Friday, March 21, 2014

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . .

CONGRATULATIONS
NTRWA thanks all the contestants, first round judges and final round editors for making the 2014 Great Expectations Contest a success. Best of luck to all on their road of publication. ~Angi

CONTEMPORARY SERIES
MEGAN LONG, Associate Editor, Harlequin Publishing                                        
First: *Small Town Nurse, Surprise Pregnancy by Jill Kay Quincy    
Second: **A Pinch of Cinnamon by Tanya Agler             
Third: Mistress of the Manor by Jen Arnold          
Honorable Mention: All I Need Is The Girl by Joanne Dannon 
Honorable Mention: Blackmailing the Country Music Star by Jessica Davidson

HISTORICAL 
CHELSEY EMMELHAINZ, Assistant Editor, William Morrow Avon                       
First:  The Heretic's Daughter by Jessica Trapp  
Second:  Sure Shot Annie by Kari Bovee           
Third:  The Caged Heart by Carla Swafford
Honorable Mention:  Not Your Average Beauty by Michelle Helliwell  

INSPIRATIONAL
RAELA SCHOENHERR, Fiction Acquisitions, Bethany House                     
First: Kept by Sally Bradley    
First:  The Elephant's Secret by Walt Mussell   
Third:  Heart of Valor by Natalie Monk 
Honorable Mention:  A Twisted Trail by Betty Woods   

MAINSTREAM w/ROMANTIC ELEMENTS   
ALEX LOGAN, Editor, Grand Central Publishing/Forever 
First: *First Blush by Jennifer Sanchez      
Second:  Dead Man's Carve by Kym Roberts         
Third:  Blue Sun, Yellow Sky by Jamie Hoang  
Honorable Mention: Where You Belong by Susan Dunn

NEW ADULT 
ELIZABETH POTEET, Assistant Editor, St. Martin's Press           
First: **The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen   
Second:  Vengeance by Kym Roberts            
Third:   Sanguis Donum by Robin Nelson 
Honorable Mention:  Diary of an Almost Dead Girl by Samantha Lennon  

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE          
LAURA FAZIO, Assistant Editor, NAL/Penguin Group       
First:  Undercover by Linda Bond  
Second:  Seducing the Enemy by Ellen Lindseth          
Third:  The Deep End by Julie Mulhern    
Honorable Mention:  Images by Patricia Dane  

SINGLE TITLE             
MADELEINE COLAVITA, Editorial Assistant, Grand Central Publishing
First: *Wild in Her Eyes by Laura Trentham   
Second: *Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher  by Seana Kelly         
Third:   Love In Living Color by Shelly C. Alexander     
Honorable Mention:  Finding Mr. Wrong by Lisa Houghton  

SPECIALIZED (AE,D,F,F,P,TT) 
KRISTINE SWARTZ, Editorial Assistant, Berkley Publishing Group
First: *The Illusion of Truth by Dawn Alexander 
Second:  Watchtower by J. Hover          
Third: **Recurve by Lisa Fenley  
Honorable Mention: Sucker Punching Magic by Mia Jo Celeste   

YOUNG ADULT
JULIE MIANECKI, Editorial Assistant, Berkley Publishing Group
First: *The Bright Side of the Moon by Jo McAlister
Second:  Burn Me Once by Jo McAlister   
Third:  Alien and the Beast by Amy Paulshock
Third: Sucker Punching Magic by Mia Jo Celeste  
          
**Partial requested
*Full requested

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Friday, March 7, 2014

WHEN ARE WE ANNOUNCING WINNERS?


One category is running a little late... 

Finalists will be notified at the end of this week of their placements.

BEST OF LUCK !
~Angi
AngiMogran.com




We asked our final round editors to return scores by March 17th. Unfortunately, there was a delay.