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
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
