Award of Excellence Finalists

2010 Award of Excellence Finalists

Colorado Romance Writers is pleased to announce the following Award of Excellence finalists! Winners will be revealed at a CRW event held in May/June, 2010 in Denver, Colorado.


Short Contemporary
She Thinks Her Ex Is Sexy ~ Joanne Rock
Brenda Chin, Harlequin Blaze

The Doctor’s Surprise Family ~ Mary J. Forbes
Susan Litman, Silhouette Books

The Savakis Mistress ~ Annie West
Suzanne Clark, Harlequin Mills & Boon

Twin Seduction ~ Cara Summers
Brenda Chin, Harlequin Blaze

Marriage Reunited: Baby on the Way ~ Sharon Archer
Lucy Gilmour, Harlequin Mills & Boon Medical


Long Contemporary
Summer at the Lake ~ Linda Barrett
Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin

Madison’s Children ~ Linda Warren
Kathleen Scheibling, Harlequin

He Calls Her Doc ~ Mary Brady
Kathryn Lye, Harlequin

Simon Says Mommy ~ Kay Stockham
Wanda Ottewell, Harlequin

The Christmas Stranger ~ Beth Cornelison
Allison Lyons, Silhouette


Single Title
All of Me ~ Lori Wilde
Michele Bidelspoch, Grand Central Publishing/Forever

Tangled Up In Love ~ Heidi Betts
Rose Hilliard, St. Martin’s Press

Loves Me, Loves Me Not ~ Heidi Betts
Rose Hilliard, St. Martin’s Press

Healing Luke ~ Beth Cornelison
Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks Casablanca

The Sweetheart Knitting Club ~ Lori Wilde
Lucia Macro, Avon


Romantic Suspense
Black at Heart ~ Leslie Parrish
Laura Cifelli, NAL-Signet

Under Fire ~ Jo Davis
Tracy Bernstein, NAL, Signet Eclipse

Pitch Black ~ Leslie Parrish
Laura Cifelli, NAL-Signet

Make Her Pay ~ Roxanne St. Claire
Micki Nuding, Pocket Star Books

Fade to Black ~ Leslie Parrish
Laura Cifelli, NAL-Signet


Erotic Romance
In The Flesh ~ Livia Dare
Kate Duffy, Kensington Zebra

Fatal Exposure ~ Lia Slater
Diana Carlile, The Wild Rose Press – Scarlet Rose

Sex Drive ~ Susan Lyons
Audrey LeFehr, Kensington Aphrodisia

Secret Ties ~ Opal Carew
Rose Hilliard, St. Martin’s Press

Forbidden Heat ~ Opal Carew
Rose Hilliard, St. Martin’s Press


Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic
Time for Eternity ~ Susan Squires
Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin’s Press

A Highlander of Her Own ~ Melissa Mayhue
Megan McKeever, Pocket Books

Dyad Quest ~ Ann Hinnenkamp
Shannon Combs, Cerridwen Press

Secret Life of a Vampire ~ Kerrelyn Sparks
Erika Tsang, Harper Collins, Avon

Desire Untamed ~ Pamela Palmer
May Chen, Avon


Mainstream w/Romantic Elements
All the Right Reasons ~ Sandy James
Amanda Hilton, Bookstrand

Mayhem in High Heels ~ Gemma Halliday
Leah Hulten-Schmidt, Dorchester - Making It

Scandal Sheet ~ Gemma Halliday
Leah Hulten-Schmidt, Dorchester - Making It

To Hell in a Handbasket ~ Beth Groundwater
Tiffany Schofield, Five Star

The Lost Hours ~ Karen White
Cindy Hwang, NAL-Accent


Inspirational
Fit to be Tied ~ Robin Lee Hatcher
Sue Brower, Zondervan

Healing the Boss's Heart ~ Valerie Hansen
Melissa Endlich, Harlequin – Steeple Hill Love Inspired

A Bride in the Bargain ~ Deeanne Gist
David R. Long and Julie Klassen, Bethany House

Shadows on the River ~ Linda Hall
Krista Stroever, Harlequin – Steeple Hill Love Inspired

Breach of Trust ~ DiAnn Mills
Karen Watson, Tyndale


Historical
Highland Warrior ~ Monica McCarty
Kate Collins, Ballantine Books

A Duke to Die For ~ Amelia Grey
Deborah Werksman, Sourcebooks, Inc.

Mastering the Marquess ~ Vanessa Kelly
John Scognamiglia, Kensington Zebra

Stranger's Kiss ~ Mary Blayney
Shauna Summers, Random House - Bantam

If He's Sinful ~ Hannah Howell
John Scognamiglia, Kensington Zebra