My phone didn’t ring once this morning when RWA board members were making RITA and Golden Heart calls (Penny entered the RITA). Usually, I get at least one phone call so I can pretend I’m a finalist in those briefs moments before I pick up the phone. The year it actually happened, I was doing laundry. I’ll never forget the excitement.
Congratulations to all my fellow RWA members who finaled! I’m not going to list everyone here, but I do want to give shout-outs to a select few. Click the headings to read the full lists of finalists.
Best First Book – The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw – fellow GH 2007 finalist sister!
Best First Book – Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton – another GH 2007 finalist sister!
Contemporary Series – A Not-So-Perfect Past by Beth Andrews, who won the Golden Heart in the Long Contemporary category the year I finaled. So…another GH 2007 sister!
Contemporary Series: Suspense/Adventure – The Christmas Stranger by Beth Cornelison– my Facebook Wordscraper buddy! (Who better let me win now).
Contemporary Series: Suspense/Adventure – Cold Case Affair by Loreth Anne White – fellow member of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of RWA.
Inspirational – Carla Capshaw again for The Gladiator – 2007 GH sister!
Romance Novella – “Annelise and the Scandalous Rake” in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor by Deb Marlowe – 2007 GH finalist sister!
Romantic Suspense – Elisabeth Naughton again for Stolen Fury! 2007 GH sister.
Romantic Suspense – Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry – 2007 GH finalist sister!
Young Adult – The ABC’s of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro – fellow Brainstormer, Scrabble aficionado, and my friend. I’m especially super excited for Tina. Congrats, girl!!
Contemporary Series: Suspense/Adventure – Breathless by Kimberley Howe – GH 2007 sister!
Contemporary Single Title – Sharing Spaces by Laura Graham Booth – GH 2007 sister! And a driving force behind our former group blog.
Historical – Between Heaven and Hell by Jacqui Nelson – fellow chapter member of RWA-Greater Vancovuer.
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements – Switching Sides by Maureen McGowan – GH 2007 sister!
Regency Historical – My Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Stock – GH 2007 sister!
Romantic Suspense – Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell – GH 2007 sister!
Young Adult – Bloom by Shelley Coriell – GH 2007 sister!
Young Adult – Welcome Caller, This is Chloe also by Shelley Coriell – GH 2007 sister!
I’ll be cheering all of you on in Nashville. Congrats!
Thanks for the shout out, Cindy. We really did get an impressive number of nominations this year, didn’t we!
Thanks for the shout-out, Cindy! It’s great to see so many of our ‘007 sisters on the list!!
The Bond Girls done great!!
Congrats to all of them! It’s wonderful how many of my friends are finalists.
It’s almost as much fun as finaling yourself!
Hey, Cindy, thanks so much for mentioning my final here, my friend! And I can’t wait to do some quality hanging in Nashville!
That’s great! I can’t wait to see them at Nationals!
Thanks so much for the shout out, Cindy!!! I’m so excited for all our Bond Girls! Can’t wait to see everyone in Nashville!
It’s going to be a rousing good time.
Oh wow, look at all those Bond Girls!!! Woohoo!!! Congratulations!!! *VBG* I think my voice will be hoarse from all the cheering I’ll be doing in Nashville! Thanks to all the Bond Gals for making my day! And thanks to Cindy for posting the fabulous news! 🙂
Gail, I didn’t know you were going. It’ll be great to see you. We can trade Canadian insults. 😉