2008 Award of Excellence Winners

2008 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Short Contemporary

*Winner* His Style of Seduction ~ Roxanne St Claire
Editor Wanda Ottewell, Silhouette Desire

Bride for a Single Dad ~ Laura Iding
Editor Suzanne Clark, Mills & Boon Medical Romance

The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell ~ Janice Lynn
Bryony Green, Mills & Boon Medical Romance

Forgotten Marriage ~ Paula Roe
Editor Demetria Lucas, Silhouette Desire

The Defender ~ Cara Summers
Editor Brenda Chin, Harlequin Blaze

Once A Cowboy ~ Linda Warren
Editor Kathleen Scheibling, Harlequin American

Long Contemporary

*Winner* Deja You ~ Lynda Sandoval
Editor Gail Chasen/Charles Griemsman, Silhouette Special Edition

The Other Sister ~ Lynda Sandoval
Editor Gail Chasen/Charles Griemsman, Silhouette Special Edition

All-American Father ~ Anna DeStefano
Editor Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin Superromance

A Rendezvous to Remember ~ Geri Krotow
Editor Paula Eykelhof, Harlequin Everlasting Love

Honor of a Hunter ~ Sylvie Kurtz
Editor Denise Zaza, Harlequin Intrigue

Single Title

*Winner* Tempting ~ Susan Mallery
Editor Tara Parsons, HQN Books

Kisses Don't Lie ~ Alexa Darin
Editor John Scognamiglio, Kensington/Zebra Books

Sweet Return ~ Anna Jeffrey
Editor Laura Cifelli, New American Library, Signet Eclipse

Really Something ~ Shirley Jump
Editor Kate Duffy, Kensington/Zebra Books

Close To You ~ Kathryn Shay
Editor Cindy Hwang, Berkley Sensation

Romantic Suspense

*Winner* Dead Giveaway ~ Brenda Novak
Editor Paula Eykelhof, Mira Books

Overkill ~ Linda Castillo
Editor Cindy Hwang, Berkley Sensation

Salvation, Texas ~ Anna Jeffrey
Editor Laura Cifelli, New American Library, Signet Eclipse

The Perfect Stranger ~ Jenna Mills
Editor Wanda Ottewell, Silhouette Romantic Suspense

Take Me Tonight ~ Roxanne St Claire
Editor Micki Nuding, Pocket Star Books

Erotic Romance

*Winner* Voyeur ~ Lacey Alexander
Editor Anne Bohner, NAL Heat

Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr ~ Elizabeth Amber
Editor Audrey Lafehr, Kensington Aphrodisia

Private Confessions ~ Lori Borrill
Editor Kathryn Lye, Harlequin Blaze

Born Again ~ Rena Marks
Editor Helen Woodall, Ellora's Cave

Mona Lisa Blossoming ~ Sunny
Editor Cindy Hwang, Penguin Putnam, Berkley-Jove

Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic

*Winner* Lord of the Fading Lands ~ C.L. Wilson
Editor Alicia Condon, Dorchester Publishing/Leisure Books

Highland Guardian ~ Melissa Mayhue
Editor Megan McKeever, Simon & Schuster

In The Midnight Hour ~ Patti O'Shea
Editor Anna Genoese, Tor-Forge

One With The Night ~ Susan Squires
Editor Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin's Press

One With The Shadows ~ Susan Squires
Editor Jennifer Enderlin, St. Martin's Press

Mainstream w/Romantic Elements

*Winner* First, There Is A River ~ Kathy Steffen
Editor Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press

The Charmstone ~ C.C. Harrison
Editors John Helfers & Tiffany Schofield, Five Star

The Vampire Shrink ~ Lynda Hilburn
Editor Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press

Necessary Arrangements ~ Tanya Michna
Editor Ellen Edwards, NAL Accent

Learning to Breathe ~ Karen White
Editor Cindy Hwang, NAL Accent

Inspirational

*Winner* Veil of Fire ~ Marlo Schalesky
Editor Jon Woodhams & David C. Cook
Cook Communications/River Oak

Dangerous Secrets ~ Lyn Cote
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill

Once Upon a Family ~ Margaret Daley
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill

A Treasure of the Heart ~ Valerie Hansen
Editor Melissa Endlich, Steeple Hill

Remember Me ~ Maureen Lang
Editor Steve Barclift, Kregel Publications

Cradle of Secrets ~ Lisa Mondello
Editor Jessica Alvarez, Steeple Hill

Historical

*Winner* Surrender To A Scoundrel ~ Julianne MacLean
Editor Erika Tsang, Avon Books

Midnight's Bride ~ Sophia Johnson
Editor Hilary Sares, Kensington Zebra

Mustang Wild ~ Stacey Kayne
Editors Linda Fildew & Lydia Mason, Harlequin Mills & Boon

In Her Bed ~ Deborah Macgillivray
Editor Hilary Sares, Kensington Zebra

A Dangerous Beauty ~ Sophia Nash
Editor Lyssa Keusch, Avon/Harper Collins