Short Contemporary Category
Battle Born Love by Linda Enos
Star Kissed by Kelly Fitzpatrick
The Man Who Loved May by Brent Pye
Finalist Judge
Renee Lynn, Editor
Champagne Line, Wild Rose Press
Long Contemporary Category
From Bagdad With Love by Gail Zerrade
Rocky Mountain Hi by Janice L. O’Hara
Watch Them Die by Susan Frost
Finalist Judge
Patience Smith,
Senior Editor
Silhouette Romantic Suspense
Historical Category
For the Love of a Lady by Kathleen Bittner Roth
Love and the Heir by Patricia Patton
Love and the Murdering Marquis by Patricia Patton
Finalist Judge
Nicole D'Arienzo,
Historical Managing Director
Wild Rose Press
Inspirational Category
Faith, Family, and the Girl Next Door by Susan Diane Johnson
The Aviatrix by Christine E. Johnson
White Lace and Promises by Dianne K. Burns
Finalist Judge
Emily Rodmell, Assistant Editor
Steeple Hill Love Inspired
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Paranormal Category
Legend of the Druid Laird by Barbara Longley
Lover Enslaved by Jodi Redford
Revelations by Marnee Bailey
Finalist Judge
Barbara Poelle, Agent
Irene Goodman Agency
Romantic Suspense Category
Against Her Will by Marie Campbell
Air of Certainty by Wendy "Piper" Rome
Decoding Deception by Julie Johnstone
Finalist Judge
Keyren Gerlach, Associate Editor
Silhouette Romantic Suspense
Women's Fiction Category
Love On A Half Shell by Lenette Howard
Pleasant Lake, P.D. by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Tie A Yellow Ribbon by Dixie Lee Taylor
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)
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