Book Awards

ONCE TOUCHED
  1. Once Touched was voted #1 in the Contemporary Romance category by Golden Quill readers.
  2. The Silver Creek Series was mentioned in the USA Today Happy Ever After blog post: "This Week in Sports & Romance: Brotherly love on the horse track and in the books." Click here to read.

ONCE TASTED
  1. Laura's Once Tasted was featured by Cat's Books: Romance in their blog "Wine & Roses: Romances Featuring Wineries." Laura's was one of ten books recommended.
  2. Laura's Once Tasted was recommended by Kristan Higgans in a USA Today article about 'second chance at love' novels.
  3. Once Tasted received a 4-Star review from RT Book Reviews.

ONCE TEMPTED
  1. Once Tempted was selected as a finalist in the 2014 Contemporary Single Title category of the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence contest.
  2. Laura's cover for Once Tempted placed First in the Single Title/Mainstream category of the JABBIC contest sponsored by Houston Bay Area RWA.

TROUBLE ME
  1. Laura's heroine, Jade Radcliffe from Trouble Me, was among the featured heroines in Eloisa James's Reading Romance column, "Here Comes Trouble" at Barnes and Noble.com.
  2. Trouble Me was a Featured Alternate for Rhapsody Book Club, Doubleday Book Club, and BOMC2 (online club) in their May catalogs.

BELIEVE IN ME
  1. Believe in Me placed second in the Single Title category of the Laurel Wreath Contest sponsored by Volusia County Romance Writers.
  2. Believe in Me won first place in the Single Title category of the 2012 Golden Quill Contest sponsored by Desert Rose RWA.
  3. Believe in Me was a finalist in the Single Title category of the 2012 Golden Quill Contest. Winners will be announced in June 2012.
  4. Believe in Me was a finalist in the Single Title category of the National Reader's Choice Awards.
  5. Believe in Me was a finalist in the Contemporary category of the 2012 Write Touch contest sponsored by Wisconsin Romance Writers of America.
  6. Believe in Me was a finalist in the Contemporary category of the 2012 Write Touch contest sponsored by Wisconsin Romance Writers of America.
  7. Believe in Me finaled in the Single Title category in the Colorado Writers Award of Excellence contest.
  8. Believe in Me was a finalist in the 2012 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence contest sponsored by Southern Magic Romance Writers of America.

REMEMBER ME
  1. Remember Me won the Maggie Award in the Single Title category of the Georgia Romance Writers' Maggies contest.
  2. Remember Me was the first place winner in the Volusia County Romance Writers Laurel Wreath contest.
  3. Remember Me finaled in the Single Title category of the Georgia Romance Writers' 2011 Maggies Award.
  4. Remember Me earned an Award of Merit in the Mainstream/Single Title category of the 2011 Virginia Romance Writer's HOLT Medallion contest.
  5. Remember Me tied for first place in the Single Title Contemporary category of WisRWA's 2011 Write Touch Reader's Award contest.
  6. Remember Me was the overall winner for the 2011 Winter Rose Award for Excellence in Romantic Fiction, which is sponsored by the Yellow Rose RWA chapter.
  7. Remember Me was a finalist in the 2011 Golden Quill Contest's Single Title/Mainstream category. The Golden Quill Contest is sponsored by the Phoenix Desert Rose RWA Chapter.
  8. Remember Me won the 2011 New England Reader's Choice Bean Pot Award in the Mainstream romantic elements category.
  9. Remember Me was a finalist in the Single Title category of the Book Buyer's Best Contest sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of RWA.
  10. Remember Me was a finalist in the Single Title Contemporary category of WisRWA's Write Touch Reader's Award contest.
  11. Remember Me finaled in the 'Mainstream with Romantic Elements' category of the 2011 New England Reader's Choice Bean Pot Award.
  12. Remember Me was nominated by TRR reviewers for Best in Contemporary Romance for 2010 at The Romance Reviews.

IN YOUR EYES
  1. In Your Eyes won in the Single Title/Mainstream category of the Holt Medallion contest sponsored by Virginia Romance Writers.
  2. In Your Eyes, was a finalist in several contests. These include the 2005 Holt Medallion Contest sponsored by Virginia Romance Writers, the 2005 Romance Writers Ink More Than Magic Contest, the 2005 WisRWA Write Touch Contest and the Desert Rose RWA 2005 Golden Quill Contest.

NIGHT SWIMMING
  1. Night Swimming placed first in the 2004 Laurel Contest sponsored by Volusia County Romance Writers.
  2. Laura's cover for Night Swimming won first place in the ARTemis Award in the Single Title Contemporary category at the National RWA conference in Dallas, Texas. Art work was by Jim Griffin of Ballantine.
  3. In the All About Romance annual Cover Contest, Laura's Night Swimming placed first in the Contemporary category.
  4. Night Swimming was a finalist in the Virginia Romance Writers Holt Medallion Contest, Long Contemporary category.

CHANCE MEETING
  1. For all of you with friends and family in Germany, Chance Meeting was published in German translation as Ein Versprechen Im Wind.

RIDE A DARK HORSE
  1. Ride a Dark Horse, is available under the title Melodie des Fruhlings.