Author: Valerie Millette

2010 BOOK BUYERS BEST CONTEST — FINALISTS

Orange County Chapter-RWA is pleased to announce the 2010 Book Buyers Best Contest finalists for novel-length romantic fiction with a 2009 copyright date.
The top three finalists (out of 110 entries!) in each category are listed in alphabetical order.**

SERIES SHORT
CONTEMPORARY
Once a Lawman
by Lisa Childs
The Doctor’s Surprise Family
by Mary J. Forbes
Texan’s Wedding Night Wager
by Charlene Sands
HISTORICAL
The Promise
by T.J. Bennett
If He’s Wicked
by Hannah Howell
To Ruin the Duke
by Debra Mullins
INSPIRATIONAL
A Bride in the Bargain
by Deanne Gist
Shadows on the River
by Linda Hall
Leah’s Choice
by Marta Perry

SERIES LONG
CONTEMPORARY
A Small-Town Homecoming
by Terry McLaughlin
Hot Under Pressure
by Kathleen O’Reilly
The Lost Hours
by Karen White
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/
MYSTERY with
ROMANTIC
ELEMENTS
Safe by His Side
by Linda Conrad
Rainbow’s End
by Joan Beth Erickson
Meltdown
by Susan St. Thomas

PARANORMAL / TIME TRAVEL / FANTASY
Dream Stalker
by Jenna Kernan
Heart Change
by Robin D. Owens
Desire Untamed
by Pamela Palmer
SINGLE TITLE
Divorced, Desperate and Deceived
by Christie Craig
Holding Out for a Hero
by HelenKay Dimon
The Sweetheart’s Knitting Club
by Lori Wilde
YOUNG ADULT
Betraying Season
by Marissa Doyle
Going too Far
by Jennifer Echols
The Strangely Beautiful Tale
of Miss Percy Parker
by Leanna Renee Hieber

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S FINALISTS!!
**The Book Buyers Best category winners and “Top Pick” will be presented by
Sue Grimshaw of Borders Group, Inc. at the OCC/RWA General Meeting
in Brea, California on Saturday, June 12, 2010.