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Great Expectations 2019 Results

PERMISSION to FORWARD is GRANTED and ENCOURAGED

North Texas Romance Writers of America

is proud to announce the

2019 Great Expectations Winners

Congratulations to all who entered and put your work in the hands of strangers.

Best of Luck to the finalists as they submit their work to our final round editors.

CONTEMPORARY SERIES

Final Round Editor:  Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN 

FIRST ~ Debauchery by Kristine Charles 

SECOND ~ Love on the Books by Betsy Gray 

THIRD ~ Love by the Numbers by Lucy Lanier 
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Teach Me by Kat Turner 

FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL

(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)

Final Round Editor:  Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group

FIRST ~ Deal With The Devil by Melissa Shirley 

SECOND ~ Suspended in Silk by Kyra Dusk 

THIRD ~ Tremors by Anastasia Abboud  

HONORABLE MENTION ~ 2033: Ancestor Resurrection by Deborah DeHaemer  

HISTORICAL

Final Round Editor:   Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books

FIRST ~ How to Steal a Kilt by Gina Conkle  
SECOND ~ Fallen For The Earl by Amy Mackey 
THIRD ~ The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre 
FOURTH ~ The Sapphire by Courtney Scalo 
HONORABLE MENTION ~ A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett  

INSPIRATIONAL

Final Round Editor:  Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers

FIRST ~ Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox

SECOND ~ Abounding Hope by Cindy Stewart 

THIRD ~ A Singular Truth by Loraine Nunley 

FOURTH ~ Upon a Hearth of Steel by Amy Grochowski  

MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS  

Final Round Editor:  Cat Clyne ~  Editor, Sourcebooks

FIRST ~ Stand-Up Guy by Miranda Darrow   
SECOND ~ The Guardian’s Mark by Victoria Mencio  
THIRD ~ False News by Joan Koster 
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE         

Final Round Editor:   Lexi Smail ~ Associate Editor, Grand Central Publishing

FIRST ~ Spy Vs. Spy by P.A. DePaul 

SECOND ~ Deadly Aim by Tracy Brody 

THIRD ~ Hardwired by R.R. Taylor  

HONORABLE MENTION ~ We Can’t Be Friends by Eliza Fyre

SINGLE TITLE            

Final Round Editor:   Cristina Lupo ~ Editorial Assistant, Forever and Forever Yours / Grand Central Publishing

FIRST ~ Love In An Elevator by Kilby Blades*  

SECOND ~ Played by Melanie Bruce  
THIRD ~ Under the Ice by Katherine A. Olson  
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Opposites Attract by Jacqueline Lee  

YOUNG ADULT 

Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman ~ Associate Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing

FIRST ~ Attractive Forces by Jackie Rutherford* 

SECOND ~ When I Found Her by Allison Marlo Hay 

THIRD ~ Periodic Attraction by Lana Pattinson   
HONORABLE MENTION ~ The Other Brother by Jackie Rutherford* 
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*  

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GREAT EXPECTATIONS FINALISTS!

~Angi Morgan & Fenley Grant

2019 Great Expectations Co-coordinators

GECoordinator@NTRWA.org

NTRWAGreatExpectations.blogspot.com

www.NTRWA.org

2019 Great Expectations Finalists

Great Expectations Finalists

PERMISSION to FORWARD is GRANTED and ENCOURAGED

North Texas Romance Writers of America

is proud to announce the

2019 Great Expectations Finalists

Congratulations to all who entered and put your work in the hands of strangers.

Best of Luck to the finalists as they submit their work to our final round editors.

*denotes double finalist ~~ Listed in alphabetical order by title

CONTEMPORARY SERIES

Final Round Editor:  Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN 

Debauchery by Kristine Charles

Love by the Numbers by Lucy Lanier

Love on the Books by Betsy Gray

Teach Me by Kat Turner*

FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL

(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)

Final Round Editor:  Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group

2033: Ancestor Resurrection by Deborah DeHaemer

Deal With The Devil by Melissa Shirley

Suspended in Silk by Kyra Dusk

Tremors by Anastasia Abboud

HISTORICAL

Final Round Editor:   Elle Keck ~ Assistant Editor, Avon Books

A Wild and Wooly Texan by Katie Barrett

Fallen For The Earl by Amy Mackey

How to Steal a Kilt by Gina Conkle

The King’s Secret by Blake Ferre

The Sapphire by Courtney Scalo

INSPIRATIONAL

Final Round Editor:  Raela Schoenherr ~ Acquisitions Editor, Bethany House Publishers

A Singular Truth by Loraine Nunley

Abounding Hope by Cindy Stewart

Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox

Upon a Hearth of Steel by Amy Grochowski

MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS  

Final Round Editor:  Cat Clyne ~  Editor, Sourcebooks

Crocodile Tears by Kilby Blades*

False News by Zara West

The Guardian’s Mark by Victoria Mencio

Stand-Up Guy by Miranda Darrow

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE         

Final Round Editor:   Lexi Smail ~ Associate Editor, Grand Central Publishing

Deadly Aim by Tracy Brody

Hardwired by R.R. Taylor

Spy Vs. Spy by P.A. DePaul

We Can’t Be Friends by Eliza Fyre

SINGLE TITLE            

Final Round Editor:   Gabi Kelly ~ Editorial Assistant, Forever and Forever Yours / Grand Central Publishing

Love In An Elevator by Kilby Blades*

Opposites Attract by Jacqueline Lee*

Played by Melanie Bruce

Under the Ice by Katherine A. Olson

YOUNG ADULT 

Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman ~ Associate Editor, Forever / Grand Central Publishing

Attractive Forces by Jackie Rutherford*

The Other Brother by Jackie rutherford*

Periodic Attraction by Lana Pattinson
Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford*

When I Found Her by Allison Marlo Hay

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GREAT EXPECTATIONS FINALISTS!

~Angi Morgan & Fenley Grant

2019 Great Expectations Co-coordinators

GECoordinator@NTRWA.org

NTRWAGreatExpectations.blogspot.com

www.NTRWA.org

UPDATE

We're On Track

to announce our finalists...

WE NEED JUDGES

The entries are out to the judges.

ALL CATEGORIES !!

Didn't receive any?  CONTACT ANGI directly.

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We can use your help. 

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Judging even one entry helps. Pass on your knowledge.

EXTENDED ~ New Deadline

EXTENDED through Thursday January 31st

PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS

The 2019 GE ~ Open through January 27th

We might have had a rough start in 2019...but don't give up on us.

We have seven categories and seven great final-round editors.

Send in the first 5,000 words of that RWA Golden Heart entry for some feedback. At least three judges will read your entry and give you their opinions. ALL for just $30.00 !!

Check out our individual pages tab with all the information you need. Deadline for entry is Sunday January 27th  (ish).

If you have any trouble, don't hesitate to send the coordinators an email: GEcoordinator@ntrwa.org.