Passionate Plume Winners!

by Raelene Gorlinsky

Passionate Plume is the contest for published books held by the Passionate Ink (erotic romance) chapter of RWA. The winners were just announced. Of course, Ellora’s Cave is delighted with how many of our authors were recognized. I was also very pleased to see the diversity of types of story, of writing styles, of erotic themes; the number of different publishers and authors represented for both e-pubs and print pubs. I’ve read some of the books on the winner lists and they do indeed represent excellent writing and storytelling.

Novella:

First Place - Male Call, by Denise A. Agnew
Second Place - Rescue Me, by Anna Leigh Keaton
Third Place - Hot Down Under, by Susan Lyons
HM - Second Chance Christmas, by Mackenzie McKade
HM - Desert Heat, by Leigh Wyndfield

Contemporary:

First Place - Wicked Ties, by Shayla Black
Second Place - Roped, by Ann Jacobs [Ellora’s Cave]
Third Place - Suite Seventeen, by Portia Da Costa
HM - Twin Fantasies, by Opal Carew
HM - Nothing To Lose, by Mechele Armstrong

Historical:

First Place - At Love's Command, by Samantha Kane [Ellora’s Cave]
Second Place - Mirage, by Monica Burns
Third Place - Nicholas, by Elizabeth Amber
HM - One Bashful Lady, by Brenda Williamson
HM - Anchor and Storm, by Kate Poole [Ellora’s Cave]

Futuristic/Fantasy/Science Fictiton

First Place - Tailspin, by Denise Rossetti [Ellora’s Cave]
Second Place - Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind, by Karen Kelley
Third Place - Seducer, by Aubrey Ross [Ellora’s Cave]
HM - Settler's Mine 2: The Lovers, by Mechele Armstrong
HM - Born Again, by Rena Marks [Ellora’s Cave]

Paranormal/Time Travel:

First Place - Mona Lisa Blossoming, by Sunny Chen
Second Place - Blood Rose, by Sharon Page
Third Place - Mystic's Run, by Jory Strong [Ellora’s Cave]
HM - Ethereal Foes: The Dragon's Demon, by Marie Harte
HM - Blood Red, by Sharon Page