I’m so happy to finally be able to announce that Been Searching for You won the Long Contemporary Category in the 2017 Heart of Excellence Reader’s Choice contest, sponsored by the Ancient City RWA chapter. Camelot’s Queen also took third place in the Strong Romantic Elements category.

I’ve known about this since before Christmas and keeping it a secret was just killing me! So soon, this little trophy on the right will join the others in my curio cabinet.

This is the first RWA contest that Been Searching for You has won (it has finalled in several others) and this one was a reader-driven contest, so it means even more because of that. That novel sits somewhere between traditional romance and women’s fiction and it doesn’t follow a lot of the traditional genre conventions, so a lot of romance readers don’t really know what to do with it. It matters so much to me that these readers understood and loved it, so it was finally recognized by an RWA chapter.

May 25, 2017Awards, Been Searching for You

Been Searching for You is a Stiletto Finalist!

Nicole EvelinaBeen Searching for You, contemporary, romance, RWA, Stiletto contest 2 Comments

Yes, this is the official symbol of the Stiletto contest.

Been Searching for You is a finalist in the Stiletto contest, sponsored by the Contemporary Romance Writers chapter of RWA! Here’s the full finalist list. We’ll find out who the winners are at the RWA national conference in Orlando in July. So happy I will be there to attend the party and receive my award!

April 27, 2015Awards

We Have Another Final!

Nicole Evelinacontest, He Loves Me He Loves Me Not, RWA, writing contest

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not is on fire! It’s now also a finalist in the Fab Five contest in the Single Title Romance category – its third award this year. This one is sponsored by the Wisconsin chapter of RWA. As with the Cleveland Rocks contest, final placement will be announced in June. I’m very excited about the agents and editors who will see it for both contests.

March 16, 2015Books, HLMHLMN

Great Expectations Winner: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not!

Nicole EvelinaGreat Expectations, North Texas, RWA, writing contests 4 Comments

Ah! You guys! He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not is the winner of the Great Expectations (North Texas RWA) contest for Single Title Romance! I can’t believe it!