Southwest Florida Romance Writers
2019 High Five Winners
Winners in the 2019 contest were announced February 1 at our 2020 Hearts in the Sand Conference. Congratulations to all! And a big thank-you to our contestants, judges, and contest committee.
CONTEMPORARY (including Women’s Fiction with romantic elements)
Editor: Jennie Conway, St. Martin’s Press
Agent: Scott Eagan, Greyhaus Literary Agency
1st: Statistical Improbability of Soul Mates by Christina Smith
2nd: Weekend in Cuba by Sheila Hansberger (partial request, Scott Eagan)
3rd: A Fast Woman by Laralyn Gill
ROMANTIC COMEDY
Editor: Caroline Tolley, Soul Mate Publishing
Agent: Dawn Dowdle, Blue Ridge Literary Agency
1st: Unscripted by Becke Turner (partial request, Dawn Dowdle)
TIE for 2nd:
Buckskin Cody by James Montgomery
To Love, Honor and Eat Chocolate Chip Cookies by Patrice Lyle
HISTORICAL
Editor: Mary Altman, Sourcebooks
Agent: Nicole Resciniti, The Seymour Agency
TIE for 1st:
A Buttercup in Winter by Mary-Teresa Heath (full request, Mary Altman & Nicole Resciniti)
Pride and Progress by Catherine Marie Scott (full request, Nicole Resciniti)
Corsets & Covert Affairs by Blake Ferre (full request, Mary Altman & Nicole Resciniti)
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Editor: Georgia Woods, Hartwood Publishing
Agent: Erin Niumata, Folio Literary Management
1st: Near Miss by C.S. Smith (full request, Georgia Woods)
2nd: Hard Target by Lori Matthews (full request, Georgia Woods)
3rd: Lethal Lies by Vicki Briner (full request, Georgia Woods)
FANTASY/FUTURISTIC/PARANORMAL
Editor: Robin Haseltine, Entangled Publishing
Agent: Amanda Leuck, Spencerhill Associates
Tie for 1st:
Dust Bound by Clementine Fraser
Blood Cursed Rose by Clementine Fraser
The Prince – A Cinderella Retelling by Jackie Rutherford