Golden Quill 2008 Finalists
The Desert Rose RWA Chapter is excited to announce this year's
Golden Quill Contest Finalists. The annual contest recognizes
outstanding published authors, and winners will be announced in the
July RWR. Congratulations to all the finalists!
The finalists are listed in alphabetical
order:
Best First Book
Dark Rider by Kathrynn Dennis
The Charmstone by C.C. Harrison
The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna
MacMeans
The Dark Gate by Pamela Palmer
First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen
Erotic
The Dark Garden by Eden Bradley
Touch Me by Susan Lyons
Blood Red by Sharon Page
Mona Lisa Blossoming by Sunny
Teamwork by Caitlyn Willows
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Futuristic
Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena
Cherry
Anaz-Voohri by Vijaya Schartz
Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny
Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson
Historical
Untamed Cowboy by Pam Crooks
Wicked Woman by Denise Eagan
The Perfect Bride by Brenda Joyce
Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne
MacLean
My Fair Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren
Hot, Sexy, Sensuous
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
The P.I. by Cara Summers
Inspirational
Mountains Stand Strong by Irene Brand
Vanished by Margaret Daley
Buried Secrets by Margaret Daley
Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter
Love's Healing Touch by Jane Myers Perrine
Long Contemporary
The Sister Switch by Pamela Ford
The Rancher Needs a Wife by Terry
McLaughlin
Betting on Santa by Debra Salonen
Her Sister's Child by Cynthia Thomason
Small Town Family by Margaret Watson
Novella
One Magic Eve (Western Winter Wonderland)
by Pam Crooks
Blame it on Karma (Jinxed!) by Jacquie
D'Alessandro
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
Paranormal/Time Travel
Dark Lies by Vivi Anna
Immortals: The Calling by Jennifer Ashley
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
Regency
The Earl's Secret by Terri Brisbin
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
Romantic Suspense
White Heat by Cherry Adair
The Charmstone by C.C. Harrison
Dead Giveaway by Brenda Novak
Lone Star Legacy by Roxanne Rustand
Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception
by Lois Winston
Short Contemporary
Shadow Whispers by Linda Conrad
Red Wolf's Return by Mary Forbes
His Only Wife by Cathy McDavid
One Cool Lawman by Diane Pershing
Deja You by Lynda Sandoval
Single Title/Mainstream
Really Something by Shirley Jump
Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero
Close to You by Kathryn Shay
First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen
There Goes the Bride by Lori Wilde
Traditional
Back to Mr. & Mrs. by Shirley Jump
Princess Australia by Nicola Marsh
The Boss's Little Miracle by Barbara
McMahon
Raising the Rancher's Family by Patricia
Thayer
A Mother For The Tycoon's Child by Patricia
Thayer
