Whitney Award Finalists Announced

The 2009 Whitney Award Finalists were announced on Friday, February 5th. I was excited, pleased, and humbled to see my sweet medieval romance, Illuminations of the Heart, listed among the finalists in the romance category. My book is up against some stiff competition, but competition is good. Keeps us writers on our toes! Wishing the best of luck to every one of these authors...including me! :-)

2009 Whitney Award Finalists

Romance Category

Counting the Cost, by Liz Adair

Illuminations of the Heart, by Joyce DiPastena

All the Stars In Heaven, by Michele Paige Holmes

Santa Maybe, by Aubrey Mace

Previously Engaged, by Elodia Strain

Mystery/Suspense

Lockdown, by Traci Hunter Abramson

Methods of Madness, by Stephanie Black

Murder By the Book, by Betsy Brannon Green

Lemon Tart, by Josi Kilpack

Altered State, by Gregg Luke

Youth Fiction

Princess of the Midnight Ball, by Jessica Day George

Fablehaven IV: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, by Brandon Mull

My Fair Godmother, by Janette Rallison

Bright Blue Miracle, by Becca Wilhite

The Chosen One, by Carol Lynch Williams

Speculative Fiction

Servant of a Dark God, by John Brown

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

Wings, by Aprilynne Pike

Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson

I Am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells

Historical

Tribunal, by Sandra Grey

The Undaunted, by Gerald Lund

Alma, by H.B. Moore

The Last Waltz, by G.G. Vandagriff

In the Company of Angels, by David Farland

General Fiction

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford

No Going Back, by Jonathan Langford

Gravity vs. the Girl, by Riley Noehren

The Route, by Gale Sears

Eyes Like Mine, by Julie Wright