The Greater Detroit Romance Writers is pleased to announce the finalists
for the 2008 Between the Sheets Contest:

Darcy Carson – Woman in the Woods
Karyn Mendoza – Model Daughter
Averil Reisman – Shattered Innocence
Catherine Roach – Lessons of Love
Cheryl Smith – Slightly Dangerous
Joyce Wilk – When Push Comes to Shove"

Winners will be announced mid-May.

2007 Booksellers' Best Award Finalists:

TRADITIONAL/SWEET

Nicola Marsh, "Wife and Mother Wanted"
Holly Jacobs, "Here With Me"
Linda Goodnight, "Married Under the Mistletoe"
Lucy Gordon, "The Wedding Arrangement "

SHORT CONTEMPORARY

Susan Crosby, "The Forbidden Twin"
Ann Roth, "The Man She'll Marry"
Leanne Banks, "Billionaires Proposal"

LONG CONTEMPORARY

Molly O'Keefe, "Family at Stake"
Linda Warren, "The Bad Son"
Anna Destafano, "The Runaway Daughter"
Linda Warren, "The Cowboy's Return"

SINGLE TITLE/MAINSTREAM

Susan Mallery, "Delicious"
Susan Mallery, "Irresistable"
Susan Lyons, "Champagne Rules"

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Cindy Gerard, "Over the Line"
Debby Conrad, "Lust's Betrayal"
Allison Brennan, "The Kill"
Roxanne St. Claire, "Thrill me to Death"

SHORT HISTORICAL

Elizabeth Hoyt , "The Raven Prince"
Barbara Dawson-Smith, "The Rogue Report"
Julie Anne Long, "Beauty and the Spy"
Candace Hern, "In the Thrill of the Night"

LONG HISTORICAL

Gaelen Foley, "His Wicked Kiss"
Sylvia Day, "Bad Boys Ahoy!"
Lauren Royal, "Tempting Juliana"
Jennifer St. Giles, "Midnight Secrets"

PARANORMAL/TT/FUTURISTIC

Teresa Roblin, "Now You See It..."
Jana G. Oliver, "Sojourn"
Kate Douglas, "Wolf Tales"
Liz Maverick, "Crimson Rogue"

INSPIRATIONAL

Shelley Bates, "A Sounding Brass"
Patt Marr, "Promise of Forever"
Tamara Alexander, "Rekindled"
Deeanne Gist, "The Measure of a Lady"

BEST FIRST BOOK

Tate Hallaway, "Tall, Dark and Dead"
Gemma Halliday, "Spying in High Heels"
Sylvia Day, "Ask For It"
Susan Lyons, "Champagne Rules"
Debby Conrad, "Lust's Betrayal"