Congratulations to the 2009 Wallflower winners, and to all those who entered our FTHRW-member only contest! We hope everyone received valuable feedback, and that lots of requests will come from the final round judges. Good luck, finalists!

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SCENES DIVISION

Opening Hook
1st Place - Other Than, Brenda Nelson-Davis **
2nd Place - Mortal We Stand, Jodi Lynn Copeland **
3rd Place - The Magic of the Dance, Robin Haseltine
4th Place - Quiet of the Sky, Amberlin Holland

Love Scene
1st Place - The Twisted Chain, Kelsey Browning
2nd Place - The True Tale of Robin Hood and Marian, Mageela Troche

Best Scene
1st Place - For Better or Hearse, Ann Yost
2nd Place - The Lake Effect, Gabrielle Luthy
3rd Place - The Loving of Lord Loxley, Madeline Smyth
4th Place - The Painted Ladies, Joan Leacott


GENRES DIVISION

Paranormal Single Title
1st Place - Truth, Justice, and Chocolate Kisses, Heidi Luchterhand
2nd Place - Heart of Atlantis, Amberlin Holland
3rd Place - Wolf Cry, Marie Robison
4th Place - Windborne, Brenda Nelson-Davis

Historical Single Title
1st Place - Fatal Fascination, Joanne Barnaba

Contemporary Single Title
1st Place - The Lake Effect, Gabrielle Luthy
2nd Place - The Painted Ladies, Joan Leacott
3rd Place - Squeaky Clean, Shoshana Brown
4th Place - A Woman Named Kash, Sheila Tenold

Suspense Single Title
1st Place - Mortal We Stand, Jodi Lynn Copeland
2nd Place - For Better or Hearse, Ann Yost

Category/Series Romance
1st Place - Wildfire On Roca Mountain, Jennifer Faye
2nd Place - Mommy Under The Mistletoe, Lindsey Brookes
3rd Place - The Seducer's Bride, Anastasia Huff
4th Place - The Cleopatra Secret, Greta MacEachern


THE ROSE DIVISION

1st Place - My Wild Highlander, Vonda Sinclair **
2nd Place - Darkness Calling, Nikki Enlow **
3rd Place - Fatal Fortune, Joanne Barnaba
4th Place - Aliya Arabesque, Madeline Smyth
5th Place - Operation: Date Escape, Lindsey Brookes
6th Place - The Billionaire's Halloween Mask, Quinn Tellier