HEARTS IN WINTER (aka Cold Hearts)

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, a southern speculator and a northern dressmaker reunite in a small Wisconsin town to search for their missing son.

• First Place~Historical, 2007 Gateway to the Best ~ Missouri RWA
• First Place~Historical, 2006 Four Seasons Awards ~ Windy City Romance Writers
• First Place~Historical, 2005 Daphne Awards ~ Mystery/Suspense Chapter of RWA
• First Place~Historical, 2005 Touch of Magic ~ Central Florida Romance Writers
• First Place~Historical, 2005 Fire & Ice ~ Chicago North Romance Writers
• Second Place~Historical, 2005 Emerald City Opener ~ Greater Seattle RW
• Third Place~Historical, 2007 Hot Prospects ~ Valley of the Sun RW
• Fourth Place~Historical, 2007 Duel on the Delta ~ River City Romance Writers
• Honorable Mention~Historical, 2005 Maggie ~ Georgia Romance Writers
• Finalist~Historical, 2007 Gotcha! ~ Silicon Valley Romance Writers

 

FOR LOVE OF NELL

When her parents are killed in a fire, a shy spinster marries a small town sheriff with three children, then a ghost from her past returns to haunt her.

 

 

CLAIRE'S CROSSING

During America’s gilded age, a recently engaged debutante enlists the aid of a Pinkerton detective to help locate her missing younger sister.

• Second Place~Historical, 2007 Put Your Heart in a Book ~ New Jersey Romance Writers
• Second Place~Historical, 2007 Your Best Hook Forward ~ Inland Valley RWA
• Second Place ~ Historical, 2007 Wallflower ~ From the Heart Romance Writers
• Honorable Mention~Paranormal, 2007 Fab Five ~ Wisconsin Romance Writers
• Honorable Mention~Historical, 2007 Book of Your Heart ~ PASIC
• Semi-Finalist~Historical, 2007 Molly ~ Heart of Denver Romance Writers

 

WINTER'S BOUNTY

A pretty woman, with a haunting secret, struggles against her growing love for the town’s deputy sheriff, a war hero who has secrets of his own. Romance and murder set in post World War II Minnesota.

• First Place~Historical, 2002 Romancing the Novel ~ NE Ohio Romance Writers
• Second Place~Historical, 2002 Put Your Heart in a Book ~ New Jersey RW
• Finalist~2004 Magic Moments ~ Heart & Scroll RWA