April News

Helen Scott Taylor's THE MAGIC KNOT, a 2008 Golden Heart finalist, won the American Title IV contest and will be a February 2009 release from Dorchester. A first sale and a contest win all in one!

JoMarie DeGioia recently signed with Michelle Grajkowski of Three Seas Literary Agency.

Ami Weaver's THE NANNY'S SECRET placed First in NTRWA's Great Expectations contest, contemporary series catagory, and the partial was requested by the final judge/editor.

Debbie Gould is celebrating a First Sale! Her romantic suspense MOUNTAIN'S ECHO sold to Red Rose Publishing.

Wend Petzler has sold LADY THIEF, a Robin Hood-styled medieval, to Anne Seymour at The Wild Rose Press.

Dawn Oliveri (w/a Shara Lanel) has qualified for PAN status with the sales from BLAME IT ON THE MOON, published by Loose ID.

Cai Smith and Stephanie Arwen Lynch (w/a Marilu Mann) have sold the novella SAPPHIRE TEASE to Ellora's Cave as part of the Jewels of the Nile Anthology Series.

Elizabeth Amber's NICHOLAS, THE LORDS OF THE SATYR from Kensington Aphrodisia won the 2008 Judge a Book By Its Cover contest (single title category). The full color announcement is on the inside cover of Romance Writers Report, April 2008. The book is also a finalist in several contests this year: Colorado Romance Writers (RWA) Award of Excellence contest (erotic romance category), the Wisconsin RWA's Write Touch Readers' Award contest, Passionate Ink's Passionate Plume contest (historical category), and Oklahoma RWA's National Reader Awards (Best Book and Erotic Romance categories).

Patti Shenberger has sold THE CAPTAIN'S WENCH, an updated version of The Ghost and Mrs Muir but sexier, to Devine Destinies, a new line of eXtasy Books. This is her fifth sale.

Michele Dunaway has sold THE RELUCTANT CEO & BABY ON BOARD to Harlequin American Romance in a two-book deal for her 21st and 22nd books.

Pamela Kopfler's QUEEN'S JUSTICE finaled in the romantic suspense category of the Wisconsin RWA FAB 5 contest.

Debra Sennefelder's short story WALK AWAY has been accepted for publication by Chicklit Review.org for their May/June Issue. This will be her second story published by them.

March News

From the Heart Romance Writers would like to congratulate our 2008 RITA® finalist Terri Garey - DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY (Best Paranormal and Best First Book), and our 2008 Golden Heart® finalists: Catherine Chant - WISHING YOU WERE HERE (Best Young Adult) and Helen Scott Taylor - THE MAGIC KNOT (Best Paranormal).

Tawny Weber recently sold three more as-yet-untitled books to Harlquin Blaze. The release dates are slated for April/May and September of 2009.

Marianne LaCroix's CROSSED SWORDS (Ellora's Cave) is a Romantic TImes BOOKClub Top Pick in the April 2008 issue, and received a 4.5 star review.

Cai Smith (w/a Kacey Smith) announces a first individual sale to Amber Quill Press as part of their 2008 Heat Wave Contest. Chosen out of over 200 entries, her novella TALES FROM THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT: GHOULS will be released in June 2008.

Shann Fountain-Culo has received her RWA PRO Pin.

Minnette Meador is celebrating a first sale! STARSIGHT will be released by Stonegarden Publishing. This is the first of four books Minnette has coming out in 2008. She has sold THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN, a novel of high adventure and romance set against the Boudicca Revolts of 60 AD Roman Britannia, and the sequel THE BRETON & THE GENERAL to Resplendence Publishing. She also has a short story "Sunday Breakfast" included in the anthology CUP OF COMFORT FOR SINGLE MOMS, published by Adams Media.

Kay Thomas is also celebrating a first sale! THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, the story of an ex-Marine and a perpetual screwup who join forces to rescue an autistic boy from a web of murder and government conspiracy, sold to Denise Zaza at Harlequin Intrigue. The release date is January 2009 and the title is subject to change.

Nancy Pirri, writing as Dame Sapphire with the Jewels of the Quill author promo group, is proud to announce the Jewels March 2007 release, Tales from the Treasure Trove, Vol. III (Whiskey Creek Press) has won the EPPIE award for 2008 for best mainstream contemporary and is a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award finalist for 2007. Nancy's story 'Princess Sapphire', set in 1880's Montana, is one of seven in the anthology.

Pam Bowerman (w/a Jami Davenport) sold a second book, THE DANCE, to Siren Publishing. THE DANCE will be a late 2008 release.

Debra Maher's HEARTS IN WINTER received First Place in Historical category of the Missouri RWA's 2007 Gateway to the Best contest.

Renee Knowles has been offered a contract from The Wild Rose Press for her Regency historical novella, COURTING TROUBLE. It will be released in 2008.

Jane Leopold Quinn has sold WINDY CITY LOVE AFFAIR to Phaze and her short story "His, Hers & His" will appear in the GOIN' DOWN anthology from Aspen Mountain Press.

Stephanie Lynch and Cai Smith (w/a Marilu Mann) are thrilled to be a part of the extremely popular Ellora's Cave Caveman anthologies. Their SAPPHIRE SEDUCTIONS will be included in an upcoming Jewels of the Nile anthology.

Kelli Finger (w/a Abbey MacInnis) s celebrating a first sale! DELIGHTING MISS DAISY will be realeased by Wild Rose Press as part of the Wayback Texas series in the Yellow Rose line.

February News

Pam Bowerman (w/a Jami Davenport) is celebrating a first sale. WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED sold to Siren Publishing.

Kate MacEachern's THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE won First Place in Coeur de Louisiane's Romancing the Tome contest, Paranormal category. The contest announcement indicates a full requested.

Catherine Chant's romantic suspense SAINTS AND SINNERS is a finalist in the Great Expectations contest, sponsored by the North Texas RWA chapter.

January News

Eugenia O'Neal has sold DIDO'S PRIZE to Parker Publishing.

Barbara Hughes (w/a Natasha Moore) has sold the novella SUNRISE to Ellora's Cave to be part of the 2008 Cavemen Anthology Jewels of the Nile II which will be releases in June 2008.

Renee Hagar (w/a Renee Knowles) has just signed a new three-book contract with Siren Publishing for an erotic romance series called, PLEASURES, INC. The first book, GUILTY PLEASURES, will be released summer/fall 2008. Her debut novel, an erotic chick lit called GOING TOPLESS, also from Siren Publishing, received a 5 Flag review from Euro-Reviews.

Mary Eason has sold her second romantic suspense novel to Cerridwen Press. SILENT WITNESS is about a woman who loses her memory after witnessing the murder of her best friend. Her first romantic suspense novel through Wild Rose Press' Crimson Rose Line entitled FREEFALLING will be available in ebook format February 1, 2008 and in print August 1, 2008.

Terry Spear has sold a second book, DON'T CRY WOLF, to Sourcebooks and the book RELATIVE DANGER to Wild Rose Press. She has also sold "Digging for Family Roots & The American Sign Language" an article about genealogy for teens and and learning The American Sign Language, to LISTEN magazine.

J L Wilson has sold IF NOT FOR YOU to Cerridwen Press. This is her fourth book for 2007.

Jean Drew has signed a contract with Highland Press to re-issue BEATS A WILD HEART, her book set on Cornwall's Bodmin Moor.

Helen Scott Taylor 's story THE MAGIC KNOT has made it through to the fourth round of the American Title contest. Voting runs Jan 21st to Feb 3rd at www.romantictimes.com/news_amtitle3.php