Awards and Honors
In a way, this is a very difficult page for me. It's hard not to think of it as "bragging." And yet I did include the words "Award-Winning Author" in the title of this website, so this is where I justify that claim. I only wish I could share with you the incredible feelings of excitement, joy, pride, (and humility, too) that come with being a finalist for one of these awards--much less winning one! It really is true, as the Academy Awards losers say, that it's an honor just to be nominated. There are so many gifted writers in the field of Romantic Fiction today that to be recognized by peers and fans truly IS an honor.
RWA's "RITA" Award
(Formerly known as "Golden Medallion"):
1986 FINALIST, Long Contemporary--"DOUBLE DEALINGS", Silhouette IM
1987 WINNER, Long Contemporary--"IN DEFENSE OF LOVE", Silhouette IM
1988 WINNER, Short Contemporary--"WINTER'S DAUGHTER", Bantam LOVESWEPT
1989 FINALIST, Long Contemporary--"TIGER DAWN", Silhouette IM
2003 WINNER, Long Contemporary--"THE TOP GUN'S RETURN", Silhouette IM
ROMANTIC TIMES Publishing Group:
1990-91, "Reviewer's Choice" Award for "IN FROM THE COLD" (Silhouette Desire)
1990-91, "Career Achievement" Certificate of Excellence, Series Romance
2002, Nominee, Best Series Contemporary Romance for "THE BLACK SHEEP'S BABY" (Silhouette Intimate Moments)
W.I.S.H. (Women In Search Of Heroes) Award:
1991, Nial Rankin, "IN FROM THE COLD" (Silhouette Desire)
1995, Wood Brown, "ONE GOOD MAN" (Silhouette Intimate Moments)
1997, Jimmy Joe Starr, "ONE CHRISTMAS KNIGHT" (Silhouette Intimate Moments)
May, 2000, Johnny Bronco, "THE COWBOY'S HIDDEN AGENDA" (Silhouette Intimate Moments)
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