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A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California

Keli Gwyn — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:38:52 +0000

An ever-resourceful widow, Elenora Watkins arrives in El Dorado ready to go into partnership with Miles Rutledge. When he refuses, Elenora becomes the competition across the street. Is this town big enough for the two of them? Miles can’t help but stick his well-polished boot in his mouth whenever he comes face-to-face with Elenora. Can he find a way to win her heart while destroying her business? Miles’s mother, Maude, is bent on Elenora becoming her new daughter-in-law while Elenora’s daughter, Tildy, thinks Miles would make a perfect papa. How far will these meddlers go to unite this enterprising pair?

Liz Selvig

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:55:01 +0000

Lizbeth Selvig writes contemporary romantic fiction. Her debut novel, The Rancher and the Rock Star, will be released with Avon Impulse on February 28, 2012. Liz lives in Minnesota with her cradle-robbing husband and a border collie that inspired the character Dug “Squirrel!” the Dog in the Disney movie UP. After working as a newspaper journalist and magazine editor, and raising an equine veterinarian daughter and a talented musician son, Liz entered RWA’s Golden Heart® contest in 2010 with, The Rancher and the Rock Star, then titled Songbird, and won the Single Title Contemporary category. In her spare time, she loves to hike, quilt, read, horseback ride, and play with her nearly twenty four-legged grandchildren.

Pam Menz-Baker

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:54:32 +0000

Hi, I’m Pam and I’m addicted to category romance. Probably because I’m living one.

My husband and I had a cute meet in high school and married a few years later. We carefully planned our first child while he was still in college–and had twins! More kids joined the family in various ways. Life and kids added both the internal and the external conflict, but we’re still crazy in love and still enjoy living together. We live in the town where we were born and raised. I’m part of a group of high school friends who have dinner several times a year and who plan the reunion every 5 years. I told you, it’s a category romance.

I’m a long-time member of RWA, Central Ohio Fiction Writers, and a variety of additional chapters along the way. I’m grateful for the wealth of market and craft information, and even more grateful for the enduring friendships. I’ve had very good luck in the Golden Heart contest, but I haven’t done so well at sending in my work, a major goal for 2012.

Nancy Northcott

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:54:01 +0000

Nancy Northcott, a three-time Golden Heart finalist, loves romances that include a hearty dose of action-adventure. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, listening to music, or hanging out with her family’s bossy dog. She’s married, with one son, and hopes one day to convince her husband that Prime Minister’s Question Time on C-SPAN is a really cool show.

Thank you for joining/renewing your TGN Membership

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:43:43 +0000

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Katrina Snow

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:56:20 +0000

Katrina Snow was a 2010 Golden Heart® finalist with a Renaissance-era paranormal romance, and she also writes contemporary and Regency tales. While this is her first experience serving as a board member, she has been an active participant in the New York City chapter and has eagerly attended every national RWA conference since she learned of them in 2007.

When she’s not writing or earning her keep as a busy executive assistant, Katrina enjoys traveling around the world and across town, snapping interesting photos, and reading witty novels—steamy ones too. In addition to her creative endeavors, her loves in life include family, friends, her two neurotic cats, tall black boots and dangly earrings, cabs on rainy days, wickedly cheesy Italian dishes, and velvety dark chocolate.

To learn more about Katrina, please visit her website at www.katrinasnow.com.

The 2010 Golden Pen Winners

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:02:36 +0000

Contemporary Series:

Robin Covington – Music City Seduction
Kelley Bowen – Got Sex?
Wendy Quach w/a Wendy Quest – A Dictator’s Heart

Historical:

Anne Barton – The Proper Miss’s Guide to Bad Behavior
Jacqui Nelson – A Wicked West
Joanne Barnaba – Fatal Fascination

Inspirational:

Betty Woods – Treasure and Trouble
Jan Craft – Sarah’s Chance
Grace Greene – Beach Rental
Jennifer Slattery – Impossible Choices

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:

Karen Witwer - What Evil Seeks
Bernadette Hearne – Traitor to Love
Olivia Ventura - Miss Fix-It

Paranormal:

Anna Richland – The Soldier
Meredith Clark – Venture
Kay Hudson – Jinn & Tonic
Donna Pruneau - Haven

Romantic Suspense:

Jerrie Alexander - The Green-Eyed Doll
Rachel Grant - Concrete Evidence
Mary McFarland - Vengeance Is Mine: The Profiler’s Passion

Single Title:

Katrina Crew – All Things Easy
Nancy Evertz – Steel Hearts
Heidi Luchterhand – Once Upon a Margarita

Young Adult:

Jennifer Stark – Maids of Honor
Liese Sherwood-Fabre – Magic School Dropout
Tracy St. Hilaire – Fifteen Forever

2011 Golden Pen Winners

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:01:09 +0000

PARANORMAL (Leis Pederson, editor, Berkeley Publishing Group)

Tattoo of Your Name Across My Soul by Abigail Schmidt
Bound by Blood by Dawn Groszek
Bathtub Jinn by Kay Hudson

SINGLE TITLE (Katherine Pelz, editor, Berkeley Publishing Group)

Legally Mastered by Sarah Castille *
It’s Not You by Kimberly Kincaid
Better than Pasta by Kate Meader

SERIES CONTEMPORARY (Susan Litman, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [Special Edition])

The Scandalous Seduction of Miss Spencer by Jane O’Reilly
Mistress By Blackmail by Caro LaFever
Going the Distance by Althea West

HISTORICAL (Deb Werksman, editor, Sourcebooks)

Silverhawk by Barbara Bettis
Notorious Match by Angelyn Schmid
A Whisper to the Wild by Eileen Emerson

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (Holly Blanck, editor, St. Martin’s Press)

Guardian’s Promise by Sharon Wray
The Shadow Hour by Jacqui Nelson
Chance Encounter by Tracy Poole

YOUNG ADULT (Regina Griffin, editor, Egmont USA)

Camp Awakening by Bonnie Staring
Forget Tomorrow by P.H. Dunn
Kisses and Curses by Shoshana Brown

INSPIRATIONAL (Melissa Endlich, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [Steeple Hill])

Left to Chance by Jessica Keller *
All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmichael
Jerusalem’s Harlot by Wanda Thomas

NSRE (Valerie Gray, editor, Harlequin Enterprises [MIRA and SPICE])

Sweet Spot by Laura Drake *
The Hourglass by Sharon Struth
Strange Bedfellows by Nancy Holland

* indicates a manuscript that was requested by the final-round judge.

Midnight Sun by MJ Fredrick

MJ Fredrick — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:56:13 +0000

Chef Brylie Winston has made some mistakes in her life, but she didn’t think she’d repeat one. She didn’t realize the man whose bed she left this morning after a rare impulsive night of passion was her boss. Worse, he owns the cruise ship where she works, and of course, he’s on board for their trip to Antarctica. And instead of being pissed that she snuck out on him, he seems determined to have a repeat performance.

Marcus Devlin knew his family would make good on their threat to send him to the ends of the earth some day. He didn’t think it would be quite so literal, sticking him on a cruise ship to Antarctica, after his latest scandal. Time for him to learn the family business. Things look up when he spots the gorgeous redhead from last night.

If he thought it would be smooth sailing, he was sadly mistaken.