The 2010 winners are:

First Place: Crista McHugh
“Lessons From a Scoundrel”
(regency romance)

Second Place: Cecily Cornelius-White
“Half Past Heavenly”
(young adult paranormal romance)

Third Place: Meg Mims
“Double Crossing”
(young adult)
Honorable Mentions:

A. R. Cummings
“The Convict and the Cattleman”
(historical romance)

Jennifer Tanner
“Heart on a String”
(contemporary romance)