Sunday, March 4, 2018

2018 Finalists

The North Texas Romance Writers of America Chapter

is proud to announce the
Great Expectations 2018 Finalists

CONTEMPORARY SERIES
Final Round Editor:  Brittany Lavery ~ Assistant Editor, HQN 

Fallen Comrade by Jillian David
Just for Kicks by Keri Kelly
Stealing Her Heart by Tanya Agler
Second Time Around by Danielle Haas*

FANTASY, FUTURISTIC & PARANORMAL
(Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)
Final Round Editor:  Kristine Swartz ~ Associate Editor, Berkley Publishing Group

A Moment After Dark by Janet Raye Stevens*
An Enchanted Superhero by Melanie McCarthy
Breathtaking: Resurrection by Olivia Ryder
Fated Bond by Meagan Watts


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

Appetites and Vices by Felicia Grossman
The Arrangement by CK MacKenzie
Captain of My Heart by Karla Kratovil
To Steal a Highland Heart by Pamela Labud


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

Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox
Secondhand Wife by Kaylene Greenig
The Memory of Blue by Emily Blackwood
Final Call by Connie Queen


MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS  
Final Round Editor:  Marla Daniels ~ Assistant Editor, Simon and Schuster

The Baby Between Us by Nicole Hohmann
The Map with No Names by Judy Kristin
Ruin of Souls by Hunter Skye
True Courage by Kathryn Barrett


ROMANTIC SUSPENSE         
Final Round Editor:   Lexi Smail ~ Assistant Editor, Grand Central Publishing

Grounded by Danger by Danielle Haas*
Matched with Murder by Danielle Haas*
Prime Maple by Chess Kendle
Trouble on Her Trail by Janalyn Knight


SINGLE TITLE            
Final Round Editor:   Madeleine Colavita ~ Associate Editor, Hachette Book Group

The Billionaire’s Prince by Angelina M. Lopez
Cole for Christmas by Janet Raye Stevens*
The Courtship of Valentina by Rebecca Smith
On the Rocks by Kayla Brite


YOUNG ADULT 
Final Round Editor: Alice Jerman, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins

All the Stars in the Ocean by Jennifer Camiccia
Below the Surface by Arel Jansen
Our Red String by Kimberly MacCarron
Unseen by Rachel Scott


CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL THE
FINALISTS!

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
PERMISSION TO FORWARD is GRANTED AND ENCOURAGED

~Amanda
Amanda Byrd
2017 Great Expectations Co-chairperson
GECoordinator@NTRWA.org
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