Honorable Mention: Harris Fischer – Queen of Hearts
Honorable Mention: Melanie McCarthy – A Time of Secrets
Historical Romance:
1st: Barbara Bettis – Miss Chesley’s Secret Night – full request – agent, full request – editor
Honorable Mention: Jackie Horne – A Man Without A Mistress
Honorable Mention: Jacqui Nelson – The Shadow Hour
Novel with Romantic Elements:
1st: Virginia Kelly – Just One Look
Honorable Mention: Sandra Tilley – Someone Like You
Honorable Mention: LynneRose Cannon – Doing Good
Romantic Suspense:
1st: CJ Warrant – Forgetting Jane
Honorable Mention: Chris Taylor – The Predator – full request – editor
Honorable Mention: Virginia Kelly – Another Hero – full request – editor
Young Adult Romance:
1st: Joy McConnell – Season of The Soulless – partial request – agent
2nd: Rebecca Sampson – Fake
3rd: Diana Reep – The Dangerous Summer of Jesse Turner
Best of the Best:
Barbara Bettis – Miss Chesley’s Secret Night