2004 Winners
The Winning Beginnings Contest
Short/Long Contemporary
1st Place: A WILL TO LOVE by Dawn Temple
2nd Place: UNDERCOVER DADDY by Kimberly Duffy
3rd Place: CHASING RAINBOWS by Darlene Buchholz
4th Place: WHAT IAN WANTS by Doreen Kelly Alsen
Honorable Mention: MIDNIGHT SURPRISE by Valerie Cartwright
Single Title/Mainstream
1st Place: SHUT UP AND KISS ME by Christie Craig
2nd Place: LOVE’S A THIEF by Stacey Keith
3rd Place: THE WILD LIFE by Onelia Lazzari
4th Place: PEACE OF HEART by Dawn Temple
Honorable Mention: UNZIPPED by Kelly Young
Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements
1st Place: HUGGING BUBBLES by Teryl Myers Hager
2ND Place: VEND IT LIKE VAL by Barrie Summy
3rd Place: CROSSING THE LINE by Cindy Marolt
4TH Place: ONE BLUE MOON by Lorelle Marinello
Honorable Mention: THE FOUNDATION by Alan Chaput
Historical
1st Place: HINT OF A DREAM by Lavinia Klein
2nd Place: THE LEGACY by Deb Yates
3rd Place: NO ORDINARY DUCHESS by Karen Schwartz
4th Place: MASTER OF THE HEART by Jesica Trapp
Honorable Mention: LONG JOURNEY HOME by Susan D. Lanier-Graham
Paranormal
1st Place: THE EARL’S CURSE by Jennifer Lynn Hoffman
2nd Place: OVERLORD by Anitra Lynn McLeod
3rd Place: THE SELKIE’S LEGACY by Marissa Doyle
4th Place: INTO A DANGEROUS MIND by Tina Gerow
Honorable Mention: DESTINY’S CHANCE by Sharon Pinson
Most Unique Plot Award
1st Place: LEAVE NO TRACE by Ginny Powers (Short/Long Contemporary)
2nd Place: DESTINY’S CHANCE by Sharon Pinson (Paranormal)
3rd Place: THE WILD LIFE by Onelia Lazzari (Single Title Romance)
4th Place: SISTERS OF FATE by Ginny Hendry (Historical)
Honorable Mention: VEND IT LIKE VAL by Barrie Summy (Women’s Fiction)