romance writing contest
Due to unavoidable difficulties, the 2010 HeartBeat Query contest has been postponed until 2011. We apologize for the delay. Please check back for details on the new Heartbeat 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
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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] |
HEARTLA SCRAPBOOK PICS
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.
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