Congratulations to the 2009 Golden Gateway winners and finalists!!

**requested manuscript
***Grand Prize winner for highest overall score based on first round judging

Romantic Suspense

1st -- Bookish by Marni Donnelly-Folsom **
2nd -- From Baghdad With Love by Gail Zerrade
3rd -- Fatal Trust by Donna Meier
4th -- She Can Run by Melinda Leigh***
5th -- Illusions by Cathy Hamilton

Historical

1st -- Lord Midnight by Donna Cummings
2nd -- She Walks in Beauty by Ashley March
3rd -- In Pursuit of Love by Sarah Simas
4th -- Fatal Flaw by Joanne Barnaba
5th -- His Second Chance by Rita Van Fleet

Single Title

1st -- Non's Vision by Sheila Tenold **
2nd -- Aliya Arabesque by Madeline Smyth
3rd -- The Theatre by Marsha R. West
4th -- Betting On Hope by Kay Keppler
5th -- The Painted Ladies by Joan Leacott

Category/Series

1st -- Barrington's Bargain by Nancy Holland **
2nd -- Her Leading Man by Laura Hirneisen **
3rd -- The Reluctant Nude by Meghan Murphy
4th -- A Case of Meddling by Cat Schield
5th -- A Woman Named Kash by Sheila Tenold

Mainstream with Romatic Elements

1st -- Payment in Blood by Deborah Gross **
2nd -- No Strings Attached by Beth Watson
3rd -- Defining Moments by Kathy Coatney
4th -- Slip Into The Night by Tracie Loy
5th -- Damaged Goods by Barbara Binns

Paranormal

1st -- Hearts of Darkness by Ciara Stewart **
2nd -- Fallen by Amanda Berry **
3rd -- Inner Eye by Gwen Mitchell
4th -- The Guardian's Firebrand by Coreene Smith
5th -- Darkness Calling by Nikki Enlow

Romantic Novella

1st -- Be Nice to Rebecca by Amber Holland
2nd -- The Loving of Lord Loxley by Madeline Smyth
3rd -- Deus ex Nosferatu by Madeline Smyth

**requested manuscript
***Grand Prize winner for highest overall score based on first round judging

Good luck to our finalists in all their future writing endeavors!