The 2020 Contest (formerly the TARA Contest) is proud to announce the placements of this year’s finalists!
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE – Editor, Nina Bruhns of Entagled
WINNER: The Dark Side of Perfect by Taylor Fox (*submission requested)
2ND PLACE: Lethal Lies by Vicki Briner
3RD PLACE: Overdue Justice by Christy Thomas
CATEGORY SERIES – Editor, Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks
WINNER: Love on the Menu by Betsy Gray
2ND PLACE: Her Military Medic by Sarah Storin
3RD PLACE: Body Conscious by Ana Diamond
4TH PLACE: Love in the Studio by Betsy Gray
SINGLE TITLE CONTEMPORARY – Editor, Melanie Billings of The Wild Rose Press
WINNER: Hot Raider by Joy Adare
2ND PLACE: Saving Inisaoife by Mary-Teresa Heath
3RD PLACE: The Ridge Fall by AG Jerome
4TH PLACE: Planting Hope by Jennifer Raines
FANTASY/PARANORMAL – Editor, Kate Richards of Decadent Publishing
WINNER: Lady of the Ravens by Clementine Fraser
2ND PLACE: If I Let You Go by Sandi Van Lieu
3RD PLACE: Witch of Mayfair by Clementine Fraser
HISTORICAL – Editor, Brenda Chin, Independent Editor
WINNER: Pride and Progress by Catherine Marie Scott
2ND PLACE: A Duke’s Place by Kelly Larivee
3RD PLACE: Inclusion by Catherine Marie Scott
INSPIRATIONAL – Editor, Dina Davis of Harlequin
WINNER: Rescued in Winterberry Falls by Ann Brodeur
2ND PLACE: Countin’ On You by Mary Pat Johns
3RD PLACE: Delayed Justice by Christy Thomas
4TH PLACE: I’ll be There by Barbara Ellin Fox
WOMEN’S FICTION – Editor, Kaycee John of The Wild Rose Press
WINNER: Jezebel by Beccan James (*submission requested)
2ND PLACE: Legend of the Purple Orchid by Remy LaCosta
3RD PLACE: Colors by Jenn Fox
Congratulations to all the finalists and good luck in your writing career!
Tampa Area Romance Authors (TARA) is no longer a chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA) We are now the Florida West Coast Writers, Inc. Our non-profit corporation is open to all fiction novel writers. Come and join us!
Please keep checking this website for information about our next contest. FWCW will offer the same great feedback and obtain acquiring editors as final judges.