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
