Contemporary Romance Writers is pleased to announce the unpublished finalists for the 2019 Stiletto Contest.
Thank you to all who entered.
Good luck to our unpublished finalists!
Short Contemporary
Final Round Judges: Meghan Farrell (editor – Tule Publishing) and Veronica Park (agent – Fuse Literary)
Fit For Love by Karina Coldrick
Bidding On Her Ex by Betsy Gray
Grind by Melanie Greene
A Saucy Mix by Brenda Lowder
Wounded Martyr by Courtney Maguire
Mid Contemporary
Final Round Judges: Sarah Blumenstock (editor – Penguin Random House) and Jessica Errera (agent – Jane Rotrosen Agency)
Georgia by Jessie Harper
Nobody Else But You by Claire Marti
Bastard by D. Murphy Ryan
Teach Me by Kat Turner
Sweet Stuff by Amanda Uhl
Long Contemporary
Final Round Judges: Rhonda Penders (editor – The Wild Rose Press) and Eva Scalzo (agent – Speilburg Literary)
My Mulligan by Laralyn Doran
Tease by Emma Hoole
True North by Katherine A. Olson
With Abandon by Jo Segur
The Temporary Touch of Chaos by Lana Sloan
Erotic / BDSM
Final Round Judge: Jamie Rose (editor – Totally Bound Publishing)
See Me by Michele Arris
The Babe From Toyland by Daphne Chase
Hush, Hush by Lucia Franco
On The Brink by Lynn Harris
Wild Women Don’t Worry by Shannon Moreau
Romantic Suspense
Final Round Judges: Deborah Nemeth (editor – Carina Press) and Dawn Dowdle (agent – The Blue Ridge Agency)
Do A Little Wrong by Bonny Fawn
Beyond Redemption by Barbara Forlenza
The Hustler by Angie Hockman
The War Within by Brittany Jennings
Rekindled by Rochelle Karina
Women’s Fiction / Chick Lit / Cozy Mystery
Final Round Judges: Kimberley Atkins (editor – Hodder & Stoughton) and Nicole Payne (agent – Golden Wheat Literary)
First Comes Marriage by Casey Dembowski
The Long Way Home by Stephanie Haefner
Keeping The Pieces by Brenda Lowder
Fireflies & Southern Fairytales by Catherine Stuart
The Tribute Artist by Katie Tietjen
Young Adult / New Adult
Final Round Judges: Stacey Donovan (editor – Hallmark), Alycia Tornetta (editor – Entangled), and Kaitlyn Johnson (agent – Corvisiero Agency)
Claiming Carter by Jennifer Bonds
A Scent of Lilac by Frances McCoy
Attractive Forces by Jackie Rutherford
The Other Brother by Jackie Rutherford
Types of Triangles by Jackie Rutherford
After I Bid You Adieu by Sammi Spizziri
