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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

2013 Golden Heart Finalists Announced

I judged in the Golden Heart but did not enter this year. My category, inspirational romance, was eliminated due to lack of entries and I decided against placing it in another alternate category. Below are this year's finalists. I'm happy and excited for them. Take a look at the list: anyone you know? Be sure to congratulate them on their achievement.

Contemporary Series Romance Finalists

"Baby on Board—Help!" by Miranda Liasson

"The Billionaire's Hypnotized Mistress" by Greta MacEachern

"Confessions of the World's Oldest Shotgun Bride" by Gail Hart

"Her Soldier Returns" by Kristin Noel Fischer

"Jayhawk Down" by Sharon Calvin

"Southern Comforts" by Nan Dixon

Contemporary Single Title Romance Finalists

"The Bollywood Bad Boy" by Sonali Dev

"Clean Sweep" by Nan Dixon

"Climb to Freedom" by Sheila Athens

"Everybody Knows..." by Jacqueline Floyd

"Hijacked" by Leslie Lynch

"Objection Overruled" by Jane O'Hanlon

"Place Your Betts" by Katie Graykowski

"What's Yours Is Mine" by Tamar Bihari writing as Talia Quinn Daniels

Historical Romance Finalists

"Between Love and Lies" by Jacqui Nelson

"A Champion's Heart" by Piper Huguley

"Come to Me" by Oberon Wonch

"Drawn to the Earl" by Joanna Shupe

"The Last Light of Dusk" by Joanne Lockyer

“The Promise of Dawn” by Eliss Baker

"The Rake's Handbook" by Sally Orr

"Sense and Seduction" by Thomasine Rappold

Paranormal Romance Finalists

"Dark Secret" by Mariah Ankenman

"Demon's Bane" by India Powers

"Guardian" by Tara Sheets

"Jinn & Tonic" by Kay Hudson

"Mind Sweeper" by Amy Jones writing as AE Jones

"Sea Panther" by Dawn Wolzein

"Shadows in the Deep" by Lark Howard

"Unbroken" by Ella Sheridan

Romantic Suspense Finalists

"Broken Places" by Krista Hall Reynolds

"Crazy for Her" by Sandra Owens

"Juliet's Rogue" by Sharon Wray

"The Predator" by Chris Taylor

“Rampant Perfection” by Laurie Cooper

"Rogue's Redemption" by Sharon Wray

"The Shadow Hour" by Jacqui Nelson

"Spies, Lies, and Debutantes" by Miranda Liasson

Young Adult Romance Finalists

"Camp Awakening" by Bonnie Staring

"Hidden Deep" by Amy DeLuca

"Leath'Dhia/Birthright" by Kari Miller

"Miranda Perry's Imported Prom Date" by Sheri Adkins

"Sticks and Stones" by Kimberly MacCarron

"Summer of Supernova" by Darcy Woods

"Ten" by Holly Bodger

2 comments:

  1. I'm so terrible with names, I'm not even sure if I know any of these fine finalists!

    Sorry your category got eliminated. That bites.

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  2. I know Amalie, I wish I'd had my current MS ready at the time but it wasn't complete. Well, maybe next year or even better maybe I won't be qualified next year!

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