The Great Expectations 2015 Winners
~ a contest for unpublished works ~
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the winners or the contest, please contact the contest coordinator.
CONTEMPORARY SERIES
KAREN REID ~ Associate Editor, Harlequin
First: The Trouble With Freddie** by Diana Waldhuber
Second: Wrong Side of Love** by Susan JP Owens
Third: The Right Sister** by Sharla Francis
Honorable Mention: Cordelia and Her Cowboy by Deborah Vlahakes
HISTORICAL
GABRIELLE KECK ~ Editorial Assistant, Avon / William Morrow
First: The Secret Affairs of a Duke’s Daughter* by Janna MacGregor
Second: A Lady in Shadow by Robin Delany
Third: Love’s Triumph by Jeanine Englert
Honorable Mention: Rescuing Mr. Gracey by Eileen Barnes
Honorable Mention: Love’s Wager by Jeanine Englert
INSPIRATIONAL
RAELA SCHOENHERR ~ Fiction Acquisitions, Bethany House
First: Lead Me Home by Natalie Monk
Second: The Sacrifice by Megan Besing
Third: Reclaimed by Jennifer Rodewald
Honorable Mention: Healing Grace by Anna Taylor
MAINSTREAM with ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
LAURA FAZIO ~ Assistant Editor, NAL/Penguin Group
First: Between Nowhere and Lost by Alexandra Christle
Second: Waking the Dead by D.B. Sieders
Third: What You Wish For by Gina Wynn
Honorable Mention: Cave Girl by Liz McClure
NEW ADULT
JULIE MIANECKI ~ Assistant Editor, Berkley Publishing Group
First: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful** by Michelle Hazen
Second: Feel Again** by Carilyn Ballentine
Third: A Not So Sleeping Beauty by Sheryl Kaleo
Honorable Mention: Branded by Robin Delany
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
ALEX LOGAN ~ Editor, Grand Central Publishing
First: Broken River: Redemption by Lindsay Cross
Second: Wrong Side of Love by Susan JP Owens
Third: Forsworn by Michelle Hazen
Honorable Mention: Stalker by Sidney Bristol
SINGLE TITLE
MADELEINE COLAVITA ~ Editorial Assistant, Grand Central Publishing
First: He Love Me, He Loves Me Not by Nicole Evalina
Second: How Not to Be a Tabloid Cover Story by C A Speakman
Third: The First Word by Isley Robinson
Honorable Mention: If I Should Remember by Kirk Van Brunt
SPECIALIZED (Alternate Earth, Dystopian, Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, Time Travel)
KRISTINE SWARTZ ~ Assistant Editor, Berkley Publishing Group
First: Skin Deep* by Margo Bond Collins
Second: Not His Dragon by Annie Nichols
Third: The New London Marriage Stipulation by Margo Bond Collins
Honorable Mention: Awake and Dreaming by Andrea Contos
YOUNG ADULT
ALICE JERMAN ~ Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
First: The Nascent Bloom** by Janet Halpin
Second: Song of the Sirens by Carolyn Rogers
Third: Colliding Skies by Debbie Koristz
Honorable Mention: Beest by Debbie Van Brunt
* denotes request for partial manuscript
** denotes request for full manuscript
If you have any questions, please contact the contest coordinator.