2007 Winners
Single Title Romance
Final judge: Chris Keeslar, Dorchester Publishing
A Life Worth Living, Lorrie Kruse — First Place
Twist of Fate, Amy Baldwin — Second Place
GetLucky.com, Nancy Lytle — Third Place
Venus in Blue Jeans, Margaret Batschelet — Fourth Place
Sing For Me, Laura Graham Booth++ — Fifth Place
Romantic Suspense
Final judge: Megan McKeever, Pocket Books
Bitter Truth, Anne Marie Becker — First Place
Son Of The Enemy, Joan Goodman — Second Place
The Weight Of Love, Drue Allen — Third Place
Racing Hearts, Deborah Behrens — Fourth Place
Kidnapped, Suzanne Welsh — Fifth Place
Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements/Chick Lit
Final judge: Rose Hilliard, St. Martin’s Press
A Headache for St. Anthony, Liese Sherwood-Fabre — First Place
Desperate Ex-Housewives, Candis Lynn Terry — Second Place
Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This, Wendy Byrne — Third Place
Greta’s Grace, Virginia McCullough — Fourth Place
Island Healing, Virginia McCullough — Fifth Place
Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal
Final judge: Keyren Gerlach, HQN
The Source of Magic, Cate Rowan — First Place
Into the Dark, Abigail Strom — Second Place
Angels at Almacks, Cathy Leming — Third Place
Hedda’s Sword, Deanne Wildes-Mickelson — Fourth Place
Some Where/Some When, Laurel Bradley — Fifth Place
Historical **
Final judge: Roberta Brown, Agent, Brown Literary Agency
Fire At Midnight, Lisa Marie Wilkinson — First Place
Dangerous Seduction, Frances Karkosak — Second Place
Heaven Sent, Deb Yates — Third Place
** 3 finalists in this category, due to minimum point score not reached
++ VRFW member