I was really excited to learn that HOT FLASH is a finalist in the 2010 New England Readerโ€™s Choice Bean Pot Award! I’m visiting family in Texas right now and it was especially fun to share the news with them ๐Ÿ™‚

Here’s the complete list of finalists:

Finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
***NEC Member

Short Contemporary Finalists
Colorado Christmas โ€“ CC Coburn
Healing the Bossโ€™s Heart โ€“ Valerie Hansen
Meant To Be โ€“ Donna Marie Rogers

Long Contemporary Finalists
Hope Street โ€“ Judith Arnold***
Hot Flash โ€“ Kathy Carmichael
Spinning Forward โ€“ Terri DuLong

Historical Finalists

If Heโ€™s Sinful โ€“ Hannah Howell***
Confederate Rose โ€“ Susan Macatee
Wickedly Ever After โ€“ Michelle Marcos

Romantic Suspense Finalists

Operation Sheba โ€“ Misty Evans
No Alibi โ€“ Valerie Hansen
More Than Great Riches โ€“ Jan Washburn

Erotica Finalists
โ€“ (this category had a tie in one of placements โ€“ hence the four finalists)
Illegal Moves โ€“ Dalton Diaz***/Samantha Cayto***
Adored โ€“ Tina Donahue
Do You Trust Me โ€“ Desiree Holt
Past Lies โ€“ Shayla Kerstan

Future/Fantasy/Time Travel/Paranormal Finalists

A Highlander of Her Own โ€“ Melissa Mayhue
Desire Untamed โ€“ Pamela Palmer
Ghost of A Chance โ€“ Judi Phillips***

Winners and the second and third place entries will be announced and awards presented at our 2010 Let Your Imagination Take Flight Conference on March 26-27,2010. So be sure to join us at the conference to congratulate the winners.
Valerie Harris
Bean Pot Contest Coordinator