First shout-out to Maven Darcy Burke, who finaled in the Regency Historical Romance category with her wonderful manuscript, Glorious. I am proud to say I knew Glorious when it was just a twinkle in Darcy’s eye, and that I always knew it was…well, glorious.

The second shout-out is to someone who hasn’t announced her finalist status yet Courtney Milan, but she whose Breath of Honor made the cut in the Historical Romance. If she swings by and outs herself, I’ll update this post, but until then, congratulations! You know who you are! Many felicitations and congratulations!