Oh, my gosh, I am SO EXCITED! The Wet Noodle Posse is having a great finalling year in the RWA Rita and Golden Heart Awards!

We have eight finalists in the two awards, with eleven books (three of the Noodlers are double finalists). And here they are (drum roll):



2006 RITA for Best First Book Finalists


Show Her The Money by Stephanie Feagan (0373513542) Silhouette Books - Natashya Wilson, editor


Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love Snell (0-373-27426-2) Silhouette Books - Allison Lyons, editor



2006 RITA for Best Long Contemporary Romance Finalists

Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love Snell (0-373-27426-2) Silhouette Books - Allison Lyons, editor



2006 RITA for Best Regency Romance Finalists

A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston (0263843912) Harlequin Mills & Boon Limited - Linda Fildew, editor



2006 RITA for Best Traditional Romance Finalists


Smart Boys & Fast Girls by Stephie Davis (843953985) Dorchester Publishing - Kate Seaver, editor


Who Needs Boys? by Stephie Davis (843953977) Dorchester Publishing - Kate Seaver, editor




2006 Golden Heart for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Manuscript Finalists

Don’t Look Back by Mary Fechter



2006 Golden Heart for Best Paranormal Romance Manuscript Finalists

By the Book by Jennifer Smith



2006 Golden Heart for Best Romantic Suspense Manuscript Finalists

Fanning the Flames by Trish Milburn



2006 Golden Heart for Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements Manuscript Finalists

Telling Lies by Esri Albritten

2006 Golden Heart for Best Young Adult Romance Manuscript Finalists

The Wishing Tree by Trish Milburn

Some of my non-Noodler friends finalled, too. Good friend Chris Fletcher finalled in Romantic Elements.

Two former SARAs, Julie Ortolon and Jen Holling are Rita finalists, one in ST and the other in paranormal.

Tawny Weber and Shane Bolks finalled with me in 2004 and finalled again, Tawny in the GH and Shane in the Rita!

And one of my favorite authors, Virginia Kantra finalled – that girl is consistent!