2005 WINNERS

Congratulations and thanks to all the RWA® member authors who entered. Winners were announced live at our Write Touch Conference, May 13-15, 2005.

** Designates a WisRWA member

Romantic Suspense

First Place: Sudden Recall by Jean Barrett (Bob Rogers)**(Pictured)
Second Place: Heist and Seek by Amy Sandrin
Third Place: French Twist by Roxanne St. Claire

Contemporary Single Title

First Place: Shower of Stars by Nancy Herkness
Second Place: In Your Eyes by Laura Moore
Third Place: Ring Around My Heart by Pat White

Erotica/Romantica

First Place: In Ice by Leigh Wyndfield
Second Place: Crystal Shadows by Joy Nash
Third Place: The Huntress by Barbara Karmazin

Historical (Long and Short)

First Place: Once a Gentleman by Candice Hern
Second Place: Moon in the Water by Elizabeth Grayson
Third Place: Wayward Sun by Katherine Smith

Inspirational CategoryInspirational/Traditional

First Place: Catching Katie by Robin Lee Hatcher
Second Place: Beyond the Shadows by Robin Lee Hatcher
Third Place: For Love of Maggie by Fran Shaff ** (pictured)

Long Contemporary Series

First Place: One Perfect Man by Lynda Sandoval
Second Place: The House on the Beach by Linda Barrett
Third Place: A Home of Her Own by Brenda Novak

Mainstream with Romantic Elements

First Place: Unsettling by Lynda Sandoval
Second Place: Secret Shadows by Judie Aitken
Third Place: Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris ** (pictured)

Fantasy/Futuristic/Paranormal/Time Travel

First Place: A Man in a Kilt by Sandy Blair
Second Place: Hunter’s Moon by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp
Third Place: Run No More by Catherine Mulvany

Traditional Regency

First Place: A Passionate Endeavor by Sophia Nash
Second Place: A Secret Passion by Sophia Nash
Third Place: A Proper Introduction by Christine Locksy

Short Contemporary Series

First Place: Beyond Control by Bronwyn Jameson
Second Place: Slow Dancing with a Texan by Linda Conrad
Third Place: Perfectly Sexy by Emily McKay

** Designates a WisRWA member