2012 FTHRW Golden Gateway Winners

Congratulations to the 2012 From The Heart Romance Writers Golden Gateway contest winners and finalists.

Thank you to the coordinators, first round judges and final round judges.


PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/TIME TRAVEL – Liz Pelletier, Entangled
Publishing LLC
1st Place: Moon Borne by Heather Boey **Full requested from another
contest**
2nd Place (tie): The Ring by Jaclyn V. Di Bona
2nd Place (tie): Shift Happens: A Carus Novel by Jasmin McKenzie/JC
McKenzie
4th Place: Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch
5th Place (tie): Just Once in a Very Blue Moon by Dawn Wolzein/Dawn
Marie Hamilton
5th Place (tie): Eavesdropper by Sarah Templeton/Cera Daniels


HISTORICAL - Erika Tsang, Avon Books
1st Place: The Parachutist by Dora Mekouar/Diana Quincy **Full request**
2nd Place: Dark Star by Callie Burdette/Callie Russell
3rd Place: Dagger's Destiny by Karen Woodward
4th Place (tie): The Wicked Earl of Westfield by Betty Trovarelli/Renee
Ann Miller
4th Place (tie): Miss Chesley's Secret Night by Barbara
Huddleston/Barbara Bettis


MAINSTREAM FICTION WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS - Katherine Pelz, Berkley
Editorial
1st Place: Sunsets on Catfish Bar by Mary E. Strand
2nd Place: Synchrony's Call by Susan J. Bickford
3rd Place (tie): Close Knit by Beverly Diehl
3rd Place (tie): Seemingly Perfect by Mary E. Strand
5th Place: Rifles, Racquets, and Rabbit Holes by Robin Haseltine


LONG/SHORT CONTEMPORARY SERIES ROMANCE - Rachel Burkot, Love Inspired
1st Place (tie): When Sparrows Cry by Heidi Luchterhand **Full
requested**
1st Place (tie): Ms. Scrooge by Anita Calhoun **Full Requested**
1st Place (tie): Fugitive Heart by HiDee Ekstrom
4th Place: The Billionaire's Hypnotized Mistress by Greta MacEachern
5th Place: Love on the Menu by Joan Rhine


SINGLE TITLE - Deb Werksman, Sourcebooks
1st Place: Love Waltzes In by Alanna Albertson
2nd Place: Jungle Blooms by Evelyn M. Timidaiski/Evie Morris
3rd Place: Hawaiian Heat: The Marriage Trap by Diane Garner
4th Place: Going All The Way by Heidi Ulrich/Megan Ryder


ROMANTIC SUSPENSE - Latoya Smith, Grand Central Publishing
1st Place: Looking into Hell by Kristine Thompson **Full request**
2nd Place: Her Unreasonable Doubt by Anne-Marie Carroll **Partial
request**
3rd Place: Waking Up In Hell by Kristine Thompson
4th Place: Guilty by Design by Mary E. Strand
5th Place: Mint Condition by Katina Drennan/Kat Drennan


PUBLISHED DIVISION
Laura Barth, Harlequin Heartwarming
Tessa Woodward, HarperCollins/Avon
Michelle Grajkowski, 3 Seas Literary Agency

1st Place: The Missing Time by Sandra J. Clarke **Full request (3
Seas)**
2nd Place: The Last Bachelor by Tina Radcliffe **Full request (3
Seas)**
3rd Place: Read My Lips by Kelle Z. Riley **First 100 pages requested
(3 Seas)**
4th Place (tie): Tracked Through Time by Becky Lower
4th Place (tie): Alien Contact for Idiots by Edward Hoornaert