| From Left: Sheri Adkins, Margaret Crowley, Stephanie Shamroski, Susan Gee Heino, Karin Shah, Marcia James |
| Some of our Central Ohio gals at the RITA/Golden Heart Awards |
| A Flock of Finalists, Friends and Family Members. |
| All dolled-up! |
| Gown by Susan; Hair by Sheri; Make-up by Karin; Tan by Margaret; and Nervous Ulcer by RWA! |
| With Donna MacMeans at Literacy Signing |
| Comparing name tags with RITA Finalist Emily Gee |
| Golden Heart Winner! |
| Stephanie, Karen Harper, Margaret |
| Take a peek at these shots from RWA's 2008 National Conference in beautiful San Francisco, July 30-Aug. 2. |
| WARNING Hot Guy Alert! |
| Sherrilyn Kenyon had the best goodies at her signing table! |
| Thanks for the Golden Heart coaching, Donna. Obviously you know what you're talking about! |
| And the Golden Heart goes to... Me? You could have knocked me over with a stick, and that's not just because of the ungodly high heels. I truly did not expect to win and it's only thanks to so many, many others that I did. If only I'd prepared a speech like we were told to! Thank you, my family and friends. You were up there on stage with me. |
| Here I am with last year's Historical Regency Golden Heart winner, Deb Marlowe. |
| The Pixie Chicks! Well, all right. These might not ALL be Pixies. But I'm sure Nora wishes she was! |
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| Historical Conference This year The Beaumonde and Hearts Through History chapters worked together to put on a one-day conference focusing on Historical Romance. The workshops were great, but the highlight for me was the Soiree, sponsored by The Beaumonde. Many folks arrived in their Regency finest and our Dancing Master taught us several dances from the time period. It was exhausting! Jane Austen must have been in really, really good shape--that's all I've got to say about it. |
| I didn't get nearly enough photos of the amazing dresses. Some people came fully decked out like they'd just left an 1815 London ball! |
| Patty Cake with Stephanie. |
| The musicians were great. (Recorders, yes. But an accordion?) The Dancing Master was a riot. |
