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Cindy Nord's NO GREATER GLORY, a Civil War saga about a Union cavalry colonel who commandeers a Virginia plantation for his regiment's winter encampment, never suspecting the defiant widow determined to defend her once-grand home will instead conscript his cynical heart to Tera Kleinfelter at Samhain Publishing by Louise Fury of L. Perkins Literary Agency.

Jan Scarbrough has been nominated for a CAPA Award from The Romance Studio for A Father At Last (re-titled Secrets) in the Contemporary Romance category.

Maddie James nominated for a CAPA Award for Rawhide and Roses, also in Contemporary Romance category. Maddie also nominated for a Psyche Award for Better Than Chocolate.

RT REVIEWERS’ CHOICE BEST BOOK AWARDS NOMINEES

Vampire Romance
LOVER UNLEASHED
J.R. Ward, NAL, (April 2011)

Harlequin Blaze
MAKING A SPLASH
Joanne Rock, HARLEQUIN, (September 2011)

November 9, 2011 Maddie James reports: CRAZY FOR YOU is the #13 bestselling contemporary romance, the #40 bestselling romance, and the #56 bestselling Kindle Indie Book on Amazon.

2012 officers:
President - Jennifer Madden
Vice President - Amy Durham
Secretary - Rene McGuffin
Treasurer - Kathy Logan
Member-at-Large - Cherie Marks

Cherie Marks announces her debut release:Into the Fire, a contemporary romance about two chefs resisting attraction while facing-off on a T.V. cooking competition, is slated to release October 5, 2011 from The Wild Rose Press.

The first annual Authors After Dark Bookie Awards was a HUGE success! Congratulations KYRW members:
Erotic Romance Novel:  Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast
Vampire Book of the Year: J.R. Ward, Lover Mine
Series of the Year: J.R. Ward, Black Dagger Brotherhood

Congratulations to Kathy Logan on her recent contest finals!
* 2011 Northwest Houston Romance Writers Lone Star Writing Contest,
Finalist for THE RUBY BROOCH
* 2011 LERA Rebecca Contest, Finalist for THE LAST MACKLENNA
* 20th Annual Duel on the Delta Contest, Second Place Winner for THE
LAST MACKLENNA
* 2011 Cleveland Rocks Romance Contest, Finalist for THE LAST
MACKLENNA
* Silicon Valley Gotcha! Contest 2010, First Place Winner for THE LAST
MACKLENNA

Renee Ryan reports that her WWII book, DANGEROUS ALLIES, WON the Inspirational category of the Daphne! 

Cathie Shaffer announces the following releases:
-- Out of the Shadows, (Cammie Eicher) the first in the Shadow Ancient vampire suspense series, is now available in print from Resplendence Publishing. The fourth in the series, Blood Oath, will be released in e-book in June, also from RP.
-- Bittersweet, (Cat Shaffer) a historical romantic suspense, is slated to release May 30 from Turquoise Morning Press.

The Romance Studio’s eight annual Cupid and Psyche Awards for 2011: The Fantasy Erotic Romance Winner is Jeweled by Anya Bast.

Whisper Falls is the enemy of productivity. You start this novel, and nothing will stop you until you finish — not even family members screaming for their dinner. Toni Blake's glowing review in USA Today!!W

Teresa Medeiros has just released her first contemporary women's fiction novel GOODNIGHT TWEETHEART: A LOVE STORY IN 140 CHARACTERS about a couple who meet and fall in love on Twitter.

Renee Ryan is the 2011 RWA Annual Conference Workshop Chair.

'Publish me,' she said, her eyes locked on the book editor
By Victor Yang - Herald-Leader Staff Writer


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