RUNES OF FIRE

Awards & Comments

Grand Prize Winner – 2003 Golden Rose Romance Contest
First PlaceHistorical category, 2003 Golden Rose Romance Contest
First Place – Historical category, 2003 Oak Leaf Award of Excellence Contest
First Place – Historical category, 2004 Hot Prospects Contest
First Place – Historical category, 2004 The Suzannah Contest
First Place – Paranormal category, 2004 Merritt Contest
First Place – Paranormal category, 2003-04 Great Expectations Contest
First Place – Paranormal category, 2004 Laurie Contest
First Place – Paranormal category, 2004 Heart Of The Rockies Contest
Finalist - Historical category, 2004 Put Your Heart In A Book Contest
Finalist - Historical category, 2004 Gateway To The Rest Contest

Judge's Comments

"One of the most polished, publishable manuscripts I've judged in any contest. I expect some savvy editor to snap this right up!"
   - Mariah Stewart (Until Dark, Voices Carry, Dead Wrong)
                 - 2004 Put Your Heart In A Book Contest

"Sweeps the reader away until she is lost in the vivid time period, in an interactive novel or even a movie. Bravo! A job well done."
   - Cheryl Ferguson (Ferguson Literary Agency)
                 - 2004 Laurie Contest

“Wonderfully fresh story, compelling characters and a romance that had me turning the pages in anticipation.”
   - Jen Holling (Captured By Your Kiss, Brides of The Bloodstone Trilogy)
                 - 2003 Romance Through The Ages Contest

“Totally riveting. I was caught up from the first moment! Brava!”
   - Debra Mullins (Three Nights, A Necessary Husband)
                 - 2004 Put Your Heart In A Book Contest

“Fascinating reading. I enjoyed this immensely!”
   - Kerrelyn Sparks (For Love Or Country, How To Marry A Millionaire                 Vampire) - 2004 Great Expectations Contest


"The only real problem with this story was the void created when I realized I'd reached the end."
   - A. Dee Carey (The Vixen, Fox In The Mist, Mark of the Fox)
                 - 2003 Barclay Sterling Contest