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


*West Houston Member