Golden Quill Contest Award Winners

BEST FIRST BOOK
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Winner: The Secret Soldier by Jennifer Morey
Courting Miss Adelaide by Janet Dean
The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion
Romancing Rebecca by Amber Polo
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HISTORICAL
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Winner: To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt

Kidnapped By The Cowboy by Pam Crooks
Shadow Rider by Kathryn Dennis
Gentlemen Behaving Badly by Michelle Marcos

The Kiss by Sophia Nash

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INSPIRATIONAL

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Winner: For Pete's Sake by Linda Windsor
Love Finds You in Valentine, Nebraska by Irene Brand
Mulberry Park by Judy Duarte
Beach Dreams by Trish Perry
Bluegrass Hero by Allie Pleiter

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MAINSTREAM/SINGLE TITLE
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Winner: Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery

Accidentally Yours by Susan Mallery
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery
Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery
Taking The Heat by Kathryn Shay
Addicted to Love by Lori Wilde

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PARANORMAL/TIME TRAVEL
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Winner: Soul of a Highlander by Melissa Mayhue

Your Magic or Mine? by Ann Macela
Wicked Is The Night by Catherine Mulvany
In Twilight's Shadow by Patti O'Shea
Dark Deceiver by Pamela Palmer

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TRADITIONAL
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Winner: The Heart Surgeon's Secret Son by Janice Lynn

The Soldier's Homecoming by Donna Alward
Saying Yes To A Millionaire by Fiona Harper
Executive Mother-To-Be by Nicola Marsh
The Rancher's Doorstep Baby by Patricia Thayer
The Millionaire's Proposal by Trish Wylie

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FANTASY, SCI-FI, FUTURISTIC
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Winner: Dragonborn by Jade Lee

Queen of the Dragons by Shana Abé
Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy
Double Enchantment by Kathryne Kennedy
Electra Galaxy's Mr. Intersteller Feller by Candace Sams

King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

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EROTIC ROMANCE
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Winner: Black Silk by Sharon Page

Lyon, The Lords of Satyr by Elizabeth Amber
She's On Top by Susan Lyons
Hot Silk by Sharon Page
Menagerie by Lara Santiago
Caitlyn's Kisses, Vol. IV by Caitlyn Willows

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HOT, SEXY & SENSUOUS

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Winner: Sex Straight Up by Kathleen O'Reilly

A Sexy Time of It by Cara Summers
Lie With Me by Cara Summers
Does She Dare? by Tawny Weber
Risqué Business by Tawny Weber

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LONG CONTEMPORARY
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Winner: Be My Babies by Kathryn Shay

The Wedding Heiress by Pamela Ford
More Than A Memory by Roz Denny Fox
Always A Mother by Linda Warren
No Place Like Home by Margaret Watson

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NOVELLA
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Winner: Aunt Delia's Legacy (Snowbound) by Cara Summers

Shotgun Vows (Western Weddings) by Kate Bridges
Snowbound Bride (Christmas Weddings) by Shirley Jump
I Can Still Feel You (Tex Appeal) by Cara Summers
By New Year's Day (The Holiday Inn) by Phyllis Bourne Williams

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

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Winner: Trust Me by Brenda Novak

Lie To Me by Starr Ambrose
Running From Strangers by C.C. Harrison
Watch Me by Brenda Novak
Conspiracy of Silence by Martha Powers

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SHORT CONTEMPORARY
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Winner: The Firefighter And The Single Mum by Laura Iding

Forever His Bride by Lisa Childs
Marry-Me Christmas by Shirley Jump
You, And No Other by Lynda Sandoval
Texas Heir by Linda Warren

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REGENCY

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Winner: The Vanishing Viscountess by Diane Gaston

Scandalizing the Ton by Diane Gaston
The Stranger She Married by Donna Hatch
Miss Quinn's Quandary by Shirley Marks
An Improper Aristocrat by Deb Marlowe