From the Heart Romance Writers Lories Best Published Contest Winners

2008 From the Heart Romance Writers Lories Best Published Contest Winners

This year's final judges were:

Debbie Meredith, Romance Manager for The Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Radcliff, KY.

LeeAnn Daughtery, bookseller at Waldenbooks in Elizabethtown, KY

Contemporary
Winner - BORROWING ALEX by Cindy Procter-King
Second - MAYBE, BABY by Terry McLaughlin
Third - A PLACE TO CALL HOME by Leanne Karella

Historical
Winner - THE IMPORTANCE OF ALMACK'S by Denise Patrick
Second - ON SILENT WINGS by Pamela Roller
Third - IN HER BED by Deborah MacGillivray

Mainstream
Winner - A GENTLE RAIN by Deborah Smith
Second - MONKEY STAR by Brenda Scott Royce
Third - LEARNING TO BREATHE by Karen White

Novella
Winner (tie) - SECRET SANTA by Lisa Childs
Winner (tie) - TEST OF TRUTH by April Reid
Second - HOT DOWN UNDER by Susan Lyons
Third - VAMPIRE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL by Karen McCullough

Paranormal
Winner - HIGHLAND GUARDIAN by Melissa Mayhue
Second - DAMNED by Lisa Childs
Third - BETWEEN DARKNESS & DAYLIGHT by Gracie C. McKeever

Erotica/Steamy
Winner (tie) - EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN by Jess Michaels
Winner (tie) - INCOGNITO: CHARMING CARMEN by Anna Leigh Keaton and Madison Lyle
Second - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SEXY KIND by Karen Kelley
Third - HOME TO STAY by Jane Leopold Quinn

Romantic Suspense
Winner - DEAD RIGHT by Brenda Novak
Second - FINDING SARAH by Terry Odell
Third - DEAD DROP: BOOK 4 OF THE INCOGNITO Series by Karen Wiesner

Single Title
Winner - DEAD GIVEAWAY by Brenda Novak
Second - DIVORCED, DESPERATE AND DELICIOUS by Christie Craig
Third - SECRETS AND SPIES by Shara Lanel