Central Florida Romance Writers is pleased to announce the 2011 Touch of Magic finalists by order of placement. Full Manuscript requests are marked with **. Partial requests are marked with *. CFRW members’ names appear in bold.
Congratulations to all our finalists—with best wishes for ALL our entrants’ success!
Historical (Final Round: Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press)
- 1st Jennifer Bray-Weber: The Bruised Sky**
- 2nd Chris Anna Fullerton: Hart’s Desire
- 3rd Averil Reisman: To Cuba With Love
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements (Final Round: Esi Sogah, Harper Collins)
- 1st Alison Morse: All’s Fair
- 2nd Robin Weaver: Styrofoam Corpse
- 3rd Kathy Coatney: Izzy O’Keefe Saves the Day
Paranormal (Final Round: Meredith Giordan: Berkeley)
- 1st Tina Moss & Yelena Casale: Blood Bond**
- 2nd Lori Sjoberg: Grave Intentions**
- 3rd Harris Fischer: This Time Love*** (suggested revisions for resubmission)
Romantic Suspense (Final Round: Katharine Pelz, Berkeley)
- 1st Leisl Leighton: Sounding the Heart
- 2nd Robin Weaver: Deadly Stiff
- 3rd Tina Riggle: The Rookie
Short Contemporary (Final Round: Gail Chasan, Harlequin)
- 1st Rebecca Sampson: A Future for Abby**
- 2nd Karen Potter: The Cowboy Way
- 3rd Rachael Blair: One Rogue, One Damsel
Single Title (Final Round: Kate Dresser, Pocket/Gallery)
- 1st Pam Gibson: Balancing Act
- 2nd Jeanell Bolton: Passion
- 3rd Linda O’Dwyer: Better than Pasta
Young Adult (Final Round: Megan Record, Kensington)
- 1st Stephanie Winkelhake: The Matter of Souls
- 2nd Larissa Hardesty: Lure
- 3rd Beth Watson: Getting a Life, Even if You’re Dead
- 4th Robin Weaver: In Deep
Erotic (Final Round: Trish Owens, The Wild Rose Press Scarlet Line)
- 1st Lynda Bailey: Boy Next Door**
- 2nd Lynda Bailey: Wild Flower**
- 3rd Kimberly Bastin: Out of This World*