Previous winners

 

2010

First Place:   Saving Captain Brooks by Sarah Baker*

Second Place:  More Than A Stranger by Erin Rieber

Third Place: Tangled Web by Christa McHugh

 

2010 Honorable Mention:

Midnight Guardian by Sharon Wray

Kindred of the Fallen by Isis Rushdan*

The Pilot by Diane Burton*

Stealing Justice by Deborah Gross

Alli’s Playground by Rebecca Sampson*

Burned Illusions by Robin Weaver

Deep Speak by Robin Weaver

Abandoned Hearts by Regina Tittel*

Rough Riding Ranger by Sarah Tormey*

Squeaky Clean by Shoshana Brown

Tall, Dark and Furry by Meredith Conner

The Demon Connection by Margaret Golla

The Bookstore Connection by Robin Weaver

 

2009

First Place:  Lucky by Laura Higdon Cumbie, Young Adult

Second Place:  Off the Deep End by Brenda Cool Lee, Romantic Suspense

Third Place:  Surviving Nella by Laura Higdon Cumbie, Young Adult

 

2009 Finalists

An Acquired Land: The Acquisition - by Cindy Amos, Inspirational

Castle in the Clouds - by Carol Dunford, Paranormal

Awakened - by Laura Higdon Cumbie, Young Adult

Surviving Nella - by Laura Higdon Cumbie, Young Adult

Lucky - by Laura Higdon Cumbie, Young Adult

Off the Deep End - by Barbara Cool Lee, Romantic Suspense

Slay Me Tonight - by Veronica Alderson, Romantic Suspense

Twice in a Lifetime - by Marjorie Allen, Historical

Rogue's Desire - by Ann Bond, Historical

 

2008

First Place - Piper's Kiss by Sheryl Carpenter, Young Adult

Second Place - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates, Historical *

Third Place - No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson, Inspirational *

 

2008 Finalists

Touch of Twilight by Clarissa Ellison, Paranormal *

No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson, Inspirational

Piper's Kiss by Sheryl Carpenter, Young Adult

Rehabilitation by Nancy Evertz, Contemporary *

Love at the Doorstep by Ronica Stromberg, Inspirational

Big Panties and Other Parachutes by Sarah Tregay, Young Adult

Heaven Sent by Deb Yates, Historical

Sailing Into Trouble by Diana Welker, Romantic Suspanse

Redefining Family by Wendy Marcus, Contemporary

Against All Odds by Constance Marquise, Inspirational *

Light of Truth by Sheri Boeyink, Young Adult

 

*  Full manuscript requested by editor/agent judge

 

2007

First Place - The Woodcutter's Daughter, by Melanie Dickerson, Inspirational

Second Place - Midnight Promises, by Anne Barton Ardizzone, Historical

Third Place - The Trouble With Ghosts, by Jodi Redford, Paranormal

 

2006

 First Place - To Win a Gladiator by Carla Hughes, Inspirational

Second Place - In Her Defense by Vicki Tharp, Romantic Suspense

Third Place - My Life in the Void by Betsy Norman, Young Adult

 

2005

First Place - Come Back, My Love by Sylvia Rochester, Paranormal

Second Place - French Kissed by Melody Marshall, Paranormal

Third Place - Dangerous Choices by Donna L. Meier, Single Title