Beacon Contests Winners

We are pleased to present
the final placements for
THE BEACON - 2008 Published Division
An Award for Excellence in Romance

Inspirational

First - Darcy's Inheritance by Linda Ford

Second - So Dark the Night by Margaret Daley

Third - Hard Evidence by Roxanne Rustand

Honorable Mention - Secrets in Zarahemla by Sariah S Wilson

Honorable Mention - Once Upon a Family by Margaret Daley

Novella

First - Wild Hearts in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

Second - Secret Santa by Lisa Childs

Third - The Preacher's Daughter by Marin Thomas

Romantic Suspense

First - Love Leaves No One Behind by Claudia Pemberton

Second - Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception by Lois Winston

Third - Phoenix Unrisen by Kathleen Nance

Short Contemporary

First - Star-Crossed Parents by C J Carmichael

Second - The Other Sister by Lynda Sandoval

Third - One Cool Lawman by Diane Pershing

Historical / Traditional Regency

First - Wild and Wicked in Scotland by Melody Thomas

Second - Seduction is Forever by Jenna Petersen

Third - The Harlot's Daughter by Blythe Gifford

Paranormal / Fantasy / Sci Fi

First - Lady of Light and Shadows by C L Wilson

Second - Lord of the Fading Lands by C L Wilson

Third - Do You Believe in Magic? by Ann Macela

Single Title / Long Contemporary

First - Riding the Thunder by Deborah MacGillivray

Second - A Rendezvous to Remember by Geri Krotow

Third - Arms of a Stranger by Giselle Carmichael

Women's Fiction / Chick Lit / Mainstream

First - Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero

Second - Heaving Bosoms by Ashlyn Chase

Third - First, There is a River by Kathy Steffen

Erotic Romance

First - Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr by Elizabeth Amber

Second - Touch Me by Susan Lyons

Third - Hands On By Amie Stuart

Best First Book

Heaving Bosoms by Ashlyn Chase

Congratulations to all!!