Member News

Jennifer Faye has won the Windy City Four Seasons Contest for THE RANCHER'S SECOND CHANCE and received a request from the Three Seas Literary Agency.

JoMarie DeGioia (w/a Josie Dennis) will have her sixth and seventh books in her Classics Rekindled series released in February and April 2012. Both works are inspired by Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.

FTHRW > 2011 Member News

Brenda Nelson-Davis' DARK BRINGER finaled in the dark paranormal category of the 2011 Where the Magics Begins contest, and OTHER THAN finaled in the Emerald City Opener (Paranormal Category) and won First Place in the Sixth Annual Dixie Kane Memorial contest (Paranormal Category).

Vonnie Davis has sold MONA LISA'S ROOM, a romantic suspense set in Paris, to The Wild Rose Press and sold a 39, 000-word short story, "Those Violet Eyes," as well, to TWRP for their Honky Tonk Hearts series.

Judi Phillips has sold NIGHT OF TURMOIL, the story of Chelsea and Malik during one day of the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, to Whispers Publishing.

JoMarie DeGioia (w/a Josie Dennis) has sold TESSA's REDEMPTION and MADISON PARK to Siren-Bookstrand. These are the third and fourth books in the Classics Rekindled series, M/F/M menage a trois stories inspired by the classics. The books were inspired by Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, respectively.

Wendy Quach received her PRO PIN for A DICTATOR'S HEART.

Diana Belchase received her PRO PIN after finishing four manuscripts. SPY IN THE MIRROR is a finalist for the Golden Heart in 2011 and won the Silver Quill in 2011. Diana also won the Jack Reid Award from the SCBWI and came in second in the NEORWA Cleveland Rocks contest.

Morgan Wyatt is celebrating a FIRST SALE. The Reluctant Cougar sold to Secret Cravings.

Misty Dietz received her PRO PIN for Web of DeceiT.

Claudia Pemberton received her PRO PIN for her romantic suspense LOVE LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND, which is available at the Amazon Kindle Store.

Judi Phillips sold Two Moons Rising to Crescent Moon Press.

Vonnie Davis received her PRO PIN for Mona Lisa's Room and also sold the book to Wild Rose Press to be released July 15.

Madeline Smyth received her PRO PIN for Aliya Arabesque. The manuscript was also a finalist in the 2010 Writing with the Stars Contest.

Ami Weaver finalled in the 2011 Golden Heart with The Nanny's Secret, Contemporary Series category.

Nancy Evertz (w/a Nan Dixon) finaled in the 2011 Golden Heart with Savannah Sighs. Mitch's Heart won the 2010 Great Expectations Contest and received a full request from Holly Blanck.

Anna Sugden finalled in 2011 Golden Heart with Legacy of Love, Contemporary Series category.

Luanna S. Nau is celebrating a FIRST SALE. Where There's Heat sold to The Wild Rose Press.

Judi Phillips (w/a Pepper Goodrich) sold The Love Genie: Barbary Coast to Whispers Publishing.

Madeline Smyth's The Loving of Lord Loxley was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Golden Gateway contest, it also received First Place in the Historical category.

Ana Morgan received her PRO PIN.

Colleen McCready (w/a Emma Leigh Reed) is celebrate a FIRST SALE. CRASHING HEARTS, a contemporary romance, sold to Whiskey Creek Press.

Madeline Smyth's The Playboy s Fake FiancEE received First Place in the 2010 Wallflower Contest, Scenes Division: Opening Hook Category

Terry Spear sold the time travel romance A Ghost of a Chance at Love to Vinspire Publishing for a December 2011 release.

Deb Gauthier (w/a Devorah Day) sold The Best Little Ghoul House In Texas to Secret Cravings Publishing and (w/a Debborah Girard) sold SWEET SURVIVOR to Desert Breeze Publishing.

Judi Phillips' Two Moons Rising received 1st place in the paranormal category in the MERWA Synopsis Contest.

Madeline Smyth's Deus ex Nosferatu won First Place in the 2010 Stroke of Midnight Contest, Novella Category