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)