An Archive of Past Touch of Magic winners

(names in red are CFRW members)

2011 Winners

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

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

2010 Winners

Paranormal - Meredith Giordan, Berkley.

1st place: Christal Murphy, Awaken the Dragon – full manuscript requested
2nd place: Tamara Hughes, Bewitching the Beast – full manuscript requested
3rd place: Dawn Wolzein, Sea Panther

Young Adult – Danielle Poisz, Simon and Schuster.

1st place: Peter Andrews, Dream Crafters
2nd place: Tracy St. Hilaire, Fifteen Forever
3rd place: Bec Sampson, Alli’s Playground

Short Contemporary – Gail Chasan, Harlequin.

1st place: Dani Collins, His Majesty’s Inappropriate Mistress
2nd place: Cindy Taylor, A Family of Her Own
3rd place: Brenda Hammond, Owe My Love

Single Title – Kate Dresser, Simon and Schuster.

1st place: Robin Weaver, Book Learning
2nd place: Stephanie Faris, The Get Him System
3rd place: Dale Mayer, Hide – n – Go Seek

Historical – Helen Rosburg, Medallion Press

1st place: Jennifer Beane, Promises – partial requested
2nd place: Kayla Westra, Lady Knight – partial requested
3rd place: Sue Webb, Scenting Scandal

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements - Esi Sogah, Harper Collins.

1st place: Dawna Rand, Odin’s End
2nd place: Sandra Tilley, Call Me Cinderella
3rd place: Bobbye Terry, Coming to Climax

Romantic Suspense – Katherine Pelz, Berkley.

1st place: Jean Mason, Buried in Plain Sight
2nd place: Jan Jackson, Runaway
3rd place: Anna Sugden, Past, Imperfect

2009 Winners

Series Contemporary – judged by Gail Chasan, Harlequin

1st Riley’s Reputation – Pam Baker Menz - full manuscript requested
2nd The Christmas Bargain – Cat Schield
3rd Restoring Mitch’s Heart – Nancy Evertz

Single Title – judged by Danielle Poiesz, Simon and Schuster

1st The Gavel’s Echo – Anne Marie Carroll
2nd Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure – Diane Kelly
3rd Notorious – Sarah Castleberry

Paranormal – judged by Meredith Giordan, Berkeley

1st Lover Enslaved – Jodi Redford - full manuscript requested
2nd Xenophobe – Tracy Truman
3rd Strong, Sweet and Haunting – Kate Freiman

Novel With Strong Romantic Elements – Esi Sogah, HarperCollins

1st Prior Sins – Deborah Gross
2nd The End at Rivers Bend – Catherine Pritchard
3rd Fat Fridays – Judith Keim

Sandy Star Award: Restoring Mitch’s Heart