CONTEMPORARY
Category Judge -- Mary Altman of Sourcebooks
1st Place -- Framed by Susan J. Bickford**
***Request for full manuscript
2nd Place -- Fired Up by Anna Durand
3rd Place -- Soul Song by Rayn Ellis
HISTORICAL
Category Judge -- Cynthia Brannam of Soul Mate Publishing
1st Place -- Rocky Mountain Runaway by Kathryn E. Crawford
***Request for full manuscript
2nd Place -- The Secret Affair of a Duke’s Daughter by Janna MacGregor
***Request for full manuscript
3rd Place -- The Keys to Her Heart by Harris Fischer
***Request for full manuscript
PARANORMAL
Category Judge -- Angela James of Carina Press
1st Place -- The Mortal Falls by Anna Durand
2nd Place -- Queen of Hearts by Harris Fischer
3rd Place -- As Long as the Fire Burns by Adriana Barison
YOUNG ADULT
Category Judge -- Victoria Lowes of The Bent Agency
1st Place -- Soren’s Resistance by Christine Gunderson
2nd Place -- The Picture of Dulce Garcia by Alana Albertson
3rd Place -- Untarnished by Nicole Jarrell
4th Place -- It Happened on Thunder Road by Susan Antony
**MCRW chapter member
Congratulations to all the finalists and a huge thank you to our contest judges!
