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