Awards

Since Publication

• Finalist, 2002 First Coast Romance Writers Beacon Award , BEST HISTORICAL ROMANCE
• Finalist, 2001 World Romance Writers Crystal Globe Award , BEST NEW ROMANCE WRITER

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Prior to Publication

First Place

• 1999 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold, EDITOR'S CHOICE in Romance
• 1999 Tampa Area Romance Authors First Impressions writing contest, Historical Category
• 1999 Silver Quill Award, Wisconsin RWA Fabulous Five writing contest, Historical Category

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Other Contests I've Finaled In

• 2000 Unsinkable Heroine Award finalist, Heart of Denver Writers' Molly writing contest
• 2000 South West Writers, Romance category
• 2000 Windy City Four Seasons contest
• 2000 Orange County Chapter Orange Rose contest (later withdrawn due to sale of ms.)
• 2000 River City Romance Writers Duel on the Delta
• 1999 NOLA STARs Suzannah Nelson Davis contest (finaled with 2 different manuscripts)
• 1999 ETC-RWA Southern Heat contest, Historical category
• 1997 NOLA Suzannah Nelson Davis, Historical category