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2011 Heartbeat romance writing contest

The Heartbeat Contest winners have been selected!

Heart of Louisiana congratulates:

1st place: Forces of Nature by Denise Cychosz
2nd place: The Winds of Fate by Elizabeth Bysiek
3rd place: Peril in Paradise by Kimila Kay
4th place: Spotlight by Kim Law

A sincere thanks to everyone who participated in the 2011 Heartbeat contest. Stay tuned to our website for information on the 2012 contest!



Past Labor of Love Winners

2008
1st - Entrapping the Earl/Donna Rosenbloom | 2nd - Pleasant Lake, P.D./Kelly Fitzpatrick | 3rd - Arabella's Assistant/Judy Ichkhanian

2007
1st - Angels at Almack's/Cathy Leming | 2nd - Mine Forever/Lisa Fontaine | 3rd (tie) - Heaven Sent/Deb Yates | 3rd (tie) - The Masquerading Duke/Stephie Smith | 4th - Take a Chance on Me/Debbie Swanson

2006
1st - Fire at Midnight/Lisa Marie Wilkinson | 2nd - The Prowler’s Daughter/Nancy E. Gibson | 3rd - A Life Worth Living/Lorrie Ann Kruse | 4th - And They Were One/Joy Smith | Honorable mentions: Montana Sky at Dawn/Caroline Fyffe, Letters From Home/Kristina Y. McMorris

2005
1st - Emma's Heart/Melinda Porter | 2nd - Lethal Medicine/Victoria Wasserman | 3rd - Overlander/Gail Zerrade | 4th - Moment of Glory/Kelly Gottuso Mortimer | Honorable mentions: Cat Scratch Fever/Jodi Redford, There's Only Been You/Donna M. Kowalczyk

2004
1st - Playing to Winn/Lynn Mapp | 2nd - DeLinda's Plan/Toni Lea Andrews | 3rd - Burning Bridges/Kristine Anderson | 4th - Till Death Do Us Part/Beth Watson | Honorable mentions: By Jove!/Marissa Doyle, Tangled Web/Sharie Kohler, Secrets & Seduction/Elizabeth Stock

 

D I D   Y O U   K N O W ?

Don't judge a book by its cover

The phrase first appeared in 1929 in the journal American Speech as "you can't judge a book by its binding." In 1946 the phrase appeared in the murder mystery novel Murder in the Glass Room (by Edwin Rolfe and Lester Fuller) as "you can never tell a book by its cover." [information from wikipedia]

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Luncheon Gift Basket
At our Readers Luncheon, attendees may purchase raffle tickets to win book-related baskets. Plus, everyone receives a complimentary gift bag and is eligible to win door prizes.