The Oak Leaf
Award of Excellence 2003

Thank you to all the finalists for your patience! The results for the
historical category are not yet in, but we've decided to announce the
rest. Congratulations once again!

2003 OAKLEAF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS :

HISTORICAL (Kate Seaver, Dorchester, final judge)

1st: Runes of Fire, by Terri Garey*
2nd: Maidensong, by Diana Groe*
3rd: Destiny in Disguise, by Cheryl Sallick
HM: Firewalker, by Linda Raper
HM: Aidan's Choice, by Judith S. Fadeley

SERIES CONTEMPORARY (Patience Smith, Harlequin, final judge)
1st: Undercover Daddy, by Kimberly Duffy*
2nd: From Blind Date... to Marriage? by Heidi A. Ulrich
3rd: The Real McCoy, by Stacy Cornell
HM: A Nanny for Hire, by Renee Marie Roy
HM: Double Trouble, by Amanda Renee Mayo

SINGLE TITLE CONTEMPORARY (Tamberlyn Sorenson, Pocket Books, final
judge)
1st: Wide Open Spaces, by Terry McLaughlin
2nd: If Only for a Season, by Kelley Bowers Zeringue
3rd: Fish or Cut Bait, by Allison Brennan
HM: The Cowgirl Rides Away, by Amie Gray
HM: Physics of Love, by Marcella Chester

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (Kim Nadelson, Harlequin, final judge)
1st: Twelve Red Candles, by Jodie Dittman*
2nd: Heart of a Knight, by Mary Fechter*
3rd: Willow and the Falcon, by Paula Graves*
HM: Love and Obsession, by Allison Brennan
HM: Shattered Promises, by Linda Trout

FUTURISTIC/SCI-FI/PARANORMAL (Anna Genoese, Tor, final judge)
1st: The Right Hand, by Jennifer Mason Cummings
2nd: Lady Halverson's Ghost, by Pamela Labud
3rd: The Bracelet, by Philine Tucker
HM: Coyote Moon, by Meridy T. Migchelbrink
HM: Tender Siege, by Adrienne Ross

* denotes a request for the full manuscript.