The New Jersey chapter of the Romance Writers of America has announced the finalists in the 2012 Put Your Heart in a Book contest. The full list is below. Congratulations to all of the finalists!
 
Paranormal
Katrina Snow – Bewitched by a Kiss
Laurel Wanrow – Passages
Leisl Leighton – Seer’s Blood

Romantic Suspense
Keith Zwingelberg – Medicine Woman
Jenna Blue – The Runaway
Michelle Sharp – The Dreamer

Single Title
Michele Mahon – Octagon Girl
Susan J Bickford – Synchrony’s Call
Claudia Handel – Lost in You

Young Adult
McCall Hoyle – Twice Shy
Laurel Wanrow – Seaside Sorcery
Karen Schwartz – Extra Ordinary Guy

Historical
Eileen Lloyd – Embracing the Unloved Earl
Mary Jane Esber w/a Miranda Liasson – The Spy Who Loved Me
Jodi Rotondo w/a Joanna Shupe – Drawn to the Earl

I was super excited to receive an email telling me that my manuscript, The Parachutist, is a finalist in the Emerald City Opener contest sponsored by the Greater Seattle chapter of the Romance Writers of America.

The final round judge in the historical romance category is Amanda Bergeron, associate editor at Avon Books/HarperCollins. Thanks to the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America (GSRWA) for this great opportunity.

Here is a full list of the finalists. Congratulations and good luck!

CATEGORY SERIES ROMANCE
Annabeth Albert  All the Wrong Reasons
Jennifer DeCuir  Drawn to Jonah
Regina Kyle  One Sweet Day

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Annabeth Albert  Still Got It
Tracey Alvrez  In Too Deep
Jen Lois  Permission to Land

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Louisa Cornell   His Charming Seductress
Melanie Meadors  His Roman Heart’s Desire
Diana Quincy  The Parachutist

NOVEL WITH STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Kathy Bremner   Undercover Cowboy
Celeste Deveney  Only Till Midnight
Orly Konig-Lopez  The Day the Merry-go-Round Stopped

PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Amanda Byrne  Iron Jewel
Christina Kenton  Dark Conquest
Angela Quarles  Must Love Breeches

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Marni Folsom  Flannigan’s Grace
Ellen Herbert  Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Christine Solberg  Take My Hand

YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE
Amy DeLuca  Hidden Deep
Rebecca Lees  Foreseer
Rachel Pudelek   Dark Waters

The Georgia Romance Writers just announced the finalists in the 2012 Unpublished Maggie contest.

My manuscript, The Parachutist, is a finalist in the Historical Category. I am so thrilled to be among all of these talented writers!

Here’s the complete list of finalists:

2012 UNPUBLISHED MAGGIE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS

Contemporary Series Romance:
Melissa Klein, A Risk Worth Taking
Lisa McKinney w/a Lisa Whitaker, Bad Boy Daddy
Pam Mantovani, Daytime Friends
Kasey Dillard w/a Vanessa Moss, The Russian’s Unexpected Lover         

Single Title Romance:
Ann Greville w/a Elizabeth Kelley, Doctors With Benefits
Katrina Crew w/a Kat Latham, First Aid For A Broken Heart
Kimberly Kincaid, Food For Thought
Jane Kurtz, Objection Overruled
Kimberle Swaak, Trust Me

Historical Romance:
Eileen Lloyd w/a Eileen Emerson, An Unloved Earl
Frances Fowlkes, The Duke’s Obsession
Dora Mekouar w/a Diana Quincy, The Parachutist
Elizabeth Bysiek, The Winds of Fate
Leigh Stites w/a Elisabeth Burke, Tom Sawyer Returns

Inspirational Romance:
J’nell Ciesielski, Lightning From Red Above
Karen Fleming w/a KD Fleming, Love Thy Neighbor
Kristi Hunter w/a Kristi Ann Hunter, Miss Amelia and The Marquis
Gina Conkle, Norse Jewel

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance:
Debbie Herbert, Deep Fathoms
Elizabeth Bank w/a Noelle Pierce, Lightstorm
Angela Trigg w/a Angela Quarles, Must Love Breeches
Marilyn Baron, Sixth Sense
Denise Plumart, Syphon’s Song
Adrienne Trent, The Hidden One

Young Adult Romance:
Debbie Herbert, Changeling
Julie Barnard w/a Jules Barnard, Fates Divided
RoseAnn DeFranco, Forbidden Signs
Amy DeLuca, Hidden Deep
Paula Huffman, Red Tide