2012 Winners and Finalist
Contemporary Series:
1st: Jo Anne Banker* – Dawn’s Light – full requested by editor
2nd: Caro LaFever – Mistress By Blackmail
3rd: Mary Oldha – The Seduction
Contemporary Single Title:
1st: Katherine Logan – The Last McKenna – full requested by agent & editor
2nd: Laura Hodges Poole – Hope’s Gentle Touch – full requested by agent & editor
3rd: Ella Sheridan – Teach Me
Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance:
1st: Mary Serine – The Vessel
2nd: Sandy James – Seeker: Aiodhan – full requested by agent
3rd: Lana Dahlen – When Angels Soared
Historical Romance:
1st: Kayla Westra – Lady’s Knight – full requested by agent
2nd: Jinhee Jun – The Enemy Spy
3rd: Wendy La Capra – Scandal in Spades
Novel With Romantic Elements:
1st: Tracy Brogan – Missing You
2nd: Jeanell Bolton – Princess of Bosque Bend
3rd: Jeanell Bolton – Princess of Redlander – partial requested by agent
4th: Kimberle Swaak – Trust Me
Romantic Suspense:
1st: Kiersten Hallie Krum – Catch Me – full requested by agent
2nd: Jennifer Beane – Deception – full requested by editor
3rd: Larissa Hoffman – Portrait of A Dead Guy
Young Adult:
1st: Virginia Munoz – Dust to Dust
2nd: Abby Gaines – Invisible – partial requested by editor
3rd: P.H. Dunn – Forget Tomorrow – full requested by editor
Best of the Best:
Virginia Muno – Dust to Dust