Beacon Winners - First Coast Romance Writers

Congratulations to all!

Beacon Winners
First Coast Romance Writers
Announced the final placements for

THE BEACON
2008 Published Division
An Award for Excellence in Romance

Inspirational

First - Darcy's Inheritance by Linda Ford
Second - So Dark the Night by Margaret Daley
Third - Hard Evidence by Roxanne Rustand

Honorable Mention - Secrets of Zarahemla by Sariah S Wilson
Honorable Mention - Once Upon a Family by Margaret Daley

Novella

First - Wild Hearts in Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Second - Secret Santa by Lisa Childs
Third - The Preacher's Daughter by Marin Thomas

Romantic Suspense

First - Love Leaves No One Behind by Claudia Pemberton
Second - Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception by Lois Winston
Third - Phoenix Unrisen by Kathleen Nance

Short Contemporary

First - Star-Crossed Parents by C J Carmichael
Second - The Other Sister by Lynda Sandoval
Third - One Cool Lawman by Diane Pershing

Historical / Traditional Regency

First - Wild and Wicked in Scotland by Melody Thomas
Second - Seduction is Forever by Jenna Petersen
Third - The Harlot's Daughter by Blythe Gifford

Paranormal / Fantasy / Sci Fi

First - Lady of Light and Shadows by C L Wilson
Second - Lord of the Fading Lands by C L Wilson
Third - Do You Believe in Magic? by Ann Macela

Single Title / Long Contemporary

First - Riding the Thunder by Deborah MacGillivray
Second - A Rendezvous to Remember by Geri Krotow
Third - Arms of a Stranger by Giselle Carmichael

Women's Fiction / Chick Lit / Mainstream

First - Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero
Second - Heaving Bosoms by Ashlyn Chase
Third - First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen

Erotic Romance

First - Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr by Elizabeth Amber
Second - Touch Me by Susan Lyons
Third - Hands On by Amie Stuart