Best Up and Coming Author ~ Affair de Coeur Magazine 2003

Nominee Best Foreign Historical ~ Affair de Coeur Readers and Writers Poll 2002

RWA's Prestigious RITA Award ~ Finalist Best First Book 2001

Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence ~ Nominee for Debut Novel

Affair de Coeur Readers & Writers Poll ~ Nominee for Best Foreign Historical

Mountain Laurel, Smokey Mountain RWA, 1999 ~ 2nd Place

Silver Heart, Monterey Bay RWA, 1996 ~ 1st Place

Heart to Heart, San Francisco RWA, 1995 & 1996 ~ 2nd Place

Heart of the West, Utah RWA, 1996 ~ 3rd Place

Golden Synopsis, Maine RWA, 1996 ~ Finalist

Romancing the Ozarks, Ozark (MO)RWA, 1996 ~ Honorable Mention

Emerald City Opener, Seattle, 1995 ~ 2nd Place

On the Far Side, FF&P-RWA, 1995 ~ 2nd Place

Put Your Heart In A Book, New Jersey RWA, 1995 ~ 2nd Place

Between the Sheets, Greater Detroit RWA, 1995 ~ 4th Place

Heart of the Rockies, Colorado RWA, 1995 ~ 1st Place

Romancing the Novel, Northeast Ohio RWA, 1994 ~ 1st Place