Historical
final judge Paige Wheeler, agent, Creative Media
Agency
1.
Pirates, Michelle Beattie (Partial MS requested)
2. Every Midnight, Maggie Attewell (Partial MS requested)
3. The Witch of Caroline County, Laurel Jue(Partial MS requested)
Honourable
Mention:
The Diddikai, Lisa Wilkinson
To Love A Viscount,Kathleen Cherry
Inspirational
Final Judge Melissa Endlich, Editor, Steeple Hill
1.
To Win A Gladiator, Carla Hughes (Full MS requested)
2. Weddings 101, Cathy Keister
3. The Path of the Righteous, Sue Rau*
Romantic
Suspense Final Judge Jennifer Jackson, agent, Donald
Maass Literary Agency
1. Price of Paradise, Lark Howard
2. Walk, Trot, Shoot, Beverly Pettersen
3. A Stranger’s Touch, Donna Tunney*
Honourable Mention:
Payback, Peggy Hendricks
Reflection,Kim Cresswell
Paranormal
- Final Judge Chris Keeslar, acquiring editor, Dorchester
Publishing
1.
Tin Man, Alice Clary (Full MS Requested)
2. Dead Ends And Fairy Dust, Christie Craig (Full MS Requested)
3. Marooned, Jennie Manlick
Honourable Mention:
Magic Knot, Helen Taylor
Romancing Rebeca, Amber Polo
Contemporary
Final Judge Hilary Rubin, associate editor, St. Martin's
Press
1.
Weddings Can Be Murder, Christie Craig (Full MS Requested)
2. Second Destiny, Tanya Freedman
3. The Ice Doctor’s Baby, Julie Rowe*
Honourable Mention:
Autumn Love, Jaclyn V DiBona
Bons of Freedom, Sheryll Galagher
Chapter
Award:
A Stranger’s Touch, Donna Tunney*
*
Denotes Chapter Members