Orange County Chapter of RWA
* Denotes a finalist who has become a published author
2012
- First Place - The Parachutist Dora Mekouar
- Second Place – Genie in a Bottle Tracy Mecca
- Third Place - Keeping Athena Rowena Hacker
- Fourth Place – Sail Away Chris Campillo
- Unwritten Rachel Bates
- The Agreement Angela Blount
- Mesmerized in Madagascar George Guthridge
- First Aid for a Broken Heart Kat Latham
- Tempting Bella Dora Mekouar
- Burnout Tee O’Fallon
- Flood and Fire Amy Raby
2011
- First Place – Jacqui Nelson – “The Shadow Hour” – Historical
- Second Place (tie) – Laura Drake * (OCC Member) – “The Sweet Spot” – Mainstream
- Second Place (tie) – Caroline Phipps (w/a Caro Carson) – “Saving Captain Marsh” – Single Title
- Second Place (tie) – Sandy Wright – “Song of the Ancients” – Paranormal
- Third Place – Averil Reisman – “To Cuba with Love” – Historical
- Fourth Place – Janis Thereault (OCC Member) – “The Way You Love Me” – Romantic Suspense
- Fifth Place – Carolyn LaFever – “Mistress by Blackmail” – Contemporary
- Sixth Place – Joy Hancock – “The Inquisitor” – Paranormal
- Seventh Place – Elizabeth Roadifer – “Oracle” – Mainstream
- Eighth Place – Phyllis Laatsch – “Memoirs of a Fox” – Paranormal
- Ninth Place – Janis McCurry – “Tangled Hearts” – Paranormal
2010
- Dora Mekouar
- Kathy Bennett
- Tracy Mastaler
- Laura Templeton
- Kendel Flaum
- Deborah O’Neill Cordes & Cary Morgan Frates
- Beth Yarnall
- Amy Raby
- Ciara Stewart
- Aimee Carper
2009
- Cheryl Nagro
- Laurie Thompson
- Gabrielle Luthy
- Kate Frieman*
- Lecia Cotton Cornwall
- Pamela Kopfler
- Kathy Bennett
- Gayle Link
- Alison Pritchard
- Jo Anne Banker
2008
- Regan Loyd
- Anne Marsh-Flores
- Susanne Frost
- Cathy Leming
- Melanie Dickerson
- Lunda Jensen
- Nancy Northcott
- Suzanne Shanken
- Julie Whitby
- Laura Williams
2007
- Lorrie Kruse
- Cathy Lemming
- Deborah Holland – 3rd
- Louise Knott Ahern
- Eve Ortega*
- Dona Meier
- Heidi Shannon
- DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
- Jodi Redford
- Nicole Collins
2006
- Bev Peterson
- Christie Craig
- Sharla Rae
- Gillian Doyle (double finalist)
- Katheleen Beaver*
- Deborah Boone
- Randi Jorgensen
- Donna Kowalczky
- JL Wilson
2003
- First Place – Caroline Phipps – “American Idol” – Single Title
- Second Place – Lora Lee Bale – “The Heart’s Warrior” – Historical
- Third Place – Barbara DeLong – “Fooling Mommy Nature” – Short Contemporary
- Fourth Place – Lisa Valdez* – “Silver Dragon, Scarlet Sword” – “Historical
- Kathleen Beaver – “Alias Smith & Jones”- Short Contemporary
- Rebecca Clark – “Oops! Wrong Sister” – Short Contemporary
- Suzanne Kaufman – “Just Say the Word” – Single Title
- Beverly R. Long – “Lies of the Heart” – Single Title
- Allison Brennan* – “Hot Latte” – Romantic Suspense
- Theresa Ragan – “A Knight in Central Park” – Paranormal
2000
- First Place – Judy Duarte* – “To Tame A Lady” – Historical
- Second Place (tie) – Pam Poulsen – “Sapphire Dreams” – Paranormal
- Second Place (tie) – Cindy Proctor-King – “The Best Man Takes A Wife” – Short Contemporary
- Third Place – Susan Squires* – “Danegeld” – Paranormal
- Fourth Place – Joanne Rock* – “Lady Ivy” – Historical
- Nola Cross – “Black Lace and Promises” – Short Contemporary
- Barbara DeLong – “Mommy Nature” – Short Contemporary
- Jenny Low – “Big Bad Wolf” – Short Contemporary
- Jennie Manlick – “Distant Thunder” – Romantic Suspense
- Barbara White-Rayczek – “A Trace of Love” – Romantic Suspense
1998
- First Place – Ekaterine Terlinden – “The Divided Child”
- Second Place – Shannon Donnelly* – “A Compromising Situation”
- Third Place – Luann Erickson – “Of Mist & Shadow”
- Fourth Place – Stacia R. Skoog – “Deception & Dreams”
1997
- First Place – Patricia O’Dea Rosen – “Pilgrim Souls”
- Second Place – Linda Style* – “The Long Goodbye”
- Third Place – Jannine Petska – “Surrender to Honor”
- Fourth Place – Kayla Westra – “Crusader’s Lady”
- Nina Bruhns* – “Stop in the Name of Love”
- Nina Bruhns* – “High Seas Renegade”
- Barbara J. Clark – “Road to Rainbow”
- Rebecca J. Clark – “Deliver the Moon”
- Adelaide Ferguson – “Lover Come Back”
- Candice Terry – “Once More for Love”
1996
- First Place – Virginia Kantra Richey* – “To Protect and Serve” – Long Contemporary
- Second Place – Nina Bruhns* – “Renegade Daddy” – Long Contemporary
- Third Place – Michelle Oakes – “Rachel’s Bargain” – Historical
- Fourth Place – Laurie Brown – “To Kiss Kate” – Paranormal
- Susan Alverson – “One Man’s Honor” – Historical
- Lorrie Farrelly – “Terms of Surrender” – Historical
- Helen Haddad – “Twice A Fool” – Romantic Suspense
- Ellen Leidenthal – “Strange Document” – Historical
- Glynna Sirpless – “Black Ice” – Romantic Suspense
- Catherine Snodgrass* – “Feather on the Wind” – Time Travel
Other Published Romance Authors who are Past Orange Rose Finalists
- Rebecca Anderson
- Debbie Bailey
- Annette Blair
- Wendy Burge
- Glynnis Campbell
- Maureen Caudill
- Annee Chartier
- Maureen Child
- Janet Corelow
- Jacquie D’Alessandro
- Donna Davidson
- Jamie Ann Denton
- Vicky Dreiling
- Erin Grady
- Joleen James
- Linda O. Johnston
- Lynn Kerstan
- Charlotte Lobb
- Lindsay Longford
- Susan Macias
- Linda McLaughlin
- Mindy Neff
- Maryann O’Brien
- Diane Pershing
- Linda Prine
- Angie Ray
- Jackie Radoumis
- Linda Sandoval
- Theresa Southwick
- Connie Vines