SHORT SERIES CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Final Round Judge: Melissa Jeglinski, Agent, The Knight Agency
1st place: The Wanted Bride by Sylvia McDaniel, Texas
2nd place: Her Unexpected Family by Carol Burnside, Maryland
3rd place: The Masked Maitland by Quinn Tellier, Pennsylvania
LONG SERIES CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Final Round Judge: Wanda Ottewell, Editor, Harlequin
1st place: *Wanted: Wife/Mother for Christmas by Barbara Geris*, New Zealand
2nd place: The Perpetual Batchelor by Dawn Groszek, Virginia
3rd place: It Had To Be You by Pepper Basham, Tennessee
SINGLE TITLE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Final Round Judge: Megan McKeever, Assistant Editor, Pocket Books
1st place: The Lake Effect by Gabrielle Luthy, Australia
2nd place: Delicious by Judie Aitken, Indiana
3rd place: In Deep by Meredith Clark (RCRW Member), Oregon
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Final Round Judge: Esi Sogah, Editor, Harper Collins
1st place: *Master of Love by Catherine Roach*, Alabama
2nd place: How to Reform a Rake – Anne Barton, Maryland
3rd place: Good-Timin’ Man by Alison Atwater, Arizona
YOUNG ADULT
Final Round Judge: Andrea Somberg, Agent, Harvey Klinger, Inc.
1st place: *Pull My String by Barbara Binns*, Illinois
2nd place: Adventures of a Teenage Truthseer by Cat Schield, Minnesota
3rd place: Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers, California
NOVEL WITH STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Final Round Judge: Amberely Finarelli, Agent, Andrea Hurst Literary Agency
1st place: *Partners by Donna Keihle* (RCRW member), Oregon
2nd place: The Other Side of Heaven by Deb Cordes & Cary Frates, Washington
3rd place: Kincaid’s Hope by Grace Greene, Virginia
4th place: Galloping Garnets by Rebecca Zanetti, Idaho
PARANORMAL / FUTURISTIC ROMANCE
Final Round Judge: Alissa Davis, Editor, Dorchester Publishing
1st place: *Legend Of The Druid Laird by Barbara Longley*, Minnesota
2nd place: Castle In The Clouds by Carol Dunford, Washington
3rd place: Maelstrom by Elise Chand, Texas
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Final Round Judge: Leis Pederson, Assistant Editor, Berkley
1st place: *In Her Jeans by Aimee Carper*, Missouri
2nd place: Watch Them Die by Susanne Frost, Ontario, Canada
3rd place: Closure by Death by Donna Meier, Minnesota
Rose City Romance Writers of Portland, Oregon wishes to thank everyone involved with the Golden Rose contest. With 173 entries, and some from all over the world, it more than exceeded our expectations. We wish all the winners and contestants the best in writing, and want to urge those who didn’t place to keep on writing and submitting! Remember, it only takes one yes!!!
Nancy Lytle - 2009 Golden Rose Contest Coordinator
Kim Wollenburg - President & 2009 Golden Rose Contest Co-Coordinator
