Contemporary Series

First Place: Kimberly Wenger - Sea of Love

• Second Place: Lee McKenzie McAnally - Holding His Own
• Third Place: Janice Lynn - Gone Country
• Fourth Place: Beverly Long - Jack’s One Last Chance
• Fifth Place: Kathleen Hodges - The Saint and the Sinner

Single Title

First Place: Terry McLaughlin - Wide Open Spaces

• Second Place: Dianna Love Snell - Honeymoon to Die For
• Third Place: Helen Brenna - Secrets of the Sun Gods
• Fourth Place: Babette deJongh - Silver Platter
• Fifth Place: Wendy Watson - Pretty Maids All in a Row
• Sixth Place: Annie Oortman - Silence Is Golden

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

Historical

First Place: Wendy Watson - Heart’s Logic

• Second Place: Jesica Trapp - Master of the Heart
• Third Place: Sandra Tabor - An Uncommon Thief
• Fourth Place: Rene Bushey - Taken by Storm
• Fifth Place: Sherril L. Green - The Horseman’s Heart

Paranormal

First Place: Cheryl Lin Wilson - Tairen Soul

• Second Place: Kathryn Lizee - Runaway Home
• Third Place: Geraldine Bowen - Gwynneth