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Golden Quill 2008 Winners and Finalists

The Desert Rose RWA Chapter is excited to announce this year's Golden Quill Contest winners and finalists. The annual contest recognizes outstanding published authors, and winners will be announced in the July RWR. Congratulations to all the finalists! (the finalists are listed in alphabetical order):

Best First Book

Winner: The Charmstone by C.C. Harrison

Dark Rider by Kathrynn Dennis

The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans

The Dark Gate by Pamela Palmer

First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen

 

Erotic

 

Winner: Touch Me by Susan Lyons

 

The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley

Blood Red by Sharon Page

Mona Lisa Blossoming by Sunny

Teamwork by Caitlyn Willows

 

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Futuristic

 

Winner: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

 

Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry

Anaz-Voohri by Vijaya Schartz

Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny

Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

 

Historical


Winner: My Fair Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren

 

Untamed Cowboy by Pam Crooks

Wicked Woman by Denise Eagan

The Perfect Bride by Brenda Joyce

Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean

 

Hot, Sexy, Sensuous
 

Winner: The P.I. by Cara Summers


Underneath It All by Lori Borrill

Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy by HelenKay Dimon

Hard and Fast by Lisa Renee Jones

Beyond Seduction by Kathleen O'Reilly

 

Inspirational

 

Winner: Buried Secrets by Margaret Daley

 

Mountains Stand Strong by Irene Brand

Vanished by Margaret Daley

Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter

Love's Healing Touch by Jane Myers Perrine

 

Long Contemporary

 

Winner: Her Sister's Child by Cynthia Thomason

 

The Sister Switch by Pamela Ford

The Rancher Needs a Wife by Terry McLaughlin

Betting on Santa by Debra Salonen

Small Town Family by Margaret Watson

 

Novella

 

Winner: Blame it on Karma (Jinxed!) by Jacquie D'Alessandro

 

One Magic Eve (Western Winter Wonderland) by Pam Crooks

Hot Down Under (The Firefighter) by Susan Lyons

Dear Santa (A Blazing Little Christmas) by Kathleen O'Reilly

Diss-Connected (Names I Call My Sister) by Lynda Sandoval

 

Paranormal/Time Travel

 

Winner: Immortals: The Calling by Jennifer Ashley

 

Dark Lies by Vivi Anna

Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue

Highland Guardian by Melissa Mayhue

Night Hunter by Cathy McDavid

Love in the Fast Lane by Jenna McKnight

 

Regency

 

Winner: The Earl's Secret by Terri Brisbin

 

The Rake's Redemption by Georgina Devon

A Certain Want of Reason by Kate Dolan

A Limited Engagement by Saralee Etter

The Secret Hunter by Susanne Saville

 

Romantic Suspense

 

Winner: The Charmstone by C.C. Harrison

 

White Heat by Cherry Adair

Dead Giveaway by Brenda Novak

Lone Star Legacy by Roxanne Rustand

Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception by Lois Winston

 

Short Contemporary

 

Winner: His Only Wife by Cathy McDavid

 

Shadow Whispers by Linda Conrad

Red Wolf's Return by Mary J. Forbes

One Cool Lawman by Diane Pershing

Deja You by Lynda Sandoval

 

Single Title/Mainstream

 

Winner: Close to You by Kathryn Shay

 

Really Something by Shirley Jump

Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero

First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen

There Goes the Bride by Lori Wilde

 

Traditional

 

Winner: The Boss's Little Miracle by Barbara McMahon

 

Back to Mr. & Mrs. by Shirley Jump

Princess Australia by Nicola Marsh

Raising the Rancher's Family by Patricia Thayer

A Mother For The Tycoon's Child by Patricia Thayer
 


Realizing the Dream Past Winners and Finalists

2006 Winner

Holly Paxson: BLOOD & ROSES

2006 Finalists
Susan Stehle: THE DOWNSIDE OF MURDER
Laurene Germane: MISSION IMPLAUSIBLE


2004 Winner
Tina Conine: Lady Liberty

2004 Finalists:
Barbara Dove: Return to Cie
Barbara White Rayczek: Court Me Cowboy