Golden Quill 2008 Winners

Golden Quill 2008 Winners and Finalists

The Desert Rose RWA Chapter is excited to announce this year's Golden Quill Contest winners and finalists.

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

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Erotic

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Winner: Touch Me by Susan Lyons

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The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley

Blood Red by Sharon Page

Mona Lisa Blossoming by Sunny

Teamwork by Caitlyn Willows

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Futuristic

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

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Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry

Anaz-Voohri by Vijaya Schartz

Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny

Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

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Historical

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Winner: My Fair Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren

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Untamed Cowboy by Pam Crooks

Wicked Woman by Denise Eagan

The Perfect Bride by Brenda Joyce

Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean

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Hot, Sexy, Sensuous
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Winner: The P.I. by Cara Summers

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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

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Inspirational

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Winner: Buried Secrets by Margaret Daley

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Mountains Stand Strong by Irene Brand

Vanished by Margaret Daley

Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter

Love's Healing Touch by Jane Myers Perrine

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Long Contemporary

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Winner: Her Sister's Child by Cynthia Thomason

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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

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Novella

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

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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

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Paranormal/Time Travel

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Winner: Immortals: The Calling by Jennifer Ashley

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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

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Regency

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Winner: The Earl's Secret by Terri Brisbin

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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

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Romantic Suspense

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Winner: The Charmstone by C.C. Harrison

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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

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Short Contemporary

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Winner: His Only Wife by Cathy McDavid

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Shadow Whispers by Linda Conrad

Red Wolf's Return by Mary J. Forbes

One Cool Lawman by Diane Pershing

Deja You by Lynda Sandoval

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Single Title/Mainstream

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Winner: Close to You by Kathryn Shay

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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

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Traditional

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Winner: The Boss's Little Miracle by Barbara McMahon

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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