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)