2009 Summer Sizzle Contest Winners

SWEET/SENSUAL, judged by Amanda Bergeron, Avon

• First Place: A Kiss in the Wind by Jennifer Bray-Weber (requested)
• Second Place: A Knight in Her Arms by Oberon Wonch
• Third Place (tie): Promises by Jennifer Beane
• Third Place (tie): Lust, Love, and Redemption by Cat Dubie

SPICY, judged by Kathryn Lye, Harlequin/Silhouette

• First Place: The Masked Maitland by Quinn Tellier
• Second Place: Heatwave by Jennifer Chance*
• Third Place:  Come Back to Me by Mary A. Behre

SEXY, judged by Tera Kleinfelter, Samhain Publishing

• First Place: In the Devil's Arms by Gina Rosavin (requested)
• Second Place: Luscious Red Running Hood, scene 1 by Hailey Williams
• Third Place: The Poker Game by Candis Gorman*

2008 Summer Sizzle Contest Winners

SWEET, judged by Adam Wilson, Harlequin/Silhouette

• First Place: The Summer List by Nisha Sharma 
• Second Place: Emmy and the Cowboy by Ginny Lester 
• Third Place: Exodus Man, Proverbs Woman by Roxanne Sherwood 

SENSUAL, judged by LaToya Smith, Grand Central Publishing

• First Place: RiverTime by Ree Renzi (requested)
• Second Place: Upon a Moonlit Sea by Jennifer Bray-Weber
• Third Place: A Pocketful of Ashes by Pat Shaw

SPICY, judged by Kathryn Lye, Harlequin Blaze

• First Place: Chasing Kat by Lora Kenton  
• Second Place: Over Easy by Becke Martin 
• Third Place: Emmy and the Cowboy by Ginny Lester 

SEXY, judged by Jennifer Miller, Samhain Publishing

• First Place: True Love by Erica Miles (requested) 
• Second Place: Shades of Taboo by Mary Lou Keller 
• Third Place: Until Emie by Gabriella Edwards 

2007 Summer Sizzle Contest Winners

SWEET, judged by Diana Ventimiglia, Harlequin/Silhouette

• First Place: The Heart Beckons by Carla Hughes 
• Second Place: Emails to Eli by Nisha Sharma 
• Third Place: Up on the Roof by Terri Hammond 

SENSUAL, judged by Leis Pederson, Penguin/Berkley

• First Place: Lady in Waiting (Duel scene) by Kristen Andersen
• Second Place: Earth’s Only Paradise by C. J. Eernisse Chase
• Third Place: Hedda’s Sword by DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson

SPICY, judged by Kathryn Lye, Harlequin Blaze

• First Place: Glorious by Darcy Burke  
• Second Place: The Curse of the Thunder Jewel by Sue Riel
• Third Place: The Phantom Island by Dannye Chase

SEXY, judged by Theresa Stevens, Red Sage Publishing

• First Place: Carnally Ever After by Jackie Barbosa
• Second Place: Crimson Sunrise by Rene Munoz
• Third Place: Corporate Fantasies by Nancy Cochran

2006 Summer Sizzle Contest Winners

SWEET/SENSUAL, judged by Cindy Hwang of Berkley

• First Place: A Second Chance by Lucy Balch (Requested)
• Second Place: A Memory to Die for by Nancy Schneider
• Third Place: Spit at the Moon by Brenda Nelson-Davis

SPICY/SEXY, judged by Kathryn Lye of Harlequin

• First Place: Elusive Grace by Anitra Lynn Mcleod
• Second Place: Shooting Stars by Anna Muzzy
• Third Place: Body Language by Robin Sorrentino

2005 Summer Sizzle Contest Winners

SWEET, judged by Orly Trieber, Assistant Editor - Avalon Books

• First Place: Good Clean Fun by Judy Carpenter
• Second Place: Ticket to Paradise by Lynn Dille
• Third Place: Deadly Journey by Ginny Powers
• Fourth Place: A Chasing of the Wind by Julie Lessman

SENSUAL, judged by Briana St. James, Editor - Ellora's Cave/Cerridwen Press

• First Place: What's Cooking Now by Dianne Kodger Harper
• Second Place: Hot Spot by Karen Foley
• Third Place: To Love A Viscount by Kathleen Cherry
• Fourth Place: Emmy and the Cowboy by Ginny Lester

SPICY, judged by Wanda Ottewell, Senior Editor - Harlequin

• First Place: The Lawyer's Dance (Scene A) by Leslie Shores**
• Second Place: There's Only Been You by Donna M. Kowalczyk**
• Third Place: The Lawyer's Dance (Scene B) by Leslie Shores**

SEXY, judged by Heather Osborn, Senior Editor - Ellora's Cave Publishing

• First Place: Changing Hearts by Cai Smith & Stephanie Lynch*
• Second Place: Stagecoach Capture by Linda Carroll-Bradd*
• Third Place: Plains Elf by D.C. Fontana

* Indicates manuscript requested
**Indicates an alternate full submission request was made for another novel by both of these authors as Desire and Blaze are not currently accepting manuscripts that have children in their plot