RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice  WINNER
Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2011    MURDER AT GRANITE FALLS

RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Nominee
Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2011     DUTY TO PROTECT

RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Nominee
Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2010     END GAME

RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice  WINNER
Best SuperRomance of 2006   A MAN SHE CAN TRUST

 

2005 RT Bookclub Magazine Career Achievement Award nominee, for Series Romance

1995 Romance Writer’s of America Golden Heart –WINNER   DECEIVED

1998 Romance Writer’s of America Golden Heart— Finalist  MONTANA LEGACY

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Duty to Protect

• RT BookClub Magazine Reviewers Choice WINNER–Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2011
• 2012 Finalist–Desert Rose Golden Quill Award: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

 

Murder at Granite Falls

• RT BookClub Magazine Reviewers Choice Nominee–Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2011
• 2012 IRCA (Inspirational Readers Choice Award) Finalist–Romantic Suspense

 

End Game

• RT BookClub Magazine Reviewers Choice Nominee–Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2010
  
• 2011 FINALIST–Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award: Inspirational Romantic Suspense
• 2011 FINALIST–Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence:  Inspirational division

 

Fatal Burn

• 2011 FINALIST–Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill Award: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

 

Final Exposure

• 2010  WINNER–Wisconsin Write Touch Readers Award:  Inspirational/ Traditional/Contemporary
• 2010 FINALIST–Daphne Du Maurier Award of Excellence: I nspirational Romantic Suspense/Mystery

 

Vendetta

• 2009 Beacon Award for Excellence–Inspirational Category– Second Place

 

Wildfire

• Write Touch Readers Award of Excellence — Third Place, 2009

 

Hard Evidence

• 2008 Beacon Award for Excellence–Inspirational category,  Third Place

 

Lone Star Legacy

• 2008 Desert Rose Golden Quill–Romantic Suspense category, finalist

 

A Temporary Arrangement

Best SuperRomance of 2006   A MAN SHE CAN TRUST
Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence Finalist–Romantic Suspense
Gayle Wilson Contest, Series finalist–Romantic Suspense

 

A Man She Can Trust
RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer’s Choice  WINNER 

• 2007 More Than Magic, Romance Writers Inc, Third place Long Contemporary

 

Back In Texas

• First Place, Romantic Suspense, The 2006 Golden Quill
• Write Touch Readers Award 2006, Romantic Suspense, Honorable Mention
• Finalist, Romantic Suspense, 2006 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence
• Finalist, Romantic Suspense, 2006 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence
• Finalist, Long Contemporary, 2006 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence

 

Almost a Family

• 2005 National Reader’s Choice Award finalist–Best Long Contemporary

Operation: Second Chance

• Holt Medallion 2005 Finalist, Long Contemporary
• The 2005 Lories, Second Place, Romantic Suspense
• 2005 Daphne du Maurier Award, Finalist, Long Contemporary Romantic Suspense

Operation Texas

• 2005 Desert Rose Golden Quill, Best Long Contemporary Finalist
• 2005 Lories, Best Published Series Romance, Third Place

 

A Montana Family

• 2002 Colorado Award of Excellence, Long Contemporary–Honorable Mention

 

Christmas at Shadow Creek

• First Place, Romantic Suspense, the 2004 Golden Quill
• First Place, Long Contemporary (series and non-series) The 2004 Lories
• First Place, Long Contemporary, 2004 Write Touch Readers’ Award
• Third Place, Contemporary, The Beacon Award
• Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, Finalist, Romantic Suspense
• Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence Finalist, Long Contemporary

 

Operation Mistletoe

• First Place, Romantic Suspense, 2003 Laurel Wreath
• First Place, Long Contemporary 2003 Aspen Gold
• First Place, Long Contemporary, 2003 Write Touch Readers’ Award
• 2003 Golden Quill Finalist, Romantic Suspense
• 2003 Colo. Romance Writers Award of Excellence Honorable Mention, Romantic Suspense

 

Operation Katie

• Holt Medallion Finalist 2003, Long Contemporary,
• 2003 Write Touch Reader’s Award, Romantic Suspense, Third Place

 

Montana Legacy

• Golden Quill, Long Contemporary, 2001 Finalist (as a published novel))
• First Place–1998 Saskatchewan Romance Writers “We Dare You” Contest–unpublished division
• First Place–1998 West Houston Emily, Long Contemporary–unpublished division
• First Place–1998 Golden Rose City Romance Writers, Oregon (unpublished division)
• First Place–1998 Haunted by Love, Romance Writers of the Texas Panhandle–unpublished division

 

Her Sister’s Children
1998 RWA Golden Heart Finalist  (as Windswept)
First Place, Long Contemporary, 2000 Write Touch Readers’ Award (published)

Rainbows and Promises (unpublished)
      First Place 1999 West Houston Emily, Specialty division–inspirational

• Second Place–1998 Haunted by Love, Romance Writers of the Texas Panhandle

 

Deceived (unpublished)
1995 RWA GOLDEN HEART WINNER

 

I stopped entering contests a long time ago, as you can see by the dates.  But it was fun, and the chapter contests also provided valuable feedback via judges’ comments!