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2009 TARA Contest

TARA is proud to announce the finalists in our 2009 TARA Contest. Congratulations to all our finalists.

SINGLE TITLE

  • A Place at the Table - Patricia O'Dea-Rosen
  • Dangerous Secrets - Donna Meier
  • Forget the Past - Rosemary Rothacker
  • The Second Wife - Sharron Houdek
  • **Four finalist due to tie

    SERIES CONTEMPORARY

  • Bottom Line - Pamela Smith
  • In Hiss Kiss - Ruth Owen
  • The Perfect Match - Cindyann Jachrimo
  • ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

  • A Little Death - Tracy Falenwolfe
  • Alive at Five - Linda Hurtado
  • Verdict - Jean Mason
  • PARANORMAL

  • Bloodsworn - Kathy Lane
  • Fire of the Dragon - Lori Dillon Stacey
  • Reading the Waters - Jessica B. Hunt
  • INSPIRATIONAL

  • The Anchoring Ground - Dorothy Canada
  • The Path - Lee Rhuday Duncan
  • The Real Thing - Morgan Taylor
  • HISTORICAL

  • Her Heart's Desire - Jeri Gutierrez
  • Her Wicked Ways - Darcy Burke
  • Pride & Promises - Karen Lingefelt
  • Seducing Charlotte - Dora Mekouar
  • To Love a Viscount - Kathleen Cherry
  • **Five finalists due to tie

    WOMEN'S FICTION

  • Missing Clayton - Bev Irwin
  • One Woman's Trash Another's Treasures - Hattie Mae Ratliff
  • Tootsie Takes Wall Street - Teresa Bolyard


  • Series Contemporary Wanda Ottewell Harlequin
    Historical Leah Hultenschmidt Dorchester
    Paranormal Danielle Poiesz Pocket
    Single Title Deb Werksman Sourcebooks
    Women's Fiction Jhanteigh Kupihea NAL
    Romantic Suspense Amy Pierpont Grand Central
    Inspirational Jessica Barnes WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group