The Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice Award
2011 Finalists
2011 Finalists
THE HEART OF EXCELLENCE READERS; CHOICE AWARD
For Published Authors
Sponsored by Ancient City Romance Authors (ACRA)
(in no particular order)
For Published Authors
Sponsored by Ancient City Romance Authors (ACRA)
(in no particular order)
Short & Long Contemporary Romance
Gail Barrett for “Meltdown”
Gail Barrett for “The Royal Affair”
Holly Jacobs for “Homecoming Day”
Heidi Betts for “Inheriting His Secret Christmas Baby”
Stella Maclean aka Ruth Maclean for “A Child Changes Everything”
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Heidi Betts for “Knock Me for a Loop”
Christina James for “A Place to Call Home”
Susan Fox aka Susan Lyons for “Love, Unexpectedly”
Inspirational/Traditional Romance
Anne Greene for “Masquerade Marriage”
Deeanne Gist for “Maid to Match”
Deeanne Gist for “Beguiled”
Romantic Suspense Category
Kaylea Cross for “Relentless”
Jannifer Hoffman for “Blood Crystal”
Misty Evans for “Proof of Life,” Super Agent Series, Book 3
Jannifer Hoffman for “Random Fire”
Kaylea Cross for “Absolution”
Historical Romance
Loretta C. Rogers for “Bannon’s Brides”
Caroline Clemmons for “The Texan’s Irish Bride”
Angela Johnson for “Vow of Deception”
Michele Sinclair aka Michele Peach for “The Christmas Knight”
Margaret Mallory for Knight of Passion
Strong Romantic Elements
Kathryn Johnson for “The Gentleman Poet”
Shirley Ann Howard for “Tales from Home”
Erotic Romance
AC Katt for “Shattered Glass”
Elle Saint James for “Unbridled and Undone”
Larissa Stone for “Annie Gets Her Gunmen”
Susan Lyons for “Sex on the Beach”
Christina James for “Make a Wish and Blow”
Paranormal Romance
Amanda Ashley for “Everlasting Kiss”
Ann Hinnenkamp for “Dyad Quest”
Patti O’Shea for “In the Darkest Night”
Caroline Clemmons for “Out of the Blue”
Heidi Betts for “The Bite Before Christmas”
In 2010, the Anne Bonney Award was retired and the Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice Award was enacted. For more information, please visit its page on this website. The pages regarding the Anne Bonney and Mary Reade contests are retained for historical purposes only.
