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Fool for Love Contest

2009 Fool For Love Contest
Winners and Finalists

 

Short Contemporary Category

1st Place
Star Kissed
by Kelly Fitzpatrick
*full requested*

2nd Place
Battle Born Love by Linda Enos

3rd Place
The Man Who Loved May
by Brent Pye

Finalist Judge
Renee Lynn, Editor
Champagne Line, Wild Rose Press


Long Contemporary Category

1st Place
Watch Them Die by Susanne Frost
*full requested*

2nd Place
Rocky Mountain Hi
by Janice L. O’Hara

3rd Place
From Bagdad With Love
by Gail Zerrade

Finalist Judge
Patience Smith, Senior Editor
Silhouette Romantic Suspense


Historical Category

1st Place
For the Love of a Lady
by Kathleen Bittner Roth
*full requested*

2nd Place
Love and the Murdering Marquis
by Patricia Patton
*full requested*

3rd Place
Love and the Heir
by Patricia Patton
*full requested*

Finalist Judge
Nicole D'Arienzo, Historical Managing Director
Wild Rose Press


Inspirational Category

1st Place
The Aviatrix
by Christine E. Johnson
*full requested*

2nd Place
Faith, Family, and the Girl Next Door
by Susan Diane Johnson

3rd Place
White Lace and Promises by Dianne K. Burns

Finalist Judge
Emily Rodmell, Assistant Editor
Steeple Hill Love Inspired

 

Paranormal Category

1st Place
Lover Enslaved
by Jodi Redford
*full requested*

2nd Place
Legend of the Druid Laird
by Barbara Longley

3rd Place
Revelations by Marnee Bailey

Finalist Judge
Barbara Poelle, Agent
Irene Goodman Agency


Romantic Suspense Category

1st Place
Decoding Deception
by Julie Johnstone

2nd Place
Against Her Will
by Marie Campbell

3rd Place
Air of Certainty
by Wendy "Piper" Rome

Finalist Judge
Keyren Gerlach, Associate Editor
Silhouette Romantic Suspense


Women's Fiction Category

1st Place
Tie A Yellow Ribbon by Dixie Lee Taylor
*full requested*

2nd Place
Pleasant Lake, P.D.
by Kelly Fitzpatrick
*full requested*

3rd Place
Love On A Half Shell
by Lenette Howard

Finalist Judge
Helen Rosburg, Executive Editor
Medallion Press


Honorable Mentions
entrants who missed finaling by 2 points or less

An Accidental Family by Ami Weaver (Long Contemporary)

In Plain Sight by Liz Renyer (Romantic Suspense)

Monster Mine by Tammy Lee (Romantic Suspense)

Murder Creek by Gin Price (Paranormal)

To Bite Or Not To Bite by Cecilia LeBaron (Paranormal)

 

 


Updated July 7, 2009


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